Patents by Inventor Nikhil V. Wagher

Nikhil V. Wagher 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).

  • SELF-ALIGNING LIQUID COUPLER SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20230166840
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for a first link to rotate about a pin joint, a second link rotatably coupled to the first link, the second link having a nozzle at a first end and a weight at a second end opposite the first end, and a fluid inlet including a funnel portion and an opening, the funnel portion having a conical taper converging towards the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Mark E. Barker, Nikhil V. Wagher
  • Self-aligning liquid coupler systems and related methods
    Patent number: 11618563
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for a first link to rotate about a pin joint, a second link rotatably coupled to the first link, the second link having a nozzle at a first end and a weight at a second end opposite the first end, and a fluid inlet including a funnel portion and an opening, the funnel portion having a conical taper converging towards the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Mark E. Barker, Nikhil V. Wagher
  • SELF-ALIGNING LIQUID COUPLER SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20210070437
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for a first link to rotate about a pin joint, a second link rotatably coupled to the first link, the second link having a nozzle at a first end and a weight at a second end opposite the first end, and a fluid inlet including a funnel portion and an opening, the funnel portion having a conical taper converging towards the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Mark E. Barker, Nikhil V. Wagher