Patents by Inventor Nirav Shah

Nirav Shah 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).

  • Publication number: 20250017327
    Abstract: The invention involves a zipper chain link and zipper chain assembly. The individual links include an engagement hub having at least one protuberance and at least one concavity on each of opposite side surfaces of the zipper chain link. The protuberance and the concavity are arranged on each of the opposite sides of the chain link to interdigitate with adjacently positioned zipper chain teeth to interlock the zipper chain when a pull member is moved in a first direction and separate the zipper chain when the pull member is moved in a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventor: Nirav Shah
  • Publication number: 20240400370
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dispenser that includes an inlet pipe, a pumping sub-assembly, a cap and an actuator. The pumping sub-assembly includes a housing, a piston, a return mechanism of the type of bellow/compression spring/leaf spring, etc., a pusher which acts as a canal to transport the desired fluid/spirit/water/paste/cream/gel/foam, a valve made through a ball of predefined geometry placed on a seat and placed within a cage. One end of the housing includes the pipe and the other end includes the cap and actuator side. The pusher being attached to the actuator so that both move in relation to each other thereby completing the canal to the flow outside. The dispenser of the present invention is removably connectable to containers, for example, a bottle, such that the dispenser is recyclable in order to save the environment for the future generations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Nirav Shah, Shweta Shah
  • Publication number: 20240240656
    Abstract: A manifold system 100 with 2oo3 configuration is disclosed having three solenoid valves 102 and two shuttle valves 108 operatively coupled to the three solenoid valves 102. The manifold system 100 includes an external pilot operated logic control valve 116 operatively coupled to the two of the three solenoid valves 102 and to at least one of the shuttle valves 108 to provide 2oo3 configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Nirav SHAH, Rajesh SHAH
  • Publication number: 20240229433
    Abstract: An automated fluid dispensing device is disclosed. The device includes one or more sensors configured to sense presence of an object within a predefined distance, and a solenoid valve to control flow of fluid through a nozzle. Based on data packets received from the sensors, the object within the predefined distance is detected; and upon detection, the solenoid valve is actuated to control flow of fluid. The solenoid valve is actuated by moving the plunger in an opened position when the object is detected within the predefined distance, and wherein, to move the plunger, the control circuitry being configured to allow flow of current in the electrical coil to generate magnetic flux, and wherein the generated magnetic flux allows the plunger to move in the opened position to create the flow path for dispensing the liquid from a fluid source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventor: Nirav SHAH
  • Patent number: 12014871
    Abstract: A single solenoid based double actuator device 100 is disclosed having a first actuator 106 configured for linear movement between actuated and dropped positions along an axis of a winding 102 and biased towards dropped position, and a second actuator 120 arranged spaced apart from the first actuator 106 for linear movement between actuated and dropped positions and biased towards dropped position. A pair of magnetic paths, an upper magnetic path 130, and a lower magnetic path 132, is provided at two ends of the actuators such that first actuator, upper plate 130, second actuator 120 and lower plate 132 provide a magnetic path for a magnetic field generated on passing a current through the winding 102. On passing a current exceeding a first current value, through the winding, one of the actuators is actuated, and on the current exceeding a second current value, other actuator is also actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Rotex Automation Limited
    Inventor: Nirav Shah
  • Patent number: 11946796
    Abstract: A method of generating feedback for a container load process includes: during a load process for a container at a load bay, controlling a sensor assembly disposed at the load bay to capture sensor data depicting an interior of the container; at a computing device connected to the sensor assembly, detecting, based on the sensor data, a wall of items placed in the container interior; determining, at the computing device from the sensor data: (i) a boundary attribute of the detected wall, and (ii) a composition attribute of the detected wall; comparing, at the computing device, (i) the boundary attribute to a boundary criterion, and (ii) the composition attribute to a composition criterion; and responsive to at least one of the boundary attribute not meeting the boundary criterion, or the composition attribute not meeting the composition attribute, generating an alert for transmission to a client computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Seth David Silk, Andrew Ehlers, Nirav Shah, Peter S. Carberry, IV
  • Patent number: 11797032
    Abstract: An auto drain valve 100 comprises a valve body 222 wherein a piston 111 having a piston rod 08 with sealing disk 07 and sealing member 03 which is movable within said valve body 222 wherein air vent 30 and liquid outlet 40 and closes simultaneously. Further the valve body 222 is connected to the bowl 10; valve body 222 consisting of air vent 30, liquid inlet 40? and liquid outlet 40; moveable piston 111, solenoid coil 9 surrounding the piston rod 08; spring 01 and spring 02 resiliently biasing on the Piston 111 seal air vent 30 and liquid outlet 40 in its de-energized condition; when the solenoid coil 09 is energized and Piston 111 moves away from air vent 30 and liquid outlet 40 simultaneously, liquid is drained form bowl 10 through liquid inlet 40? into valve body 222 and drained out form liquid outlet 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: ROTEX AUTOMATION LIMITED
    Inventor: Nirav Shah
  • Patent number: 11718216
    Abstract: A cabin control valve assembly for a vehicle includes a cabin control valve with at least one port P, and at least one solenoid direction control valve that is integrated with the cabin control valve at the at least one port P such that pressurised air that enters through an inlet port of the cabin control valve reaches an inlet of the at least one solenoid direction control valve. The at least one solenoid direction control valve is configured to allow, based on at least one signal indicative of at least one parameter related to the vehicle, delivery of pressurised air to a corresponding cylinder coupled to the cabin control valve assembly for operation of the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: ROTEX AUTOMATION LTD.
