Patents by Inventor Navya Mastanaiah

Navya Mastanaiah 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).

  • Augmented door bin cooling using a dedicated air duct in a dual-evaporator refrigerator configuration
    Patent number: 11333422
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a fresh food compartment and a mullion adjacent the fresh food compartment. The refrigerator further includes an evaporator compartment defining an exterior and an interior and containing an evaporator. The refrigerator also includes a duct in fluid communication with the evaporator compartment at a first end thereof and in communication with a second end adjacent an opening of the fresh food compartment. The duct has a first portion thereof that extends downwardly from the first end and a second portion extending through the mullion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Murilo P. Almeida, Bruno Boehringer, Darci Cavali, Taylor Clark, Marcos Heinzle, Benjamin Jimenez, Dakota Kosek, Mahalingappa Mulimani, Omid Madani, Navya Mastanaiah
  • AUGMENTED DOOR BIN COOLING USING A DEDICATED AIR DUCT IN A DUAL-EVAPORATOR REFRIGERATOR CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20190032988
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a fresh food compartment and a mullion adjacent the fresh food compartment. The refrigerator further includes an evaporator compartment defining an exterior and an interior and containing an evaporator. The refrigerator also includes a duct in fluid communication with the evaporator compartment at a first end thereof and in communication with a second end adjacent an opening of the fresh food compartment. The duct has a first portion thereof that extends downwardly from the first end and a second portion extending through the mullion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Murilo P. Almeida, Bruno Boehringer, Darci Cavali, Taylor Clark, Marcos Heinzle, Benjamin Jimenez, Dakota Kosek, Mahalingappa Mulimani, Omid Madani, Navya Mastanaiah
  • Apparatuses and Methods for Purifying Liquids
    Publication number: 20150136674
    Abstract: Disclosed are apparatuses and methods for purifying water. In some embodiments, the apparatuses include a chamber into which liquid to be purified can be delivered, and an ozone generator that generates ozone for mixture with the liquid in the 5 chamber, the ozone generator comprising a surface discharge device that creates ozone from air. In further embodiments, the liquid is atomized into a fine mist and mixed with the ozone to increase the rate of purification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Subrata Roy, Poulomi Banerjee, Navya Mastanaiah, Ryan Durscher
  • Apparatuses and Methods for Purifying Liquids
    Publication number: 20120292262
    Abstract: Disclosed are apparatuses and methods for purifying water. In some embodiments, the apparatuses include a chamber into which liquid to be purified can be delivered, and an ozone generator that generates ozone for mixture with the liquid in the chamber, the ozone generator comprising a surface discharge device that creates ozone from air. In further embodiments, the liquid is atomized into a fine mist and mixed with the ozone to increase the rate of purification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Subrata Roy, Poulomi Banerjee, Navya Mastanaiah, Ryan Durscher