Patents by Inventor Christian Kellermann

Christian Kellermann 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).

  • Publication number: 20120074600
    Abstract: In order to create an electrically activated carburettor for petrol engines with an air funnel for sucking in fuel from a fuel line leading into the air funnel which is connected to a fuel chamber and between fuel chamber and orifice in the air funnel a fuel jet for adjusting a fuel quantity that can be sucked in from the fuel chamber because of vacuum in the air funnel that can be flexibly adapted as carburettor more preferably for power implements, which overcomes the abovementioned disadvantages of the prior art and has a simple, sturdy construction which allows constant long-term behaviour, it is proposed that in series connection with the fuel jet at least two Tesla diodes are provided, between which a pumping chamber with a pumping unit is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Christian Kellermann
  • Publication number: 20110296819
    Abstract: An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine includes an outer housing having a front shell and a rear shell, a prechamber in which exhaust gas from the combustion chamber enters, and an intermediate shell having a front and back as well as a catalytic converter holder. A catalytic converter element is arranged on the catalytic converter holder where an exhaust port directs exhaust gas from the catalytic converter element. To place the center of gravity of the exhaust system near the internal combustion engine or cylinder, the intermediate shell forms the prechamber and the exhaust port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: DOLMAR GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Kellermann
  • Patent number: 8069659
    Abstract: An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine includes an outer housing having a front shell and a rear shell, a prechamber in which exhaust gas from the combustion chamber enters, and an intermediate shell having a front and back as well as a catalytic converter holder. A catalytic converter element is arranged on the catalytic converter holder where an exhaust port directs exhaust gas from the catalytic converter element. To place the center of gravity of the exhaust system near the internal combustion engine or cylinder, the intermediate shell forms the prechamber and the exhaust port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Dolmar GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Kellermann
  • Publication number: 20110094468
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a device for starting an internal combustion engine for handheld equipment such as chain saws, lawn mowers, lawn trimmers and the like, or for vehicles such as mopeds, boats or miniature aircraft. The starting device features an output element into which a starter torque can be introduced when the starting device is actuated. The output element is functionally connected to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine in order to introduce a crankshaft torque therein. The functional connection between the output element and the crankshaft introduces variable crankshaft torque into the crankshaft depending on the rotational angle of the crankshaft at a constant starter torque. This advantageously improves force or torque characteristics for largely operating the starter device independently of the compression phase and the expansion phase of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: DOLMAR GMBH
    Inventor: Christian Kellermann
  • Patent number: 7806097
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a device for starting an internal combustion engine for handheld equipment such as chain saws, lawn mowers, lawn trimmers and the like, or for vehicles such as mopeds, boats or miniature aircraft. The starting device features an output element into which a starter torque can be introduced when the starting device is actuated. The output element is functionally connected to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine in order to introduce a crankshaft torque therein. The functional connection between the output element and the crankshaft introduces variable crankshaft torque into the crankshaft depending on the rotational angle of the crankshaft at a constant starter torque. This advantageously improves force or torque characteristics for largely operating the starter device independently of the compression phase and the expansion phase of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: DOLMAR GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Kellermann
  • Publication number: 20100106802
    Abstract: When generating a data stream, text data, an escape-start-sequence, a first number of data units, an escape-continuation-sequence and a second number of data units are entered into a data stream. A base decoder displays only the text data and skips the data units referenced by the escape-start-sequence and the escape-continuation-sequence, while an extension decoder reads those data units and processes them together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Alexander Zink, Markus Prosch, Olaf Korte, Christian Kellermann, Bernd Linz
  • Patent number: 7690277
    Abstract: A device for starting an internal combustion engine for hand-held tools, chainsaws, lawnmowers, trimmers and the like, includes a rotatable pulling medium roller which can be brought into functional connection with the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine in order to bring about a rotation of the crankshaft. The starting device has a simply configured functional connection between the crankshaft and the pulling medium roller and effectively reduces the force peaks reaching the pulling medium roller. To accomplish this, a deformation body having elastic deformation behaviour is arranged in the functional connection between the pulling medium roller and the crankshaft. The deformation body compensates for leading or lagging of the crankshaft with respect to the pulling medium roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Dolmar GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Kellermann, Klemens Krahn
