Patents by Inventor Raghavendra Eshwarappa

Raghavendra Eshwarappa 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).

  • Panel assembly and button tree therefor
    Patent number: 9741508
    Abstract: Panel assemblies and button trees for panel assemblies are provided. In one embodiment, a button tree includes a frame, and a plurality of arms extending from the frame. At least one of the plurality of arms includes a plurality of branches. The button tree further includes a button connected to the frame by the plurality of arms, wherein each branch of the plurality of branches contacts the button. In another embodiment, a button tree includes a frame, and a plurality of arms extending from the frame. The button tree further includes a button defining a central axis, the button connected to the frame by the plurality of arms, the button including a face surface and an edge surface. The button tree further includes a locating feature extending on the edge surface generally co-axially with the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Robert Vitan, Raghavendra Eshwarappa, Praveen Kumar Nandigama
  • PANEL ASSEMBLY AND BUTTON TREE THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20150279584
    Abstract: Panel assemblies and button trees for panel assemblies are provided. In one embodiment, a button tree includes a frame, and a plurality of arms extending from the frame. At least one of the plurality of arms includes a plurality of branches. The button tree further includes a button connected to the frame by the plurality of arms, wherein each branch of the plurality of branches contacts the button. In another embodiment, a button tree includes a frame, and a plurality of arms extending from the frame. The button tree further includes a button defining a central axis, the button connected to the frame by the plurality of arms, the button including a face surface and an edge surface. The button tree further includes a locating feature extending on the edge surface generally co-axially with the central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Craig Robert Vitan, Raghavendra Eshwarappa, Praveen Kumar Nandigama