Patents by Inventor Jayarama M. Murthy

Jayarama M. Murthy 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).

  • LASER-WELDED FAUCET
    Publication number: 20240286216
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a faucet including a base and a spout includes providing a first faucet portion defining a first edge extending a distance between the base and the spout, providing a second faucet portion defining a second edge extending the distance, welding, by a laser welding apparatus, the first edge of the first faucet portion to the second edge of the second faucet portion to form a welded joint extending along the distance, and grinding the welded joint to form a faucet body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Arun BHARDWAJ, Lokesh MOHANPURI, Jayarama M. MURTHY
  • Laser-welded faucet
    Patent number: 11999007
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a faucet including a base and a spout includes providing a first faucet portion defining a first edge extending a distance between the base and the spout, providing a second faucet portion defining a second edge extending the distance, welding, by a laser welding apparatus, the first edge of the first faucet portion to the second edge of the second faucet portion to form a welded joint extending along the distance, and grinding the welded joint to form a faucet body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Arun Bhardwaj, Lokesh Mohanpuri, Jayarama M. Murthy
  • LASER-WELDED FAUCET
    Publication number: 20230201955
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a faucet including a base and a spout includes providing a first faucet portion defining a first edge extending a distance between the base and the spout, providing a second faucet portion defining a second edge extending the distance, welding, by a laser welding apparatus, the first edge of the first faucet portion to the second edge of the second faucet portion to form a welded joint extending along the distance, and grinding the welded joint to form a faucet body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Arun BHARDWAJ, Lokesh MOHANPURI, Jayarama M. MURTHY
  • Laser-welded faucet
    Patent number: 11565343
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a faucet including a base and a spout includes providing a first faucet portion defining a first edge extending a distance between the base and the spout, providing a second faucet portion defining a second edge extending the distance, welding, by a laser welding apparatus, the first edge of the first faucet portion to the second edge of the second faucet portion to form a welded joint extending along the distance, and grinding the welded joint to form a faucet body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Arun Bhardwaj, Lokesh Mohanpuri, Jayarama M. Murthy
  • LASER-WELDED FAUCET
    Publication number: 20190015927
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a faucet including a base and a spout includes providing a first faucet portion defining a first edge extending a distance between the base and the spout, providing a second faucet portion defining a second edge extending the distance, welding, by a laser welding apparatus, the first edge of the first faucet portion to the second edge of the second faucet portion to form a welded joint extending along the distance, and grinding the welded joint to form a faucet body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Arun Bhardwaj, Lokesh Mohanpuri, Jayarama M. Murthy