Patents by Inventor Karthik Sankar Ram

Karthik Sankar Ram 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: 11603856
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan for use as a blower in a heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) system has a plurality of blades each having a leading edge camber angle of at or about 10 degrees to at or about 30 degrees, a trailing edge camber angle of at or about 10 degrees to at or about 30 degrees, a stagger angle of at or about 35 degrees to at or about 55 degrees, and a chord having a length L, wherein the length L over the diameter of the centrifugal fan divided by the diameter D satisfies the inequality 0.25?L/D?0.42. The fan blades having these parameters provide improved fan efficiency at certain operating conditions. The fan blades may further have a forward or radial sweep. The fan blades may have a uniform thickness from the leading edge to the trailing edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Nathan Wagers, Ramesh Vedula, Karthik Sankar Ram, Ganesh Narayana
  • Patent number: 11441574
    Abstract: A blower and method of manufacturing a blower for a heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) unit is disclosed. The blower includes a plurality of blower sections. Each section includes a first shroud, a second shroud spaced from the first shroud in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the blower, and a blade. The blade is formed such that a first end of the blade is joined with the first shroud and a second end of the blade is joined with the second shroud. A band is secured to the plurality of blower sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Karthik Sankar Ram, Ramesh Vedula, Nathan Wagers, Srikanth Kanduri
  • Publication number: 20210199135
    Abstract: A blower and method of manufacturing a blower for a heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) unit is disclosed. The blower includes a plurality of blower sections. Each section includes a first shroud, a second shroud spaced from the first shroud in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the blower, and a blade. The blade is formed such that a first end of the blade is joined with the first shroud and a second end of the blade is joined with the second shroud. A band is secured to the plurality of blower sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Karthik Sankar Ram, Ramesh Vedula, Nathan Wagers, Srikanth Kanduri
  • Publication number: 20200173454
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan for use as a blower in a heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) system has a plurality of blades each having a leading edge camber angle of at or about 10 degrees to at or about 30 degrees, a trailing edge camber angle of at or about 10 degrees to at or about 30 degrees, a stagger angle of at or about 35 degrees to at or about 55 degrees, and a chord having a length L, wherein the length L over the diameter of the centrifugal fan divided by the diameter D satisfies the inequality 0.25?L/D?0.42. The fan blades having these parameters provide improved fan efficiency at certain operating conditions. The fan blades may further have a forward or radial sweep. The fan blades may have a uniform thickness from the leading edge to the trailing edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Nathan Wagers, Ramesh Vedula, Karthik Sankar Ram, Ganesh Narayana