ABOUT US

Our Vision

Focus on Alternate Fuel Vehicle technologies (AFV) and advanced Know-hows for CNG & compressed gas Industry.

Our Mission

Continuous Innovation to provide zero emission energy solutions, and contribute to implement safe, reliable and clean energy solutions to arrest climate change and global warming, improve atmospheric environment and enhance quality of life.

Our Values

Our cultural foundation is “SAFETY FIRST” in developing hazardous materials storage and transportation concepts, products and applications. Our current focus is innovative fully wrapped carbon- epoxy composite reinforced aluminium Cylinders for pressure up to 350 BAR and contribute to faster adaptation of alternate fuels. Our employment culture is employee training, engagement and progression.

OUR TEAM

Innovator, Founder and Director

Gopala Krishna Vinjamuri

Gopala Krishna Vinjamuri is the CEO and Senior Principal of Vinjamuri Innovations LLC established in 2013, an US based small business company. He is a well-known expert in the field of composite cylinder design, testing and manufacturing. He holds the Patent related to manufacture process for metallic liners for filament wound composite -Type 3 cylinders.
50+ years of multi- disciplinary engineering, R&D and government service experience. Prior to starting Vinjamuri Innovations LLC , he held senior positions including over 15 years in industry and 17 years in US Department of Transportation ~ on (US-DOT) as a senior technical officer – regulations and enforcement in Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration(PHMSA). He has authored relevant publications including US DOT Standard for Fully Wrapped Carbon Fiber Composite Cylinders (DO-CFFC) which is the forerunner for the ISO Specifications applicable world-wide.
Post retirement developed an innovative manufacturing process for metallic liners for filament-wound composite high-pressure tanks. Mr. Vinjamuri pioneered the initiation of fiber glass reinforced plastics (FRP) technology He holds a US and India patent, related to manufacturing process for composite cylinders. Obtained a patent for process to handle LNG Boil-off Gas.

Earlier, in his career, while working at the National Aeronautical Lab., Bangalore India (1960-69), pioneered composite materials technology introduction, (India Patent Specification #111958 1968 for ‘An indigenous design of filament Winding Machine). Developed filament wound FRP Nose Cones for Weather Rockets RH-75, for (Late) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam at TERLS, Trivandrum
He is still active in both national (US) and international standards (ISO) committees as related to compressed gas cylinders.
Awards include United Nations – ICAO Fellowship for training at NASA Hampton VA (1964-66), and India Invention Promotion Board Presidential Award (1968).
Authored and co-authored multiple papers and reports

Innovator, Founder & Managing Director

Thirumalai Vinchimoor Janardhanan

T.V.Janardhanan is the founder promoter of Vinjamuri Innovations Pvt Ltd., an India based business company engaged in design and innovation of products. He has developed expertise in the field of composite cylinder design, manufacturing and testing.
He has an overall experience of 35+ years in manufacturing and IT industry including 21+ years in manufacturing industry and expertise in low-cost manufacturing process and developments..
He has worked closely with Gopala Krishnan Vinjamuri in the design and manufacture for Fully Wrapped Carbon Fiber Composite Cylinders and developed an innovative manufacturing process for metallic liners for filament-wound composite high-pressure tanks.
Inventor of two patents – Non-metallic end caps, that can be used an alternative to metallic ends caps for cylinders. The second patent – Bulk Storage and Transport of Gaseous Products at Ultra-Low Temperatures with composite overwrapped Aluminium liners.
He promoted enterprises in the 1990 for low-cost automation with specialization on design and manufacture of special purpose machinery, for auto components and electrical component industry. Projects involved using Hydro Pneumatic cylinders and tolling to reduce cost of manufacture.
He was involved in setting up multiple greenfield ventures in Engineering, toolroom and Information technology sectors. All plants are in operation.
An out of the box thinker, had created many low-cost industry solutions, in his earlier stint in the manufacturing facilities.
He is in charge for the overall operations, manufacturing process setup and setting up the plant. He has rich prior experience in this area and has set up some greenfield manufacturing facilities for auto components companies earlier.
He will be assisting the manufacturer setting up the plant with an end-to-end solution set-up and validation.

Research Papers

Publications

Michael H Higgins

B.Sc (Mechanical Engineering), MBA

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1980

Master of Business Administration, University of Southern California, 1985

Twenty two years in the field of composite pressure vessels.

Engineering Manager, General Manager, and President of Pressure Technology Inc, and then Carleton Technologies Inc., Pressure Technology Division, from 1990 to 2007.

Led the development, engineering, qualification, and production teams that introduced and manufactured scores of new composite pressure vessels for life support, aircraft, and spacecraft, industrial, medical, and other applications. These composite cylinder pressure vessels made extensive use of seamless aluminum liners manufactured with extruded, drawn, flow formed and spun processes.

"Over the many years I’ve worked in the composite pressure vessel industry, I have never personally conceived or considered the Mr. Vinjamuri’s approach to composite liners and I’m not aware of anyone else doing so, either. Looking at the Sakaguchi neck and flange reinforcing collar, and in view of the other prior art referenced in the PTO office action, I do not believe that anyone knowledgeable or expert in the field has suggested or taught Mr. Vinjamuri’s invention. It is not obvious."

"Mr. Vinjamuri’s concept of using a separate end cap to thicken and reinforce the end dome of a composite cylinder liner is a new and novel concept. Based on my many years in this industry, I am not aware of anyone approaching this problem with such a solution. In my opinion, Mr. Vinjamuri’s invention is not obvious to me or would likely be to any leading expert in the field of composite pressure vessels and liners."
Associate of Applied Science Degree, Butler College, PA.

An additional 200+ college credits from Butler, Milwaukee Area Technical College and Milwaukee School of Engineering.

General Manager of Cochrane Labs in Milwaukee, Wl in 1980. Had multiple plant responsibility and gained a wide knowledge base in cylinder inspection, design and manufacturing. This experience gave me the opportunity to work with a number of cylinder manufacturers and gave me insight into various methods of bringing cylinders to market.

Cochrane's client’s Structural Composites Industries (SCI) in Pomona, CA as the Director of Quality and Technical Services (1986). I was SCI's representative to all government agencies.

Director of Operations, Director of Sales and Marketing and Director of Asian Sales and Marketing. Primary inventor in two patent submissions. Recognized by a number of Government agencies as an expert in composite cylinders.

Since 2009 have four clients and work only with composite cylinder manufacturers.

Robert L. Beck

Expert Consultant, Composite Cylinder Industry

"Evidence that Vinjamuri's invention is novel and that it was not obvious lies in the fact that starting from a seamless tube to produce a composite reinforced high pressure gas tank will change traditional manufacturing processes and considerably reduce manufacturing costs. This is not an obvious design. No expert in high-pressure composite cylinder industry, to my knowledge, has even contemplated the Vinjamuri method or structure as a means to reduce costs."