Patents by Inventor Arun Venugopal

Arun Venugopal 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).

  • Publication number: 20260074517
    Abstract: A system includes a breaker set, an inverter operatively connected to the breaker set, and at least one direct current (DC) voltage converter operatively connected to the inverter. A microgrid interconnection device (MID) can be operatively connected to the breaker set. A controller provides smart functionality for energy production, distribution, and control among residential sources and loads connected to the system. The controller, the breaker set, the MID, the inverter, and the at least one DC voltage converter can be housed within an enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Applicant: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Subhadeep Bhattacharya, Satish Rajagopalan, Jaser Faruq, Colin Scott, Arun Venugopal
  • Publication number: 20260074488
    Abstract: A system includes an enclosure defining an interior space enclosed by a wall of the enclosure. Power electronics are disposed within the interior space. The power electronics can include at least one inverter configured to invert direct current (DC) power to alternating power, at least one voltage converter for boosting voltage from a DC source up to electrical panel voltage, at least one rectifier configured to rectify alternating current (AC) power to DC power, and at least one voltage converter for reducing voltage from electrical panel voltage to a battery charging level. Wall mounting features can extend from the enclosure, configured for mounting the enclosure to a wall surface. It is also contemplated that hinge components can extend from the wall of the enclosure so the enclosure can be hingedly mounted to an electrical panel as a door of the electrical panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Applicant: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Richter, Colin Scott, Tannan Whidden Winter, Subhadeep Bhattacharya, Arun Venugopal
  • Patent number: 11649614
    Abstract: A retainer sleeve configured for use in a retainer system for a ground engaging tool includes a plurality of plate-like sections, each section being flexibly joined with an adjacent section along either a radially inner edge or a portion of a radially outer edge. The radially inner edges of the plurality of sections form part of a segmented inner surface configured for engagement with an outer surface of a locking member of the retainer system. The inner surface extends partially around a central axis of the retainer sleeve to form a substantially C-shaped retainer sleeve having opposite circumferential ends that are spaced from each other. The radially outer edges of the plurality of sections form part of a segmented, frustoconical outer surface configured for engagement in an internal lock cavity of a ground engaging tool tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Serrurier, Mihai Mircea Balan, Scott Anthony Schick, Eric Thomas Sinn, Jason Grant Jura, Arun Venugopal, Kadirvel Muthusamy
  • Publication number: 20200131742
    Abstract: A retainer sleeve configured for use in a retainer system for a ground engaging tool includes a plurality of plate-like sections, each section being flexibly joined with an adjacent section along either a radially inner edge or a portion of a radially outer edge. The radially inner edges of the plurality of sections form part of a segmented inner surface configured for engagement with an outer surface of a locking member of the retainer system. The inner surface extends partially around a central axis of the retainer sleeve to form a substantially C-shaped retainer sleeve having opposite circumferential ends that are spaced from each other. The radially outer edges of the plurality of sections form part of a segmented, frustoconical outer surface configured for engagement in an internal lock cavity of a ground engaging tool tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Doug SERRURIER, Mihai Mircea BALAN, Scott Anthony SCHICK, Eric Thomas SINN, Jason Grant JURA, Arun VENUGOPAL, Kadirvel MUTHUSAMY
  • Patent number: 10544568
    Abstract: A retainer sleeve configured for use in a retainer system for a ground engaging tool includes a plurality of plate-like sections, each section being flexibly joined with an adjacent section along either a radially inner edge or a portion of a radially outer edge. The radially inner edges of the plurality of sections form part of a segmented inner surface configured for engagement with an outer surface of a locking member of the retainer system. The inner surface extends partially around a central axis of the retainer sleeve to form a substantially C-shaped retainer sleeve having opposite circumferential ends that are spaced from each other. The radially outer edges of the plurality of sections form part of a segmented, frustoconical outer surface configured for engagement in an internal lock cavity of a ground engaging tool tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Serrurier, Mihai Mircea Balan, Scott Anthony Schick, Eric Thomas Sinn, Jason Grant Jura, Arun Venugopal, Kadirvel Muthusamy
  • Patent number: 10060099
    Abstract: A wear indicator is provided for a wear member of a machine wherein the wear member is subject to wear during use of the machine. The wear indicator may include a plug member configured to be positioned in a region of the wear member subject to wear. The plug member may be oriented with a central axis extending in a direction substantially parallel to a direction of wear of the wear member. The wear indicator may include a plurality of perceptibly different and distinct axial cross sections taken perpendicular to the central axis of the plug member in axially spaced planes along the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Serrurier, Arun Venugopal