  • Patent number: 7691164
    Abstract: A suction device for a cyclone filter of a hand-guided work apparatus includes a blower which is located in a housing and a starting unit with a cable drum which is rotatably mounted about an axis, wherein ambient air sucked in with dirt particles is divided by the cyclone filter into a first air stream which is largely freed from dirt particles and into a second air stream loaded with dirt particles. The housing has an inlet and an outlet for the second air stream, which has a simple configuration and a good suction performance for air laden with dirt particles. The blower is mounted rotatably about an axis which is arranged coaxially to the cable drum axis and the housing is designed with a channel which is connected to the inlet and opens in the region of the cable drum axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: DOLMAR GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Kellermann
  • Patent number: 7617675
    Abstract: In order to make available an exhaust gas system for a combustion engine with an external housing, which contains at least one rear shell and one front shell, and with a catalyst chamber, in which at least one catalyst element is arranged, and with an exhaust gas duct, from which exhaust gas is conveyed from the catalyst chamber, said exhaust gas system including few components and being able to be produced cost-effectively and wherein harmful thermal stresses in the components of the exhaust gas system are largely avoided, the catalyst chamber also forms the exhaust gas duct. The catalyst chamber has at least two chamber halves, and the exhaust gas duct is provided materially uniform and in one piece in at least one chamber half.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: DOLMAR, GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Kellermann
  • Publication number: 20090255519
    Abstract: A silencer for a two-stroke engine includes a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein a flow channel is provided between an outlet of a combustion chamber and the first chamber. A high charge degree of the combustion chamber has a pressure ratio in the region of the outlet which reduces or prevents an escape of fresh gas from the combustion chamber. The flow channel between the outlet and the first chamber is flow-favourably shaped in such a manner that the exhaust gas that flows out of the outlet because of its mass inertia predominantly flows into the first chamber and following charging of the first chamber flows back again and as a result a back pressure is formed in the direction of the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: DOLMAR GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Kellermann
  • Patent number: 7455367
    Abstract: A longwall support control for controlling the movements of longwall support units in the longwall of a mine that includes a central control system and a plurality of control units, of which a separate control unit (mining shield control device) is locally and operationally associated to each longwall support unit. The mining shield control devices connect to the central control system and to one another via two bus lines, through which each of the mining shield control devices can be called up for inputting a control command from the central control system or an adjacent mining shield control device. The identical second bus line (parallel bus) permits retransmitting to the adjacent mining shield control device, incoming signals that do not store a code word assigned to the respectively addressed mining shield control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Tiefenbach Control Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Ursula Kellermann, Christian Kellermann, Holger Kellermann
  • Publication number: 20080276735
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a device for starting an internal combustion engine for handheld equipment such as chain saws, lawn mowers, lawn trimmers and the like, or for vehicles such as mopeds, boats or miniature aircraft. The starting device features an output element into which a starter torque can be introduced when the starting device is actuated. The output element is functionally connected to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine in order to introduce a crankshaft torque therein. The functional connection between the output element and the crankshaft introduces variable crankshaft torque into the crankshaft depending on the rotational angle of the crankshaft at a constant starter torque. This advantageously improves force or torque characteristics for largely operating the starter device independently of the compression phase and the expansion phase of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: DOLMAR GMBH
    Inventor: Christian Kellermann
  • Publication number: 20080276733
    Abstract: In order to create a starter device (100) for starting an internal combustion engine, in particular for hand-held tools, chainsaws, lawnmowers, strimmers and the like, with a rotatable pulling medium roller (2) which can be brought into functional connection with the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine in order to bring about a rotation of the crankshaft, which starter device has a simply configured functional connection between the crankshaft and the pulling medium roller and effectively reduces the force peaks reaching the pulling medium roller, it is proposed that a deformation body (3) with an elastic deformation behaviour is arranged in the functional connection between the pulling medium roller (2) and the crankshaft, in which deformation body a leading or lagging of the crankshaft with respect to the pulling medium roller (2) can be compensated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: DOLMAR GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Kellermann, Klemens Krahn