    Inventor: Nirav Shah
  • Publication number: 20230053372
    Abstract: A method of generating feedback for a container load process includes: during a load process for a container at a load bay, controlling a sensor assembly disposed at the load bay to capture sensor data depicting an interior of the container; at a computing device connected to the sensor assembly, detecting, based on the sensor data, a wall of items placed in the container interior; determining, at the computing device from the sensor data: (i) a boundary attribute of the detected wall, and (ii) a composition attribute of the detected wall; comparing, at the computing device, (i) the boundary attribute to a boundary criterion, and (ii) the composition attribute to a composition criterion; and responsive to at least one of the boundary attribute not meeting the boundary criterion, or the composition attribute not meeting the composition attribute, generating an alert for transmission to a client computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Seth David Silk, Andrew Ehlers, Nirav Shah, Peter S. Carberry, IV
  • Publication number: 20220367097
    Abstract: A single solenoid based double actuator device 100 is disclosed having a first actuator 106 configured for linear movement between actuated and dropped positions along an axis of a winding 102 and biased towards dropped position, and a second actuator 120 arranged spaced apart from the first actuator 106 for linear movement between actuated and dropped positions and biased towards dropped position. A pair of magnetic paths, an upper magnetic path 130, and a lower magnetic path 132, is provided at two ends of the actuators such that first actuator, upper plate 130, second actuator 120 and lower plate 132 provide a magnetic path for a magnetic field generated on passing a current through the winding 102. On passing a current exceeding a first current value, through the winding, one of the actuators is actuated, and on the current exceeding a second current value, other actuator is also actuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventor: Nirav Shah
  • Patent number: 11326492
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hydrocarbon dosing system to control dosing of diesel fuel into an exhaust upstream of a vehicle's oxidation catalyst (VOC). The system 100 includes separate inlets (102,104) to allow inflow of a first fluid and the second fluid into the system, and an outlet 116. The first fluid configured to facilitate purging of the second fluid into the VOC through the outlet 116. The system 100 incorporates multiple valves (106, 108, 112) and pressure sensor 114 to control dosing and purging of the fluids. The system 100 provides an intrinsic non-return valve mechanism to restrict the flow of the first fluid into a fluid path of the second fluid, and vice versa. The system 100 provides intrinsic pressure relief mechanism for controlled release of pressure from system 100. The system 100 includes additional optional check valves 208 and filter screens 206 for redundancy purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: ROTEX AUTOMATION LIMITED
    Inventor: Nirav Shah
  • Publication number: 20210363904
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hydrocarbon dosing system to control dosing of diesel fuel into an exhaust upstream of a vehicle's oxidation catalyst (VOC). The system 100 includes separate inlets (102,104) to allow inflow of a first fluid and the second fluid into the system, and an outlet 116. The first fluid configured to facilitate purging of the second fluid into the VOC through the outlet 116. The system 100 incorporates multiple valves (106, 108, 112) and pressure sensor 114 to control dosing and purging of the fluids. The system 100 provides an intrinsic non-return valve mechanism to restrict the flow of the first fluid into a fluid path of the second fluid, and vice versa. The system 100 provides intrinsic pressure relief mechanism for controlled release of pressure from system 100. The system 100 includes additional optional check valves 208 and filter screens 206 for redundancy purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventor: Nirav Shah
  • Patent number: 11034352
    Abstract: A control system, apparatus, and method integrates management of vehicle torque limits and gear shifting of a vehicle by determining future engine power requirements from the forward-looking route conditions to improve performance and drivability of the vehicle over what is achievable through default and/or currently selected torque limits and gear state shifting strategies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Nirav Shah, Daniel Reed Dempsey
  • Publication number: 20210101597
    Abstract: A control system, apparatus, and method integrates management of vehicle torque limits and gear shifting of a vehicle by determining future engine power requirements from the forward-looking route conditions to improve performance and drivability of the vehicle over what is achievable through default and/or currently selected torque limits and gear state shifting strategies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Nirav Shah, Daniel Reed Dempsey
