Patents by Inventor Daniel R. Ouwenga

Daniel R. Ouwenga 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).

  • SUPERCHARGER
    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
  • Supercharger
    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
  • CONTACTOR DAMAGE AND DIAGNOSTICS
    Publication number: 20220337070
    Abstract: A method includes interpreting a contactor open event and a contactor load value for a contactor positioned on a motive power circuit for a mobile application, determining that a contactor opening event under load has occurred in response to the contactor open event and the contactor load value, and updating a contactor wear condition in response to the contactor opening event under load, wherein updating the contactor wear condition comprises accumulating a number of the contactor opening events under load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Justin Keith Griffiths, Nilesh Surase, Ritika Shetty, Shalini Tripathy, Somdut Dey, Madhavi Gupta, Mayura Madane, Sadiya Qureshi, Toseed Khan, Amit Chavan, Kumar Prasad Telikepalli, Atul Solvande, Hao Wang, Jiong Chen, Yueyue Deng, Jason Carroll, Srinivasan Arjun Tekalur, Jacob William Green, Ashok Chakravarthi Kandru, Cheng Luo, Tianyang Jiang, Cheng Wan, Ye Zhu, John Trublowski, Robert Stephen Douglass, Rajen Modi, Nilay Mehta, Laura Natali Valencia Fritsch, Han Li, Dongxin JIn, Lewei Qian, Jun Li, Hongrae Kim, Daniel R. Ouwenga, Patrick Herranz, Miroslav Horejs, Rohit Baranwal, Zhe Zhang, Martin Wayne Mensch, Brandon William Fisher, Austin Robert Zurface, Jeff Howard Urian, James David, Bharath Kumar Suda, Asheesh Kumar Soni, Rene Guy Gallet, Michael Scott Sullivan, Karsten Gerving, Guido Völlmar, Gerd Schmitz, Christoph Bausch, Ute Molitor, Lutz Friedrichsen, Kai Schroeder, Julia Otte, Madeline Philipsohn, Norbert Roesner, Volker Lang, Johannes Meissner, Paolo D'Amico, Jalpa Shah, Meng Wang, Damrongrit Piyabongkarn, Niles Stephen Ramseyer, Dennis Dukaric, Matt Haylock, Anvaya R. Hingangave, Devendra Patil
  • Power distribution and circuit protection for a mobile application having a high efficiency inverter
    Patent number: 11368031
    Abstract: A power electronics assembly for a mobile application includes a first power electronics component selectively coupled to a high source on a first side and coupled to a high voltage battery on a second side, a second power electronics component selectively coupled to one of a low load or a low voltage battery on a first side and coupled to the high voltage battery on a second side; and a controller, including an operating mode circuit structured to determine a discharge operating mode for the mobile application, a power electronics configuration circuit structured to provide a switch state value for the first power electronics component and the second power electronics component in response to the discharge operating mode, and wherein the first power electronics component and the second power electronics component are responsive to the switch state value to coupled selected ones of the high source, low load, and low voltage battery to the high voltage battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Lewei Qian, Daniel R. Ouwenga
  • POWER DISTRIBUTION AND CIRCUIT PROTECTION FOR A MOBILE APPLICATION HAVING A HIGH EFFICIENCY INVERTER
    Publication number: 20200274375
    Abstract: A power electronics assembly for a mobile application includes a first power electronics component selectively coupled to a high source on a first side and coupled to a high voltage battery on a second side, a second power electronics component selectively coupled to one of a low load or a low voltage battery on a first side and coupled to the high voltage battery on a second side; and a controller, including an operating mode circuit structured to determine a discharge operating mode for the mobile application, a power electronics configuration circuit structured to provide a switch state value for the first power electronics component and the second power electronics component in response to the discharge operating mode, and wherein the first power electronics component and the second power electronics component are responsive to the switch state value to coupled selected ones of the high source, low load, and low voltage battery to the high voltage battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Justin Keith Griffiths, Nilesh Surase, Ritika Shetty, Shalini Tripathy, Somdut Dey, Madhavi Gupta, Mayura Madane, Sadiya Qureshi, Toseed Khan, Amit Chavan, Kumar Prasad Telikepalli, Atul Solvande, Hao Wang, Jiong Chen, Yueyue Deng, Jason Carroll, Srinivasan Arjun Tekalur, Jacob William Green, Chakravarthi Kandru, Cheng Luo, Tianyang Jiang, Cheng Wan, Ye Zhu, John Trublowski, Robert