US Patent Issued to Garrett Transportation I on Feb. 11 for "Turbocharger having compressor with liquid-cooled backplate" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,221,982, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to Garrett Transportation I Inc. (Torrance, Calif.).

"Turbocharger having compressor with liquid-cooled backplate" was invented by Philippe Arnold (Thaon-les-Vosges, France), Nathaniel Bontemps (Thaon-les-Vosges, France) and Peter Davies (Thaon-les-Vosges, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A turbocharger for an internal combustion engine or fuel cell includes a compressor having a liquid-cooled backplate through which a liquid coolant is circulated. The backplate reduces compressor outlet temperature, thereby reducing the cooling load on the intercooler for the engine, and enabling a reduction...