Patents by Inventor Umesh S. Patil

Umesh S. Patil 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 QUALITY TESTING TUBE BUNDLE
    Publication number: 20160209204
    Abstract: A method for quality testing a tube bundle is provided. The tube bundle includes a plurality of tubes. The method includes providing a collimated light source and a receiving screen at a first end and a second end of the tube bundle respectively. The second end of the tube bundle is distal from the first end of the tube bundle. The method further includes directing a light beam through the tube bundle, wherein the light beam enters the tube bundle at an incident light intensity. The method includes passing the light beam through each of the plurality of tubes. The method also includes measuring, on the receiving screen, a received light intensity of the light beam exiting each of the plurality of tubes. The method further includes comparing the received light intensity with the incident light intensity, and determining a quality of the tube bundle based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Umesh S. Patil, Douglas A. Rebinsky, Jon T. Immel, Michael S. Schertz