Patents by Inventor Russell Adam Knaack

Russell Adam Knaack 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: 9279343
    Abstract: A support housing for a turbocharger is provided. The support housing may include an end wall with a first side and a second side, and a protrusion extending from the first side of the end wall in a first direction and configured to receive the turbocharger. The support housing may also include a plurality of side walls extending from the second side of the end wall in a second direction opposite the first direction. The plurality of side walls together with the end wall may form a generally hollow enclosure. The support housing may also include a first mounting flange disposed at distal edges of the plurality of side walls and configured to engage an engine, and a first center opening disposed in the end wall and passing from the first side to the second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell Adam Knaack
  • Patent number: 9127690
    Abstract: A support housing for a turbocharger is provided. The support housing may include an end wall with a first side and a second side, and a protrusion extending from the first side of the end wall in a first direction and configured to receive the turbocharger. The support housing may also include a plurality of side walls extending from the second side of the end wall in a second direction opposite the first direction. The plurality of side walls together with the end wall may form a generally hollow enclosure. The support housing may also include a first mounting flange disposed at distal edges of the plurality of side walls and configured to engage an engine, and a first center opening disposed in the end wall and passing from the first side to the second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell Adam Knaack
  • Patent number: 9103231
    Abstract: A bearing support for a turbocharger assembly is provided. The bearing support may include a cylindrical body with a tip end, a base end, and a conical outer surface extending from the tip end to the base end. The bearing support may also include an annular protrusion extending from the base end in a direction away from the tip end, and a stepped bore formed within the cylindrical body and passing from the tip end through the annular protrusion. The bearing support may also include a first conduit disposed within the cylindrical body and extending from an intersection of the annular protrusion and the base end of the cylindrical body toward the tip end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell Adam Knaack
  • Publication number: 20140003975
    Abstract: A support housing for a turbocharger is provided. The support housing may include an end wall with a first side and a second side, and a protrusion extending from the first side of the end wall in a first direction and configured to receive the turbocharger. The support housing may also include a plurality of side walls extending from the second side of the end wall in a second direction opposite the first direction. The plurality of side walls together with the end wall may form a generally hollow enclosure. The support housing may also include a first mounting flange disposed at distal edges of the plurality of side walls and configured to engage an engine, and a first center opening disposed in the end wall and passing from the first side to the second side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventor: Russell Adam KNAACK
  • Publication number: 20140003932
    Abstract: A support housing for a turbocharger is provided. The support housing may include an end wall with a first side and a second side, and a protrusion extending from the first side of the end wall in a first direction and configured to receive the turbocharger. The support housing may also include a plurality of side walls extending from the second side of the end wall in a second direction opposite the first direction. The plurality of side walls together with the end wall may form a generally hollow enclosure. The support housing may also include a first mounting flange disposed at distal edges of the plurality of side walls and configured to engage an engine, and a first center opening disposed in the end wall and passing from the first side to the second side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventor: Russell Adam Knaack
  • Publication number: 20140003912
    Abstract: A bearing support for a turbocharger assembly is provided. The bearing support may include a cylindrical body with a tip end, a base end, and a conical outer surface extending from the tip end to the base end. The bearing support may also include an annular protrusion extending from the base end in a direction away from the tip end, and a stepped bore formed within the cylindrical body and passing from the tip end through the annular protrusion. The bearing support may also include a first conduit disposed within the cylindrical body and extending from an intersection of the annular protrusion and the base end of the cylindrical body toward the tip end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventor: Russell Adam Knaack