Patents by Inventor Marc FICKERT

Marc FICKERT 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: 10900367
    Abstract: A sealing unit for a turbocharger for sealing a transition from a bearing housing into a compressor housing, and a method for producing a sealing unit of this type. The sealing unit includes a sealing bush which is designed for common rotation with a shaft of a turbocharger, a slide ring, and first and second groove rings. The first and second groove rings are designed for common rotation with the sealing bush and are arranged on the sealing bush. The slide ring is arranged between the first and second groove rings in the axial direction so that radially extending sealing gaps are formed on both sides of the slide ring between the slide ring and the respective groove ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Fickert, Sebastian Mack
  • Publication number: 20190048733
    Abstract: A sealing unit for a turbocharger for sealing a transition from a bearing housing into a compressor housing, and a method for producing a sealing unit of this type. The sealing unit includes comprises a sealing bush which is designed for common rotation with a shaft of a turbocharger, a slide ring, and first and second groove rings. The first and second, wherein the two groove rings are designed for common rotation with the sealing bush and are arranged on the sealing bush. The slide ring is arranged between the first and second two groove rings in the axial direction so that radially extending sealing gaps are formed on both sides of the slide ring between the slide ring and the respective groove ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Marc FICKERT, Sebastian MACK