Patents by Inventor Alain Claudon

Alain Claudon 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).

  • Compressor wheel and shaft assembly
    Patent number: 10876547
    Abstract: An assembly can include a shaft that includes threads and a free end that includes a shaft drive feature; a compressor wheel that includes a compressor wheel drive feature and a through bore that receives the shaft; and a nut that includes threads that mate the threads of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Garrett Transportation I Inc.
    Inventors: Joel Castan, Dominique Armand, Gerard Dieudonne, Raphael Hettinger, Alain Claudon, Bernard Remy
  • COMPRESSOR WHEEL AND SHAFT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180066676
    Abstract: An assembly can include a shaft that includes threads and a free end that includes a shaft drive feature; a compressor wheel that includes a compressor wheel drive feature and a through bore that receives the shaft; and a nut that includes threads that mate the threads of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Joel Castan, Dominique Armand, Gerard Dieudonne, Raphael Hettinger, Alain Claudon, Bernard Remy
  • TURBINE HOUSING INSERT IN SLIDING VARIABLE-GEOMETRY TURBOCHARGER
    Publication number: 20100021287
    Abstract: A turbocharger includes a thin-walled insert installed in the bore of the turbine housing. The insert is generally ring-shaped and is radially resilient. The insert can be made of sheet metal formed into a ring shape, and in some embodiments is a split ring. A piston is axially slidable in the bore for varying the size of the turbine nozzle. The outer surface of the piston slides against the inner surface of the insert, and in preferred embodiments a piston ring that encircles the piston engages the inner surface of the insert to substantially seal the interface between the insert and the piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Emmanuel Bouvier, Lorrain Sausse, Pierre Barthelet, Manuel Marques, Laurent Vautier, Francis Abel, Alain Claudon