Patents by Inventor Thorsten Hilpert

Thorsten Hilpert 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).

  • Compressor in the intake tract of an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 7958729
    Abstract: A compressor in the intake tractate of an internal combustion engine has a compressor chamber and a compressor wheel arranged in the compressor chamber. A drive unit with shaft is provided, wherein the compressor wheel is coupled to the shaft. An intermediate chamber separate from the compressor chamber is provided. A centrifugal separator is arranged in the intermediate chamber and coupled to the shaft. The intermediate chamber has an inlet for supplying separator gases and also has at least one connecting opening that connects the intermediate chamber to the compressor chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventor: Thorsten Hilpert
  • Compressor in the Intake Tract of an Internal Combustion Engine
    Publication number: 20090000300
    Abstract: A compressor in the intake tractate of an internal combustion engine has a compressor chamber and a compressor wheel arranged in the compressor chamber. A drive unit with shaft is provided, wherein the compressor wheel is coupled to the shaft. An intermediate chamber separate from the compressor chamber is provided. A centrifugal separator is arranged in the intermediate chamber and coupled to the shaft. The intermediate chamber has an inlet for supplying separator gases and also has at least one connecting opening that connects the intermediate chamber to the compressor chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventor: Thorsten Hilpert