Patents by Inventor Mark Teng

Mark Teng 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).

  • Alternator having an external ignition protection system
    Patent number: 10541581
    Abstract: An alternator includes an external ignition protection system including a shaft rotatable about an axis. The shaft includes a slip ring end. A slip ring support is mounted at the slip ring end of the shaft. A slip ring cover is mounted to the shaft. The slip ring cover defines a slip ring cavity. A first slip ring end housing supports the slip ring cover. The first slip ring end housing includes a first plurality of openings. A second slip ring end housing is arranged axially outwardly of the slip ring end. The second slip ring end housing includes a second plurality of openings. The first slip ring end housing, slip ring cover and the second slip ring end housing define a labyrinth flow path that provides an air flow through the slip ring cavity and prevents passage of ignition inducing elements from the alternator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: BORGWARNER INC.
    Inventors: Kirk E. Neet, George Chen, Mark Teng, Yijun Wang
  • ALTERNATOR HAVING AN EXTERNAL IGNITION PROTECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180183293
    Abstract: An alternator includes an external ignition protection system including a shaft rotatable about an axis. The shaft includes a slip ring end. A slip ring support is mounted at the slip ring end of the shaft. A slip ring cover is mounted to the shaft. The slip ring cover defines a slip ring cavity. A first slip ring end housing supports the slip ring cover. The first slip ring end housing includes a first plurality of openings. A second slip ring end housing is arranged axially outwardly of the slip ring end. The second slip ring end housing includes a second plurality of openings. The first slip ring end housing, slip ring cover and the second slip ring end housing define a labyrinth flow path that provides an air flow through the slip ring cavity and prevents passage of ignition inducing elements from the alternator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Kirk E. Neet, George Chen, Mark Teng, Yijun Wang