Patents by Inventor Thomas Korner

Thomas Korner 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: 20050133012
    Abstract: A casing assembly for a turbocharger of an internal combustion engine includes a rotor casing having an intake duct and an exhaust flow passage which is connected to an exhaust flange and constructed for attachment to the rotor casing such as to allow a relative movement between the exhaust flow passage and the rotor casing. In this way, a sliding fit is provided which prevents thermal stress in the system rotor casing and exhaust flow passage. An outer housing surrounds the exhaust flow passage, rotor casing and intake duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Applicants: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH, BORGWARNER INC.
    Inventors: Elmar Grussmann, Christian Smatloch, Axel Hinder, Thomas Korner, Rainer Muller
  • Publication number: 20040109759
    Abstract: A housing for a turbocharger forms a housing jacket (6, 7) which surrounds a rotor space (15) for receiving a turbine rotor (18). The housing jacket consists of sheet metal at least in part. A connection pipe (4′) provides for communication with an exhaust gas manifold (3, 4) of a combustion motor (20). To reduce heat losses, it is not only the housing jacket (6, 7, 22) which surrounds the rotor space (15) and consists of sheet metal, but at least the connection pipe (4′) for communication with the exhaust gas manifold (3, 4) is shaped of sheet metal and is in heat conductive connection with the sheet metal of the housing jacket (6, 7, 22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventor: Thomas Korner