Patents by Inventor Amith ANNAPPA

Amith ANNAPPA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12601133
    Abstract: The description discloses an electric drive train of an off-highway vehicle. The drive train comprising: a drive axle; a gearbox connected to the drive axle, where the gearbox comprises a gear train, where the gear train comprises an input gear, an intermediate gear, a PTO output gear, and a disconnect clutch configured to selectively couple the intermediate gear to the drive axle; an electric motor, where the electric motor is mounted on the gearbox in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle and coupled to the input gear; and a PTO device mounted on the gearbox alongside the electric motor and coupled to the PTO output gear. The off-highway vehicle has one or more auxiliary devices driven by the PTO device. The PTO device may drive the auxiliary devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: DANA ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Amith Annappa, Shailesh Dalvi, Pradip Jasud
  • Publication number: 20260043209
    Abstract: The description discloses an electric drive train of an off-highway vehicle. The drive train comprising: a drive axle; a gearbox connected to the drive axle, where the gearbox comprises a gear train, where the gear train comprises an input gear, an intermediate gear, a PTO output gear, and a disconnect clutch configured to selectively couple the intermediate gear to the drive axle; an electric motor, where the electric motor is mounted on the gearbox in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle and coupled to the input gear; and a PTO device mounted on the gearbox alongside the electric motor and coupled to the PTO output gear. The off-highway vehicle has one or more auxiliary devices driven by the PTO device. The PTO device may drive the auxiliary devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2024
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Inventors: Amith ANNAPPA, Shailesh DALVI, Pradip JASUD
  • Publication number: 20250303854
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a clutch with braking mechanism comprising: a dual-position shifting sleeve in face sharing contact with a radially aligned spring loaded detent, wherein the shifting sleeve includes a first groove adapted to receive the detent in a high speed position and a second groove adapted to receive the detent in a low speed position; and a first axially aligned piston and a second axially aligned piston adapted to actuate a first brake plate and a second brake plate, respectively, when the shifting sleeve is in an intermediate position between the high speed position and the low speed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2024
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Inventors: Santosh BHALEGHARE, Sachin MALI, Amith ANNAPPA