Patents by Inventor Sabine Burhenne

Sabine Burhenne 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: 7497656
    Abstract: The invention relates to a supply pump embodied as a side channel pump, whereby several sections (14-16) forming the cross-section of a supply chamber (13) each comprise radii. The origins of the external radii are arranged on the front face of a pump housing facing the one rotor. The sections (14-16) comprise common tangents in the adjacent regions thereof. A particularly high efficiency for the supply pump can thus be guaranteed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Sabine Burhenne, Johannes Deichmann, Bernd Jaeger, Karsten Meiser
  • Patent number: 6988491
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pump unit arranged in an inner tank (3) of a fuel tank, comprising a fuel pump (5) which is used to pump fuel to the internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle; an ejector pump (21) which is connected to the fuel pump (5) and used to pump fuel out of the fuel tank into the inner tank (3); and at least one filter element (20:31) which is used to filter fuel, wherein a housing part which is connected to the fuel pump (5) is provided with at least one channel (30;33;35;47) for guiding said fuel. In order to simplify the structure of the pump unit (2) and to enable substantial pre-assembly, the housing part (24;40) is configured in such a way that it can hold the at least one filter element (20;31), and the channel (30;33;35;47) is exclusively guided inside the housing part (24; 40) from the ejector pump (21) and/or the fuel pump (5) to the filter element (20;31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Sabine Burhenne, Johannes Deichmann, Joerg Deubner, Peter Marx, Hans-Peter Osburg
  • Patent number: 6952066
    Abstract: A connecting element (4) for an electric motor (1) of a fuel feed unit of a motor vehicle has a molded component (7) which is fabricated in one piece with a connecting contact (6) and a guide for a carbon brush. The molded component (7) is fabricated from sheet metal and can be inserted in a premounted form into a receptacle (8) of the connecting element (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Sabine Burhenne, Thomas Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20050053497
    Abstract: The invention relates to a side-channel pump for transporting fuel in a motor vehicle. Said pump comprises a partial annular channel (11) located in housing sections (4, 5), said channel having a greater radius than a crown of vane chambers (10) that are located in the impeller (6). The vane chambers (10) and the partial annular channel (11) respectively have the same width. This prevents wear and tear to the sealing surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2002
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Sabine Burhenne, Johannes Deichmann, Bernd Jaeger, Karsten Meiser
  • Publication number: 20050034304
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a fuel feed pump casing part in which two mould parts are brought together to form a flow channel and in which a punch is used to remove a burr that is created in the flow channel by the mould parts when forming the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Dirk Becker, Sabine Burhenne, Johannes Deichmann, Karsten Meiser
  • Publication number: 20040247426
    Abstract: The invention relates to a supply pump embodied as a side channel pump, whereby several sections (14-16) forming the cross-section supply of a supply chamber (13) each comprise radii. The origins of the external radii are arranged on the front face of a pump housing facing the one rotor. The sections (14-16) comprise common tangents in the adjacent regions thereof. A particularly high efficiency for the supply pump can thus be guaranteed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Sabine Burhenne, Johannes Deichmann, Bernd Jaeger, Karsten Meiser
  • Publication number: 20040211396
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pump unit arranged in an inner tank (3) of a fuel tank, comprising a fuel pump (5) which is used to pump fuel to the internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle; an ejector pump (21) which is connected to the fuel pump (5) and used to pump fuel out of the fuel tank into the inner tank (3); and at least one filter element (20:31) which is used to filter fuel, wherein a housing part which is connected to the fuel pump (5) is provided with at least one channel (30;33;35;47) for guiding said fuel. In order to simplify the structure of the pump unit (2) and to enable substantial pre-assembly, the housing part (24;40) is configured in such a way that it can hold the at least one filter element (20;31), and the channel (30;33;35;47) is exclusively guided inside the housing part (24; 40) from the ejector pump (21) and/or the fuel pump (5) to the filter element (20;31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Sabine Burhenne, Johannes Deichmann, Jorg Deubner, Peter Marx, Hans-Peter Osburg
  • Publication number: 20040115961
    Abstract: A connecting element (4) for an electric motor (1) of a fuel feed unit of a motor vehicle has a molded component (7) which is fabricated in one piece with a connecting contact (6) and a guide for a carbon brush. The molded component (7) is fabricated from sheet metal and can be inserted in a premounted form into a receptacle (8) of the connecting element (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Sabine Burhenne, Thomas Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20040037726
    Abstract: In a G-rotor pump for the conveyance of fuel in a motor vehicle, pockets are arranged in an external rotor. Dirt particles in the fuel can collect in the pockets. A wear of regions of the external rotor and of the internal rotor which roll on one another is consequently kept particularly low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Sabine Burhenne, Cicero Constantin, Johannes Deichmann, Karsten Meiser, Ralf Muhlhausen