Patents by Inventor Magesh V. Kodumudi

Magesh V. Kodumudi 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).

  • Side member for heat exchanger and heat exchanger incorporating side plate
    Patent number: 6736193
    Abstract: A side member for a heat exchanger has a portion which is adapted to preferentially break under low tension to alleviate problems caused by expansion, whilst retaining integrity under normal transport movements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Valeo Thermique Moteur
    Inventors: Magesh V. Kodumudi, Paul R. Smith
  • Heat exchanger apparatus with integrated supply/return tube
    Publication number: 20030159816
    Abstract: A heat exchanger apparatus includes a first and second coolant tanks spaced apart from each other, a plurality of heat exchanging tubes extending between the tanks for enabling coolant to flow from the first coolant tank to the second coolant tank and to be cooled in said tubes, and a coolant supply/return tube for enabling coolant to flow from the second coolant tank to the first coolant tank. The supply/return tube has a substantially circular cross-section. The supply/return tube has opposite end portions inserted into complementary openings in the inlet coolant reservoir and the first tank. In order to provide the proper, predetermined orientation of the supply/return tube in the heat exchanger apparatus, the supply/return tube has opposite locating members each adjacent to the end portions of the supply/return tube, so that a small, predetermined length of the end portions of the supply/return tube protrudes inside the supply/return tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Applicant: VALEO INC.
    Inventors: Magesh V. Kodumudi, Eric Jean LeRoy, Jean-Michel Haincourt
  • Side member for heat exchanger and heat exchanger incorporating side plate
    Publication number: 20020029869
    Abstract: A side member for a heat exchanger has a portion which is adapted to preferentially break under low tension to alleviate problems caused by expansion, whilst retaining integrity under normal transport movements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: Magesh V. Kodumudi, Paul R. Smith
  • Side member for heat exchanger and heat exchanger incorporating side plate
    Patent number: 6328098
    Abstract: A side member for a heat exchanger has a portion which is adapted to preferentially break under low tension to alleviate problems caused by expansion, whilst retaining integrity under normal transport movements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Valeo Inc.
    Inventors: Magesh V. Kodumudi, Paul R. Smith
  • Support for a cooling device
    Patent number: 6223811
    Abstract: A support for a cooling device which consists of a heat exchanger and a fan shroud for a cooling fan, has a resilient body portion adapted to simultaneously engage the heat exchanger and the fan shroud. Where the cooling device further comprises a second heat exchanger, such as a condenser, the support has a further portion adapted to engage the condenser. The support allows the assembled components to be protected from vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Valeo Inc.
    Inventors: Magesh V. Kodumudi, Charles W. Prater