Patents by Inventor Frank Tost

Frank Tost 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).

  • Air Conditioning System and Method For Avoiding Condensation of Humidity on Vehicle Windows
    Publication number: 20080168785
    Abstract: An air-conditioning system in a vehicle comprises an air-temperature sensor for measuring the interior temperature, an air-conditioning unit and a regulating and control unit for regulating the air-conditioning unit. Moreover, a moisture sensor for measuring the air humidity and a window-temperature sensing device for determining the window temperature of a vehicle window are provided. The air-conditioning unit is actuated in the case where the difference between the window temperature and the dew-point temperature undershoots a limiting value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Maximilian Sauer, Frank Tost
  • Filter for holding and raising ground water
    Patent number: 6372135
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter in which dust-containing silica sand is held together by a polyurethane binder, the polyurethane binder containing an organotin compound with a molecular weight of more than 600 as catalyst and a mixture of highly dispersed silica and/or bentonites with a thickened aluminosilicate as modifier. The filter is particularly suitable for the production of drinking water from ground water in surface mining regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignees: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien, Lausitzer Braunkohle
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Kohlstadt, Klaus Marten, Lothar Thiele, Werner Fahle, Rainer Tost, Annebärbel Tost, Peter Tost, Frank Tost