Patents by Inventor Sumit Moondra

Sumit Moondra 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).

  • Contaminant exclusion seal
    Patent number: 8336886
    Abstract: A seal assembly for sealing a space between a rotating shaft and a housing. In this regard, the seal assembly includes a rotating component connected to the shaft, and a stationary component connected to the housing. A first seal is connected to the rotating component and a second seal is connected to the stationary component. The first seal includes at least one dispersion member that generates a fluid disturbance in a region adjacent the space during rotation of the rotating component and a discontinuity that provide a pathway for a contaminant to exit the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership
    Inventors: Alexander Berdichevsky, Sumit Moondra, Anthony D. Joquico
  • Contaminant Exclusion Seal
    Publication number: 20080128997
    Abstract: A seal assembly for sealing a space between a rotating shaft and a housing. In this regard, the seal assembly includes a rotating component connected to the shaft, and a stationary component connected to the housing. A first seal is connected to the rotating component and a second seal is connected to the stationary component. The first seal includes at least one dispersion member that generates a fluid disturbance in a region adjacent the space during rotation of the rotating component and a discontinuity that provide a pathway for a contaminant to exit the space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership
    Inventors: Alexander Berdichevsky, Sumit Moondra, Anthony D. Joquico