Patents by Inventor Kurt Hoehe

Kurt Hoehe 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: 8316516
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mounting device having a metallic base plate, from which multiple projections project, and a method for manufacturing this mounting device. The mounting device may be obtained by cutting multiple hook preforms into the surface of the base plate while leaving at least one bending edge per hook preform. Furthermore, hook-like projections are manufactured by bending the hook preforms out of the base plate around the bending edge and possibly lateral protrusions are manufactured on the projections or these are twisted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Reinz-Dichtungs-GmbH
    Inventors: Kurt Hoehe, Bernd Ruess, Georg Egloff, Franz Schweiggart
  • Patent number: 8297581
    Abstract: The present invention thus relates to a mounting device having a metallic base plate, on which multiple fastening elements are provided, from each of which at least a partial area projects above the base plate. The mounting device is obtainable by incising fastening element blanks into the surface of the metallic base plate while leaving one connection edge per blank in such a way that they each have a web-shaped base area, which comprises the connection edge on one end, and a head area adjoining the base area, which projects laterally beyond the neighboring base area on at least one side. At least one partial area of the blanks is bent out of the base plate around at least one bending edge located in the base area. The projecting edge of the head area adjoining the base area runs at an angle between 0° and 70° in relation to the plane of the base plate after the fastening elements are bent out of the base plate. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for producing this mounting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Inventors: Matthias Golle, Christoph Hein, Kurt Hoehe, Matthias Laske, Bernd Ruess, Hyunwoo So
  • Patent number: 8272613
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mounting device having a metallic base plate, from which multiple fastening projections project, as well as a method for producing this mounting device. The mounting device is obtainable by incising multiple tab blanks into the surface of the base plate while leaving at least one connection section per tab blank. The fastening projections are produced by bending the tab blanks out of the base plate, multiple fastening projections forming a group and the fastening projections within the group being bent in such a way that sections lying distal from the base plate are inclined toward the interior of the group and a section lying between the connection section and inwardly inclined section projects toward the exterior of the group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Inventors: Matthias Golle, Christoph Hein, Kurt Hoehe, Matthias Laske, Bernd Ruess, Hyunwoo So
  • Patent number: 8162326
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flat gasket, having at least one metallic layer in which at least one port is formed, the metallic layer or at least one of the metallic layers (1) being formed at least in regions in the form of an undulating and/or serrated profiling (2) around the port(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Kurt Höhe, Armin Gutermann, Gunther Unseld, Georg Egloff
  • Patent number: 8128099
    Abstract: A gasket may have at least one metallic layer with at least one combustion gas through-opening and at least one fastener through-opening. The fastener through-opening may be at least partially circumferentially bounded by a deformation limiter having a plurality of troughs and crests. All of the troughs and crests are substantially aligned with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Uwe Duckek, Georg Egloff, Kurt Höhe, Günther Unseld, Hans Waldvogel
  • Publication number: 20120006959
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mounting device (1) with one metallic base plate (2), from which a plurality of mounting eyelets (3) protrude. The mounting device (1) is obtainable by incising a plurality of arc-shaped eyelet blanks (4) while leaving two connection sections (5) per eyelet blank (4) into the surface of the base plate (2) and production of the mounting eyelets (3) by bending the eyelet blanks (4) out of the base plate (2) around a bending edge (6) in the area of the connection sections (5). At least part of the eyelet blanks (4) are arranged as groups (7) of eyelet blanks (4) with the latter being nested to each other. Preferably, the group (7) of eyelet blanks (4) are arranged rotated relative to each other. The invention further relates to a method for the production of the mounting device (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicants: Hoelzel Stanz-Und Feinwerktechnik Gmbh & Co. Kg, Reinz-Dichtungs-Gmbh
    Inventors: Klaus Braun, Gabi Carle, Kurt Hoehe, Bernd Ruess, Matthias Laske
  • Patent number: 7984912
    Abstract: A gasket has sealing layer(s) with beads which are assigned to passage opening(s), and stopper layer(s) with a stopper which limits the resilience of the bead(s). The stopper is composed of a plurality of directly successive ridge-shaped elevations and groove-shaped depressions, both being trapezoidal in cross section and both being formed in on both sides of the stopper layer, with setting angles of the trapezium flanks. The trapezoidal elevations of the one side are situated opposite the trapezoidal depressions of the other side. A cross section (Q1) which is delimited by opposing trapezium flanks which are adjacent to one another is the same or greater than a cross section (Q2) which is delimited between the opposing depressions of the two sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Juergen Schneider, Albrecht Sailer, Bernd Ruess, Guenther Unseld, Georg Egloff, Johann Waldvogel, Kurt Hoehe
