Patents by Inventor Manan Sevak

Manan Sevak 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).

  • Sensor housing drainage
    Patent number: 11221240
    Abstract: A sensor assembly includes a housing, an air inlet tube through the housing and including a drain, and a sensor in the path of air flowing through the air inlet tube. The sensor assembly may further include a heater thermally connected to the drain. A controller may be communicatively coupled to the heater and programmed to activate the heater upon detecting an ambient temperature below a temperature threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Pizzimenti, Rashaun Phinisee, Venkatesh Krishnan, Manan Sevak
  • Sensor assembly
    Patent number: 11099039
    Abstract: An assembly includes a base having an inlet and an outlet. The assembly includes a deflector supported by the base rearward of the inlet. The assembly includes a sensor supported by the base and in fluid communication with the outlet. The base defines a channel extending between a first end and a second end, the inlet at the first end and the deflector at the second end. The outlet is forward of the deflector and outside the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Venkatesh Krishnan, Rashaun Phinisee, Manan Sevak, James Pizzimenti
  • SENSOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210063210
    Abstract: An assembly includes a base having an inlet and an outlet. The assembly includes a deflector supported by the base rearward of the inlet. The assembly includes a sensor supported by the base and in fluid communication with the outlet. The base defines a channel extending between a first end and a second end, the inlet at the first end and the deflector at the second end. The outlet is forward of the deflector and outside the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: VENKATESH KRISHNAN, RASHAUN PHINISEE, MANAN SEVAK, JAMES PIZZIMENTI
  • Method and battery assembly for electrified vehicle
    Patent number: 10601006
    Abstract: A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, compressing a cell stack, which itself includes at least one battery cell and a support plate spaced-apart from an upper surface of the cell(s). The method further includes inserting the cell stack into a pocket of a structural assembly by applying a force to the support plate. A battery assembly is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Daniel Maguire, Manan Sevak
  • SENSOR HOUSING DRAINAGE
    Publication number: 20190331509
    Abstract: A sensor assembly includes a housing, an air inlet tube through the housing and including a drain, and a sensor in the path of air flowing through the air inlet tube. The sensor assembly may further include a heater thermally connected to the drain. A controller may be communicatively coupled to the heater and programmed to activate the heater upon detecting an ambient temperature below a temperature threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: JAMES PIZZIMENTI, RASHAUN PHINISEE, VENKATESH KRISHNAN, MANAN SEVAK
  • CLEANING APPARATUS FOR SENSOR
    Publication number: 20190314865
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus includes a ring-shaped tube including first and second chambers from an inlet end to a terminal end, a compressed gas source connected to the first chamber, and a liquid reservoir connected to the second chamber. The tube includes a slot outwardly directed from the first chamber extending substantially from the inlet end to the terminal end, and a plurality of nozzles outwardly directed from the second chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Manan Sevak, David Doellstedt, Venkatesh Krishnan
  • METHOD AND BATTERY ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190312243
    Abstract: A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, compressing a cell stack, which itself includes at least one battery cell and a support plate spaced-apart from an upper surface of the cell(s). The method further includes inserting the cell stack into a pocket of a structural assembly by applying a force to the support plate. A battery assembly is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick Daniel Maguire, Manan Sevak