Patents by Inventor Raghav Kulkarni

Raghav Kulkarni 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: 11591931
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for a radial turbocharger. In one example, the turbocharger comprises a turbine case housing a turbine wheel and a compressor case housing a compressor wheel, the turbine case including a vaneless turbine nozzle integrated into the turbine case, a bearing case surrounding a shaft connecting the turbine wheel to the compressor wheel and arranged between the turbine case and compressor case, a plurality of long bolts arranged around a circumference of the turbine case, and a plurality of slots arranged around a circumference of the turbine case, a slot length of each slot extending in a radial direction and adapted to receive a dowel pin having a diameter smaller than the slot length, where each dowel pin, via a corresponding slot, couples the bearing case to the turbine case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Joseph Homison, Louis Kobielski, Daniel Edward Loringer, Richard Scott, Lukas Johnson, Jared Vaughn, Raghav Kulkarni
  • Publication number: 20210310370
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for a radial turbocharger. In one example, the turbocharger comprises a turbine case housing a turbine wheel and a compressor case housing a compressor wheel, the turbine case including a vaneless turbine nozzle integrated into the turbine case, a bearing case surrounding a shaft connecting the turbine wheel to the compressor wheel and arranged between the turbine case and compressor case, a plurality of long bolts arranged around a circumference of the turbine case, and a plurality of slots arranged around a circumference of the turbine case, a slot length of each slot extending in a radial direction and adapted to receive a dowel pin having a diameter smaller than the slot length, where each dowel pin, via a corresponding slot, couples the bearing case to the turbine case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Joseph Homison, Louis Kobielski, Daniel Edward Loringer, Richard Scott, Lukas Johnson, Jared Vaughn, Raghav Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 11060416
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for a radial turbocharger. In one example, the turbocharger comprises a turbine case housing a turbine wheel and a compressor case housing a compressor wheel, the turbine case including a vaneless turbine nozzle integrated into the turbine case, a bearing case surrounding a shaft connecting the turbine wheel to the compressor wheel and arranged between the turbine case and compressor case, a plurality of long bolts arranged around a circumference of the turbine case, and a plurality of slots arranged around a circumference of the turbine case, a slot length of each slot extending in a radial direction and adapted to receive a dowel pin having a diameter smaller than the slot length, where each dowel pin, via a corresponding slot, couples the bearing case to the turbine case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Joseph Homison, Louis Kobielski, Daniel Edward Loringer, Richard Scott, Lukas Johnson, Jared Vaughn, Raghav Kulkarni
  • Publication number: 20200248586
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for a radial turbocharger. In one example, the turbocharger comprises a turbine case housing a turbine wheel and a compressor case housing a compressor wheel, the turbine case including a vaneless turbine nozzle integrated into the turbine case, a bearing case surrounding a shaft connecting the turbine wheel to the compressor wheel and arranged between the turbine case and compressor case, a plurality of long bolts arranged around a circumference of the turbine case, and a plurality of slots arranged around a circumference of the turbine case, a slot length of each slot extending in a radial direction and adapted to receive a dowel pin having a diameter smaller than the slot length, where each dowel pin, via a corresponding slot, couples the bearing case to the turbine case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Joseph Homison, Louis Kobielski, Daniel Edward Loringer, Richard Scott, Lukas Johnson, Jared Vaughn, Raghav Kulkarni