Patents by Inventor Srihari Rangarajan

Srihari Rangarajan 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).

  • Method and apparatus for mixing fibers
    Patent number: 7163334
    Abstract: A method of mixing including providing a slurry (26, 126) having a first fiber (14, 114) into a container (20, 120), introducing an agitation fluid (31, 138) into the slurry to cause a mixing motion (38, 138) within the slurry, and delivering a second fiber (16, 116) into the slurry, whereby the mixing motion mixes the first and second fibers to create a fiber mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: The University of Akron
    Inventors: George Chase, Darrell Reneker, Srihari Rangarajan, Ketan Mehta
  • Method and apparatus of mixing fibers
    Publication number: 20030210606
    Abstract: A method of mixing including providing a slurry (26, 126) having a first fiber (14, 114) into a container (20, 120), introducing an agitation fluid (31, 138) into the slurry to cause a mixing motion (38, 138) within the slurry, and delivering a second fiber (16, 116) into the slurry, whereby the mixing motion mixes the first and second fibers to create a fiber mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventors: George Chase, Darrell Reneker, Srihari Rangarajan, Ketan Mehta