Patents by Inventor Francis Rinckel

Francis Rinckel 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).

  • Exhaust element with heat exchanger
    Patent number: 6141961
    Abstract: The invention relates to an exhaust element (10) of a motor vehicle with an internal-combustion engine. It includes a main exhaust pipe (16) and a bypass (18) mounted in parallel with the main exhaust pipe (16). The bypass (18) includes a heat exchanger (20). Moveable means (28) for shutting off the main pipe (16) and moveable means (30) for regulating the cross section offered for the gases to pass in the bypass (18) are arranged in the exhaust element. It further includes mechanical means (32) for synchronizing the means (28) for shutting off the main pipe (16) and means (30) for regulating the cross section for the gases to pass in the bypass (18), under the control of a single actuating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: ECIA-Equipments et Composants pour l'Industrie Automobile
    Inventor: Francis Rinckel