Patents by Inventor Vinayak N. NAGULPELLI

Vinayak N. NAGULPELLI 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).

  • Compressor having Oldham keys
    Patent number: 11136977
    Abstract: A compressor may include a non-orbiting scroll, an orbiting scroll, a bearing housing and first and second discrete keys. The non-orbiting scroll may include a first end plate having a first spiral wrap extending therefrom. The orbiting scroll may include a second end plate having a second spiral wrap extending therefrom and meshingly engaged with the first spiral wrap of the non-orbiting scroll. The bearing housing may support the orbiting scroll. Each of the first and second keys may be slidably engaged in first slots formed in the second end plate of the orbiting scroll and slidably engaged in second slots formed in the first end plate of the non-orbiting scroll or third slots formed in the bearing housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vinayak N. Nagulpelli, Brian J. Knapke, Daniel J. Knoth
  • Compressor Having Oldham Keys
    Publication number: 20200208632
    Abstract: A compressor may include a non-orbiting scroll, an orbiting scroll, a bearing housing and first and second discrete keys. The non-orbiting scroll may include a first end plate having a first spiral wrap extending therefrom. The orbiting scroll may include a second end plate having a second spiral wrap extending therefrom and meshingly engaged with the first spiral wrap of the non-orbiting scroll. The bearing housing may support the orbiting scroll. Each of the first and second keys may be slidably engaged in first slots formed in the second end plate of the orbiting scroll and slidably engaged in second slots formed in the first end plate of the non-orbiting scroll or third slots formed in the bearing housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vinayak N. NAGULPELLI, Brian J. KNAPKE, Daniel J. KNOTH