Patents by Inventor Sudhir K. KULKARNI

Sudhir K. KULKARNI 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: 11480254
    Abstract: A block forged swing check valve body includes a fully encapsulated seat ring. The swing check valve body includes a through hole and a chamber having a shelf portion defined by a D-shaped passageway. The shelf portion overlies an annular shoulder that encapsulates the valve seat. Methods for the manufacturing and use thereof are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Crane ChemPharma & Energy Corp.
    Inventors: Sudhir K. Kulkarni, Sachin S. Chaudhari, Ranjit N. Bhalkar
  • Publication number: 20220170563
    Abstract: A valve includes a valve body including a housing. The housing has a first internal housing surface defining an internal chamber. The valve further includes a valve assembly including a cartridge and a sleeve fixedly secured to the cartridge. The sleeve has an internal sleeve surface defining an interior cavity. The valve assembly further includes a plug positioned within the interior cavity and including a plug body. The plug body has an external plug surface configured to sealingly engage the internal sleeve surface. The cartridge is removably coupled to the housing such that the sleeve is disposed within the internal chamber of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Sudhir K. KULKARNI, Alain FUOC, Amit Sakharam MORAJKAR, Chris ALMOND, Devendra Laxman BANGAR, Peter Jeffrey LYLE, Tamás CSEHOVICS, Timothy James CASSANI
  • Publication number: 20220170558
    Abstract: A valve assembly includes a plug extending along a central axis and including a plug body having an external plug surface. The external plug surface tapers radially outwardly in a first direction along the central axis. The valve assembly further includes a sleeve having an internal sleeve surface defining an interior cavity. The internal sleeve surface tapers radially outwardly in the first direction. The plug body is positioned within the interior cavity of the sleeve. The plug is rotatable about the central axis relative to the sleeve, and the plug is also translatable along the central axis relative to the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Alain FUOC, Chris ALMOND, Peter Jeffrey LYLE, Sudhir K. KULKARNI
  • Publication number: 20220170557
    Abstract: A valve assembly includes a cartridge configured to be removably coupled to a valve body. The cartridge includes a hub. The valve assembly further includes a sleeve encapsulating at least a portion of the hub and having an internal sleeve surface defining an interior cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Sudhir K. KULKARNI, Alain FUOC, László GAZDAG, Richard E. WALKER, Tamás CSEHOVICS
  • Patent number: 11287057
    Abstract: A Y-globe valve assembly includes a valve body having a neck portion defining a chamber with a circumferential wall and an integrated pressure relief passageway formed in the circumferential wall and communicating between the chamber and a flow passageway downstream of a valve port. A valve includes a core having an outer surface spaced radially inwardly from the circumferential wall of the valve body so as to define an annular space therebetween. The pressure relief passageway is in fluid communication between the annular space and the flow passageway upstream of the valve port when the valve is in at least the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Crane ChemPharma & Energy Corp.
    Inventor: Sudhir K. Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 11047487
    Abstract: A block forged valve body includes a fully encapsulated seat ring. The valve body includes a through hole and a chamber having a shelf portion that overlies an annular shoulder that encapsulates the valve seat. Methods for the manufacturing and use thereof are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: MCC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Sudhir K. Kulkarni, Tyler A. Ledgett, Sachin S. Chaudhari, Ranjit N. Bhalkar
  • Publication number: 20200132203
    Abstract: A block forged swing check valve body includes a fully encapsulated seat ring. The swing check valve body includes a through hole and a chamber having a shelf portion defined by a D-shaped passageway. The shelf portion overlies an annular shoulder that encapsulates the valve seat. Methods for the manufacturing and use thereof are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Crane ChemPharma & Energy
    Inventors: Sudhir K. KULKARNI, Sachin S. Chaudhari, Ranjit N. Bhalkar
  • Publication number: 20200088319
    Abstract: A Y-globe valve assembly includes a valve body having a neck portion defining a chamber with a circumferential wall and an integrated pressure relief passageway formed in the circumferential wall and communicating between the chamber and a flow passageway downstream of a valve port. A valve includes a core having an outer surface spaced radially inwardly from the circumferential wall of the valve body so as to define an annular space therebetween. The pressure relief passageway is in fluid communication between the annular space and the flow passageway upstream of the valve port when the valve is in at least the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Crane ChemPharma & Energy
    Inventor: Sudhir K. KULKARNI
  • Publication number: 20200011432
    Abstract: A block forged valve body includes a fully encapsulated seat ring. The valve body includes a through hole and a chamber having a shelf portion that overlies an annular shoulder that encapsulates the valve seat. Methods for the manufacturing and use thereof are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Crane ChemPharma & Energy
    Inventors: Sudhir K. KULKARNI, Tyler A. LEDGETT, Sachin S. Chaudhari, Ranjit N. Bhalkar