Patents by Inventor Michal Aaron Hastings

Michal Aaron Hastings 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).

  • Wastegate for a turbocharged internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 6976359
    Abstract: A wastegate valve for a turbocharger that is separate from the turbocharger has an actuator mounted to a valve housing. The valve housing has a passage therethrough and a swing valve that opens and closes the passage. The swing valve has a pivot point that lies outside the path of the exhaust gases. The passage has a recess therein that receives a portion of the swing valve in its open position to improve the flow of exhaust gases through the passage. In an internal combustion engine system, the wastegate valve forms part of a bypass conduit that redirects a portion of the exhaust gases from an engine away from and past the turbocharger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Turbonetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michal Aaron Hastings, Bradley Dean Lewis