Patents by Inventor Sainath Akella

Sainath Akella 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).

  • Pneumatically actuated louver for air conditioner unit
    Patent number: 11614256
    Abstract: An air conditioner unit includes a blower fan. The blower fan includes a blade assembly and a motor connected to the blade assembly. The air conditioner unit also includes an inlet grille upstream of the blower fan and an outlet grille downstream of the blower fan. The air conditioner unit further includes an automatic louver assembly operatively connected to the outlet grille whereby air flowing through the outlet grille is directed in a first direction when the automatic louver assembly is in a first position and the air flowing through the outlet grille is directed in a second direction when the automatic louver assembly is in a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Sainath Akella, Nitinkumar Hulsure
  • Dryer appliance with additive dispenser
    Patent number: 11585042
    Abstract: A dryer appliance includes a cabinet. The cabinet defines an interior volume. A drum is rotatably mounted within the interior volume of the cabinet. The drum defines a chamber for the receipt of clothes for drying. An additive reservoir is mounted in the cabinet. The dryer appliance also includes a spray nozzle for spraying additive from the reservoir into the chamber. The dryer appliance further includes a pump which pumps the additive from the reservoir to the spray nozzle. The pump may be spring-loaded and may include a piston and a spring. The pump may be connected to the reservoir by a first one-way valve and may be connected to the spray nozzle by a second one-way valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander B. Leibman, Dandu Arish, Sainath Akella, Eleazar Alvarez
  • DRYER APPLIANCE WITH ADDITIVE DISPENSER
    Publication number: 20220098786
    Abstract: A dryer appliance includes a cabinet. The cabinet defines an interior volume. A drum is rotatably mounted within the interior volume of the cabinet. The drum defines a chamber for the receipt of clothes for drying. An additive reservoir is mounted in the cabinet. The dryer appliance also includes a spray nozzle for spraying additive from the reservoir into the chamber. The dryer appliance further includes a pump which pumps the additive from the reservoir to the spray nozzle. The pump may be spring-loaded and may include a piston and a spring. The pump may be connected to the reservoir by a first one-way valve and may be connected to the spray nozzle by a second one-way valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander B. Leibman, Dandu Arish, Sainath Akella, Eleazar Alvarez
  • PNEUMATICALLY ACTUATED LOUVER FOR AIR CONDITIONER UNIT
    Publication number: 20210207842
    Abstract: An air conditioner unit includes a blower fan. The blower fan includes a blade assembly and a motor connected to the blade assembly. The air conditioner unit also includes an inlet grille upstream of the blower fan and an outlet grille downstream of the blower fan. The air conditioner unit further includes an automatic louver assembly operatively connected to the outlet grille whereby air flowing through the outlet grille is directed in a first direction when the automatic louver assembly is in a first position and the air flowing through the outlet grille is directed in a second direction when the automatic louver assembly is in a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Sainath Akella, Nitinkumar Hulsure