Patents by Inventor Kai Sabastian Kuhlbach

Kai Sabastian Kuhlbach 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).

  • Patent number: 8667795
    Abstract: Disclosed is a turbocharged internal combustion engine having at least one intake for supplying the internal combustion engine with fresh air or fresh mixture on an inlet side, a cylinder head having at least two cylinders which are arranged along a cylinder head longitudinal axis and each of which has at least one outlet opening which is adjoined by an exhaust line for discharging the exhaust gases out of the cylinder, the exhaust lines of at least two cylinders being merged on an outlet side, so as to form an integrated exhaust manifold within the cylinder head, to form an overall exhaust line. Also disclosed is at least one exhaust-gas turbocharger which comprises a turbine arranged in the overall exhaust line and a compressor arranged in the at least one intake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Bernd Steiner, Kai Sabastian Kuhlbach
  • Publication number: 20100175374
    Abstract: Disclosed is a turbocharged internal combustion engine (1) having at least one intake (8) for supplying the internal combustion engine (1) with fresh air or fresh mixture on an inlet side (10), a cylinder head (3) having at least two cylinders (3a) which are arranged along a cylinder head longitudinal axis (4) and each of which has at least one outlet opening (13) which is adjoined by an exhaust line (6) for discharging the exhaust gases out of the cylinder (3a), with the exhaust lines (6) of at least two cylinders (3a) being merged on an outlet side (11), so as to form an integrated exhaust manifold (5) within the cylinder head (3), to form an overall exhaust line (7), and at least one exhaust-gas turbocharger (2) which comprises a turbine (2a) arranged in the overall exhaust line (7) and a compressor (2b) arranged in the at least one intake (8), with the turbine (2a) having a turbine rotor, which is provided on a charger shaft (2c), and an inlet region for supplying the exhaust gas, and the compressor (2b)
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Bernd Steiner, Kai Sabastian Kuhlbach