  • Publication number: 20210096584
    Abstract: An auto drain valve 100 comprises a valve body 222 wherein a piston 111 having a piston rod 08 with sealing disk 07 and sealing member 03 which is movable within said valve body 222 wherein air vent 30 and liquid outlet 40 and closes simultaneously. Further the valve body 222 is connected to the bowl 10; valve body 222 consisting of air vent 30, liquid inlet 40? and liquid outlet 40; moveable piston 111, solenoid coil 9 surrounding the piston rod 08; spring 01 and spring 02 resiliently biasing on the Piston 111 seal air vent 30 and liquid outlet 40 in its de-energized condition; when the solenoid coil 09 is energized and Piston 111 moves away from air vent 30 and liquid outlet 40 simultaneously, liquid is drained form bowl 10 through liquid inlet 40? into valve body 222 and drained out form liquid outlet 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Nirav Shah
  • Publication number: 20210046857
    Abstract: A cabin control valve integrated with solenoid valve comprises solenoid valve which is connected at least one of the ports provided on to cabin control valve. The present invention provides a simple pneumatic or hydraulic circuit for operation of the cabin control valve; efficiently cabin control valve with solenoid valve which is easy to operate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventor: Nirav SHAH
  • Patent number: 10681607
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for an enhanced RSS (eRSS) mechanisms are provided. The eRSS mechanisms may involve routing received data packets to application processor cores based on network-specific identifier(s), such as an Evolved Packet System (EPS) bearer identity (ID), a Packet Data Network (PDN) ID, an Access Point Name (APN), or a Quality of Service (QoS) Flow Identifier (QFI). The network-specific IDs may be located in a layer 2 (L2) protocol stack, which may be stored in cache for use by different layers in the L2 protocol stack. In this way, the network-specific IDs may be readily available for use by the eRSS mechanism, which may improve cache efficiency and reduce storage overhead. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nirav Shah, Pabitra Dalai, El-Houari Soussi, Rene Van Ee, Gaurish Deuskar
  • Publication number: 20190260067
    Abstract: An electrode structure for use in an energy storage device comprising a population of electrodes, a population of counter-electrodes and a microporous separator separating members of the electrode population from members of the counter-electrode population. Each member of the electrode population comprises an electrode active material layer and an electrode current conductor layer, and each member of the electrode population has a bottom, a top, a length LE, a width WE and a height HE, wherein the ratio of LE to each of WE and HE is at least 5:1, the ratio of HE to WE is between 0.4:1 and 1000:1, and the electrode current collector layer of each member of the electrode population has a length LC that is measured in the same direction as and is at least 50% of length LE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Harrold Jones Rust, III, Ashok Lahiri, Murali Ramasubramanian, Robert M. Spotnitz, Robert A. Cole, Gunther Koblmiller, Nirav Shah, Brian E. Brusca, Christopher G. Castledine, Laurie J. Lauchlan, James D. Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20190045421
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for an enhanced RSS (eRSS) mechanisms are provided. The eRSS mechanisms may involve routing received data packets to application processor cores based on network-specific identifier(s), such as an Evolved Packet System (EPS) bearer identity (ID), a Packet Data Network (PDN) ID, an Access Point Name (APN), or a Quality of Service (QoS) Flow Identifier (QFI). The network-specific IDs may be located in a layer 2 (L2) protocol stack, which may be stored in cache for use by different layers in the L2 protocol stack. In this way, the network-specific IDs may be readily available for use by the eRSS mechanism, which may improve cache efficiency and reduce storage overhead. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Nirav Shah, Pabitra Dalai, El-Houari Soussi, Rene Van Ee, Gaurish Deuskar
  • Patent number: 10191766
    Abstract: A task-based sub-application surfaces only controls that are needed to perform a task, from a plurality of different forms in a parent application. A sub-application system runs the sub-application by executing navigation logic and maintaining a separate navigation stack, so that the user can perform a task without the computer system needing to surface entire forms where only a small subset of the controls on those forms are needed to perform the task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Dallala, Hao Zhou, Tobin James Zerba, Mesganaw G. Anteneh, Indrojit N. Deb, Nirav Shah, Elizabeth Rose Steinke, Shashi Ranjan, Bharath Swaminathan, Richard L. Dickinson, Monisha Rochlani, Tong Gao, Jianjun Wang, Zhi Jun Zhao