Patents by Inventor Jan-Philipp Nicolai

Jan-Philipp Nicolai 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).

  • Fuel distributor and pressure accumulator rail
    Patent number: 11434860
    Abstract: A fuel distributor which has a pressure accumulator rail for receiving pressurized fuel. The pressure accumulator rail has a forged base body. Mounting supports are joined to the base body by substance bonding. A mounting support is formed by two metal brackets each configured as a sheet-metal formed part. Each metal bracket has a holding portion adapted to the outer contour of the base body, a leg angled relative to the holding portion, and a mounting flange on the free end of the leg and angled away therefrom. A length portion of the base body is received between the holding portions. The holding portions partially surround the base body. The base body and the holding portions are joined by substance bonding. The legs of the two metal brackets lie next to each other at least in regions and are also joined together by substance bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Jan-Philipp Nicolai, Ralf Thiele
  • FUEL DISTRIBUTOR
    Publication number: 20210062773
    Abstract: A fuel distributor which has a pressure accumulator rail for receiving pressurized fuel. The pressure accumulator rail has a forged base body. Mounting supports are joined to the base body by substance bonding. A mounting support is formed by two metal brackets each configured as a sheet-metal formed part. Each metal bracket has a holding portion adapted to the outer contour of the base body, a leg angled relative to the holding portion, and a mounting flange on the free end of the leg and angled away therefrom. A length portion of the base body is received between the holding portions. The holding portions partially surround the base body. The base body and the holding portions are joined by substance bonding. The legs of the two metal brackets lie next to each other at least in regions and are also joined together by substance bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Jan-Philipp Nicolai, Ralf Thiele