  • Publication number: 20110001295
    Abstract: The invention relates to a metallic flat gasket with at least one metallic gasket layer, which is mainly flat and shows a first and second surface, wherein a plane of the gasket runs centered between said flat areas, wherein a camber is formed within the gasket layer, which protrudes over the first surface of the gasket layer and which has a larger length than width, wherein the camber possesses a first level given by a virtual level, which runs in parallel to the plane of the gasket through the foot of the camber on the first surface of the gasket layer and a second level, given by a further virtual, which runs through the highest point of the camber and also parallel to the plane of the gasket of the gasket layer, wherein the camber possesses a slope area that ascends between the two levels. The slope area is provided with an undulating structure such that it comprises at least two waves each with a wave crest and a wave trough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: REINZ-DICHTUNGS-GMBH
    Inventors: Georg Egloff, Kurt Hoehe, Juergen Schneider
  • Publication number: 20100187771
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gasket (1) which is suitable for the seal between two components. Gaskets (1) of this type are used for example in engine construction in order to seal all types of pipes and other connections in the exhaust pipes. According to the invention, this gasket (1) has at least one non-even gasket layer (2) which surrounds a through-opening (6) which is to be sealed. In this gasket layer (2) there is situated at least one periodic structure (12) with a period length greater than 1 which surrounds the through-opening (6) at least in regions. This periodic structure (12) is embossed in the gasket layer (2) in such a manner that the total thickness of the gasket layer (2) in the region of the periodic structure (12) is greater than the material thickness of the gasket layer (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Hans-Dieter Dieter Waltenberg, Kurt Hoehe, Bernd Ruess
  • Publication number: 20100176558
    Abstract: The invention relates to a metallic-flat gasket (1) comprising at least a first and a second gasket layer (2, 3) in which a bead (20) is provided in at least the first gasket layer (2), said bead (20) surrounding in a self-contained manner a through-opening (4) extending through the flat gasket (1). The first gasket layer (2) has a smaller surface area than the second gasket layer (3) and leaves free an edge region (6) adjoining the outer edge (5) of the flat gasket (1). A compensating portion (7) is provided in an edge region (6) of the second gasket layer (3), which compensating portion (7) protrudes at least in the direction of the first gasket layer (2) and has a height which is less than the thickness of the first gasket layer (2). The compensating portion (7) is arranged at least in certain portions along the outer edge (21) of the first gasket layer (2) and consists of a large number of alternating elevations (31) and depressions (32) which are formed in-the second gasket layer (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Georg Egloff, Kurt Hoehe, Guenther Unseld
  • Publication number: 20100164185
    Abstract: The invention relates to a metallic flat gasket (1) with at least one gasket layer (2), in which at least one through opening (3) is present, which is surrounded by a sealing area (4), in which at least one elastically deformable element (5) surrounding the through opening (3) is arranged, and an optional, at least one functional area (6) with at least one elastically deformable sealing or supporting element (7), which does not separately surround a single through-opening, where outside of the at least one sealing area (4) and the optional at least one functional area (6) on at least one of the surfaces (21, 22) of at least one of the gasket layers (2) an area is surface structured in such a way that the gasket layer (2) in this area has a thickness that is larger than the original thickness of the gasket layer (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Guenther Unseld, Georg Egloff, Kurt Hoehe
  • Publication number: 20100109255
    Abstract: The invention relates to a metallic flat gasket comprising two or more metallic gasket layers (2, 3, 3?, 3?), of which a shortened gasket layer (2) has a smaller surface area than the at least one other gasket layer. At least one through-opening (4) extending through the gasket layers is surrounded by a self-contained bead (5) which is introduced into one of the relatively extensive gasket layers (3), the shortened gasket layer (2) leaving free an outer edge region (6), which does not comprise the bead (5), of the relatively extensive gasket layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: REINZDICHTUNGS-GMBH
    Inventors: Johann Waldvogel, Guenther Unseld, Georg Egloff, Kurt Hoehe
  • Publication number: 20100038511
