Patents by Inventor Matthew M. Henry

Matthew M. Henry 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).

  • Publication number: 20230212976
    Abstract: A supercharger includes a rotor housing defining a pair of cylindrical chambers. A driving shaft bearing is to support a driving rotor shaft for rotation in the rotor housing. A driven shaft bearing is to support a driven rotor shaft for rotation in the rotor housing. An oil sump housing is to enclose a timing gear end of the rotor housing. A shaft seal is disposed between the rotor housing and each respective rotor shaft. The oil sump housing, the rotor housing and driving and driven shaft seals define a closed container for oil to lubricate the driving shaft bearing, the driven shaft bearing, a driving timing gear and a driven timing gear. The oil pools in the closed container and a top surface of the oil is spaced below the timing gears when the driving rotor shaft is in a vertical orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel R. Ouwenga, Matthew M. Henry, Justin Kieffer, Kenneth A. Rienas
  • Patent number: 11603791
    Abstract: A supercharger includes a rotor housing defining a pair of cylindrical chambers. A driving shaft bearing is to support a driving rotor shaft for rotation in the rotor housing. A driven shaft bearing is to support a driven rotor shaft for rotation in the rotor housing. An oil sump housing is to enclose a timing gear end of the rotor housing. A shaft seal is disposed between the rotor housing and each respective rotor shaft. The oil sump housing, the rotor housing and driving and driven shaft seals define a closed container for oil to lubricate the driving shaft bearing, the driven shaft bearing, a driving timing gear and a driven timing gear. The oil pools in the closed container and a top surface of the oil is spaced below the timing gears when the driving rotor shaft is in a vertical orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Daniel R. Ouwenga, Matthew M. Henry, Justin Keiffer, Kenneth A. Rienas
  • Patent number: 10900424
    Abstract: A rotating group for a supercharger includes a driving shaft and rotor assembly including a driving shaft connected to a driving rotor. A driven shaft and rotor assembly include a driven shaft connected to a driven rotor. The driving rotor is in intermeshing engagement with the driven rotor to rotate in a pair of transversely overlapping cylindrical chambers defined in a rotor housing of the supercharger. A driving shaft bearing is disposed in a bottom plate to radially and axially support the driving shaft for rotating the driving rotor in the rotor housing at a first predetermined axial location of the driving rotor from the bottom plate. A driven shaft bearing is disposed in the bottom plate to radially and axially support the driven shaft for rotating the driven rotor in the rotor housing at a second predetermined axial location of the driven rotor from the bottom plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Matthew M. Henry, Grant S. Terry
  • Publication number: 20200102881
    Abstract: A supercharger includes a rotor housing defining a pair of cylindrical chambers. A driving shaft bearing is to support a driving rotor shaft for rotation in the rotor housing. A driven shaft bearing is to support a driven rotor shaft for rotation in the rotor housing. An oil sump housing is to enclose a timing gear end of the rotor housing. A shaft seal is disposed between the rotor housing and each respective rotor shaft. The oil sump housing, the rotor housing and driving and driven shaft seals define a closed container for oil to lubricate the driving shaft bearing, the driven shaft bearing, a driving timing gear and a driven timing gear. The oil pools in the closed container and a top surface of the oil is spaced below the timing gears when the driving rotor shaft is in a vertical orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel R. Ouwenga, Matthew M. Henry, Justin Keiffer, Kenneth A. Rienas
  • Patent number: 10436104
    Abstract: A supercharger includes a rotor housing defining a pair of cylindrical chambers. A driving shaft bearing is to support a driving rotor shaft for rotation in the rotor housing. A driven shaft bearing is to support a driven rotor shaft for rotation in the rotor housing. An oil sump housing is to enclose a timing gear end of the rotor housing. A shaft seal is disposed between the rotor housing and each respective rotor shaft. The oil sump housing, the rotor housing and driving and driven shaft seals define a closed container for oil to lubricate the driving shaft bearing, the driven shaft bearing, a driving timing gear and a driven timing gear. The oil pools in the closed container and a top surface of the oil is spaced below the timing gears when the driving rotor shaft is in a vertical orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Daniel R. Ouwenga, Matthew M. Henry, Justin Keiffer, Kenneth A. Rienas
  • Publication number: 20190301376
    Abstract: A rotating group for a supercharger includes a driving shaft and rotor assembly including a driving shaft connected to a driving rotor. A driven shaft and rotor assembly include a driven shaft connected to a driven rotor. The driving rotor is in intermeshing engagement with the driven rotor to rotate in a pair of transversely overlapping cylindrical chambers defined in a rotor housing of the supercharger. A driving shaft bearing is disposed in a bottom plate to radially and axially support the driving shaft for rotating the driving rotor in the rotor housing at a first predetermined axial location of the driving rotor from the bottom plate. A driven shaft bearing is disposed in the bottom plate to radially and axially support the driven shaft for rotating the driven rotor in the rotor housing at a second predetermined axial location of the driven rotor from the bottom plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew M. Henry, Grant S. Terry
  • Publication number: 20150337716
    Abstract: A supercharger includes a rotor housing defining a pair of cylindrical chambers. A driving shaft bearing is to support a driving rotor shaft for rotation in the rotor housing. A driven shaft bearing is to support a driven rotor shaft for rotation in the rotor housing. An oil sump housing is to enclose a timing gear end of the rotor housing. A shaft seal is disposed between the rotor housing and each respective rotor shaft. The oil sump housing, the rotor housing and driving and driven shaft seals define a closed container for oil to lubricate the driving shaft bearing, the driven shaft bearing, a driving timing gear and a driven timing gear. The oil pools in the closed container and a top surface of the oil is spaced below the timing gears when the driving rotor shaft is in a vertical orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel R. Ouwenga, Matthew M. Henry, Justin Keiffer