Goutam Duvvada from Cypress, TX, age 50

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Location:

Fayetteville, TN

Industry:

Consumer Goods

Work:

Goodman Manufacturing
Engineering Manager

Actuator For A Fan-Powered Damper
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US Patent:

20100314569, Dec 16, 2010
Filed:

Jun 15, 2009
Appl. No.:

12/456330
Inventors:

Robert F. Schult - Clarksville TN, US
Goutam Duvvada - Clarksville TN, US
Doyle R. Goodman - Clarksville TN, US
Gary A. Huss - Clarksville TN, US
Mark W. Stephans - Clarksville TN, US
International Classification:

F16K 13/00
US Classification:

251212
Abstract:

An HVAC (heating, ventilating and air conditioning) damper includes a series of pivotal damper blades that are opened by an air pressure differential across opposite sides of the damper. In some embodiments, a fan discharging against the damper blades provides the necessary air pressure to open the damper. To control how far the damper opens, an actuator moves a variable position abutment that obstructs the damper blades to limit how far they can pivot in the open direction. The position of the abutment is infinitely adjustable to provide the damper with infinite adjustment over a range of open positions. In some embodiments, the abutment applies a unidirectional torque to the damper blades regardless of whether the damper is opening or closing.

Goutam Duvvada