Patents by Inventor Horst Hildebrand

Horst Hildebrand 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: 6698475
    Abstract: A fuel tank for a motor vehicle comprises at least one fuel filling opening, at least one fuel delivery pump, at least one operational vent and at least one refueling vent valve. The vent and vent valve are connected to a fuel vapor filter by way of at least one vent conduit. At least one bead removal container is connected on the upstream side of the fuel vapor filter. At least one bead removal container and the refueling vent valve are combined to form a functional unit in the form of a vent unit adapted to fit into an opening through the wall of the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Schaefer, Holger Woblick, Horst Hildebrand
  • Publication number: 20020074059
    Abstract: A fuel tank for a motor vehicle comprises at least one fuel filling opening, at least one fuel delivery pump, at least one operational vent means and at least one refuelling vent valve. The vent means and vent valve are connected to a fuel vapor filter by way of at least one vent conduit. At least one bead removal container is connected on the upstream side of the fuel vapor filter. At least the bead removal container and the refuelling vent valve are combined to form a functional unit in the form of a vent unit adapted to fit into an opening through the wall of the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Schaefer, Holger Woblick, Horst Hildebrand