Patents by Inventor Stephan KOLK

Stephan KOLK 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).

  • Fuel injection system and method of operating a fuel injection system
    Patent number: 10519914
    Abstract: A fuel injection system for an engine of a vehicle may include an injector nozzle mounted in an injector bore formed in a cylinder head of the engine, wherein a tip portion of the injector nozzle is protrudingly formed into a combustion chamber, and having a positioning system configured to adjust an axial position of the injector nozzle in the injector bore. The invention further provides a method of operating the fuel injection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Stephan Fitzner, Stephan Kolk
  • FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING A FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190162146
    Abstract: A fuel injection system for an engine of a vehicle may include an injector nozzle mounted in an injector bore formed in a cylinder head of the engine, wherein a tip portion of the injector nozzle is protrudingly formed into a combustion chamber, and having a positioning system configured to adjust an axial position of the injector nozzle in the injector bore. The invention further provides a method of operating the fuel injection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Stephan Fitzner, Stephan Kolk
  • GASKET FOR FUEL INJECTOR
    Publication number: 20180106228
    Abstract: A gasket for a fuel injector includes: an annular tube having an opening, a first surface, and a second surface, in which the second surface is disposed opposite to the first surface of the annular tube; and an inner portion and an outer portion connecting the first surface with the second surface. The inner portion and the outer portion include a flexible material and interact with a fluid filled within the annular tube via the opening of the annular tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Stephan FITZNER, Stephan KOLK