Patents by Inventor Phillippe Noelle

Phillippe Noelle 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).

  • Turbocharger assembly having heat shield-centering arrangements
    Patent number: 8092162
    Abstract: A turbocharger for internal combustion engines, having a heat shield disposed between a turbine housing and center housing of the turbocharger for shielding the center housing from exhaust gases passing through the turbine. The heat shield in one embodiment is centered on a generally conical surface of the center housing, by engagement between the conical surface and a centering portion of the heat shield. In another embodiment, the heat shield has a generally conical portion that is non-axisymmetric, having a plurality of radially enlarged lobes that engage a radially inwardly facing surface of the turbine housing for centering the heat shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Masson, Alain Lombard, Jerome Mitka, Valerie Bribant, Phillippe Noelle