Stephen Douglass, Rajen Modi, Nilay Mehta, Laura Natali Valencia Fritsch, Han Li, Dongxin Jin, Lewei Qian, Jun Li, Hongrae Kim, Daniel R. Ouwenga, Patrick Herranz, Miroslav Horejs, Rohit Baranwal, Zhe Zhang, Martin Wayne Mensch, Brandon William Fisher, Austin Robert Zurface, Jeff Howard Urian, James David, Bharath Kumar Suda, Asheesh Kumar Soni, Rene Guy Gallet, Michael Scott Sullivan, Karsten Gerving, Guido Völlmar, Gerd Schmitz, Christoph Bausch, Ute Molitor, Lutz Friedrichsen, Kai Schroeder, Julia Otte, Madeline Philipsohn, Norbert Roesner, Volker Lang, Johannes Meissner, Paolo D'Amico, Jalpa Shah, Meng Wang, Damrongrit Piyabongkarn, Niles Stephen Ramseyer, Dennis Dukaric, Matt Haylock, Anvaya R. Hingangave, Devendra Patil
  • SUPERCHARGER
    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
  • Supercharger
    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
  • Boost system including hybrid drive supercharger with compact configuration
    Patent number: 10344668
    Abstract: A boost system for providing boost pressure to an air intake manifold of an engine includes a supercharger having rotors and a supercharger input shaft, an electric motor/generator, and a planetary gear set. The planetary gear set operates to transfer torque between the supercharger input shaft, the electric motor/generator and a crankshaft of the engine. The boost system can have a compact configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Robert Philip Benjey, Vasilios Tsourapas, Daniel R. Ouwenga, Matthew Joseph Glass, Brian Thompson Smith, Sara Rose McClellan
  • Supercharger with air vent pathway to engine
    Patent number: 10302085
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compression based engine boosting systems, and, more particularly, to a supercharger configuration for higher pressure applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Daniel R. Ouwenga, Paul J. McWilliams
  • Boost system including turbo and hybrid drive supercharger
    Patent number: 10006343
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a boost system that provides boost pressure to an air intake manifold of an engine. The boost system includes a turbocharger and a supercharger that cooperate to provide the pressure boost to the air intake manifold. The boost system also includes a hybrid drive system for powering the supercharger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventor: Daniel R. Ouwenga
  • Positive displacement pump assembly with movable end plate for rotor face clearance control
    Patent number: 9845804
    Abstract: A positive displacement pump assembly includes a rotor housing defining a rotor cavity, and an end plate configured to at least partially close one end of the rotor cavity. Rotors are supported on and fixed to rotor shafts and extend through the rotor cavity. A first pair of bearings fixing the rotor shafts to the end plate. A second pair of bearings fixes the rotor shafts to the rotor housing, preventing relative axial movement between the rotor shafts and the rotor housing. The end plate is axially movable with the rotor shafts when the rotor shafts vary in axial length due to thermal fluctuations so that changes in an axial clearance at end faces of the rotors are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel R. Ouwenga, Brian T. Smith
  • Supercharger with sun gear and planetary gears
    Patent number: 9759218
    Abstract: A supercharger includes a supercharger housing, a primary rotor having a primary rotor shaft fixed to rotate therewith. A ring gear with internal teeth is attached to a transmission housing portion of the supercharger housing. A sun gear is fixed to the primary rotor shaft. A planetary gear carrier has a plurality of planetary gear shafts. A plurality of planetary gears rotate about corresponding planetary gear shafts and are meshingly engaged with the sun gear and the ring gear and are substantially equally spaced about the sun gear. A rotatable input shaft is connectable to the planetary gear carrier. The input shaft is connectable to receive rotational motion and power from an engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher W. Creager, Daniel R. Ouwenga, Christopher Suhocki
  • BOOST SYSTEM INCLUDING HYBRID DRIVE SUPERCHARGER WITH COMPACT CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20160319733
    Abstract: A boost system for providing boost pressure to an air intake manifold of an engine includes a supercharger having rotors and a supercharger input shaft, an electric motor/generator, and a planetary gear set. The planetary gear set operates to transfer torque between the supercharger input shaft, the electric motor/generator and a crankshaft of the engine. The boost system can have a compact configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Philip BENJEY, Vasilios TSOURAPAS, Daniel R. OUWENGA, Matthew Joseph GLASS, Brian Thompson SMITH, Sara Rose BERGLUND
