Patents by Inventor Alfred INDEN

Alfred INDEN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11603816
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine, in particular a diesel engine, in particular of a motor vehicle, includes at least one working cylinder and one cylinder head closing the working cylinder, in which an injector for injecting fuel is situated for the working cylinder. The engine includes a clamping claw for the injector for injecting fuel, whose one end is supported on the other end, in which at least two arms are provided in such a way that one arm of the clamping claw acts upon an injector in each case, and the injector presses against a seat or a seal in the cylinder head in a sealing manner with the aid of a defined force. The engine also include a clamping screw designed as a push-through screw and including a screw head collar and a corresponding thread is provided in the cylinder head, which fastens the clamping claw at the cylinder head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Deutz Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes Klosterberg, Thomas Werner, Alfred Inden
  • Publication number: 20220090524
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes at least one cylinder crankcase, at least one cylinder head (1), at least one overhead camshaft (2), at least two rocker arms (3) which are driven by the camshaft (2) and actuate the combustion valves, the camshaft(s) (2) being mounted in the cylinder head housing, and an oil supply line (9) which is situated in particular in the area of the top face of the cylinder head (1) for lubricating camshaft bearing brackets (10) and the rocker arm brackets (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Alfred INDEN, Daniel BERTRAM
  • Publication number: 20220074328
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine-includes at least one cylinder crankcase, at least one cylinder head (2) including at least one valve cover (1), charge-cycle valves, a valve train-assembly, injectors (3), an injector cable harness, injection lines (4), a fuel rail (5) and a pre-separator for separating the oil aerosols present in the blow-by volume flow being situated in the cylinder head (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Alfred INDEN, Daniel BERTRAM, Gerald LEYH
  • Publication number: 20220034286
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine, in particular a diesel engine, in particular of a motor vehicle, includes at least one working cylinder and one cylinder head closing the working cylinder, in which an injector for injecting fuel is situated for the working cylinder. The engine includes a clamping claw for the injector for injecting fuel, whose one end is supported on the other end, in which at least two arms are provided in such a way that one arm of the clamping claw acts upon an injector in each case, and the injector presses against a seat or a seal in the cylinder head in a sealing manner with the aid of a defined force. The engine also include a clamping screw designed as a push-through screw and including a screw head collar and a corresponding thread is provided in the cylinder head, which fastens the clamping claw at the cylinder head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Johannes KLOSTERBERG, Thomas WERNER, Alfred INDEN