Patents by Inventor Klaus-Peter Dörle

Klaus-Peter Dörle 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).

  • Turbocharger
    Patent number: 8161745
    Abstract: The invention relates to a turbocharger (1) having a turbine (2); and having a compressor (3) connected to the turbine (2) by means of a bearing housing (4), the compressor comprising a compressor housing (5), which has a reference surface (BF) perpendicular to a turbocharger axis (AL), and a valve flange (6) equipped with a valve seat (11) for a wastegate valve and a connecting channel (9) to a compressor inlet (7), wherein the valve flange (6) has a flange surface (8) that is disposed at a calculable angle (?) to the reference surface (BF) in a tilted manner, and wherein the connecting channel (9) has a channel axis (AK), which is disposed at a calculable angle (?) in a tilted manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Klaus-Peter Dörle, Oliver Schumnig
  • TURBOCHARGER
    Publication number: 20100047054
    Abstract: The invention relates to a turbocharger (1) having a turbine (2); and having a compressor (3) connected to the turbine (2) by means of a bearing housing (4), the compressor comprising a compressor housing (5), which has a reference surface (BF) perpendicular to a turbocharger axis (AL), and a valve flange (6) equipped with a valve seat (11) for a wastegate valve and a connecting channel (9) to a compressor inlet (7), wherein the valve flange (6) has a flange surface (8) that is disposed at a calculable angle (?) to the reference surface (BF) in a tilted manner, and wherein the connecting channel (9) has a channel axis (AK), which is disposed at a calculable angle (?) in a tilted manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: BORGWARNER INC.
    Inventors: Klaus-Peter Dörle, Oliver Schumnig