Patents by Inventor Balaji Hosadurgam Ravindranath

Balaji Hosadurgam Ravindranath 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).

  • LOCOMOTIVE HEAT EXCHANGER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A HEAT EXCHANGER APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200189046
    Abstract: A locomotive heat exchanger apparatus includes a header having at least one opening, at least one tubular member joined to the header and having an interior passageway in fluid communication with the at least one opening, and a plurality of radial fins extending from the at least one tubular member. The tubular member and the plurality of radial fins may be formed as a unitary component via additive manufacturing without welding or interference fit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: BALAJI HOSADURGAM RAVINDRANATH, HARISH GANAPATHY
  • SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION
    Publication number: 20190219004
    Abstract: Various systems and methods are provided for exhaust gas recirculation. In one example, an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system includes an EGR passage coupling an engine exhaust system to an engine intake system, an EGR cooler positioned in the EGR passage, a recirculation passage coupling an outlet of the EGR cooler to an inlet of the EGR cooler, an EGR cooler recirculation valve positioned in the recirculation passage and controllable to change a flow of exhaust gas though the recirculation passage, and a controller configured to adjust a position of the EGR cooler recirculation valve based on a temperature at the inlet of the EGR cooler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventor: Balaji Hosadurgam Ravindranath
  • Systems and method for exhaust gas recirculation
    Patent number: 10280878
    Abstract: Various systems and methods are provided for exhaust gas recirculation. In one example, an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system includes an EGR passage coupling an engine exhaust system to an engine intake system, an EGR cooler positioned in the EGR passage, a recirculation passage coupling an outlet of the EGR cooler to an inlet of the EGR cooler, an EGR cooler recirculation valve positioned in the recirculation passage and controllable to change a flow of exhaust gas though the recirculation passage, and a controller configured to adjust a position of the EGR cooler recirculation valve based on a temperature at the inlet of the EGR cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: GE Global Sourcing LLC
    Inventor: Balaji Hosadurgam Ravindranath
  • SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION
    Publication number: 20180051661
    Abstract: Various systems and methods are provided for exhaust gas recirculation. In one example, an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system includes an EGR passage coupling an engine exhaust system to an engine intake system, an EGR cooler positioned in the EGR passage, a recirculation passage coupling an outlet of the EGR cooler to an inlet of the EGR cooler, an EGR cooler recirculation valve positioned in the recirculation passage and controllable to change a flow of exhaust gas though the recirculation passage, and a controller configured to adjust a position of the EGR cooler recirculation valve based on a temperature at the inlet of the EGR cooler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Balaji Hosadurgam Ravindranath
  • Modular exhaust outlet
    Patent number: D873748
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kanzal Venkatesha, Balaji Hosadurgam Ravindranath, Pratik Nirhali, Kamala Hasan Pethuraj
  • Exhaust stack
    Patent number: D894807
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Ravindra Parihar, Balaji Hosadurgam Ravindranath, Krishnamurthy Vaidyanathan, Ramesh Kumar, Mehmood Mohammad, Andrew Theogift Jeyanth Selwyn Victor, Atmakur Raghusaraneesh