Patents by Inventor Stephan Wehr

Stephan Wehr 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).

  • Publication number: 20230358195
    Abstract: A high-pressure fuel pump for a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The fuel pump includes a pump housing and a pump cover which is mounted on the pump housing and which, together with the pump housing, delimits a low-pressure chamber. A recess is formed in the pump housing, in which recess a pressure-limiting valve is located. The recess is fluidically connected to the low-pressure chamber via a channel. The channel has the same or a larger cross-section at its end facing the low-pressure chamber than at its end facing the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Rainer Kornhaas, Stephan Wehr
  • Publication number: 20230228237
    Abstract: A high-pressure fuel pump includes a pump housing, a pump piston accommodated in a receiving opening of the pump housing, a high-pressure seal which surrounds the pump piston in a sealing manner and which seals off a high-pressure region from a low-pressure region, and a guide device which comprises at least two guide portions that are axially spaced apart from one another and guide the pump piston with a sliding fit. The at least two guide portions are arranged in the receiving opening of the pump housing. A first guide portion is arranged, as seen in an axial direction, on a side of the high-pressure seal facing toward the delivery space. And a second guide portion is arranged, as seen in the axial direction, on a side of the high-pressure seal facing away from the delivery space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Matthias Riedle, Stephan Wehr, Daniel Heinzinger
  • Patent number: 11095447
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method to initiate the use of cryptography and authentication methods and to perform these methods. The method comprises the steps of: generating a URI (410), calling (420) a communication component (120) using the generated URI and a proprietory URI scheme; performing (430) the cryptography and authentication method by the local communication component (120); generating (440) at least one result (440) by the communication component (120).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: SECUNET SECURITY NETWORKS AG
    Inventors: Gregor Boeckeler, Niels Cölle, Thomas Maier, Michael Stoll, Johannes Schäffner, Stephan Wehr
  • Patent number: 10301976
    Abstract: Three-way valve with a valve housing and a closing body arranged in a longitudinally movable manner in the valve housing. An inlet channel, a first outlet channel and a second outlet channel are formed in the valve housing. The closing body interacts by longitudinal movement with a first valve seat formed in the valve housing and thereby opens and closes a first hydraulic connection between the inlet channel and the first outlet channel. Furthermore, the closing body interacts by longitudinal movement with a second valve seat formed in the valve housing and thereby opens and closes a second hydraulic connection between the inlet channel and the second outlet channel. A throttle is formed in the second hydraulic connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ganesan Vengianan Periasamy, Sophie-Charlotte Deger-Panthene, Steffen Buhl, Stephan Wehr
  • Publication number: 20190107210
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spool valve (1), having a valve housing (4) and a substantially axially symmetric closing body (3) arranged for longitudinal movement in the valve housing (4). An inlet channel (5), a first outlet channel (6a), and a second outlet channel (6b) are formed in the valve housing (4). The closing body (3) interacts with a first valve seat (8a) formed in the valve housing (4) by means of the longitudinal movement of the closing body and thereby opens and closes a first hydraulic connection between the inlet channel (5) and the first outlet channel (6a). Furthermore, the closing body (3) interacts with a second valve seat (8b) formed in the valve housing (4) by means of the longitudinal movement of the closing body and thereby opens and closes a second hydraulic connection between the inlet channel (5) and the second outlet channel (6b). The resulting hydraulic force on the closing body (3) in the axial direction is nearly zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Bernd Berghaenel, Peter Stachnik, Sophie-Charlotte Deger-Panthene, Stephan Wehr
  • Publication number: 20190020484
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method to initiate the use of cryptography and authentication methods and to perform these methods. The method comprises the steps of: generating a URI (410), calling (420) a communication component (120) using the generated URI and a proprietory URI scheme; performing (430) the cryptography and authentication method by the local communication component (120); generating (440) at least one result (440) by the communication component (120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Gregor Boeckeler, Niels Cölle, Thomas Maier, Michael Stoll, Johannes Schäffner, Stephan Wehr
  • Patent number: 10119426
    Abstract: Slide valve (1), in particular for a waste heat recovery system of a combustion engine, having a valve housing (4), wherein an inlet passage (5) and an outlet passage (6) are formed in the valve housing (4). A substantially cylindrical slide (3) is guided in a longitudinally movable manner in a guide bore (20) in the valve housing (4), wherein the guide bore (20) can be connected hydraulically to the inlet passage (5) and to the outlet passage (6). A closing body (35, 35a) is arranged on the slide (3), wherein a slide seat (75, 75a) is formed between the guide bore (20) and the closing body (35, 35a). The guide bore (20) and the sliding body (35, 35a) form a sliding pair, wherein the sliding pair has the material combination steel-graphite or the material combination ceramic-graphite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jeannette Kopp, Bernd Berghaenel, Luiz-Alexandre Colodel, Sophie-Charlotte Deger-Panthene, Stephan Wehr
  • Publication number: 20170292410
    Abstract: Three-way valve with a valve housing and a closing body arranged in a longitudinally movable manner in the valve housing. An inlet channel, a first outlet channel and a second outlet channel are formed in the valve housing. The closing body interacts by longitudinal movement with a first valve seat formed in the valve housing and thereby opens and closes a first hydraulic connection between the inlet channel and the first outlet channel. Furthermore, the closing body interacts by longitudinal movement with a second valve seat formed in the valve housing and thereby opens and closes a second hydraulic connection between the inlet channel and the second outlet channel. A throttle is formed in the second hydraulic connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Ganesan Vengianan Periasamy, Sophie-Charlotte Deger-Panthene, Steffen Buhl, Stephan Wehr
