Patents by Inventor Nico Kanoffsky

Nico Kanoffsky 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: 11821049
    Abstract: A waste gate component for a turbo charger made of a ferritic steel including C, Cr, Ni, Nb, V, Mn, and optionally Si, and Ti as main alloying elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald Schall, Ingo Dietrich, Volker Paul, Nico Kanoffsky
  • Publication number: 20230193812
    Abstract: A radial turbine for a charging device with a turbine casing, a turbine wheel, a VTG guide grid, and a plurality of spacing elements. The spacing elements are arranged on the vane bearing ring and define an axial distance of the vane bearing ring from the turbine casing or from a counter-element arranged in the turbine casing. At least one spacing element is arranged adjacent to a guide vane and is configured such that a minimum distance between the at least one spacing element and the associated adjacent guide vane is achieved in a specific operating position of the guide vane in which the minimum distance is formed by a difference between an axial distance and an inflow distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Nico Kanoffsky, Thomas Ramb
  • Patent number: 11428114
    Abstract: A lever for a VTG guide vane arrangement of a radial turbine with a main body with a fork-shaped coupling section with two limbs. A wear-resistant contact block is arranged on an inner side of at least one of the limbs. The wear-resistant contact block is designed for operative engagement with an adjusting ring of the VTG guide van arrangement, giving rise to the effect of increased wear resistance at least in the region of the engagement with the VTG guide vane arrangement. Furthermore, a VTG guide vane arrangement having such a lever, a radial turbine having such a VTG guide vane arrangement, and a supercharging device having such a radial turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Nico Kanoffsky, Thomas Ramb
  • Patent number: 10302123
    Abstract: A coupling rod fitting (1) having a first end piece (2); a second end piece (3); and having an intermediate piece (4) which connects the first end piece (2) and the second end piece (3). The intermediate piece (4) is formed as a connecting rod and the first end piece (2) and the second end piece (3) have in each case one sleeve (5 and 6 respectively), which sleeves are pushed onto the connecting rod (4) and are fixed in an adjustable final assembly position on the connecting rod (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Leif Heidingsfelder, Nico Kanoffsky, Ralf Christmann
  • Publication number: 20190153557
    Abstract: A waste gate component for a turbo charger made of a ferritic steel including C, Cr, Ni, Nb, V, Mn, and optionally Si, and Ti as main alloying elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Gerald SCHALL, Ingo DIETRICH, Volker PAUL, Nico KANOFFSKY
  • Patent number: 10072563
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a turbine (2) which is provided with an adjustable turbine geometry and/or with a wastegate; and having an actuator (11) which is connected by means of a coupling rod (14; 14?; 14?) to the adjustable turbine geometry and/or to the wastegate. The coupling rod (14; 14?; 14?) is connected at its end regions at one side to the actuator (11) and at the other side to an adjusting shaft arrangement of the variable turbine geometry and/or of the wastegate. The coupling rod (14; 14?; 14?) is formed as an MIM component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Volker Paul, Nico Kanoffsky
  • Patent number: 9664064
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a turbine (2) which is provided with a variable turbine geometry (18) and/or a wastegate; and having an actuator (11) which is connected to the variable turbine geometry (18) and/or the wastegate via a coupling rod (14). The coupling rod (14) is connected at its end regions (21, 22) at one side to a pin of the actuator (11) by means of a lock washer (25) and at the other side to a pin (33) of an adjusting shaft (5) of the variable turbine geometry (18) and/or of the wastegate by means of a lock washer (26). The lock washers (25, 26) are integrated in the coupling rod (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Stilgenbauer, Nico Kanoffsky
  • Patent number: 9562537
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a turbine (2) which is provided with a variable turbine geometry and/or with a wastegate; and having an actuator (6) which is connected to the variable turbine geometry and/or to the wastegate by means of a coupling rod (9) composed of plastic. The coupling rod (9) is connected, at its end regions, by means of a first eyelet (8) at one side to a pin (7) of the actuator (6) and by means of a second eyelet (12) at the other side to a pin (11) of an adjusting lever (10) of the variable turbine geometry and/or of the wastegate. The eyelets (8, 12) of the coupling rod (9) are provided with in each case one metal sleeve (13 and 14 respectively).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Leif Heidingsfelder, Nico Kanoffsky
  • Publication number: 20160369836
