Patents by Inventor Kenneth M. Cornell

Kenneth M. Cornell 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).

  • Internally mounted radial flow intercooler for a combustion air changer
    Patent number: 7278472
    Abstract: An improved combustion air charger, such as a turbocharger or a supercharger, includes a housing (10) having a rotary shaft (18) journalled therein. At least one compressor wheel (20,22) is located on the shaft (18). The housing (10) includes an ambient inlet (30) as well as a compressed air outlet (32) and a heat exchanger (36) is located between at least one of the compressor wheels (20) and the outlet (32) and is arranged so that air flow through the heat exchanger (36) is generally in the radially inward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Modine Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Steven P. Meshenky, Robert J. Barfknecht, James J. Hennes, Kenneth M. Cornell
  • Formed disk plate heat exchanger
    Patent number: 6948909
    Abstract: A compact rotary compressor unit within internal intercooling includes a rotary shaft (10) with at least one compressor wheel (14,16) mounted thereon for rotation therewith. The compressor wheel (14,16) has an inlet end (18) of relatively small diameter and a radial discharge end (20) of relatively large diameter. A nominally donut-shaped intercooling heat exchanger (42) is centered about the shaft (10) to receive compressed air from the compressor wheel and cool the same. Both the compressor wheel (14,16) and the heat exchanger (42) are confined in a housing (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Modine Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Steven P. Meshenky, Robert J. Barfknecht, Kenneth M. Cornell, James J. Hennes, LeRoy Goines, Peter C. Kottal
  • Internally mounted radial flow intercooler for a combustion air charger
    Publication number: 20040055740
    Abstract: An improved combustion air charger, such as a turbocharger or a supercharger, includes a housing (10) having a rotary shaft (18) journalled therein. At least one compressor wheel (20,22) is located on the shaft (18). The housing (10) includes an ambient inlet (30) as well as a compressed air outlet (32) and a heat exchanger (36) is located between at least one of the compressor wheels (20) and the outlet (32) and is arranged so that air flow through the heat exchanger (36) is generally in the radially inward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Steven P. Meshenky, Robert J. Barfknecht, James J. Hennes, Kenneth M. Cornell