Patents by Inventor Christian KUNKLER

Christian KUNKLER 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).

  • Bearing assembly for a charging apparatus
    Patent number: 11598372
    Abstract: A bearing assembly for a charging apparatus. The bearing assembly comprises a bearing housing and a shaft. The bearing assembly further comprises a compressor-side bearing bushing and a turbine-side bearing bushing which together support the shaft inside a bearing bore of the bearing housing. The bearing assembly is configured to supply unequal amounts of lubricant to a compressor-side outer lubrication gap of the compressor-side bearing bushing and to a turbine-side outer lubrication gap of the turbine-side bearing bushing. The bearing assembly is further configured to supply unequal amounts of lubricant to a compressor-side inner lubrication gap of the compressor-side bearing bushing and to a turbine-side inner lubrication gap of the turbine-side bearing bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Christoph Baum, Karl-Ludwig Braun, Thomas Ducker-Schulz, Panagiotis Koutsovasilis, Christian Kramer, Christian Kunkler, Ivo Nawrath, Erdogan Pektas
  • Bearing assembly for a charging apparatus
    Patent number: 11560924
    Abstract: A bearing assembly for a charging apparatus. The bearing assembly comprises a bearing housing and a shaft. The bearing assembly further comprises a compressor-side bearing bushing and a turbine-side bearing bushing which together support the shaft inside a bearing bore of the bearing housing. The compressor-side bearing bushing is configured differently than the turbine-side bearing bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Christoph Baum, Karl-Ludwig Braun, Thomas Ducker-Schulz, Panagiotis Koutsovasilis, Christian Kramer, Christian Kunkler, Ivo Nawrath, Erdogan Pektas
  • BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR A CHARGING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20210277935
    Abstract: A bearing assembly for a charging apparatus. The bearing assembly comprises a bearing housing and a shaft. The bearing assembly further comprises a compressor-side bearing bushing and a turbine-side bearing bushing which together support the shaft inside a bearing bore of the bearing housing. The compressor-side bearing bushing is configured differently than the turbine-side bearing bushing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Christoph BAUM, Karl-Ludwig BRAUN, Thomas DUCKER-SCHULZ, Panagiotis KOUTSOVASILIS, Christian KRAMER, Christian KUNKLER, Ivo NAWRATH, Erdogan PEKTAS
  • BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR A CHARGING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20210277942
    Abstract: A bearing assembly for a charging apparatus. The bearing assembly comprises a bearing housing and a shaft. The bearing assembly further comprises a compressor-side bearing bushing and a turbine-side bearing bushing which together support the shaft inside a bearing bore of the bearing housing. The bearing assembly is configured to supply unequal amounts of lubricant to a compressor-side outer lubrication gap of the compressor-side bearing bushing and to a turbine-side outer lubrication gap of the turbine-side bearing bushing. The bearing assembly is further configured to supply unequal amounts of lubricant to a compressor-side inner lubrication gap of the compressor-side bearing bushing and to a turbine-side inner lubrication gap of the turbine-side bearing bushing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Christoph BAUM, Karl-Ludwig BRAUN, Thomas DUCKER-SCHULZ, Panagiotis KOUTSOVASILIS, Christian KRAMER, Christian KUNKLER, Ivo NAWRATH, Erdogan PEKTAS