Patents by Inventor Govinda A. Shirsale

Govinda A. Shirsale 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: 11692651
    Abstract: A coupler for connecting a first fluid conveying member and a second fluid conveying member includes a first coupler half, a second coupler half, and a conductive gasket. In embodiments, at least one of the first coupler half and the second coupler half include an annular groove configured to receive at least a portion of the conductive gasket; the conductive gasket comprises non-metallic material, the first coupler half and the second coupler half are configured to connect and circumferentially surround portions of said first and second fluid conveying members, and the conductive gasket provides a portion of a conductivity path from a first end of the coupler to a second end of the coupler, and may be part of a conductivity path from a first fluid conveying member to a second fluid conveying member. Embodiments of a non-metallic conductive gasket and methods of making a coupler assembly are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Govinda A. Shirsale, Michael DeMuth
  • Publication number: 20190178425
    Abstract: A coupler for connecting a first fluid conveying member and a second fluid conveying member includes a first coupler half, a second coupler half, and a conductive gasket. In embodiments, at least one of the first coupler half and the second coupler half include an annular groove configured to receive at least a portion of the conductive gasket; the conductive gasket comprises non-metallic material, the first coupler half and the second coupler half are configured to connect and circumferentially surround portions of said first and second fluid conveying members, and the conductive gasket provides a portion of a conductivity path from a first end of the coupler to a second end of the coupler, and may be part of a conductivity path from a first fluid conveying member to a second fluid conveying member. Embodiments of a non-metallic conductive gasket and methods of making a coupler assembly are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Govinda A. Shirsale, Michael DeMuth