Patents by Inventor Gerd Durr

Gerd Durr 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: 6604358
    Abstract: In an exhaust manifold to be mounted on a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine which cylinder head includes a plurality of exhaust passages, the exhaust manifold includes a gas collector housing with a mounting flange, a gas conducting duct arranged in spaced relationship within the gas collector housing and having a mounting collar, and a hold-down element mounted together with the flange onto the cylinder head and including a recess receiving the collar of the gas conducting duct for retaining the gas conducting duct in engagement with the cylinder head but permitting relative movement thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler, AG
    Inventors: Gerd Dürr, Georg Georgs, Gerd Tiefenbacher, Hans A. Härle
  • Patent number: 6523343
    Abstract: An air gap insulated exhaust manifold for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle that has a catalytic converter. The exhaust manifold includes an inner pipe and an outer pipe with a connecting flange on the cylinder head side of the outer pipe. The outer pipe encloses the inner pipe and is spaced therefrom at a distance. A pipe end of the inner pipe protrudes in a guided manner into the cylinder head and only the outer pipe is fastenable to the cylinder head by way of the connecting flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Gerd Dürr, Johann Krämer, Martin Schlegl, Gerd Tiefenbacher
  • Publication number: 20020174650
    Abstract: In an exhaust manifold to be mounted on a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine which cylinder head includes a plurality of exhaust passages, the exhaust manifold includes a gas collector housing with a mounting flange, a gas conducting duct arranged in spaced relationship within the gas collector housing and having a mounting collar, and a hold-down element mounted together with the flange onto the cylinder head and including a recess receiving the collar of the gas conducting duct for retaining the gas conducting duct in engagement with the cylinder head but permitting relative movement thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Gerd Durr, Georg Georgs, Gerd Tiefenbacher, Hans A. Harle
  • Publication number: 20020059795
    Abstract: An air gap insulated exhaust manifold for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle that has a catalytic converter. The exhaust manifold includes an inner pipe and an outer pipe with a connecting flange on the cylinder head side of the outer pipe. The outer pipe encloses the inner pipe and is spaced therefrom at a distance. A pipe end of the inner pipe protrudes in a guided manner into the cylinder head and only the outer pipe is fastenable to the cylinder head by way of the connecting flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventors: Gerd Durr, Johann Kramer, Martin Schlegl, Gerd Tiefenbacher
  • Patent number: 6155045
    Abstract: A flange for attaching an exhaust manifold to an engine block. The flange having two layers of sheet metal plates accurately connected to each other and having openings which are aligned with the cylinder outlets of the engine block, and attachment openings which are placed on stay bolts on the engine block. The flange includes at least two flange portions, whereby the plates of adjacent flange portions overlap in the area at least of one attachment opening. The contact surfaces can have a slide coating in the overlap area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Heinrich Gillet GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerd Durr, Wolfgang Baudisch, Georg Reuther
  • Patent number: 5918912
    Abstract: In an arrangement for mounting pipe end flanges to the exhaust gas passages of a cylinderhead of an internal combustion engine, the cylinderhead has pockets formed at one side of the exhaust gas passages and the pipe end flanges have projections projecting in opposite directions. One of the flange projections is received in the respective pocket while the opposite one is engaged by a guide strap holding the flange in engagement with the cylinderhead. A gasket and spring structure is disposed between the flange and the cylinderhead for controlling the engagement pressure between the flange and the cylinderhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignees: Daimler-Benz AG, Heinrich Gillet & Co. KG, Reinz-Dichtungs-GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Jorg Keifel, Roland Clauss, Gerd Durr, Wolfgang Baudisch, Georg Reuther, Franz Hieble