Patents by Inventor Joachim Andre

Joachim Andre 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: 9010486
    Abstract: A silencer (1) for an exhaust gas installation of an internal combustion engine, particularly of a motor vehicle includes a housing (2), with a circumferential shell (3) closed in the peripheral direction (5) and an end base (6) at each of two longitudinal ends, spaced apart in an axial direction (4). A silencer insert (15) is arranged in the housing (2) and has an inlet pipe (8) for exhaust gas and an outlet pipe (10) for exhaust gas. The shell (3) has, in the peripheral direction (5) has at least one inlet shell-segment (11) and one outlet shell-segment (12). The inlet shell-segment has at least one inlet opening (7), into which such an inlet pipe (8) is inserted from the inside. The outlet shell-segment (12) has at least one outlet opening (9) into which such an outlet pipe (10) is inserted from the inside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Eberspächer Exhaust Technology GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Joachim Andre, Norbert Schug
  • Publication number: 20140116801
    Abstract: A silencer (1) for an exhaust gas installation of an internal combustion engine, particularly of a motor vehicle includes a housing (2), with a circumferential shell (3) closed in the peripheral direction (5) and an end base (6) at each of two longitudinal ends, spaced apart in an axial direction (4). A silencer insert (15) is arranged in the housing (2) and has an inlet pipe (8) for exhaust gas and an outlet pipe (10) for exhaust gas. The shell (3) has, in the peripheral direction (5) has at least one inlet shell-segment (11) and one outlet shell-segment (12). The inlet shell-segment has at least one inlet opening (7), into which such an inlet pipe (8) is inserted from the inside. The outlet shell-segment (12) has at least one outlet opening (9) into which such an outlet pipe (10) is inserted from the inside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventors: Joachim Andre, Norbert Schug
  • Patent number: 7913811
    Abstract: A muffler (1) for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, especially of a motor vehicle, with a housing (2), which has a jacket (3) and an end bottom each at two mutually spaced longitudinal ends of the jacket (3). At least one jacket opening (7) is provided, which passes through the jacket (3) and through which an inner tube (8) arranged in the interior of housing (2) can be connected to a tube of the exhaust system. The manufacture of the muffler (1) can be simplified if the jacket (3) is segmented in the circumferential direction (5) and has a jacket segment (11), which is manufactured as a separate component in relation to the remaining jacket (12). The separate component jacket segment (11) is rigidly connected to the remaining jacket (12) and has the at least one jacket opening (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: J. Eberspächer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Joachim Andre, Norbert Schug
  • Publication number: 20100116586
    Abstract: A muffler (1) for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, especially of a motor vehicle, with a housing (2), which has a jacket (3) and an end bottom each at two mutually spaced longitudinal ends of the jacket (3). At least one jacket opening (7) is provided, which passes through the jacket (3) and through which an inner tube (8) arranged in the interior of housing (2) can be connected to a tube of the exhaust system. The manufacture of the muffler (1) can be simplified if the jacket (3) is segmented in the circumferential direction (5) and has a jacket segment (11), which is manufactured as a separate component in relation to the remaining jacket (12). The separate component jacket segment (11) is rigidly connected to the remaining jacket (12) and has the at least one jacket opening (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Joachim Andre, Norbert Schug
  • Patent number: 7328804
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a shipping system (1) for shipping articles, comprising a shipping box (2) which can be converted between an in-use state in which it can be loaded with articles and a not-in-use state in which it has a reduced height in comparison with the in-use state while having the same base area, and comprising multiple positioning elements that are stackable one above the other, each having at least one holding fixture arranged side-by-side to hold a section of one of the articles. The shipping box (2) is designed to accommodate at least one stack of positioning elements in the in-use state and in the not-in-use state it is designed to accommodate the positioning elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: J. Eberspächer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Joachim Andre, Oliver Hermes
  • Publication number: 20060112022
    Abstract: The present invention provides an efficient and simple method of preparing a product quote for a customer operating a technical installation. The product quote is based on a data set acquired during the operation of the installation, a product chosen for use with the installation and a customer benefit related to the chosen product and the data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Joachim Andres, Thomas Heimke, Andreas Kuss, Peter Schmitt, Steffen Wagner
  • Publication number: 20050121358
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a shipping system (1) for shipping articles, comprising a shipping box (2) which can be converted between an in-use state in which it can be loaded with articles and a not-in-use state in which it has a reduced height in comparison with the in-use state while having the same base area, and comprising multiple positioning elements that are stackable one above the other, each having at least one holding fixture arranged side-by-side to hold a section of one of the articles. The shipping box (2) is designed to accommodate at least one stack of positioning elements in the in-use state and in the not-in-use state it is designed to accommodate the positioning elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Applicant: J. Eberspacher GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Joachim Andre, Oliver Hermes