Patents by Inventor Charles Kurle

Charles Kurle 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).

  • Turbocharger heat shield
    Patent number: 10465556
    Abstract: A heat shield for a turbocharger has a disc-like configuration. The heat shield includes an outer radial portion, an outer wall, a connecting wall, and an inner wall. The outer radial portion is disposed circumferentially around an axis of the heat shield. The outer wall extends from the outer radial portion in a first axial direction. The connecting wall extends radially inward substantially perpendicularly from the outer wall. The inner wall extends substantially perpendicularly from the connecting wall in a second axial direction opposite the first axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Kurle, Michael Ward, Brock Fraser
  • Turbocharger Heat Shield
    Publication number: 20190112945
    Abstract: A heat shield for a turbocharger has a disc-like configuration. The heat shield includes an outer radial portion, an outer wall, a connecting wall, and an inner wall. The outer radial portion is disposed circumferentially around an axis of the heat shield. The outer wall extends from the outer radial portion in a first axial direction. The connecting wall extends radially inward substantially perpendicularly from the outer wall. The inner wall extends substantially perpendicularly from the connecting wall in a second axial direction opposite the first axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Kurle, Michael Ward, Brock Fraser