  • Patent number: 9995021
    Abstract: A wear member for a tool may have a generally planar first wear member portion defining an opening. The first wear member portion may also have a first inward surface defining a projection adjacent the opening for removably coupling the wear member to a mounting base attached to the tool. The wear member may also have a generally planar second wear member portion extending from the first wear member portion in a direction generally perpendicular to the first wear member portion. The second wear member portion may also have a second inward surface contiguous with the first inward surface. The first and second inward surfaces may define a receiving pocket configured to receive the mounting base, and the projection may be positioned completely within the receiving pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Serrurier, Arun Venugopal
  • Publication number: 20170356165
    Abstract: A wear indicator is provided for a wear member of a machine wherein the wear member is subject to wear during use of the machine. The wear indicator may include a plug member configured to be positioned in a region of the wear member subject to wear. The plug member may be oriented with a central axis extending in a direction substantially parallel to a direction of wear of the wear member. The wear indicator may include a plurality of perceptibly different and distinct axial cross sections taken perpendicular to the central axis of the plug member in axially spaced planes along the central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Doug SERRURIER, Arun VENUGOPAL
  • Publication number: 20170328037
    Abstract: A retainer sleeve configured for use in a retainer system for a ground engaging tool includes a plurality of plate-like sections, each section being flexibly joined with an adjacent section along either a radially inner edge or a portion of a radially outer edge. The radially inner edges of the plurality of sections form part of a segmented inner surface configured for engagement with an outer surface of a locking member of the retainer system. The inner surface extends partially around a central axis of the retainer sleeve to form a substantially C-shaped retainer sleeve having opposite circumferential ends that are spaced from each other. The radially outer edges of the plurality of sections form part of a segmented, frustoconical outer surface configured for engagement in an internal lock cavity of a ground engaging tool tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Serrurier, Mihai Mircea Balan, Scott Anthony Schick, Eric Thomas Sinn, Jason Grant Jura, Arun Venugopal, Kadirvel Muthusamy
  • Patent number: 9758947
    Abstract: A mounting base for removably coupling a wear member to a tool may have a generally planar first base portion, which may have an inward surface configured to be attached to the tool. The mounting base may also have a generally planar second base portion extending from the first base portion in a direction generally perpendicular to the first base portion. The second base portion may have an inward surface configured to be attached to the tool. The first base portion may define an opening including a notch-shaped portion and a rectangle-shaped portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Serrurier, Arun Venugopal
  • Publication number: 20160130790
    Abstract: A wear member for a tool may have a generally planar first wear member portion defining an opening. The first wear member portion may also have a first inward surface defining a projection adjacent the opening for removably coupling the wear member to a mounting base attached to the tool. The wear member may also have a generally planar second wear member portion extending from the first wear member portion in a direction generally perpendicular to the first wear member portion. The second wear member portion may also have a second inward surface contiguous with the first inward surface. The first and second inward surfaces may define a receiving pocket configured to receive the mounting base, and the projection may be positioned completely within the receiving pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Serrurier, Arun Venugopal
  • Publication number: 20160130791
    Abstract: A mounting base for removably coupling a wear member to a tool may have a generally planar first base portion, which may have an inward surface configured to be attached to the tool. The mounting base may also have a generally planar second base portion extending from the first base portion in a direction generally perpendicular to the first base portion. The second base portion may have an inward surface configured to be attached to the tool. The first base portion may define an opening including a notch-shaped portion and a rectangle-shaped portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Serrurier, Arun Venugopal
  • Patent number: D751610
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Serrurier, Arun Venugopal
  • Patent number: D788182
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Serrurier, Arun Venugopal
  • Patent number: D803899
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Serrurier, Mihai Mircea Balan, Jason Jura, Eric Sinn, Arun Venugopal