Patents by Inventor Nitin G. Rao

Nitin G. Rao 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).

  • Piston and cylinder assembly with an indicator pin device
    Patent number: 9091285
    Abstract: An indicator device for a piston and cylinder assembly has an indicator pin with a distal end indicator section for extending out of a side wall of a piston cylinder assembly when the piston and rod assembly is not at the end of its return stroke. A retracting device retracts the indicator pin when the piston and rod assembly moves to the end of its return stroke and has an optional internal lock that mechanically axially affixes the piston and rod assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Numatics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark Nicholas Pigg, Nitin G. Rao, Jerry Lee Walling, Jr.
  • Piston and Cylinder Assembly with an Indicator Pin Device
    Publication number: 20120180654
    Abstract: An indicator device for a piston and cylinder assembly has an indicator pin with a distal end indicator section for extending out of a side wall of a piston cylinder assembly when the piston and rod assembly is not at the end of its return stroke. A retracting device retracts the indicator pin when the piston and rod assembly moves to the end of its return stroke and has an optional internal lock that mechanically axially affixes the piston and rod assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: Numatics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark Nicholas Pigg, Nitin G. Rao, Jerry Lee Walling