478 patents
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Utility
Method of reducing turbine wheel high cycle fatigue in sector-divided dual volute turbochargers
4 Nov 19
High cycle fatigue (HCF) in a turbine wheel of a sector-divided dual volute turbocharger, particularly a turbocharger where the tongue-to-blade gap is as small as from 1-3% of the wheel diameter, is reduced using a turbine wheel with (blade stiffness/backwall stiffness×100) between 41 and 44.
Matthew Carson Colley, Craig Andrew Colont, Dominic William DePaoli, Sean Hastings
Filed: 22 Oct 18
Utility
Turbocharger heat shield
4 Nov 19
A heat shield for a turbocharger has a disc-like configuration.
Charles Kurle, Michael Ward, Brock Fraser
Filed: 16 Oct 17
Utility
Double flapper valve for a variable cam timing system
28 Oct 19
An inlet check valve for controlling fluid from a supply into a variable cam timing phaser includes a double flapper check valve assembly with an open position and a closed position, which includes a housing having a body forming at least two stoppers, a flapper valve comprising at least two flexible flaps received within the housing and aligned with the at least two stoppers, and a valve seat received within the housing, the valve seat defining openings aligned with the at least two flexible flaps, axially opposite the two stoppers.
Augusto Fanzani, Maino Bruno
Filed: 2 Oct 17
Utility
PCB design for electrically-actuated turbochargers
28 Oct 19
A printed circuit board (PCB), including electrical components for controlling electrically-actuated turbochargers, having a switching device configured to be electrically connected to an electrical power source and electrically connected to an electric motor of an electrically-actuated turbocharger, wherein the switching device is physically attached to a side of the PCB within a cavity formed in the side of the PCB such that at least a portion of the switching device is below the side of the PCB.
Lathom Louco, Jeffrey Carter
Filed: 10 Apr 19
Utility
Motor/energy generator and energy storage device combination
21 Oct 19
A number of variations may include a motor/energy generator and energy storage device combination.
Larry A. Pritchard
Filed: 5 Apr 15
Utility
Assembly methods for the connection of a turbine wheel to a shaft
21 Oct 19
A method of assembling an electrified turbocharger comprising assembling a rotor assembly onto a shaft; balancing the shaft and rotor assembly; attaching at least one bearing onto the shaft adjacent the rotor assembly; inserting a stator assembly into a first housing component; axially inserting the shaft, the rotor assembly, and the at least one bearing into the first housing component; attaching a second housing component to the first housing component; attaching a compressor wheel to a first end of the shaft; and attaching a turbine wheel to a second end of the shaft and balancing the electrified turbocharger.
Andrew Taylor, Alex Milburn
Filed: 4 Oct 16
Utility
Multi-mode clutch system with sliding cam profiles
21 Oct 19
A multi-mode clutch system (10) may include a cam slider (66) operatively associated with an actuator (82).
Calahan Campton, John F. Guzdek, Jennifer Kadlec
Filed: 5 Apr 16
Utility
Torsional vibration damper
21 Oct 19
A number of variations may include a torsional vibration damper having an input side, having an output side and having an energy store for the rotationally elastic coupling of the input and output sides in a circumferential direction, wherein, on the input or output side, there is arranged a mass part that is rotatable relative to the input or output side counter to the restoring force of a restoring apparatus.
Florian Schneider, Viren Saxena, Jochen Boelling
Filed: 20 Jan 15
Utility
Oil jet arm and method for lubricating chain span employing said oil jet arm, and chain tensioning device and method for lubricating chain span employing said chain tensioning device
21 Oct 19
The problem to be solved by the present invention lies in making it possible to reduce costs and to reduce the size of an oil pump, without impeding the degree of freedom in chain layout.
Kunihiko Mishima
Filed: 16 Apr 15
Utility
Cooling and lubrication system including 3-way solenoid-actuated valve for automatic transmission
14 Oct 19
A system for use in an automatic transmission includes a 3-way solenoid-actuated valve includes a valve body having an inlet port and a first outlet port and a second outlet port, a valve disposed within the valve body and slidably controllable to proportion flow between the first outlet port and the second outlet port, and a spring disposed in the valve body to bias the valve for flow toward the second outlet port.
Christopher Spangler, Jeffrey Waterstredt
Filed: 23 Mar 17
Utility
Electrically actuated CVT sheaves
14 Oct 19
A product may include a rotating sheave that may have a first sheave half and a second sheave half.
Larry A. Pritchard, Thomas J. Foster
Filed: 2 Mar 17
Utility
Multimode clutch for through-the-road hybrid vehicle
7 Oct 19
A multimode clutch may be adapted for selectively connecting and disconnecting front and/or rear axles from respective internal combustion engine and electric motor powertrains connected to such front and rear driving axles in a through-the-road hybrid vehicle.
Christopher A. Spangler
Filed: 18 Aug 15
Utility
Compressor wheel, method of making the same, and turbocharger including the same
7 Oct 19
A turbocharger includes a turbine housing defining a turbine housing interior, a turbine wheel disposed within the turbine housing interior, a shaft coupled to and rotatable by the turbine wheel, a compressor housing defining a compressor housing interior and a flow path, and a compressor wheel disposed within the compressor housing interior and coupled to the shaft.
Nathan McArdle, Paul Murphy, Tristram Palmer-White
Filed: 14 Aug 16
Utility
Friction material
7 Oct 19
A friction material comprises a base and a porous friction generating layer penetrating into and integral with the base.
Feng Dong, Wanjun Liu
Filed: 12 Jul 17
Utility
Tensioner with spring force control in a second bore
7 Oct 19
A tensioner for tensioning a chain span which uses two pistons.
Kevin B. Todd, Dale N. Smith
Filed: 18 May 17
Utility
Inline sticky turbocharger component diagnostic device and system and method of using the same
30 Sep 19
A number of variations may include a product including an inline diagnostic device connected to a control status line at a position between an electronic control unit (ECU) and a turbocharger component actuator, the inline diagnostic device being constructed and arranged to intercept data being transmitted from the actuator to the ECU, and to process the data intercepted from the actuator to determine whether the components are binding or sticking, and to transmit a signal indicating that the components are binding or sticking.
Patrick Kennedy, Sean Hastings, Evan Lucas, Brian Stevens
Filed: 17 Nov 16
Utility
Orifice flow valve
30 Sep 19
A number of variations may include a product comprising: an orifice flow valve comprising: a disk, wherein the disk comprises at least one orifice which is constructed and arranged to direct a forward flow of a fluid through the at least one orifice and to impede a backflow of the fluid through the at least one orifice.
Matthew W. Crump, Keith B. Cobb
Filed: 26 Jan 15
Utility
Transmission valve manifold and method of manufacturing a transmission valve manifold
30 Sep 19
A transmission valve manifold can include a single, unitary, monolithic, manifold body (14).
David C. Mills
Filed: 22 Sep 16