Patents by Inventor Nikhil P Madathil

Nikhil P Madathil 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).

  • Publication number: 20210010412
    Abstract: A cylinder head assembly for an internal combustion engine includes a cast cylinder head having at least one oil gallery, a turbocharger housing integrally cast with the cylinder head, and a turbocharger cartridge assembly configured to be inserted into the turbocharger housing and including at least one bearing rotatably supporting a shaft coupled between a compressor wheel and a turbine wheel. A lubricant supply system having a lubricant passage formed within the turbocharger housing is configured to supply oil from the at least one oil gallery to the turbocharger cartridge assembly to lubricate the at least one bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Michael P Schmidt, Jeffrey Brand, Constantin Hagiu, Nikhil P Madathil
  • Publication number: 20200347773
    Abstract: A cylinder head assembly for an internal combustion engine includes a cast cylinder head, a turbocharger housing integrally cast with the cylinder head, and a water jacket cast into the integrally cast turbocharger housing and configured to receive a flow of coolant for cooling the integrally cast turbocharger housing. The assembly can also include a wastegate housing integrally cast with the cylinder head and the turbocharger housing, and a water jacket cast into the integrally cast wastegate housing. The water jacket is configured to receive a flow of coolant for cooling the integrally cast turbocharger housing and the integrally cast wastegate housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Michael P Schmidt, Nikhil P Madathil, Alan G Falkowski, Michael D Buss, Christantin Hagiu, Douglas A Trudeau
  • Publication number: 20200347796
    Abstract: A cylinder head assembly for an internal combustion engine includes a cast cylinder head and a turbocharger housing integrally cast with the cylinder head and having an integrally cast wastegate housing. The turbocharger housing is configured to receive a turbocharger cartridge rotatably supporting a shaft coupled between a compressor wheel and a turbine wheel. The integrally cast wastegate housing defines a wastegate chamber configured to receive a wastegate valve, a flow of exhaust gas from the turbine wheel, and a flow of wastegate exhaust gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Michael P. Schmidt, Nikhil P. Madathil, Alan G. Falkowski, Michael D. Buss, Christantin Hagiu, Douglas A. Trudeau