ABOUT US

OUR VISION

Is to Lead pioneering efforts to provide zero emission energy solutions.

OUR EXPERTISE

Carbon Epoxy Composite Cylinder for storage at high and ultra-high pressure.

OUR TEAM

Innovator and Founder

Gopala Krishna Vinjamuri

Chairman

Mr. Gopala Krishna Vinjamuri is the Principal of Trade & Technology Transfer Inc., an US based small business company. He is a well known expert in the field of composite cylinder design, testing and manufacturing. He has over 35 years of experience including 15 years in industry and 17 years in US Department of Transportation on (US-DOT) as a senior technical officer in the Hazardous Materials Transportation Office.

He has authored relevant publications including US DOT Standard for Fully Wrapped Carbon Fiber Composite Cylinders. Post retirement, developed an innovative manufacturing process for metallic liners for filament-wound composite high pressure tanks. Mr. Vinjamuri holds a 1969 Indian Patent and a US patent, related to filament winding technology for high-pressure composite cylinders and liner.

He is active in both national and international standards committees as related to compressed gas cylinders. Earlier, in his career, while working at the National Aeronautical Lab., Bangalore India (1960-69), he 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). Presently, active as Sr. Principal Associate/CEO at Vinjamuri Innovations LLC, USA. Member, ASME Committee and CODE development, ISO Standards committees. Awards include ICAO Fellowship for training at NASA Hampton VA (1964-66), and India Invention Promotion Board Presidential Award (1968).

Process Design and Founder

Thirumalai Vinchimoor Janardhanan

Managing Director

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, testing and manufacturing.
He has an overall experience of 30 years in manufacturing and IT industry including 16+ 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.
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 worked in the IT Industry, was a SAP expert and developed expertise in end to end solutioning of small (up to 3 Million USD) to large deals (30 Million + USD). Was one of the earlier experts in a specialized ERP – SAP – DFPS (Defense software solution).

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."