Patents by Inventor Gary Robert Svihla

Gary Robert Svihla 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).

  • Patent number: 9228485
    Abstract: An air handling system having a cooling assembly is disclosed. The air handling system may include a first turbocharger having a first compressor, a second turbocharger having a second compressor connected in parallel with the first compressor, and a third turbocharger fluidly connected to the first and second turbochargers. The third turbocharger may have a third compressor connected downstream of the first and second compressors. The air handling system may also include a cooling assembly connected to the first, second, and third turbochargers. The air handling system may further include a first passage fluidly connecting the first turbocharger to a first side surface of the cooling assembly, and a second passage fluidly connecting the second turbocharger to a second side surface of the cooling assembly opposite the first side surface. The first and second passages may be configured to direct compressed air into the cooling assembly in generally opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Robert Svihla, Joshua David Schueler
  • Patent number: 9222404
    Abstract: A cooling assembly having multiple coolers is disclosed. The cooling assembly may include a housing at least partially defining a first chamber and a second chamber adjacent to the first chamber and substantially isolated from the first chamber. The housing may also at least partially define first and second inlets configured to direct air into the first chamber in parallel, and first and second outlets configured to direct air out of the second chamber in parallel. The cooling assembly may also include a first cooler disposed in the first chamber, and a second cooler disposed in the second chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Robert Svihla, Joshua David Schueler, Jeffrey Paul Nowak
  • Patent number: 9181855
    Abstract: A turbocharger is disclosed for use with an engine. The turbocharger may include a housing at least partially defining a compressor shroud and a turbine shroud. The turbine shroud may form a volute having an inlet configured to receive exhaust from an exhaust manifold of the engine in a tangential direction. The volute may also include an axial channel disposed downstream of the inlet. The turbocharger may also include a turbine wheel disposed within the turbine shroud that may be configured to receive exhaust from the axial channel. The turbocharger may also include a compressor wheel disposed within the compressor shroud, and a shaft connecting the turbine wheel to the compressor wheel. The turbocharger may also include a nozzle ring disposed within the axial channel at a location upstream of the turbine wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Robert Svihla, Joshua Schueler, Shakeel Nasir, Keith Moravec
  • Publication number: 20140318119
    Abstract: A cooling assembly having multiple coolers is disclosed. The cooling assembly may include a housing at least partially defining a first chamber and a second chamber adjacent to the first chamber and substantially isolated from the first chamber. The housing may also at least partially define first and second inlets configured to direct air into the first chamber in parallel, and first and second outlets configured to direct air out of the second chamber in parallel. The cooling assembly may also include a first cooler disposed in the first chamber, and a second cooler disposed in the second chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Electro-Motive Diesel Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Robert Svihla, Joshua David Schueler, Jeffrey Paul Nowak
  • Publication number: 20140318120
    Abstract: An air handling system having a cooling assembly is disclosed. The air handling system may include a first turbocharger having a first compressor, a second turbocharger having a second compressor connected in parallel with the first compressor, and a third turbocharger fluidly connected to the first and second turbochargers. The third turbocharger may have a third compressor connected downstream of the first and second compressors. The air handling system may also include a cooling assembly connected to the first, second, and third turbochargers. The air handling system may further include a first passage fluidly connecting the first turbocharger to a first side surface of the cooling assembly, and a second passage fluidly connecting the second turbocharger to a second side surface of the cooling assembly opposite the first side surface. The first and second passages may be configured to direct compressed air into the cooling assembly in generally opposite directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Electro-Motive Diesel Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Robert Svihla, Joshua David Schueler
  • Publication number: 20140208741
    Abstract: A turbocharger is disclosed for use with an engine. The turbocharger may include a housing at least partially defining a compressor shroud and a turbine shroud. The turbine shroud may form a volute having an inlet configured to receive exhaust from an exhaust manifold of the engine in a tangential direction. The volute may also include an axial channel disposed downstream of the inlet. The turbocharger may also include a turbine wheel disposed within the turbine shroud that may be configured to receive exhaust from the axial channel. The turbocharger may also include a compressor wheel disposed within the compressor shroud, and a shaft connecting the turbine wheel to the compressor wheel. The turbocharger may also include a nozzle ring disposed within the axial channel at a location upstream of the turbine wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Robert Svihla, Joshua Schueler, Shakeel Nasir, Keith Moravec