    Abstract: The present invention thus relates to a mounting device having a metallic base plate, on which multiple fastening elements are provided, from each of which at least a partial area projects above the base plate. The mounting device is obtainable by incising fastening element blanks into the surface of the metallic base plate while leaving one connection edge per blank in such a way that they each have a web-shaped base area, which comprises the connection edge on one end, and a head area adjoining the base area, which projects laterally beyond the neighboring base area on at least one side. At least one partial area of the blanks is bent out of the base plate around at least one bending edge located in the base area. The projecting edge of the head area adjoining the base area runs at an angle between 0° and 70° in relation to the plane of the base plate after the fastening elements are bent out of the base plate. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for producing this mounting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Matthias Golle, Christoph Hein, Kurt Hoehe, Matthias Laske, Bernd Ruess, Hyunwoo So
  • Publication number: 20100001152
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mounting device having a metallic base plate, from which multiple fastening projections project, as well as a method for producing this mounting device. The mounting device is obtainable by incising multiple tab blanks into the surface of the base plate while leaving at least one connection section per tab blank. The fastening projections are produced by bending the tab blanks out of the base plate, multiple fastening projections forming a group and the fastening projections within the group being bent in such a way that sections lying distal from the base plate are inclined toward the interior of the group and a section lying between the connection section and inwardly inclined section projects toward the exterior of the group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Matthias Golle, Christoph Hein, Kurt Hoehe, Matthias Laske, Bernd Ruess, Hyunwoo So
  • Publication number: 20090152819
    Abstract: A gasket has sealing layer(s) with beads which are assigned to passage opening(s), and stopper layer(s) with a stopper which limits the resilience of the bead(s). The stopper is composed of a plurality of directly successive ridge-shaped elevations and groove-shaped depressions, both being trapezoidal in cross section and both being formed in on both sides of the stopper layer, with setting angles of the trapezium flanks. The trapezoidal elevations of the one side are situated opposite the trapezoidal depressions of the other side. A cross section (Q1) which is delimited by opposing trapezium flanks which are adjacent to one another is the same or greater than a cross section (Q2) which is delimited between the opposing depressions of the two sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Juergen Schneider, Albrecht Sailer, Bernd Ruess, Guenther Unseld, Georg Egloff, Johann Waldvogel, Kurt Hoehe
  • Publication number: 20090102138
    Abstract: A gasket having at least one metal layer in which at least two through openings are arranged which are each surrounded by at least one bead and which are separated by a web area. The beads surrounding the adjacent through openings being so brought together in the web area, that at least two bead limbs extend through the web area. And at least in sections an undulating or meander-like profiling adjoins the bead(s) and forms a stopper for the bead. The stopper extending in the web area between the at least two bead limbs and the number of the raised portions of the stopper, formed respectively by the undulating or meander-like profilings, being smaller in the web area than the sum of the raised portions of the stopper outside the web area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: REINZDICHTUNGS-GMBH
    Inventor: Kurt Hoehe
  • Publication number: 20080244878
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mounting device having a metallic base plate, from which multiple projections project, and a method for manufacturing this mounting device. The mounting device may be obtained by cutting multiple hook preforms into the surface of the base plate while leaving at least one bending edge per hook preform. Furthermore, hook-like projections are manufactured by bending the hook preforms out of the base plate around the bending edge and possibly lateral protrusions are manufactured on the projections or these are twisted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Kurt Hoehe, Bernd Ruess, Georg Egloff, Franz Schweiggart
  • Patent number: 7000924
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flat gasket comprising at least one metallic layer, in which at least one continuous opening is made, whereby the or at least one metallic layer (1) is provided, at least in areas, in the shape of an undulated and/or serrated profiling (2) around the continuous opening(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Dana Corporation
    Inventors: Kurt Höhe, Armin Gütermann, Günther Unseld, Georg Egloff
  • Patent number: 6315303
    Abstract: A gasket is provided that is suitable for use in connection with a cylinder head. The gasket includes a first outer plate including a compensating portion, a second outer plate including a compensating portion, and a compensating plate positioned between said first and second outer plates. Preferably, at least one of said first and second outer plates includes a bead positioned outside of, and in close proximity to, said compensation portion of said plate. The compensating plate includes a compensating element and an edge portion. In a preferred embodiment, the area between the compensating portions of said first and second outer plates defines a compensating area and said compensating element is positioned within said compensating area. If desired, the gasket may also include a spacer plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Dana Corporation
    Inventors: Wilfred Erb, Ralf Göttel, Franz Hieble, Kurt Höhe, Hans Katzmaier, Alexander Kögel, Thierry Lebailly, Josef Ludwig, Bernhard Obermeier, Edwin Puscher, Dominique Tasch, Günther Unseld, Hans-Dieter Waltenberg, Alfred Weiss, Frank Popielas