Patents by Inventor Gunasekar Thangarasu

Gunasekar Thangarasu 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLUSHING A PUMP
    Publication number: 20170106415
    Abstract: A system for flushing a pump including a reservoir for a fluid, a filter in fluid communication with the reservoir, the filter having an outlet for providing clean fluid to a pump for a flushing operation, and a power source having a first driving shaft for pumping the fluid from the reservoir to the filter and a second driving shaft for driving the pump during the flushing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Waldschmidt, Gunasekar Thangarasu
  • Method and tool for checking alignment between gears
    Patent number: 9459178
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of checking an alignment between a first gear and a second gear using a tool is provided. The tool includes a base portion defining a longitudinal axis and an elongate portion extending from the base portion along a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Further, the second gear is received in an inner bore of the first gear. The method includes inserting at least partially the base portion of the tool within an inner bore of the second gear. The method also includes inserting a first pin extending from the elongate portion within a space between adjacent teeth of the first gear. The method further includes determining that the first gear is aligned with the second gear if a second pin extending from the elongate portion is received within a space between adjacent teeth of the second gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Bharatkumar Meduru, Curtis J. Graham, Gunasekar Thangarasu, Ramshankar Muthukumar
  • METHOD AND TOOL FOR CHECKING ALIGNMENT BETWEEN GEARS
    Publication number: 20150143890
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of checking an alignment between a first gear and a second gear using a tool is provided. The tool includes a base portion defining a longitudinal axis and an elongate portion extending from the base portion along a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Further, the second gear is received in an inner bore of the first gear. The method includes inserting at least partially the base portion of the tool within an inner bore of the second gear. The method also includes inserting a first pin extending from the elongate portion within a space between adjacent teeth of the first gear. The method further includes determining that the first gear is aligned with the second gear if a second pin extending from the elongate portion is received within a space between adjacent teeth of the second gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Bharatkumar Meduru, Curtis J. Graham, Gunasekar Thangarasu, Ramshankar Muthukumar