Patents by Inventor Girish Malligere

Girish Malligere 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: 20230365360
    Abstract: A dock leveler that fits within the pit of a loading dock. The dock leveler may have a rear leg bracket including a plurality of legs. The legs may be couplable to a bottom surface of the leg bracket and to a rear wall of the pit and may have a bottom portion attached to the bottom surface of the pit. The dock leveler may have a deck with a rear portion disposed adjacent the rear wall and supported by the rear leg bracket. The deck may be horizontal when in a stowed position. The dock leveler may also include a lift arm assembly extending from the bottom surface of the deck to the bottom surface of the pit and moveable along the bottom surface of the pit. The lift arm assembly may have a bottom portion movable independent of structure at the bottom portion of the plurality of legs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kirk E. Mellits, Girish Malligere, Philip Sotak, Ruiping Ouyang
  • Publication number: 20230365358
    Abstract: A dock leveler that fits within a loading dock. In some embodiments, the dock leveler may include a leg bracket assembly couplable to a back wall of the dock and a deck. The leg bracket assembly may include a deck hinge shaft. The deck may include a deck platform having a back end and a front end and a beam coupled to a bottom surface of the deck platform. The deck may include a C-shaped profile, a first end coupled to the bottom surface of the deck platform proximate to the back end, and a second end coupled to the bottom surface of the deck platform proximate to the front end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kirk E. Mellits, Vincent M. Maggio, Girish Malligere, Ruiping Ouyang, Philip Sotak
  • Publication number: 20230365362
    Abstract: A dock leveler with a lip hinge. The dock leveler may include a lip that may be disposed at a front portion of a deck. The deck and the lip may be connected via a joint to allow the lip to pivot relative to the deck. The joint may comprise a C-shaped shaft coupled to one of the lip and the deck. The C-shaped shaft may have a hollow interior and a radial opening to the hollow interior, the opening being less than 180 degrees. The joint may further comprise a pivot bar coupled to either the deck or the lip. The pivot bar may be pivotably disposed in the hollow interior of the C-shaped shaft in a manner allowing the lip to pivot relative to the deck between a down position and an up position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kirk E. Mellits, Girish Malligere, Philip Sotak, Ruiping Ouyang
  • Publication number: 20230365361
    Abstract: A dock leveler with a deck hinge shaped to fit in the pit of a loading dock. The dock leveler may have a rear leg bracket including a plurality of legs couplable to a bottom surface and a rear wall of the pit. The leg bracket may be positioned directly adjacent the rear wall and may include a plurality of brackets having an upwardly facing opening configured to receive a cylindrical shaft. The dock leveler may also comprise a deck that may have a rear portion shaped to fit over the cylindrical shaft and located adjacent the rear wall. The cylindrical shaft may be sized to fit within the plurality of brackets such that the rear portion of the deck and the shaft may be disposed directly above the legs of the leg bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kirk E. Mellits, Girish Malligere, Philip Sotak, Ruiping Ouyang
  • Publication number: 20230365359
    Abstract: A dock leveler for a loading dock. In some embodiments, the dock leveler may include a leg, a deck hinge bracket coupled to a top portion of the leg, a first stock plate coupled to the deck hinge bracket, and a deck hinge shaft coupled to the first stock plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kirk E. Mellits, Vincent M. Maggio, Girish Malligere, Philip Sotak
  • Patent number: 8517464
    Abstract: Described are tray table stop assemblies comprising a housing comprising at least one deployment track, a force-receiving mechanism comprising at least one protuberance, wherein the at least one protuberance is slidingly coupled to the at least one deployment track, and a biasing mechanism positioned between the force-receiving mechanism and the housing. In some embodiments, the tray table stop assembly is coupled to a passenger seat assembly adjacent a tray table assembly having at least one arm. In these versions, the arm of the tray table assembly is positioned to apply pressure to the force-receiving mechanism when the tray table assembly travels between a stowed position and a deployed position. When the tray table assembly moves forward beyond the stowed position, the force-receiving mechanism is positioned within the travel path of the arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Zodiac Seats US LLC
    Inventors: Macario Ruiz, Robert W. Trimble, Girish Malligere
  • Publication number: 20110277672
    Abstract: Described are tray table stop assemblies comprising a housing comprising at least one deployment track, a force-receiving mechanism comprising at least one protuberance, wherein the at least one protuberance is slidingly coupled to the at least one deployment track, and a biasing mechanism positioned between the force-receiving mechanism and the housing. In some embodiments, the tray table stop assembly is coupled to a passenger seat assembly adjacent a tray table assembly having at least one arm. In these versions, the arm of the tray table assembly is positioned to apply pressure to the force-receiving mechanism when the tray table assembly travels between a stowed position and a deployed position. When the tray table assembly moves forward beyond the stowed position, the force-receiving mechanism is positioned within the travel path of the arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: WEBER AIRCRAFT LLC
    Inventors: Macario Ruiz, Robert W. Trimble, Girish Malligere