Patents by Inventor Jerud CRANDALL

Jerud CRANDALL 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).

  • HEAT SHIELD WITH CENTERING FEATURES
    Publication number: 20160102678
    Abstract: A turbocharger (10) includes a shaft (26) rotatably supported within a bearing housing (28), a turbine wheel (22) connected to the shaft (26), and a heat shield (150, 250) disposed between the turbine wheel (22) and the bearing housing (28). The heat shield (150, 250) includes surface features (80, 180) formed on at least one of a sidewall (57) portion thereof and a flange (63) portion thereof that locate the heat shield (150, 250) relative to the bearing housing (28) such that the heat shield (150, 250) is coaxial with the rotational axis of the shaft (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Jerud CRANDALL, Gordon JENKS, Michael THAYER