Patents by Inventor Tim J. Knott

Tim J. Knott 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).

  • Active swirl device for turbocharger compressor
    Patent number: 9932991
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for mitigating noise generated by a compressor operating at low flow rates. A swirl device with two concentric flow passages upstream of the compressor directs intake air flow to the compressor through two different flow paths, depending on air flow rates. Angled swirl vanes at an outlet of the swirl device pre-whirl the air flowing to the compressor to reduce noise generation at low air flow rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Andrew Wade, Tim J. Knott
  • ACTIVE SWIRL DEVICE FOR TURBOCHARGER COMPRESSOR
    Publication number: 20170284421
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for mitigating noise generated by a compressor operating at low flow rates. A swirl device with two concentric flow passages upstream of the compressor directs intake air flow to the compressor through two different flow paths, depending on air flow rates. Angled swirl vanes at an outlet of the swirl device pre-whirl the air flowing to the compressor to reduce noise generation at low air flow rates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Andrew Wade, Tim J. Knott