Patents by Inventor Don Gramlich

Don Gramlich 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: 10197077
    Abstract: An embodiment includes a choke system comprising: a choke body; a gate having first and second sidewalls opposing one another; a first seat including a first channel and first conduits; a second seat coupling the second sidewall to the choke body and including a second channel; a third seat coupling the first sidewall to the choke body; a plug coupled to a bottom surface of the gate; a choke stem coupled to a top surface of the gate; wherein (a) the choke system is to convey fluid through the first channel and first conduits when the gate is open and fluid is pressurized in the second channel, and (b) the first conduits of the first seat have first long axes that are non-collinear with a long axis of the first channel. Other embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: SRI Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Alagarsamy Sundararajan, Aravindhan Rajamarthandan, Gayathri Srinivasa Ragavan, Don Gramlich, Purnima Vegesna
  • Publication number: 20180128294
    Abstract: An embodiment includes a choke system comprising: a choke body; a gate having first and second sidewalls opposing one another; a first seat including a first channel and first conduits; a second seat coupling the second sidewall to the choke body and including a second channel; a third seat coupling the first sidewall to the choke body; a plug coupled to a bottom surface of the gate; a choke stem coupled to a top surface of the gate; wherein (a) the choke system is to convey fluid through the first channel and first conduits when the gate is open and fluid is pressurized in the second channel, and (b) the first conduits of the first seat have first long axes that are non-collinear with a long axis of the first channel. Other embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Alagarsamy Sundararajan, Aravindhan Rajamarthandan, Gayathri Srinivasa Ragavan, Don Gramlich, Purnima Vegesna
  • Patent number: 9174503
    Abstract: An environment-activated automatic shut-off switch is disclosed. The disclosed embodiments allow power to be removed from a trailer auxiliary power circuit when the environment-activated automatic shut-off switch senses that the trailer is being put into motion. The disclosed embodiments of the environment-activated automatic shut-off switch do not require external control signals, such as those received from a vehicle tractor, in order to effectively control the trailer auxiliary power circuit and to ensure that the trailer ABS circuit has dedicated power while the trailer is in motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Grote Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Don Gramlich, Timothy W. Brooks, Luigi Tavernese, Giovanni Tavernese
  • Publication number: 20110254381
    Abstract: An environment-activated automatic shut-off switch is disclosed. The disclosed embodiments allow power to be removed from a trailer auxiliary power circuit when the environment-activated automatic shut-off switch senses that the trailer is being put into motion. The disclosed embodiments of the environment-activated automatic shut-off switch do not require external control signals, such as those received from a vehicle tractor, in order to effectively control the trailer auxiliary power circuit and to ensure that the trailer ABS circuit has dedicated power while the trailer is in motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Don Gramlich, Timothy W. Brooks, Luigi Tavernese, Giovanni Tavernese