Patents by Inventor Sameer K. ANDE

Sameer K. ANDE 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).

  • Flow conditioning feature for suction diffuser
    Patent number: 10240611
    Abstract: A suction diffuser or arrangement is provided featuring a main suction diffuser body and a flow conditioning arrangement. The main suction diffuser body is configured with an inlet to receive an incoming fluid flow, an interior cavity to receive the incoming fluid from the inlet, and an outlet to receive the incoming fluid from the interior cavity and provide an outgoing fluid. The flow conditioning arrangement is configured in relation to the inlet and also comprises a flow conditioning portion having at least one inwardly contoured surface, configured to extend into the interior cavity, diffuse the incoming fluid passing from the inlet into the interior cavity, and provide a flow conditioning that produces a uniform flow of the outgoing fluid by directing the incoming fluid towards the outlet, based at least partly on a contoured design corresponding to the at least one inwardly contoured surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Fluid Handling LLC
    Inventors: Stanley P. Evans, Jr., Mikhail P. Strongin, Florin Rosca, Manish Sharma, Ravi K. Laveti, Sameer K. Ande
  • FLOW CONDITIONING FEATURE FOR SUCTION DIFFUSER
    Publication number: 20140140837
    Abstract: A suction diffuser or arrangement is provided featuring a main suction diffuser body and a flow conditioning arrangement. The main suction diffuser body is configured with an inlet to receive an incoming fluid flow, an interior cavity to receive the incoming fluid from the inlet, and an outlet to receive the incoming fluid from the interior cavity and provide an outgoing fluid. The flow conditioning arrangement is configured in relation to the inlet and also comprises a flow conditioning portion having at least one inwardly contoured surface, configured to extend into the interior cavity, diffuse the incoming fluid passing from the inlet into the interior cavity, and provide a flow conditioning that produces a uniform flow of the outgoing fluid by directing the incoming fluid towards the outlet, based at least partly on a contoured design corresponding to the at least one inwardly contoured surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Fluid Handling LLC
    Inventors: Stanley P. EVANS, JR., Mikhail P. STRONGIN, Florin ROSCA, Manish SHARMA, Ravi K. LAVETI, Sameer K. ANDE