Patents by Inventor Paul Honkanen

Paul Honkanen 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).

  • Dual compressor turbocharger
    Patent number: 11274673
    Abstract: A dual compressor turbocharger includes two compressors. One compressor supplies fuel pressure, and one compressor supplies air pressure. The dual compressor turbocharger includes a turbine driven by exhaust of an engine and a shaft coupled to the turbine. The first compressor is mounted on the shaft and includes a first inlet coupled to an air supply and a first outlet coupled to an air intake of the engine. The second compressor is mounted on the shaft and includes a second inlet coupled to a fuel supply and a second outlet coupled to a fuel supply rail of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Isaac S. Frampton, Robert J. Danforth, III, Paul Honkanen
  • Dual compressor turbocharger
    Patent number: 10378549
    Abstract: A dual compressor turbocharger includes two compressors. One compressor supplies fuel pressure, and one compressor supplies air pressure. The dual compressor turbocharger includes a turbine driven by exhaust of an engine and a shaft coupled to the turbine. The first compressor is mounted on the shaft and includes a first inlet coupled to an air supply and a first outlet coupled to an air intake of the engine. The second compressor is mounted on the shaft and includes a second inlet coupled to a fuel supply and a second outlet coupled to a fuel supply rail of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Isaac S. Frampton, Robert J. Danforth, III, Paul Honkanen
  • Dual Compressor Turbocharger
    Publication number: 20170241425
    Abstract: A dual compressor turbocharger includes two compressors. One compressor supplies fuel pressure, and one compressor supplies air pressure. The dual compressor turbocharger includes a turbine driven by exhaust of an engine and a shaft coupled to the turbine. The first compressor is mounted on the shaft and includes a first inlet coupled to an air supply and a first outlet coupled to an air intake of the engine. The second compressor is mounted on the shaft and includes a second inlet coupled to a fuel supply and a second outlet coupled to a fuel supply rail of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Isaac S. Frampton, Robert J. Danforth, III, Paul Honkanen
  • Dual Compressor Turbocharger
    Publication number: 20170097004
    Abstract: A dual compressor turbocharger includes two compressors. One compressor supplies fuel pressure, and one compressor supplies air pressure. The dual compressor turbocharger includes a turbine driven by exhaust of an engine and a shaft coupled to the turbine. The first compressor is mounted on the shaft and includes a first inlet coupled to an air supply and a first outlet coupled to an air intake of the engine. The second compressor is mounted on the shaft and includes a second inlet coupled to a fuel supply and a second outlet coupled to a fuel supply rail of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Isaac S. Frampton, Robert J. Danforth, III, Paul Honkanen
  • Dual compressor turbocharger
    Patent number: 9556792
    Abstract: A dual compressor turbocharger includes two compressors. One compressor supplies fuel pressure, and one compressor supplies air pressure. The dual compressor turbocharger includes a turbine driven by exhaust of an engine and a shaft coupled to the turbine. The first compressor is mounted on the shaft and includes a first inlet coupled to an air supply and a first outlet coupled to an air intake of the engine. The second compressor is mounted on the shaft and includes a second inlet coupled to a fuel supply and a second outlet coupled to a fuel supply rail of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Kohler, Co.
    Inventors: Isaac S. Frampton, Robert J. Danforth, III, Paul Honkanen
  • Dual Compressor Turbocharger
    Publication number: 20160108810
    Abstract: A dual compressor turbocharger includes two compressors. One compressor supplies fuel pressure, and one compressor supplies air pressure. The dual compressor turbocharger includes a turbine driven by exhaust of an engine and a shaft coupled to the turbine. The first compressor is mounted on the shaft and includes a first inlet coupled to an air supply and a first outlet coupled to an air intake of the engine. The second compressor is mounted on the shaft and includes a second inlet coupled to a fuel supply and a second outlet coupled to a fuel supply rail of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Isaac S. Frampton, Robert J. Danforth, III, Paul Honkanen