ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,892, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER LTD. (Sagamihara, Japan).
"Turbine housing with reduced blade pass noise for use in a turbocharger" was invented by Arjan Van Bemmel (Almere, Netherlands) and Jeffrey Van Den Broek (Almere, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a turbine housing for use in a turbocharger, comprising a wheel housing space, an inlet, at least one volute, and a tongue that projects from a separation wall. The tongue is configured to guide an exhaust gas flow to a section of the wheel housing space where an inducer area of a turbine whe...