Patents by Inventor Sathi Bandaru

Sathi Bandaru 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).

  • Soft freeze assembly for a freezer storage compartment
    Patent number: 7762102
    Abstract: A soft freeze assembly for a refrigerator including a freezer storage compartment having a first temperature includes a second storage compartment positioned within the freezer storage compartment. A heat source is positioned with respect to the second storage compartment and configured to heat air within the second storage compartment to a second temperature greater than the first temperature within the freezer storage compartment. A controller is in operational control communication with the heat source and configured to operate the heat source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Tim A. Hamel, Mark W. Wilson, Alexander Pinkus Rafalovich, Sathi Bandaru
  • Soft freeze assembly for a freezer storage compartment
    Publication number: 20080156006
    Abstract: A soft freeze assembly for a refrigerator including a freezer storage compartment having a first temperature includes a second storage compartment positioned within the freezer storage compartment. A heat source is positioned with respect to the second storage compartment and configured to heat air within the second storage compartment to a second temperature greater than the first temperature within the freezer storage compartment. A controller is in operational control communication with the heat source and configured to operate the heat source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Tim A. Hamel, Mark W. Wilson, Alexander Pinkus Rafalovich, Sathi Bandaru
  • Evaporator assembly for a refrigeration device
    Patent number: 7353663
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes an evaporator assembly. The evaporator assembly includes an evaporator fan located in a refrigeration compartment of the refrigerator. The refrigerator evaporator assembly includes a fan cover at least partially enclosing the evaporator fan, the fan cover including a first side, a second side, a front, a back, and an air inlet. The refrigerator evaporator assembly also includes a light arranged in proximity to the air inlet such that air entering the evaporator fan is warmed by the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Alexander P. Rafalovich, Sathi Bandaru, Yefim Tsozik
  • Air quality device
    Publication number: 20070181000
    Abstract: An air quality device includes a housing defining an airflow path, a humidity control module in flow communication with the airflow path, and an air contaminant removal module. The air contaminant removal module comprises at least one of a particle removal module arranged within the housing, an odor removal module arranged within the housing, and an anti-microbial module arranged within the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Mark Wilson, Mahendra Patil, John Hooker, Arti Shah, Carl Whitaker, Sathi Bandaru, Alexander Rafalovich, Gautam Subbarao, Yefim Tsozik
  • Evaporator assembly for a refrigeration device
    Publication number: 20070095089
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes an evaporator assembly. The evaporator assembly includes an evaporator fan located in a refrigeration compartment of the refrigerator. The refrigerator evaporator assembly includes a fan cover at least partially enclosing the evaporator fan, the fan cover including a first side, a second side, a front, a back, and an air inlet. The refrigerator evaporator assembly also includes a light arranged in proximity to the air inlet such that air entering the evaporator fan is warmed by the light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Alexander Rafalovich, Sathi Bandaru, Yefim Tsozik