Patents by Inventor Apoorva S. Kelkar

Apoorva S. Kelkar 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).

  • Plastic speed target wheel and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 9291479
    Abstract: A speed target wheel includes an annular body portion and a plurality of gear teeth. The annular body portion consists of a plastic material and the plurality of gear teeth project from the annular body portion. Each of the plurality of gear teeth includes a base portion adjacent the annular body portion and a tip portion, where the base portion is integrally formed with the annular body portion and substantially comprises the plastic material, and where the tip portion includes a ferrous region integrally encompassed by the plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Jack M. Gayney, Kevin A. Shipley, Apoorva S. Kelkar
  • PLASTIC SPEED TARGET WHEEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20130038319
    Abstract: A speed target wheel includes an annular body portion and a plurality of gear teeth. The annular body portion consists of a plastic material and the plurality of gear teeth project from the annular body portion. Each of the plurality of gear teeth includes a base portion adjacent the annular body portion and a tip portion, where the base portion is integrally formed with the annular body portion and substantially comprises the plastic material, and where the tip portion includes a ferrous region integrally encompassed by the plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jack M. Gayney, Kevin A. Shipley, Apoorva S. Kelkar