Patents by Inventor Aniruddha A

Aniruddha A 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: 12372232
    Abstract: Burners and methods of making burner bodies via a focused beam are disclosed. In an aspect, a burner includes (a) a burner body and (b) at least one connector configured to supply at least a fuel and an oxidizer to the burner body. The burner body includes (1) a plurality of passageways; (2) a first major surface; (3) a plurality of ports at the first major surface, each port defined by an end of one of the passageways; and either: (4a) at least one heating element in or adjacent to at least one of the plurality of passageways that increases the temperature of a wall of the at least one of the plurality of passageways; or (4b) a cooling chamber directly adjacent to three or more of the plurality of passageways. The burner body includes a number of layers of metal directly bonded to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Aniruddha A. Upadhye, Mark A. Strobel, Elizaveta Y. Plotnikov, Luke E. Heinzen
  • Publication number: 20250129229
    Abstract: An article is described comprising a foam substrate comprising: a thermoplastic composition comprising polyurethane, a copolymer of ethylene and a polar comonomer, or a combination thereof; and expanded microspheres; and wherein the article is a medical tape, bandage or wrap. Also describes are methods of use, methods of making a foam article, foam substrates comprising a pressure sensitive adhesive layer disposed on a outermost major surface of the foam substrate, and foam compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Diane L. Emslander, Jeffrey O. Emslander, Lacey M. Strand, Jabob D. Young, Aniruddha A. Upadhye, Jessica L. Petersen
  • Publication number: 20250058045
    Abstract: The disclosed sealing film is for surrounding a device for tamper evident protection of the contained device. The scaling film has a backing with a perimeter surrounding a central area and an adhesive on the backing at least at the perimeter of the backing. A substantial portion of the perimeter of the backing has an area of weakness. Therefore, attempted peeling, pulling, opening of the scaling film at the perimeter will cause tearing of the sealing film and indicate tampering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Alan R. Dombrowski, Adam S. Troness, Aniruddha A. Upadhye, Katelyn M. Leniczek, Mitchell A. F. Johnson, Thomas R. J. Corrigan, Lacey M. Strand
  • Publication number: 20250058058
    Abstract: The disclosed sealing film is for surrounding a device for tamper evident protection of the contained device. The scaling film has a backing with a perimeter surrounding a central area and an adhesive on the backing at least at the perimeter of the backing. A tamper evident layer is separably connected to the backing along a substantial portion of the perimeter of the backing. Therefore, attempted peeling, pulling, opening of the sealing film will cause the tamper evident layer to remove from the backing and indicate tampering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Alan R. Dombrowski, Adam S. Troness, Aniruddha A. Upadhye, Katelyn M. Leniczek, Mitchell A. F. Johnson, Thomas R. J. Corrigan, Lacey M. Strand
  • Publication number: 20250010569
    Abstract: An article has first and second substrates with a spacer between them. The spacer includes beams connecting a plurality of walls, with openings between the beams. The plurality of walls includes multiple first, second, and third portions. The first and second portions are not parallel and have top and bottom edges that define a height of the wall and contact the first and second substrates, respectively. The third portions have top edges continuous with the top edges of the first and second portions but a smaller height than the height of the wall. At a given plane intersecting a first or second portion and perpendicular to the top and bottom edges, the thickness of at the top edge is plus or minus ten percent of the thickness at the bottom edge. The third portions are connected with some of the beams connecting the walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas R.J. Corrigan, Ross J. DeVolder, Cory M. Arthur, Dylan T. Cosgrove, Jeffrey O. Emslander, Anne C.F. Gold, Silvia G.B. Guttman, Katelyn M. Leniczek, Abhishek Srivastava, Aniruddha A. Upadhye, Martin J.O. WidenBrant
  • Patent number: 12128363
    Abstract: A membrane having a first outer surface having a plurality of pores in a skin layer and the plurality of pores having a closed perimeter in the skin layer. The membrane having a second outer surface and a porous supporting layer connecting the first outer surface to the second outer surface. The first outer surface of the membrane is a melt-fused skin layer from exposure to ultra-violet light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
    Inventors: Lucas D. McIntosh, Aniruddha A. Upadhye, Joel A. Getschel
  • Publication number: 20240133547
    Abstract: Burners and methods of making burner bodies via a focused beam are disclosed. In an aspect, a burner includes (a) a burner body and (b) at least one connector configured to supply at least a fuel and an oxidizer to the burner body. The burner body includes (1) a plurality of passageways; (2) a first major surface; (3) a plurality of ports at the first major surface, each port defined by an end of one of the passageways; and either: (4a) at least one heating element in or adjacent to at least one of the plurality of passageways that increases the temperature of a wall of the at least one of the plurality of passageways; or (4b) a cooling chamber directly adjacent to three or more of the plurality of passageways. The burner body includes a number of layers of metal directly bonded to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Aniruddha A. Upadhye, Mark A. Strobel, Elizaveta Y. Plotnikov, Luke E. Heinzen
  • Patent number: 11945076
