Patents by Inventor Philipp Licht

Philipp Licht 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: 11905912
    Abstract: A piston of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The piston includes a piston head with a piston bowl, a ring part and an annular cooling channel arranged between the ring part and the piston bowl. A closure element is provided to close the cooling channel in a direction away from the piston bowl. At least one guiding element is arranged in the cooling channel. The at least one guiding element provides a lug facing in a direction of an inner cooling channel wall and disposed at least partially circumferentially. The lug of the at least one guiding element is structured and arranged to direct cooling oil present in the cooling channel towards an upper region of the inner cooling channel wall relative to the closure element to facilitate cooling the upper region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventors: Frank-Peter Jung, Philipp Licht, Rainer Scharp
  • Publication number: 20220307444
    Abstract: A piston of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The piston includes a piston head with a piston bowl, a ring part and an annular cooling channel arranged between the ring part and the piston bowl. A closure element is provided to close the cooling channel in a direction away from the piston bowl. At least one guiding element is arranged in the cooling channel. The at least one guiding element provides a lug facing in a direction of an inner cooling channel wall and disposed at least partially circumferentially. The lug of the at least one guiding element is structured and arranged to direct cooling oil present in the cooling channel towards an upper region of the inner cooling channel wall relative to the closure element to facilitate cooling the upper region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Frank-Peter Jung, Philipp Licht, Rainer Scharp
  • Patent number: 11274747
    Abstract: A piston for an internal combustion engine may include at least one oil ring groove configured to receive an oil scraper ring. The at least one oil ring groove may have an upper groove flank, a lower groove flank, and a groove base. The at least one oil ring groove may be structured to be asymmetrical and deeper in a radial direction in a region of the lower groove flank. The piston may also include an oil outflow channel structured and arranged to fluidically communicate with an oil collecting chamber disposed in a spine of the oil scraper ring. A connecting point between at least one of (i) the at least one oil ring groove and the oil outflow channel, and (ii) the oil collecting chamber and the oil outflow channel may be disposed exclusively in the lower groove flank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Inventors: Philipp Licht, Rainer Scharp
  • Patent number: 11111878
    Abstract: A piston of an internal-combustion engine may include a piston head and a piston skirt, a cooling duct circulating in the piston head, a boss for receiving a piston pin, and a feed hopper for supplying cooling oil into the cooling duct. The feed hopper may be fastened to another component of the piston via a retaining lug by at least one of a material closure, a force closure, and a positive closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Inventors: Philipp Licht, Rainer Scharp
  • Publication number: 20210025494
    Abstract: A piston for an internal combustion engine may include at least one oil ring groove configured to receive an oil scraper ring. The at least one oil ring groove may have an upper groove flank, a lower groove flank, and a groove base. The at least one oil ring groove may be structured to be asymmetrical and deeper in a radial direction in a region of the lower groove flank. The piston may also include an oil outflow channel structured and arranged to fluidically communicate with an oil collecting chamber disposed in a spine of the oil scraper ring. A connecting point between at least one of (i) the at least one oil ring groove and the oil outflow channel, and (ii) the oil collecting chamber and the oil outflow channel may be disposed exclusively in the lower groove flank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Philipp Licht, Rainer Scharp
  • Publication number: 20200132016
    Abstract: A piston of an internal-combustion engine may include a piston head and a piston skirt, a cooling duct circulating in the piston head, a boss for receiving a piston pin, and a feed hopper for supplying cooling oil into the cooling duct. The feed hopper may be fastened to another component of the piston via a retaining lug by at least one of a material closure, a force closure, and a positive closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Philipp Licht, Rainer Scharp