ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,909, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to PTP Turbo Solutions LLC (Austin, Texas).
"Systems and methods associated with a removable inlet shield" was invented by Joe Dandachli (Austin, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inlet shield with a first portion that is configured to be secured to an inlet of a turbocharger, and a second portion that is configured to be removably coupled to the first portion via magnets, wherein different second portions may have different mesh layouts allowing a consumer to choose different levels of protection and air flow based on desired use."
The patent was filed on Dec. 2, 2024, under Application No. ...