Patents by Inventor Gaurav Anand

Gaurav Anand 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).

  • BATCHING NOTIFICATIONS TO OPTIMIZE FOR BATTERY LIFE
    Publication number: 20130067014
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a notification server 110 may batch together notifications to reduce power consumption. A notification server 110 may receive a power consumption profile 430 from a client device 120. The notification server 110 may assign a notification batch schedule at a notification server 110 based on the power consumption profile 430.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William Lau, Ravikant Cherukuri, Yossi Firstenberg, Darren Louie, Gaurav Anand, Kevin Michael Woley
  • Automotive HVAC system and method of operating same utilizing trapped coolant
    Patent number: 7063138
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for cooling a passenger compartment in a hybrid vehicle that operates an engine intermittently during vehicle operation. The hybrid vehicle includes an HVAC system having an HVAC duct, a blower for directing a flow of air through the HVAC duct, an evaporator located within the HVAC duct, and a heater core. The heater core has a coolant inlet outlet and is located downstream of the evaporator in the HVAC duct. The method includes the steps of cooling a refrigerant; inducing a flow of the cooled refrigerant through the evaporator; blocking a flow of coolant through the coolant inlet and outlet to trap coolant in the heater core; activating the blower to move air through the evaporator and heater core; turning off the vehicle engine; measuring a duct outlet temperature; and starting the engine when the measured duct outlet temperature is above a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Munther M. Salim, Gregory A. Major, Todd M. Tumas, Gaurav Anand, Balaji Maniam
  • Automotive HVAC system and method of operating same utilizing trapped coolant
    Publication number: 20050263275
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for cooling a passenger compartment in a hybrid vehicle that operates an engine intermittently during vehicle operation. The hybrid vehicle includes an HVAC system having an HVAC duct, a blower for directing a flow of air through the HVAC duct, an evaporator located within the HVAC duct, and a heater core. The heater core has a coolant inlet outlet and is located downstream of the evaporator in the HVAC duct. The method includes the steps of cooling a refrigerant; inducing a flow of the cooled refrigerant through the evaporator; blocking a flow of coolant through the coolant inlet and outlet to trap coolant in the heater core; activating the blower to move air through the evaporator and heater core; turning off the vehicle engine; measuring a duct outlet temperature; and starting the engine when the measured duct outlet temperature is above a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Munther Salim, Gregory Major, Todd Tumas, Gaurav Anand, Balaji Maniam