Patents by Inventor Pravin Pralhad Kulkarni

Pravin Pralhad Kulkarni 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: 9646909
    Abstract: A mounting assembly is for an electrical switch, such as for example, a dimmer switch, which includes a heat sink. The mounting assembly includes a switching member, an insulator disposed between the switching member and the heat sink, and a separate cover member overlaying the switching member. The separate cover member is structured to secure the switching member and the insulator to the heat sink. The switching member includes a switch body and a conductive tab. The separate cover member secures the switching member to the heat sink, without requiring a separate fastener to be inserted through a hole in the conductive tab. The insulator electrically isolates the conductive tab from the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Navneet Ramkrushnaji Dhote, Nitin Rawal, Oscar L. Neundorfer, Pramod Kumar, Pravin Pralhad Kulkarni
  • Publication number: 20160190025
    Abstract: A mounting assembly is for an electrical switch, such as for example, a dimmer switch, which includes a heat sink. The mounting assembly includes a switching member, an insulator disposed between the switching member and the heat sink, and a separate cover member overlaying the switching member. The separate cover member is structured to secure the switching member and the insulator to the heat sink. The switching member includes a switch body and a conductive tab. The separate cover member secures the switching member to the heat sink, without requiring a separate fastener to be inserted through a hole in the conductive tab. The insulator electrically isolates the conductive tab from the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: NAVNEET RAMKRUSHNAJI DHOTE, NITIN RAWAL, OSCAR L. NEUNDORFER, PRAMOD KUMAR, PRAVIN PRALHAD KULKARNI
  • Patent number: 9153948
    Abstract: A system includes a power panel actuation system configured to translate a power panel within a panel connection rack. The power panel actuation system includes an input shaft and a plurality of cams coupled to the input shaft, wherein the plurality of cams is configured to engage with the power panel upon rotation of the input shaft, and the plurality of cams is configured to linearly translate the power panel within the panel connection rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Srinivas Salugu, Sudarshan Allada, Pravin Pralhad Kulkarni
  • Publication number: 20140226262
    Abstract: A system includes a power panel actuation system configured to translate a power panel within a panel connection rack. The power panel actuation system includes an input shaft and a plurality of cams coupled to the input shaft, wherein the plurality of cams is configured to engage with the power panel upon rotation of the input shape, and the plurality of cams is configured to linearly translate the power panel within the panel connection rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Srinivas Salugu, Sudarshan Allada, Pravin Pralhad Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 8681482
    Abstract: This disclosure describes examples of an apparatus to enclose components of a switching assembly of an automatic transfer switch. In one embodiment, the apparatus, or arc chamber cover, has a housing made of material with optical properties that permit observation of the interior of the housing. A mounting assembly couples to the housing. The mounting assembly secures the apparatus to the automatic transfer switch. In one example, the mounting assembly comprises feet comprising a material with mechanical properties that can withstand pressure and other forces inside of the interior chamber. The apparatus also includes one or more baffles to control the flow of gasses and control electric arcs within the switching assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Suresh Srikantaiah, Arthur Michael Evans, Sudarshan Allada, Pravin Pralhad Kulkarni
  • Publication number: 20130222979
    Abstract: In a system with two electronic panels arranged with a plurality of busses between them, the removal of one of the electronic panels exposes the live busses to a user. To shield the user from the exposed busses, a mechanism operates shutters to close and cover the busses. The mechanism operation can be based on the rotation of a cam supporting the shutters in the open position. A manual override allows the shutters to be kept in the open position even when the busses are exposed due to the removal of an electronic panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Srinivas Salugu, Sudarshan Allada, Pravin Pralhad Kulkarni, Kok-Hann Lew