Patents by Inventor Stefan Leuchtenberg

Stefan Leuchtenberg 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: 6871662
    Abstract: A ventilation and/or a pressure-equalizing system for a fuel tank, in particular for a fuel tank of a motor vehicle, includes at least one aeration and/or de-aeration line leading into the fuel tank, via which the gases and/or vapors may be removed from or conducted into the fuel tank. A collection device for liquid fuel is coupled into the aeration and/or de-aeration line, the collection device including at least two chambers, of which one is used as a temporary storage device for liquid fuel and is connected to a return line into the fuel tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Ewald Duermeier, Stefan Klein, Michael Koenig, Stefan Leuchtenberg, Dieter Scheurenbrand, Manfred Weil
  • Publication number: 20020083974
    Abstract: A ventilation and/or a pressure-equalizing system for a fuel tank, in particular for a fuel tank of a motor vehicle, includes at least one aeration and/or de-aeration line leading into the fuel tank, via which the gases and/or vapors may be removed from or conducted into the fuel tank. A collection device for liquid fuel is coupled into the aeration and/or deaeration line, the collection device including at least two chambers, of which one is used as a temporary storage device for liquid fuel and is connected to a return line into the fuel tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Ewald Duermeier, Stefan Klein, Michael Koenig, Stefan Leuchtenberg, Dieter Scheurenbrand, Manfred Weil