Patents by Inventor Mike Riether

Mike Riether 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).

  • Device for receiving ceramic heating elements and method for the manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 7977610
    Abstract: A device and a method for receiving ceramic heating elements (PTC elements, cold conductors) in a heating device, use an insulating frame and at least one contact plate held by the latter and on which the heating elements can be placed. The device is characterized in that the contact plate is frictionally held in the frame. The method is characterized in that at least on the contact plate side remote from the heating element reception side is moulded on or spread a layer of the following materials: plastic, polymer ceramic, ceramic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Borgwarner Beru Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Hamburger, Werner Faβbinder, Mike Riether
  • Device for receiving ceramic heating elements and method for the manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 7816630
    Abstract: A device and a method for receiving ceramic heating elements (PTC elements, cold conductors) in a heating device use an insulating frame and at least one contact plate held by the latter and on which the heating elements can be placed. The contact plate is frictionally held in the frame. According to the method, at least on the contact plate side remote from the heating element reception side is molded on or sprayed a layer of the following materials: plastic, polymer ceramic, ceramic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignees: Eichenauer Heizelemente GmbH & Co. KG, Beru AG
    Inventors: Andreas Hamburger, Werner Faβbinder, Mike Riether
  • Device for receiving ceramic heating elements and method for the manufacture thereof
    Publication number: 20060138712
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and to a method for receiving ceramic heating elements (PTC elements, cold conductors) in a heating device, with an insulating frame and at least one contact plate held by the latter and on which the heating elements can be placed. The device according to the invention is characterized in that the contact plate is frictionally held in the frame. The method according to the invention is characterized in that at least,on the contact plate side remote from the heating element reception side is moulded on or sprayed a layer of the following materials: plastic, polymer ceramic, ceramic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Andreas Hamburger, Werner Fassbinder, Mike Riether
  • Electric heating system for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 6875962
    Abstract: An electric heating system for motor vehicles including one or several electric heating elements; a control circuit provided for controlling the power dissipated by the heating elements; the control circuit including one or several power semiconductors arranged on a circuit board; the circuit board is by means of a solid matter connection connected by the side facing away from the power semiconductors to a metal plate intended to be mass potential; the metal plate being electrically insulated from conductor paths located on the underside of the circuit board and intended to carry a voltage in relation to the ground potential; the control circuit being arranged in a housing. One or several heat sinks are provided outside the housing. The metal plate is connected with the heat sinks arranged outside the housing by thermally conductive connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Inventors: Günther Uhl, Steffen Geiger, Thomas Alban, Thomas Giffels, Dirk Wenske, Andreas Hamburger, Mike Riether
  • Device for receiving ceramic heating elements and method for the manufacture thereof
    Publication number: 20040200829
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and to a method for receiving ceramic heating elements (PTC elements, cold conductors) in a heating device, with an insulating frame and at least one contact plate held by the latter and on which the heating elements can be placed. The device according to the invention is characterized in that the contact plate is frictionally held in the frame. The method according to the invention is characterized in that at least on the contact plate side remote from the heating element reception side is moulded on or sprayed a layer of the following materials: plastic, polymer ceramic, ceramic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Andreas Hamburger, Werner Fassbinder, Mike Riether
  • Electric heating system for a motor vehicle
    Publication number: 20040112884
    Abstract: The invention describes an electric heating system for motor vehicles with the following characteristics:
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Gunther Uhl, Steffen Geiger, Thomas Alban, Thomas Giffels, Dirk Wenske, Andreas Hamburger, Mike Riether