ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,916, issued on Dec. 16.
"Electrically assisted turbocharger, drive unit having an electrically assisted turbocharger, and method for an electrically assisted turbocharger" was invented by Matthias Deutscher (HaBloch, Germany), Nestor Kaspschik (Baden, Austria), Martin Rode (Waldbrunn, Germany) and Nicolai Schmock (Oberschwarzach, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrically assisted exhaust gas turbocharger has a fresh air-conducting section, an exhaust gas-conducting section and a bearing section. A rotating assembly includes a shaft and a compressor wheel connected to the shaft. A turbine wheel is connected to the shaft f...