Patents by Inventor Menelaos Chatzakis

Menelaos Chatzakis 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: 11459918
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards an engine assembly comprising a crankcase, a crankshaft, a lubrication system and fluid guide arrangement. During rotation the crankshaft is configured to drive a crankcase fluid flow in a crankcase chamber. The lubrication system comprises a lubricant drain for a drain fluid flow therethrough extending to a drain aperture at the crankcase chamber. The fluid guide arrangement is located adjacent or in proximity to the drain aperture. The fluid guide arrangement is configured for guiding crankcase fluid flow away from the drain aperture and/or for reducing the pressure of the crankcase fluid flow past the drain aperture, such that drain fluid flows from the lubricant drain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Perkins Engines Company Limited
    Inventors: Geoffrey Kerss, Owen Else, Prabhu Ramasamy, Menelaos Chatzakis
  • Publication number: 20210293163
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards an engine assembly comprising a crankcase, a crankshaft, a lubrication system and fluid guide arrangement. During rotation the crankshaft is configured to drive a crankcase fluid flow in a crankcase chamber. The lubrication system comprises a lubricant drain for a drain fluid flow therethrough extending to a drain aperture at the crankcase chamber. The fluid guide arrangement is located adjacent or in proximity to the drain aperture. The fluid guide arrangement is configured for guiding crankcase fluid flow away from the drain aperture and/or for reducing the pressure of the crankcase fluid flow past the drain aperture, such that drain fluid flows from the lubricant drain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Perkins Engines Company Limited
    Inventors: Geoffrey Kerss, Owen Else, Prabhu Ramasamy, Menelaos Chatzakis
  • Patent number: 10808606
    Abstract: A turbocharger housing for an engine includes a specifically designed mounting interface provided at a turbine outlet of a turbine housing. In particular, the mounting interface includes a mounting flange that is inclined with respect to a plane that is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the turbocharger. In particular, in case of an arrangement where the turbocharger is arranged such that the shaft of the same extends substantially horizontally, the mounting flange of the turbine outlet is rotated by a predetermined angle of, for example, 20 degrees about the vertical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Perkins Engines Company Limited
    Inventors: Menelaos Chatzakis, Prabhu Ramasamy, Adam Dudley
  • Publication number: 20180328270
    Abstract: A turbocharger housing for an engine includes a specifically designed mounting interface provided at a turbine outlet of a turbine housing. In particular, the mounting interface includes a mounting flange that is inclined with respect to a plane that is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the turbocharger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Perkins Engines Company Limited
    Inventors: Menelaos Chatzakis, Prabhu Ramasamy, Adam Dudley