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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Shawn Kevin Carlisle, South Lyon, MI (US);
Adam Matthew Selthofer, Lasalle, CA;
Anthony Morelli, Troy, MI (US);
Kristofor Robert Norman, Canton, MI (US);
Rick Renwick, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Daniel Lawerence Sylvester, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/40 (2006.01); F04D 29/60 (2006.01); F02C 6/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/601 (2013.01); F02C 6/12 (2013.01); F04D 29/40 (2013.01); F04D 29/60 (2013.01); F05D 2220/40 (2013.01); F05D 2260/39 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a turbocharger. In one example, a system comprises a compressor housing clamped to a bearing housing via a clamp ring. The clamp ring may be configured to at least partially detach the compressor and allow the compressor to rotate and/or shift in response to a force.