  • Patent number: 7416369
    Abstract: A longwall support control for controlling the movements of longwall support units in the longwall of a mine that includes a central control system and a plurality of control units, of which a separate control unit (mining shield control device) is locally and operationally associated to each longwall support unit. Each mining shield control device comprises a switching element, which permits separating the bus line or lines in the mining shield control device. The mining control devices may also include signal amplifiers. An identical second bus line (parallel bus) permits retransmitting to the adjacent mining shield control device, incoming signals that do not store a code word assigned to the respectively addressed mining shield control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Tiefenbach Control Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Ursula Kellermann, Christian Kellermann, Holger Kellermann
  • Publication number: 20080163617
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder wall through which an exhaust port with an exhaust port inner surface is routed from a combustion chamber to an exhaust port opening in the cylinder wall. A pipe section is arranged in a section of the exhaust port following the exhaust port opening in the direction of the combustion chamber with a pipe section outer surface, which reduces the heat transfer from the exhaust gas from the exhaust port into the cylinder wall. The pipe section outer surface is spaced from the exhaust port inner surface through an air gap by sections along an entire outer circumference of the pipe section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: DOLMAR GMBH
    Inventors: Jan Rodenbeck, Christian Kellermann, Christoph Blum
  • Publication number: 20080127639
    Abstract: An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine includes an outer housing having a front shell and a rear shell, a prechamber in which exhaust gas from the combustion chamber enters, and an intermediate shell having a front and back as well as a catalytic converter holder. A catalytic converter element is arranged on the catalytic converter holder where an exhaust port directs exhaust gas from the catalytic converter element. To place the center of gravity of the exhaust system near the internal combustion engine or cylinder, the intermediate shell forms the prechamber and the exhaust port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: DOLMAR GMBH
    Inventor: Christian Kellermann
  • Publication number: 20080127641
    Abstract: In order to provide an exhaust system for a combustion engine with an outer casing in which hot exhaust gas is introduced through an exhaust inlet and discharged from an exhaust outlet wherein the exhaust outlet is of a tubular, more preferably having a circular or oval cross section design which, in a simple way, preferably effectively lowers the exhaust gas temperature in the exhaust outlet it is proposed that arranged in the area of the tubular exhaust outlet is an exhaust swirling device having at least one guide blade through which the exhaust gas is deflected in the exhaust outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: DOLMAR GMBH
    Inventor: Christian Kellermann
  • Publication number: 20080110160
    Abstract: In order to make available an exhaust gas system for a combustion engine with an external housing, which contains at least one rear shell and one front shell, and with a catalyst chamber, in which at least one catalyst element is arranged, and with an exhaust gas duct, from which exhaust gas is conveyed from the catalyst chamber, said exhaust gas system including few components and being able to be produced cost-effectively and wherein harmful thermal stresses in the components of the exhaust gas system are largely avoided, the catalyst chamber also forms the exhaust gas duct. The catalyst chamber has at least two chamber halves, and the exhaust gas duct is provided materially uniform and in one piece in at least one chamber half.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: DOLMAR GMBH
    Inventor: Christian Kellermann
  • Publication number: 20080104936
    Abstract: In order to provide a suction device for a cyclone filter of a hand-guided work apparatus, in particular a chain saw, an angle grinder or the like, including a blower which is located in a housing and a starting unit with a cable drum which is rotatably mounted about an axis, wherein ambient air sucked in with dirt particles is divided by the cyclone filter into a first air stream which is largely freed from dirt particles and into a second air stream loaded with dirt particles. The housing has an inlet and an outlet for the second air stream, which has a simple configuration and a good suction performance for air laden with dirt particles. The blower is mounted rotatably about an axis which is arranged coaxially to the cable drum axis and the housing is designed with a channel which is connected to the inlet and opens in the region of the cable drum axis, whereby the second air stream is effectively guided from the cyclone filter through the channel into the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: DOLMAR GMBH
    Inventor: Christian Kellermann
  • Publication number: 20080053076
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an exhaust device for internal-combustion-engine-driven small appliances. The exhaust device includes a housing which has at least one exhaust inlet opening and at least one exhaust outlet opening, and a flame resonator for suppressing flames emerging from the exhaust device. The flame resonator is arranged inside the housing and is configured as a channel-like resonator cavity into which the exhaust gas flows at least partly, whereby flames emerging from the housing can be avoided in the exhaust gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: DOLMAR GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Kellermann, Henning Schweinberger