Patents by Inventor Hannes Hofstetter

Hannes Hofstetter 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: 10704694
    Abstract: A rotary valve comprising a housing with a valve chamber, wherein the valve chamber has at least one inlet and at least one outlet, wherein the inlet and/or the outlet are at least partially closable, as required, by a valve body which is rotatable about an axis and is arranged in the valve chamber, wherein, on that side of the housing facing the valve body, the inlet and/or the outlet is enclosed by a sliding seal, and wherein the sliding seal bears sealingly, under elastic preload, against that surface of the valve body facing the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: MAGNA POWERTRAIN BAD HOMBURG GMBH
    Inventors: Hannes Hofstetter, Viktor Racz
  • Patent number: 10655734
    Abstract: A device for sealing a valve for controlling a coolant of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle is described, which valve is mounted in a cooling system together with a valve housing, wherein the valve housing contains, at the inlet and/or the outlet side, a sealing ring which has an annular wall and a spaced annular lip extending away from the annular wall from a contact point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: MAGNA POWERTRAIN GMBH & CO KG
    Inventors: Friedrich Atschreiter, Hannes Hofstetter, Michael Maurer
  • Publication number: 20190049021
    Abstract: A rotary valve comprising a housing with a valve chamber, wherein the valve chamber has at least one inlet and at least one outlet, wherein the inlet and/or the outlet are at least partially closable, as required, by a valve body which is rotatable about an axis and is arranged in the valve chamber, wherein, on that side of the housing facing the valve body, the inlet and/or the outlet is enclosed by a sliding seal, and wherein the sliding seal bears sealingly, under elastic preload, against that surface of the valve body facing the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Hannes HOFSTETTER, Viktor RACZ
  • Patent number: 9879794
    Abstract: A valve for use in a coolant flow. The valve comprises a valve housing with an inlet and at least one outlet, a valve body which is rotatably received by the valve housing, an actuator for rotating the valve body, and a fail-safe mechanism which can be pretensioned rotationally. The valve body is in rotational engagement with an axially moveable coupling element, via which the valve body is releasably connected indirectly to the actuator shaft. In the event of a fault, the valve body can be decoupled from the actuator shaft by an axial movement of the coupling element. The axial movement of the coupling element also causes the fail-safe mechanism to come into rotational engagement with the coupling element in order to rotate the valve body to a predefined fail-safe position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: MAGNA POWERTRAIN GMBH & CO KG
    Inventors: Friedrich Atschreiter, Hannes Hofstetter, Markus Oberladstätter, Andreas Auinger, Gerd Schlager
  • Publication number: 20170307084
    Abstract: A device for sealing a valve for controlling a coolant of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle is described, which valve is mounted in a cooling system together with a valve housing, wherein the valve housing contains, at the inlet and/or the outlet side, a sealing ring which has an annular wall and a spaced annular lip extending away from the annular wall from a contact point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Friedrich ATSCHREITER, Hannes HOFSTETTER, Michael MAURER
  • Publication number: 20160153573
    Abstract: A valve for use in a coolant flow. The valve comprises a valve housing with an inlet and at least one outlet, a valve body which is rotatably received by the valve housing, an actuator for rotating the valve body, and a fail-safe mechanism which can be pretensioned rotationally. The valve body is in rotational engagement with an axially moveable coupling element, via which the valve body is releasably connected indirectly to the actuator shaft. In the event of a fault, the valve body can be decoupled from the actuator shaft by an axial movement of the coupling element. The axial movement of the coupling element also causes the fail-safe mechanism to come into rotational engagement with the coupling element in order to rotate the valve body to a predefined fail-safe position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Friedrich Atschreiter, Hannes Hofstetter, Markus Oberladstätter, Andreas Auinger, Gerd Schlager