Patents by Inventor Hariharanath Kavuri

Hariharanath Kavuri 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).

  • Stub sill assemblies
    Patent number: 11702117
    Abstract: Subassemblies for railroad tank cars are herein disclosed. In some embodiments, the subassembly includes a center sill including a generally horizontal top member and a pair of upright side plates spaced apart laterally from each other and a head brace having a lower margin welded to the top member of the center sill and an upper margin welded to the head of the tank. Each of the side plates having a top surface and an opposed bottom surface, the top surface being planar within a longitudinal central portion and at least a substantial part of a first longitudinal end portion. The bottom surface is planar and parallel to the top surface within the longitudinal central portion and a second longitudinal end portion. At least a substantial part of the bottom surface within the first longitudinal end portion has a shape that includes or approximates one or more radiuses of curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Gunderson LLC
    Inventors: Hariharanath Kavuri, Spencer Ashie-Winns, Mathew Curtis, Gregory J. Saxton
  • STUB SILL ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20220126889
    Abstract: Subassemblies for railroad tank cars are herein disclosed. In some embodiments, the subassembly includes a center sill including a generally horizontal top member and a pair of upright side plates spaced apart laterally from each other and a head brace having a lower margin welded to the top member of the center sill and an upper margin welded to the head of the tank. Each of the side plates having a top surface and an opposed bottom surface, the top surface being planar within a longitudinal central portion and at least a substantial part of a first longitudinal end portion. The bottom surface is planar and parallel to the top surface within the longitudinal central portion and a second longitudinal end portion. At least a substantial part of the bottom surface within the first longitudinal end portion has a shape that includes or approximates one or more radiuses of curvature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Gunderson LLC
    Inventors: Hariharanath Kavuri, Spencer Ashie-Winns, Mathew Curtis, Gregory J. Saxton
  • Door sealing assembly for a railcar and method of assembling the same
    Patent number: 9789882
    Abstract: A railcar door sealing assembly includes a first door seal member coupled to a first door plate of a first door of the railcar. The door sealing assembly also includes a second door seal member coupled to a second door plate of a second door of the railcar. The first door seal member at least partially overlaps with the second door seal member in a face-to-face relationship when the first door and the second door are in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: American Railcar Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Dalske, Spencer Ashie-Winns, Hariharanath Kavuri, John Birkmann
  • DOOR SEALING ASSEMBLY FOR A RAILCAR AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150096458
    Abstract: A railcar door sealing assembly includes a first door seal member coupled to a first door plate of a first door of the railcar. The door sealing assembly also includes a second door seal member coupled to a second door plate of a second door of the railcar. The first door seal member at least partially overlaps with the second door seal member in a face-to-face relationship when the first door and the second door are in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Roger Dalske, Spencer Ashie-Winns, Hariharanath Kavuri, John Birkmann