Patents by Inventor Ranjit PANDHARE

Ranjit PANDHARE 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: 12686353
    Abstract: A vehicle including a vehicle frame, a wheel attached to the vehicle frame, and an anti-tip device attached to the vehicle frame. The anti-tip device includes a deflector assembly having a deflector section that extends angularly outward from the vehicle frame and a tail section unitary with deflector section that extends along and in parallel with a length of the vehicle frame, and the anti-tip device is configured, in the event of an offset frontal impact to the vehicle that forces the wheel in a direction toward the vehicle frame, to be struck by the wheel and deflect the wheel in a direction away from the vehicle frame to prevent the wheel from travelling beneath the vehicle frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Ranjit Pandhare, Milind Parab, Vikas Sanghavi, Meyyappan Valliappan, Karthik Chitoor
  • Publication number: 20260054539
    Abstract: A vehicle including a propulsion system; a high-voltage electric air conditioning (EAC) unit attached to the propulsion system; a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) module positioned proximate the EAC unit; and a protection assembly fixed to the EAC unit in a manner where the high-voltage component is at least partially sandwiched between the protection assembly and the propulsion system, wherein the protection assembly is configured to protect the EAC unit from being contacted by the HVAC module during a collision event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Inventors: Vikas Sanghavi, Milind Parab, Ranjit Pandhare, Meyyappan Valliappan
  • Publication number: 20250115207
    Abstract: A vehicle including a vehicle frame, a wheel attached to the vehicle frame, and an anti-tip device attached to the vehicle frame. The anti-tip device includes a deflector assembly having a deflector section that extends angularly outward from the vehicle frame and a tail section unitary with deflector section that extends along and in parallel with a length of the vehicle frame, and the anti-tip device is configured, in the event of an offset frontal impact to the vehicle that forces the wheel in a direction toward the vehicle frame, to be struck by the wheel and deflect the wheel in a direction away from the vehicle frame to prevent the wheel from travelling beneath the vehicle frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Ranjit PANDHARE, Milind PARAB, Vikas SANGHAVI, Meyyappan VALLIAPPAN, Karthik CHITOOR