Patents by Inventor Karl-Heinz Kempa

Karl-Heinz Kempa 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).

  • Expansion container for a fuel tank
    Patent number: 7017607
    Abstract: In an expansion container for a fuel system of a motor vehicle wherein the expansion container includes a container wall and a gas vent connector mounted on the container wall so as to be in communication with the interior of the expansion container by way of a valve, the expansion container and the gas vent connector consist of metal and are joined by at least a first seal structure and the gas vent connector is connected to the valve by at least a second seal structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Daimler Chrysler AG
    Inventors: Volker Brand, Karl-Heinz Kempa, Ralf Lângerer, Thomas Rieger, Dieter Scheuerenbrand, Peter Strätz
  • Expansion container for a fuel tank
    Publication number: 20040238032
    Abstract: In an expansion container for a fuel system of a motor vehicle wherein the expansion container includes a container wall and a gas vent connector mounted on the container wall so as to be in communication with the interior of the expansion container by way of a valve, the expansion container and the gas vent connector consist of metal and are joined by at least a first seal structure and the gas vent connector is connected to the valve by at least a second seal structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Volker Brand, Karl-Heinz Kempa, Ralf Langerer, Thomas Rieger, Dieter Scheuerbrand, Peter Stratz