Patents by Inventor Christian Pottiez

Christian Pottiez 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: 20130008886
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glow plug comprising a glow pin, a housing from which the glow pin protrudes, and a supply line which runs in the housing and is connected to the glow pin so as to apply an electric voltage, and a sensor. According to the invention, it is provided that the supply line surrounds an interior in which a signal line connected to the sensor is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Christian POTTIEZ, Yue CHENG, Martin ALLGAIER, Bernd LAST
  • Publication number: 20120198924
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cylinder pressure sensor comprising a housing for clamping into a cylinder head, which carries a sensor element at a front end. According to the invention, the cylinder pressure sensor has a conical seat at the front end thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Bernd Last, Christian Pottiez, Bernd Uwe Stoller, Georg Rixecker, Helmut Müller
  • Publication number: 20110240629
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glow plug comprising a housing (1), a glow element (2) which extends out of the housing (1), a supply lead (4) which is connected to the glow element (2) via a contact spring (5) and is enclosed by the housing (1). According to the invention, the contact spring (5) is a sleeve having at least one slit (6) extending transversely to the longitudinal direction of the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Nicolaus WULFF, Martin ELLER, Christian POTTIEZ
  • Publication number: 20110146393
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for determining combustion chamber pressure, having at least one glow filament, at least one measuring element, at least two spring membranes, and at least one tubular base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Bernd Last, Hans Houben, Yue Cheng, Christian Pottiez, Frank Pechhold, Arno Marto
  • Publication number: 20110062136
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glow plug for Diesel engines, comprising a housing, a heater rod, which is movable in the housing in axial direction and projects from the housing at a forward end, and a pressure measuring device for measuring a combustion chamber pressure exerted on the heater rod. It is provided according to the invention that a housing chamber is filled with a substance having or achieving liquid to paste-like consistency at temperatures occurring during operation and conducting heat generated by the heater rod to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Christian POTTIEZ, Jochen Hammer, Yue Cheng
  • Publication number: 20110056925
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glow plug for diesel engines, having a glow plug body comprising an external thread for threading into a threaded hole of a diesel engine, a heating rod that is displaceable in an axial direction of the glow plug body and protrudes from it, a pressure measuring device for measuring a combustion chamber pressure acting on the heating rod, and a sealing membrane disposed between the glow plug body and the heating rod. It is provided according to the invention that an annular or sleeve-shaped vibration damper composed of a perfluorelastomer is disposed between the glow plug body and the heating rod for damping radial oscillations of the heating rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Haussner, Christian Pottiez, Ralf Ehlert, Arno Marto, Frank Pechhold, Bernd Last, Johann Weissenbacher, Hans Houben
  • Publication number: 20100236512
    Abstract: Glow plug, particularly for operation in a combustion engine, comprising at least one heating rod (1) and at least one body (2) and at least one annular gap (3) between the heating rod (1) and the body (2) and at least one chamber (4) primarily arranged between the heating rod (1) and the body (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Karsten Volland, Bernd Last, Hans Houben, Dirk Von Hacht, Frank Pechhold, Christian Pottiez, Michael Haussner, Half Ehlert