Patents by Inventor Nalinikanth Garikapati

Nalinikanth Garikapati 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: 11619252
    Abstract: An anchor for wallboard installation includes an anchor body elongated along an axis, the anchor body including a driving end, a wall boring end and an internal bore running from the driving end to an internal end short of a distal tip of the wall boring end. The anchor body includes a first frusto-conical body portion, a second frusto-conical body portion running from the first frusto-conical body portion to an annular groove and an end body portion running from the annular groove toward the distal tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: The Hillman Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Hamid Faghidi, Nalinikanth Garikapati, Michael Martin Hicks
  • Publication number: 20220287482
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting an object on a wall includes a bracket including a first end segment, a second end segment and an intermediate hang segment running laterally between the first end segment and the second end segment. The intermediate hang segment includes an upper edge and a lower edge, wherein the lower edge includes a plurality of downwardly extending teeth and a plurality of upwardly extending recesses, wherein the teeth and recesses together define a laterally running hang zone of the intermediate hang segment. The bracket further includes a first side segment extending downward at a first side of the hang zone and a second side segment extending downward at a second side of the hang zone, wherein the first side segment and the second side segment are configured for limiting lateral shifting of the bracket relative to a wall mount structure engaged with the hang zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Dale G. MALOTT, Jonathan P. TANGER, Nalinikanth GARIKAPATI
  • Publication number: 20220048314
    Abstract: An engraving machine is disclosed. The engraving machine may have a housing and an engraver located within the housing. The engraving machine may have a slot disposed on the housing for receiving a cartridge including an offboard item to be engraved. The engraving machine may have an onboard storage configured to store a plurality of tags. The engraving machine may have a carrier for receiving the cartridge through the slot and for positioning the cartridge relative to the engraver. The engraving machine may have a pick mechanism for selectively retrieving a tag from the tags stored in the onboard storage and for positioning the tag relative to the engraver. The engraver may engrave the offboard item or the tag based on a user selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: THE HILLMAN GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: David WILKINSON, Nalinikanth GARIKAPATI
  • Publication number: 20200173482
    Abstract: An anchor for wallboard installation includes an elongated anchor body including a driving end and a wall boring end. The anchor body has a main body portion running from the driving end toward the wall boring end. The wall boring end includes a plurality of axially cutting extending teeth. The anchor body includes an internal bore and diametrically opposed slots to facilitate split of an end portion of the anchor body when the anchor is installed in a wall and a fastener is inserted for mounting an object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Hamid FAGHIDI, Nalinikanth GARIKAPATI, Michael Martin HICKS
  • Publication number: 20200173477
    Abstract: An anchor for wallboard installation includes an anchor body elongated along an axis, the anchor body including a driving end, a wall boring end and an internal bore running from the driving end to an internal end short of a distal tip of the wall boring end. The anchor body includes a first frusto-conical body portion, a second frusto-conical body portion running from the first frusto-conical body portion to an annular groove and an end body portion running from the annular groove toward the distal tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Hamid FAGHIDI, Nalinikanth GARIKAPATI, Michael Martin HICKS
  • Patent number: 10524587
    Abstract: A fastener storage and display cabinet includes a housing defining an internal space, with a plurality of tray units positioned within the internal space. Each tray unit is movable between a closed position primarily within the internal space and an extended position in which a majority of the tray unit is cantilevered forward of the housing. At least one tray unit is formed as a telescoping tray assembly comprising an upper tray component and a lower tray component, wherein the upper tray component fits within the lower tray component and is movable with respect to the lower tray component between a first position nested within the lower tray component and a second position cantilevered forwardly from the lower tray component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: THE HILLMAN GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Brian D. Rosner, James F. Huss, Nalinikanth Garikapati
  • Publication number: 20180049562
    Abstract: A fastener storage and display cabinet includes a housing defining an internal space, with a plurality of tray units positioned within the internal space. Each tray unit is movable between a closed position primarily within the internal space and an extended position in which a majority of the tray unit is cantilevered forward of the housing. At least one tray unit is formed as a telescoping tray assembly comprising an upper tray component and a lower tray component, wherein the upper tray component fits within the lower tray component and is movable with respect to the lower tray component between a first position nested within the lower tray component and a second position cantilevered forwardly from the lower tray component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Brian D. Rosner, James F. Huss, Nalinikanth Garikapati
  • Patent number: 8783716
    Abstract: An improved pivot foot for a trailer jack of the type having a housing and a telescoping member that can be raised and lowered in and out of the housing eliminates the need for use of blocks between the jack and ground surface. The pivot foot includes a base and a pair of opposite sidewalls upstanding from the base. Each of the sidewalls has a cam slot and an ear slot formed in it. A bridge tab extends between the sidewalls for supporting the jack. A bore extends through the telescoping member of the jack. A pivot ring is provided, and it has a pair of outwardly extending ears. The pivot ring is sized to move freely along the length of the telescoping member. A cam pin extends transversely through the bore of the telescoping member and connects the sidewalls and the jack. The shaft of the cam pin travels within the cam slots to lift and rotate the foot assembly at a pivot defined by the ears of the pivot ring when the telescoping member is raised into the housing of the jack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Atwood Mobile Products, LLC
    Inventors: Michael James Pequignot, Nalinikanth Garikapati, Srirama Raju Pinnamraju