Patents by Inventor Anil Kumar R. Shenoy

Anil Kumar R. Shenoy 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).

  • Valve stack having a pattern switching valve
    Patent number: 7114433
    Abstract: A valve stack for a work machine is disclosed. The valve stack has first and second valve bodies, each with first and second mounting surfaces and first and second valve members. The valve stack further has a third valve body with a mounting surface configured to engage the second mounting surfaces of the first and second valve bodies, and at least one valve member disposed within the third valve body. The at least one valve member is movable between a first position at which movement of a first operator control device corresponds to movement of the first valve member and movement of a second operator control device corresponds to movement of the second valve member, and a second position at which movement of the first operator control device corresponds to movement of the second valve member and movement of the second operator control device corresponds to movement of the first valve member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Caterpillar, Inc.
    Inventors: Anil Kumar R. Shenoy, John R. Connolly, Ayoub E. Maher