Patents by Inventor Anil Bhalla

Anil Bhalla 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).

  • Orbital tensioner
    Patent number: 11624426
    Abstract: A tensioner comprising a base, a ring engaged with the base, the ring rotatable about a center “C” within a base opening, a pulley journalled to the ring, a pivot arm pivotally engaged with the ring, a pulley journalled to the pivot arm, a torsion spring disposed between the ring and the pivot arm for urging the pivot arm, a damping assembly frictionally disposed between the base and the ring, a spring applying a normal load to the damping material, and the damping material having a resistance in the range of greater than 0? up to approximately 10,000?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Gates Corporation
    Inventors: Sukhdeep Singh, Sangkyu Kim, Anil Bhalla, Michael Koppeser
  • Orbital Tensioner
    Publication number: 20200408283
    Abstract: A tensioner comprising a base, a ring engaged with the base, the ring rotatable about a center “C” within a base opening, a pulley journalled to the ring, a pivot arm pivotally engaged with the ring, a pulley journalled to the pivot arm, a torsion spring disposed between the ring and the pivot arm for urging the pivot arm, a damping assembly frictionally disposed between the base and the ring, a spring applying a normal load to the damping material, and the damping material having a resistance in the range of greater than 0? up to approximately 10,000?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Sukhdeep Singh, Sangkyu Kim, Anil Bhalla, Michael Koppeser
  • Orbital tensioner
    Patent number: 10876606
    Abstract: A tensioner comprising a base, a ring engaged with the base, the ring rotatable about a center “C” within a base opening, a pulley journalled to the ring, a pivot arm pivotally engaged with the ring, a pulley journalled to the pivot arm, a torsion spring disposed between the ring and the pivot arm for urging the pivot arm, a damping assembly frictionally disposed between the base and the ring, a spring applying a normal load to the damping material, and the damping material having a resistance in the range of greater than 0? up to approximately 10,000?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Gates Corporation
    Inventors: Sukhdeep Singh, Sangkyu Kim, Anil Bhalla, Michael Koppeser
  • Orbital Tensioner
    Publication number: 20190285147
    Abstract: A tensioner comprising a base, a ring engaged with the base, the ring rotatable about a center “C” within a base opening, a pulley journalled to the ring, a pivot arm pivotally engaged with the ring, a pulley journalled to the pivot arm, a torsion spring disposed between the ring and the pivot arm for urging the pivot arm, a damping assembly frictionally disposed between the base and the ring, a spring applying a normal load to the damping material, and the damping material having a resistance in the range of greater than 0? up to approximately 10,000?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Sukhdeep Singh, Sangkyu Kim, Anil Bhalla, Michael Koppeser
  • Method of making a ring
    Publication number: 20090301162
    Abstract: A method of making a ring comprising cutting a raw material stock to a predetermined length, cutting a slit through the raw material stock along its length to form a blank, inserting the blank into a tool, expanding the middle of the slit while simultaneously applying a compressive force to the ends of the blank, and expanding the middle of the slit until the blank is round.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Yahya Hodjat, Anil Bhalla, Phil Richards