Patents by Inventor Pavan Kumar Dunna

Pavan Kumar Dunna 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: 11920647
    Abstract: In one aspect of the present disclosure, a disc brake rotor assembly is provided that includes a disc brake rotor and a wheel hub. One of the disc brake rotor and the wheel hub includes a plurality of pairs of partial keyways and the other of the disc brake rotor and the wheel hub includes intermediate partial keyways configured to fit intermediate the pairs of partial keyways to form keyways. The disc brake rotor assembly further includes a plurality of fasteners configured to be received in the keyways to secure the disc brake rotor and the wheel hub together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Consolidated Metco, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan David Harrington, Jared Wiley Richard Burris, William Joseph Edwards, Darren Kirk Johnson, Pavan Kumar Dunna, Jeffrey Adam Ricks
  • Publication number: 20210317886
    Abstract: In one aspect of the present disclosure, a disc brake rotor assembly is provided that includes a disc brake rotor and a wheel hub. One of the disc brake rotor and the wheel hub includes a plurality of pairs of partial keyways and the other of the disc brake rotor and the wheel hub includes intermediate partial keyways configured to fit intermediate the pairs of partial keyways to form keyways. The disc brake rotor assembly further includes a plurality of fasteners configured to be received in the keyways to secure the disc brake rotor and the wheel hub together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan David Harrington, Jared Wiley Richard Burris, William Joseph Edwards, Darren Kirk Johnson, Pavan Kumar Dunna, Jeffrey Adam Ricks
  • Patent number: 10688825
    Abstract: A wheel retention system is provided for retaining a wheel on a vehicle. The system includes a plurality of connector receiving openings in a wheel hub flange, with each wheel hub flange including a raised bolt stop at each bolt receiving opening. A plurality of threaded connectors or bolts is provided, with each bolt received in one of the bolt receiving openings. Each bolt has a head with a flattened or clipped surface that meshes with the raised bolt stop in each bolt receiving opening on the wheel hub flange. These raised bolt stops positively prevent the bolts from rotating in the openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Consolidated Metco, Inc.
    Inventors: Pavan Kumar Dunna, Kaustubh Pradeep Deshmukh
  • Patent number: 10495162
    Abstract: An assembly to secure a disc brake rotor to a wheel hub utilizing spring pins and a retaining ring is provided. A partial keyway is formed in the rotor, and a partial keyway is formed in the wheel hub. The rotor is fitted over an inwardly extending section of the hub, with the partial keyways in the rotor and in the wheel hub being aligned to form complete keyways. The spring pins are then press fit into the completed keyways. Finally, a retaining ring is installed into a slot formed in the inwardly extending section of the wheel hub to complete the assembly of the disc brake rotor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Consolidated Metco, Inc.
    Inventors: Jared Wiley Richard Burris, Pavan Kumar Dunna, Nazar Ventaminovich Demenko, Darren Kirk Johnson, Jonathan David Harrington, Keith Darran Mann, William Joseph Edwards
  • Publication number: 20190126672
    Abstract: A wheel retention system is provided for retaining a wheel on a vehicle. The system includes a plurality of connector receiving openings in a wheel hub flange, with each wheel hub flange including a raised bolt stop at each bolt receiving opening. A plurality of threaded connectors or bolts is provided, with each bolt received in one of the bolt receiving openings. Each bolt has a head with a flattened or clipped surface that meshes with the raised bolt stop in each bolt receiving opening on the wheel hub flange. These raised bolt stops positively prevent the bolts from rotating in the openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Pavan Kumar Dunna, Kaustubh Pradeep Deshmukh
  • Publication number: 20190078632
    Abstract: An assembly to secure a disc brake rotor to a wheel hub utilizing spring pins and a retaining ring is provided. A partial keyway is formed in the rotor, and a partial keyway is formed in the wheel hub. The rotor is fitted over an inwardly extending section of the hub, with the partial keyways in the rotor and in the wheel hub being aligned to form complete keyways. The spring pins are then press fit into the completed keyways. Finally, a retaining ring is installed into a slot formed in the inwardly extending section of the wheel hub to complete the assembly of the disc brake rotor assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Jared Wiley Richard Burris, Pavan Kumar Dunna, Nazar Ventaminovich Demenko, Darren Kirk Johnson, Jonathan David Harrington, Keith Darran Mann, William Joseph Edwards