    Abstract: An article (100) has a polyester film backing (110) and a primer layer (120) including a carboxylated styrene butadiene copolymer crosslinked with a polyfunctional aziridine disposed on a major surface of the polyester film backing (110). Another article includes a polyester backing (110), a primer layer (120) including a carboxylated styrene butadiene copolymer crosslinked with a polyfunctional aziridine disposed on a major surface of the polyester backing (110), and a phenolic layer (140) disposed on the primer layer (120) on a surface opposite the polyester backing (110). The phenolic layer (120) can include abrasive particles (160). Processes for making the articles are also described, as well as methods for abrading a workpiece and improving adhesion between a polyester film backing (110) and a phenolic layer (120) on the polyester backing (110).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Amelia W. Koenig, Liming Song, Stephen M. Sanocki, Yu Yang, Yaohua Gao, Aniruddha A. Upadhye, Morgan A. Priolo, Saurabh Batra, Angela S. McLean
  • Patent number: 11898748
    Abstract: Burners and methods of making burner bodies via a focused beam are disclosed. In an aspect, a burner includes (a) a burner body and (b) at least one connector configured to supply at least a fuel and an oxidizer to the burner body. The burner body includes (1) a plurality of passageways; (2) a first major surface; (3) a plurality of ports at the first major surface, each port defined by an end of one of the passageways; and either: (4a) at least one heating element in or adjacent to at least one of the plurality of passageways that increases the temperature of a wall of the at least one of the plurality of passageways; or (4b) a cooling chamber directly adjacent to three or more of the plurality of passageways. The burner body includes a number of layers of metal directly bonded to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Aniruddha A. Upadhye, Mark A. Strobel, Elizaveta Y. Plotnikov, Luke E. Heinzen
  • Publication number: 20240003077
    Abstract: A fibrous web comprising multiple fibers, wherein the fibrous web has a major web surface; wherein the fibers near the major web surface comprise an outer surface; wherein the outer surface of the fibers compromises a recrystallized skin layer; wherein the recrystallized skin layer has a plurality of textures; and wherein at least another part of the outer surface is smooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Michelle M. Mok, Michael R. Berrigan, Aniruddha A. Upadhye, Andrew W. Vail
  • Patent number: 11465564
    Abstract: A parcel shelf for a vehicle includes a tray disposed between a trunk area and a cabin area of the vehicle and a soundproofing partition extending laterally between two distal portions of the tray such that the tray is partitioned into a forward region and a rearward region. The forward region includes openings and each of these openings is sealed to limit passage of sound from the trunk area into the cabin area through the forward region. The soundproofing partition is configured such that the sound from the trunk area reaching the rearward region is redirected along an extended sound pathway before entering the cabin area. A resulting sound level entering the cabin area is reduced below a defined threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael L. Thompson, Edward W. Bach, Christopher D. Hinz, Aniruddha A. Joshi
  • Publication number: 20220220264
    Abstract: A heat-treated non-oriented principal film including a cast (co)polymeric component that is not capable of thermally-induced self-forming. The heat-treated principal film has first and second opposed major faces and at least one modification zone on the first major face, each modification zone including a central portion and a rim portion surrounding the central portion. Each rim portion is surrounded by a land portion. An average thickness of each rim portion is greater than an average thickness of the land portion surrounding each modification zone, and an average thickness of each central portion is less than the average thickness of the land portion, or zero. The first major face of the heat-treated principal film may be positioned in contact with an oriented carrier film including a molecularly-oriented (co)polymer that exhibits a relaxation temperature (Tr). Methods of making such films and hand-tearable adhesive articles including such films are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Aniruddha A. Upadhye, Joel A. Getschel, Mark A. Strobel, David M. Mahli, Paul D. Graham
  • Publication number: 20220213351
    Abstract: An oriented heat-treated principal film capable of thermally-induced self-forming, including one or more (co)polymers and exhibiting a relaxation temperature (Tr), the oriented heat-treated principal film having opposed first and second major faces, a land portion on the second major face and one or more modification zones on the second major face. A cross-linked (co)polymeric carrier layer is in contact with the first major face. Each modification zone includes a central closed portion and a rim portion surrounding the central closed portion and being surrounded by a land portion. An average thickness of each rim portion is greater than an average thickness of the land portion surrounding the central closed portion. An average thickness of each central closed portion is less than the average thickness of the land portion surrounding the central portion. Methods for making such films and adhesive articles comprising such films are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Joel A. Getschel, Aniruddha A. Upadhye, Mark A. Strobel, Taylor J. Kobe, Steven J. McMan, Alan K. Nachtigal, Kevin M. Hamer
  • Publication number: 20210404652