  • BOOST SYSTEM INCLUDING TURBO AND HYBRID DRIVE SUPERCHARGER
    Publication number: 20160237880
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a boost system that provides boost pressure to an air intake manifold of an engine. The boost system includes a turbocharger and a supercharger that cooperate to provide the pressure boost to the air intake manifold. The boost system also includes a hybrid drive system for powering the supercharger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventor: Daniel R. OUWENGA
  • SUPERCHARGER
    Publication number: 20160003249
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compression based engine boosting systems, and, more particularly, to a supercharger configuration for higher pressure applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel R. OUWENGA, Paul J. McWILLIAMS
  • SUPERCHARGER
    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
  • Supercharger coupling
    Patent number: 9086012
    Abstract: A rotational element coupling device in a supercharger includes a rotatable output shaft having tapered external splines and an output shaft axis of rotation. A coupling disk has a disk axis of rotation coaxial with the output shaft axis of rotation, a tapered internally splined bore coaxial with the disk axis of rotation to engage the tapered external splines, and a plurality of apertures defined in the coupling disk parallel to the disk axis of rotation. A plurality of pins each have a disk end and a timing gear end distal to the disk end. The plurality of pins matingly engages with the coupling disk at the disk end of the pins via the plurality of apertures. A timing gear is fixed to a supercharger rotor for rotation therewith. The timing gear has a plurality of apertures disposed therein to matingly engage with the timing gear end of the plurality of pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher W. Creager, Daniel R. Ouwenga, Matthew J. Fortini
  • POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMP ASSEMBLY WITH MOVABLE END PLATE FOR ROTOR FACE CLEARANCE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20150118094
    Abstract: A positive displacement pump assembly includes a rotor housing defining a rotor cavity, and an end plate configured to at least partially close one end of the rotor cavity. Rotors are supported on and fixed to rotor shafts and extend through the rotor cavity. A first pair of bearings fixing the rotor shafts to the end plate. A second pair of bearings fixes the rotor shafts to the rotor housing, preventing relative axial movement between the rotor shafts and the rotor housing. The end plate is axially movable with the rotor shafts when the rotor shafts vary in axial length due to thermal fluctuations so that changes in an axial clearance at end faces of the rotors are reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel R. Ouwenga, Brian T. Smith
  • Supercharger timing gear oil pump
    Patent number: 8932033
    Abstract: A positive displacement pump is provided. The pump includes a housing, and first and second meshed rotors rotatably disposed in the housing and arranged to transform relatively low-pressure inlet port air into relatively high-pressure outlet port air. The pump additionally includes first and second meshed timing gears fixed relative to the first and second rotors, respectively, for preventing contact between the first and second rotors, and sufficiently enclosed to generate a flow of lubricating fluid. Furthermore, the blower includes an input drive adapted to be rotatably driven at speeds proportional to speeds of an internal combustion engine and arranged to drive the first and second timing gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel R. Ouwenga
  • SUPERCHARGER
    Publication number: 20140271136
    Abstract: A supercharger includes a supercharger housing, a primary rotor having a primary rotor shaft fixed to rotate therewith. A ring gear with internal teeth is attached to a transmission housing portion of the supercharger housing. A sun gear is fixed to the primary rotor shaft. A planetary gear carrier has a plurality of planetary gear shafts. A plurality of planetary gears rotate about corresponding planetary gear shafts and are meshingly engaged with the sun gear and the ring gear and are substantially equally spaced about the sun gear. A rotatable input shaft is connectable to the planetary gear carrier. The input shaft is connectable to receive rotational motion and power from an engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher W. Creager, Daniel R. Ouwenga, Christopher Suhocki