Inventor · Asheville, NC, US

Daniel N. Ward

14Patents
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12Co-inventors
53Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 21, 2002 → Mar 12, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7189005B2 Bearing system for a turbocharger Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 83 Expired
US8348595B2 Sealing system between bearing and compressor housing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Active
US6709160B1 Turbocharger bearing lubrication system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US8016554B2 Combination hydrodynamic and rolling bearing system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Active
US9982557B2 VTG mechanism assembly using wave spring Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US9726075B2 Rod end tensioner and self adjusting rod end Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9488182B2 Control shaft seal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8197183B2 Spherical thrust bearing system for turbochargers Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US9797409B2 Turbocharger bearing housing with integrated heat shield Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9518589B2 Vane pack assembly for VTG turbochargers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10240518B2 Integrated vane stops for variable-geometry turbocharger mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9797303B2 Turbocharger with thrust bearing providing combined journal and thrust bearing functions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9759223B2 Bearing system for a turbocharger with an internal electric motor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10036274B2 Variable pivot center VTG vanes and vane pack assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.