    Abstract: Burners and methods of making burner bodies via a focused beam are disclosed. In an aspect, a burner includes (a) a burner body and (b) at least one connector configured to supply at least a fuel and an oxidizer to the burner body. The burner body includes (1) a plurality of passageways; (2) a first major surface; (3) a plurality of ports at the first major surface, each port defined by an end of one of the passageways; and either: (4a) at least one heating element in or adjacent to at least one of the plurality of passageways that increases the temperature of a wall of the at least one of the plurality of passageways; or (4b) a cooling chamber directly adjacent to three or more of the plurality of passageways. The burner body includes a number of layers of metal directly bonded to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Aniruddha A. Upadhye, Mark A. Strobel, Elizaveta Y. Plotnikov, Luke E. Heinzen
  • Publication number: 20210402354
    Abstract: A membrane having a first outer surface having a plurality of pores in a skin layer and the plurality of pores having a closed perimeter in the skin layer. The membrane having a second outer surface and a porous supporting layer connecting the first outer surface to the second outer surface. The first outer surface of the membrane is a melt-fused skin layer from exposure to ultra-violet light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Lucas D. McINTOSH, Aniruddha A. UPADHYE, Joel A. GETSCHEL
  • Publication number: 20210260724
    Abstract: An article (100) has a polyester film backing (110) and a primer layer (120) including a carboxylated styrene butadiene copolymer crosslinked with a polyfunctional aziridine disposed on a major surface of the polyester film backing (110). Another article includes a polyester backing (110), a primer layer (120) including a carboxylated styrene butadiene copolymer crosslinked with a polyfunctional aziridine disposed on a major surface of the polyester backing (110), and a phenolic layer (140) disposed on the primer layer (120) on a surface opposite the polyester backing (110). The phenolic layer (120) can include abrasive particles (160). Processes for making the articles are also described, as well as methods for abrading a workpiece and improving adhesion between a polyester film backing (110) and a phenolic layer (120) on the polyester backing (110).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Amelia W. KOENIG, Liming SONG, Stephen M. SANOCKI, Yu YANG, Yaohua GAO, Aniruddha A. UPADHYE, Morgan A. PRIOLO, Saurabh BATRA, Angela S. McLEAN
  • Publication number: 20200377023
    Abstract: A parcel shelf for a vehicle includes a tray disposed between a trunk area and a cabin area of the vehicle and a soundproofing partition extending laterally between two distal portions of the tray such that the tray is partitioned into a forward region and a rearward region. The forward region includes openings and each of these openings is sealed to limit passage of sound from the trunk area into the cabin area through the forward region. The soundproofing partition is configured such that the sound from the trunk area reaching the rearward region is redirected along an extended sound pathway before entering the cabin area. A resulting sound level entering the cabin area is reduced below a defined threshold level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Michael L. THOMPSON, Edward W. BACH, Christopher D. HINZ, Aniruddha A. JOSHI
  • Patent number: 10435175
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lamp assembly includes a base including an electrical connector adapted to electrically engage a socket. A thermally conductive enclosure is coupled to the base, and a printed circuit board is disposed within the thermally conductive enclosure. The printed circuit board is operably electrically connected with the base and the electrical connector and thermally coupled to the enclosure. An LED is disposed on an exterior surface of the housing and electrically coupled to the printed circuit board. The thermally conductive enclosure is adapted to mechanically and thermally engage the socket to sink heat generated by the printed circuit board and the light source from the lamp assembly into the socket and an associated reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Anita Sure, Raghuveer Hanumanthrao Desai, Deepak Bhimrao Mahajan, Vaibhav Baranwal, Aniruddha A, Sunit Kumar Saxena, Anand Vivek Ravi
  • Publication number: 20180215481
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lamp assembly includes a base including an electrical connector adapted to electrically engage a socket. A thermally conductive enclosure is coupled to the base, and a printed circuit board is disposed within the thermally conductive enclosure. The printed circuit board is operably electrically connected with the base and the electrical connector and thermally coupled to the enclosure. An LED is disposed on an exterior surface of the housing and electrically coupled to the printed circuit board. The thermally conductive enclosure is adapted to mechanically and thermally engage the socket to sink heat generated by the printed circuit board and the light source from the lamp assembly into the socket and an associated reflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Anita Sure, Raghuveer Hanumanthrao Desai, Deepak Bhimrao Mahajan, Vaibhav Baranwal, Aniruddha A, Sunit Kumar Saxena, Anand Vivek Ravi
  • Patent number: 9738529
    Abstract: Described is a method of reducing CO2 to CO using visible radiation and plasmonic photocatalysts. The method includes contacting CO2 with a catalyst, in the presence of H2, wherein the catalyst has plasmonic photocatalytic reductive activity when exposed to radiation having a wavelength between 380 nm and 780 nm. The catalyst, CO2, and H2 are exposed to non-coherent radiation having a wavelength between 380 nm and 780 nm such that the catalyst undergoes surface plasmon resonance. The surface plasmon resonance increases the rate of CO2 reduction to CO as compared to the rate of CO2 reduction to CO without surface plasmon resonance in the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: George W. Huber, Aniruddha A. Upadhye, Hyung Ju Kim, Insoo Ro, M. Isabel Tejedor-Anderson