    Abstract: A coupling rod fitting (1) having a first end piece (2); a second end piece (3); and having an intermediate piece (4) which connects the first end piece (2) and the second end piece (3). The intermediate piece (4) is formed as a connecting rod and the first end piece (2) and the second end piece (3) have in each case one sleeve (5 and 6 respectively), which sleeves are pushed onto the connecting rod (4) and are fixed in an adjustable final assembly position on the connecting rod (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Leif Heidingsfelder, Nico Kanoffsky, Ralf Christmann
  • Patent number: 9494045
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a turbine (2) which is provided with a variable turbine geometry (18) and/or a wastegate; and having an actuator (11) which is connected to the variable turbine geometry (18) and/or the wastegate via a coupling rod (14; 14?; 14?). The coupling rod (14; 14?) is connected at its end regions (21, 22) at one side to the actuator (11) and at the other side to a pin (19) of an adjusting shaft arrangement (23; 26) of the variable turbine geometry (18) and/or of the wastegate. The pin (19) of the adjusting shaft arrangement (23; 26) is in the form of a bayonet pin, and that end region (22) of the coupling rod (14) which interacts with the pin (19) is in the form of a bayonet receptacle (24; 27) which is matched to the bayonet pin (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Ramb, Nico Kanoffsky
  • Publication number: 20150152778
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a turbine (2) which is provided with an adjustable turbine geometry and/or with a wastegate; and having an actuator (11) which is connected by means of a coupling rod (14; 14?; 14?) to the adjustable turbine geometry and/or to the wastegate. The coupling rod (14; 14?; 14?) is connected at its end regions at one side to the actuator (11) and at the other side to an adjusting shaft arrangement of the variable turbine geometry and/or of the wastegate. The coupling rod (14; 14?; 14?) is formed as an MIM component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Volker Paul, Nico Kanoffsky
  • Publication number: 20150107404
    Abstract: A coupling rod (1) having a first end piece (2); a second end piece (3); and an intermediate piece (4) which connects the first end piece (2) and the second end piece (3). The intermediate piece (4) is formed as a connecting rod and the first end piece (2) and the second end piece (3) have in each case one sleeve (5 and 6 respectively), which sleeves are pushed onto the connecting rod (4) and are fixed in an adjustable final assembly position on the connecting rod (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Leif Heidingsfelder, Nico Kanoffsky, Ralf Christmann
  • Publication number: 20150086341
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a turbine (2) which is provided with a variable turbine geometry and/or with a wastegate; and having an actuator (6) which is connected to the variable turbine geometry and/or to the wastegate by means of a coupling rod (9) composed of plastic. The coupling rod (9) is connected, at its end regions, by means of a first eyelet (8) at one side to a pin (7) of the actuator (6) and by means of a second eyelet (12) at the other side to a pin (11) of an adjusting lever (10) of the variable turbine geometry and/or of the wastegate. The eyelets (8, 12) of the coupling rod (9) are provided with in each case one metal sleeve (13 and 14 respectively).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Leif Heidingsfelder, Nico Kanoffsky
  • Publication number: 20140169946
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a turbine (2) which is provided with a variable turbine geometry (18) and/or a wastegate; and having an actuator (11) which is connected to the variable turbine geometry (18) and/or the wastegate via a coupling rod (14). The coupling rod (14) is connected at its end regions (21, 22) at one side to a pin of the actuator (11) by means of a lock washer (25) and at the other side to a pin (33) of an adjusting shaft (5) of the variable turbine geometry (18) and/or of the wastegate by means of a lock washer (26). The lock washers (25, 26) are integrated in the coupling rod (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: BORGWARNER INC.
    Inventors: Michael Stilgenbauer, Nico Kanoffsky
  • Publication number: 20140154056
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a turbine (2) which is provided with a variable turbine geometry (18) and/or a wastegate; and having an actuator (11) which is connected to the variable turbine geometry (18) and/or the wastegate via a coupling rod (14; 14?; 14?). The coupling rod (14; 14?) is connected at its end regions (21, 22) at one side to the actuator (11) and at the other side to a pin (19) of an adjusting shaft arrangement (23; 26) of the variable turbine geometry (18) and/or of the wastegate. The pin (19) of the adjusting shaft arrangement (23; 26) is in the form of a bayonet pin, and that end region (22) of the coupling rod (14) which interacts with the pin (19) is in the form of a bayonet receptacle (24; 27) which is matched to the bayonet pin (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: BORGWARNER INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Ramb, Nico Kanoffsky