Patents by Inventor Pradeep VENUGOPAL

Pradeep VENUGOPAL 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).

  • Exhaust structure for exhaust manifold
    Patent number: 12473854
    Abstract: An exhaust structure for an exhaust manifold associated with an engine includes a first inlet section that defines a first inlet flow passage configured to receive exhaust gas, the first inlet flow passage defining a normalized cross-sectional area of flow, a second inlet section that defines a second inlet flow passage configured to receive exhaust gas, the second inlet flow passage defining the normalized cross-sectional area of flow, and an intermediate section disposed between the first inlet section and the second inlet section and in fluid communication with each of the first inlet section and the second inlet section, the intermediate section including: a flange and an exhaust redirection section having a reduced cross-sectional flow path measured at a midpoint along a length of the flange that is less than the normalized cross-sectional area of flow of the first inlet flow passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Vikas Sheth, Nataraj Srinivasan, Pradeep Venugopal, Parthiban Pechiyannan
  • EXHAUST STRUCTURE FOR EXHAUST MANIFOLD
    Publication number: 20240309792
    Abstract: An exhaust structure for an exhaust manifold associated with an engine includes a first inlet section that defines a first inlet flow passage configured to receive exhaust gas, the first inlet flow passage defining a normalized cross-sectional area of flow, a second inlet section that defines a second inlet flow passage configured to receive exhaust gas, the second inlet flow passage defining the normalized cross-sectional area of flow, and an intermediate section disposed between the first inlet section and the second inlet section and in fluid communication with each of the first inlet section and the second inlet section, the intermediate section including: a flange and an exhaust redirection section having a reduced cross-sectional flow path measured at a midpoint along a length of the flange that is less than the normalized cross-sectional area of flow of the first inlet flow passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Vikas SHETH, Nataraj SRINIVASAN, Pradeep VENUGOPAL, Parthiban PECHIYANNAN