Patents by Inventor Srikalyan C. Puranam

Srikalyan C. Puranam 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: 9790661
    Abstract: A hydraulic system for a machine is disclosed. The hydraulic system may have a tank configured to hold a supply of fluid, a pump configured to draw fluid from the tank and pressurize the fluid, a first cylinder operatively connected between a first side of a work tool and an undercarriage of the machine, and a second cylinder operatively connected between a second side of the work tool and the undercarriage of the machine. The hydraulic system may also have a first electro-hydraulic valve associated with the first cylinder and configured to selectively regulate a flow of pressurized fluid to the first cylinder independently of the second cylinder, and a second electro-hydraulic valve associated with the second cylinder and configured to selectively regulate a flow of pressurized fluid to the second cylinder independently of the first cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy L. Hand, Heather Armistead, Fuaad Sayeed, Srikalyan C. Puranam, Stephen Garnett
  • Publication number: 20170036656
    Abstract: A hydraulic control system for a machine, the machine having a service brake and a parking brake, includes a hydraulic fluid tank, a pump configured to withdraw hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic fluid tank, and a first accumulator and a second accumulator fluidly connected to the pump. The first and second accumulators configured to supply the hydraulic fluid to the service brake and the parking brake. Further, a resolver valve fluidly coupled between the first and second accumulators and configured to selectively supply the hydraulic fluid from one of the first and second accumulators to the parking brake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest E. Stoops, Srikalyan C. Puranam, Adam Adeeb
  • Publication number: 20150081179
    Abstract: A hydraulic system for a machine is disclosed. The hydraulic system may have a tank configured to hold a supply of fluid, a pump configured to draw fluid from the tank and pressurize the fluid, a first cylinder operatively connected between a first side of a work tool and an undercarriage of the machine, and a second cylinder operatively connected between a second side of the work tool and the undercarriage of the machine. The hydraulic system may also have a first electro-hydraulic valve associated with the first cylinder and configured to selectively regulate a flow of pressurized fluid to the first cylinder independently of the second cylinder, and a second electro-hydraulic valve associated with the second cylinder and configured to selectively regulate a flow of pressurized fluid to the second cylinder independently of the first cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy L. Hand, Heather Armistead, Fuaad Sayeed, Srikalyan C. Puranam, Stephen Garnett
  • Patent number: 8893818
    Abstract: A hydraulic system for a machine is disclosed. The hydraulic system may have a tank configured to hold a supply of fluid, a pump configured to draw fluid from the tank and pressurize the fluid, a first cylinder operatively connected between a first side of a work tool and an undercarriage of the machine, and a second cylinder operatively connected between a second side of the work tool and the undercarriage of the machine. The hydraulic system may also have a first electro-hydraulic valve associated with the first cylinder and configured to selectively regulate a flow of pressurized fluid to the first cylinder independently of the second cylinder, and a second electro-hydraulic valve associated with the second cylinder and configured to selectively regulate a flow of pressurized fluid to the second cylinder independently of the first cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy L. Hand, Heather M. Armistead, Fuaad A. Sayeed, Srikalyan C. Puranam, Stephen C. Garnett
  • Publication number: 20120152575
    Abstract: A hydraulic system for a machine is disclosed. The hydraulic system may have a tank configured to hold a supply of fluid, a pump configured to draw fluid from the tank and pressurize the fluid, a first cylinder operatively connected between a first side of a work tool and an undercarriage of the machine, and a second cylinder operatively connected between a second side of the work tool and the undercarriage of the machine. The hydraulic system may also have a first electro-hydraulic valve associated with the first cylinder and configured to selectively regulate a flow of pressurized fluid to the first cylinder independently of the second cylinder, and a second electro-hydraulic valve associated with the second cylinder and configured to selectively regulate a flow of pressurized fluid to the second cylinder independently of the first cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Timothy L. Hand, Heather M. Armistead, Fuaad A. Sayeed, Srikalyan C. Puranam, Stephen C. Garnett