Patents by Inventor Daniel Allen Gutknecht

Daniel Allen Gutknecht 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).

  • Multi-lobe semi-floating journal bearing
    Patent number: 8790066
    Abstract: An exemplary turbocharger assembly includes a housing with a through bore having a central axis extending between a compressor end and a turbine end of the housing and a bearing, configured for receipt by the through bore, where the bearing includes an inner journal configured to rotatably support a turbocharger shaft and where the inner journal includes a central axis, an axial length, a lubricant opening, an axially confined lubricant well, a lubricant ramp, and a lubricant channel that spans the axial length of the inner journal. Various other exemplary devices, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Allen Gutknecht
  • MULTI-LOBE SEMI-FLOATING JOURNAL BEARING
    Publication number: 20110200422
    Abstract: An exemplary turbocharger assembly includes a housing with a through bore having a central axis extending between a compressor end and a turbine end of the housing and a bearing, configured for receipt by the through bore, where the bearing includes an inner journal configured to rotatably support a turbocharger shaft and where the inner journal includes a central axis, an axial length, a lubricant opening, an axially confined lubricant well, a lubricant ramp, and a lubricant channel that spans the axial length of the inner journal. Various other exemplary devices, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventor: Daniel Allen Gutknecht