Patents by Inventor Hildwin Kuzi

Hildwin Kuzi 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 housing body group of an exhaust-gas turbocharger
    Patent number: 8926274
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bearing housing body group (1) of an exhaust-gas turbocharger, having a housing (2) for a bearing arrangement of a rotor shaft (3); having a turbine wheel (4) on one end (5) of the rotor shaft (3); having a compressor wheel (6) on the opposite end (7) of the rotor shaft (3); and having a compressor-wheel-side housing cover (8) which can be fixed by means of a fastening device (9) in a compressor-wheel-side housing opening (10), wherein the fastening device (9) is designed as a bayonet connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Hildwin Kuzi, Thomas Fitting
  • Method for connecting a sheet metal component, such as a pipe, to a cast metal component, such as a housing port, in particular for an exhaust system
    Patent number: 8183494
    Abstract: In the method according to the invention for connecting a sheet metal component (3) to a component (5) consisting of cast metal, the sheet metal component (3) and the component (5) are welded to one another by means of a pulse-welding method. In particular, a sheet metal pipe (3) can thereby be welded to the port (12) of a housing (13) consisting of cast metal. This advantage may be utilized for an exhaust system with an exhaust manifold (3) and an exhaust assembly, such as a turbocharger (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Wilfried Bien, Jan Peter Elfeldt, Michael Halves, Thomas Huelsberg, Uwe Klussmann, Hildwin Kuzi, Holger Nuhn, Ralf Puenjer, Olav Reinhardt, Dirk Riewert, Alfred Riggers, Thorsten Sternal
  • BEARING HOUSING BODY GROUP OF AN EXHAUST-GAS TURBOCHARGER
    Publication number: 20110103948
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bearing housing body group (1) of an exhaust-gas turbocharger, having a housing (2) for a bearing arrangement of a rotor shaft (3); having a turbine wheel (4) on one end (5) of the rotor shaft (3); having a compressor wheel (6) on the opposite end (7) of the rotor shaft (3); and having a compressor-wheel-side housing cover (8) which can be fixed by means of a fastening device (9) in a compressor-wheel-side housing opening (10), wherein the fastening device (9) is designed as a bayonet connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Hildwin Kuzi, Thomas Fitting
  • Method for Connecting a Sheet Metal Component, Such as a Pipe, to a Cast Metal Component, Such as a Housing Port, in Particular for an Exhaust System
    Publication number: 20070289954
    Abstract: In the method according to the invention for connecting a sheet metal component (3) to a component (5) consisting of cast metal, the sheet metal component (3) and the component (5) are welded to one another by means of a pulse-welding method. In particular, a sheet metal pipe (3) can thereby be welded to the port (12) of a housing (13) consisting of cast metal. This advantage may be utilized for an exhaust system with an exhaust manifold (3) and an exhaust assembly, such as a turbocharger (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Wilfried Bien, Jan Elfeldt, Michael Halves, Thomas Huelsberg, Uwe Klussmann, Hildwin Kuzi, Holger Nuhn, Ralf Puenjer, Olay Reinhardt, Dirk Riewert, Alfred Riggers, Thorsten Sternal