  • Publication number: 20170167308
    Abstract: Slide valve (1), in particular for a waste heat recovery system of a combustion engine, having a valve housing (4), wherein an inlet passage (5) and an outlet passage (6) are formed in the valve housing (4). A substantially cylindrical slide (3) is guided in a longitudinally movable manner in a guide bore (20) in the valve housing (4), wherein the guide bore (20) can be connected hydraulically to the inlet passage (5) and to the outlet passage (6). A closing body (35, 35a) is arranged on the slide (3), wherein a slide seat (75, 75a) is formed between the guide bore (20) and the closing body (35, 35a). The guide bore (20) and the sliding body (35, 35a) form a sliding pair, wherein the sliding pair has the material combination steel-graphite or the material combination ceramic-graphite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Jeannette Kopp, Bernd Berghaenel, Luiz-Alexandre Colodel, Sophie-Charlotte Deger-Panthene, Stephan Wehr
  • Patent number: 8348176
    Abstract: Proposed is a fuel injector for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector has a housing in which are arranged an injection valve element with a nozzle needle, a pressure boosting device, and a first control valve, and a second control valve. The first control valve controls a control space of the nozzle needle and the second control valve controls a differential pressure space of the pressure boosting device. A first return flow connection is provided for discharging the control quantity of the control space of the nozzle needle, and a second return flow connection is provided for discharging the control quantity of the pressure boosting device. The two return flow connections are arranged on different housing parts of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Frasch, Heinz-Bernd Haiser, Christoph Butscher, Hans-Christoph Magel, Stephan Wehr
  • Patent number: 8210454
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel injector for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, which fuel injector comprises an injection valve element, for opening and closing at least one injection opening and a pressure booster, by way of which fuel which is at system pressure is compressed to injection pressure. The pressure booster is actuated via a first control valve and the injection valve element is actuated via a second control valve. The pressure booster comprises a pressure booster piston which is assigned a spring element which is supported by way of one side on the injector housing and by way of the other side on the pressure booster piston. The pressure booster piston delimits a compression chamber, a differential pressure chamber and a control chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Frasch, Stephan Wehr
  • Publication number: 20110168812
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel injector for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, which fuel injector comprises an injection valve element, for opening and closing at least one injection opening and a pressure booster, by way of which fuel which is at system pressure is compressed to injection pressure. The pressure booster is actuated via a first control valve and the injection valve element is actuated via a second control valve. The pressure booster comprises a pressure booster piston which is assigned a spring element which is supported by way of one side on the injector housing and by way of the other side on the pressure booster piston. The pressure booster piston delimits a compression chamber, a differential pressure chamber and a control chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Juergen Frasch, Stephan Wehr
  • Patent number: 7770824
    Abstract: A fuel injector is disclosed in which at least one electrically-controlled valve is arranged within an injector body and is connected to an injector body contact which is accessible from outside the injector body by at least one solid conductor having an essentially stable form under the influence of its intrinsic weight. The at least one solid conductor is run through at least one conductor channel and at least one alignment sleeve which may be completely or partly inserted in the at least one conductor channel and forces the at least one solid conductor completely or partly to adopt a given inclination to the injector axis and hence aligns the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Frasch, Christoph Butscher, Michael Fleig, Stephan Wehr
  • Publication number: 20100019068
    Abstract: Proposed is a fuel injector for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector has a housing in which are arranged an injection valve element with a nozzle needle, a pressure boosting device, and a first control valve, and a second control valve. The first control valve controls a control space of the nozzle needle and the second control valve controls a differential pressure space of the pressure boosting device. A first return flow connection is provided for discharging the control quantity of the control space of the nozzle needle, and a second return flow connection is provided for discharging the control quantity of the pressure boosting device. The two return flow connections are arranged on different housing parts of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Juergen Frasch, Heinz-Bernd Haiser, Christoph Butscher, Hans-Christoph Magel, Stephan Wehr
  • Patent number: 7571715
    Abstract: A fuel injector with an injector body is disclosed which has at least two separate function units that are largely independent of one another. The function units are reversibly joined to one another by a connecting element and at least one positioning pin. The two function units can be produced and tested separately, which greatly simplifies both the production process and maintenance of the fuel injectors and lessens the vulnerability of the fuel injectors to malfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Frasch, Christoph Butscher, Michael Fleig, Stephan Wehr
  • Patent number: 7467811
    Abstract: A threaded pipe coupling is disclosed which comprises a connection stub, a pipe, and a union nut, and in which any leakage quantities that occur can be carried away through the union nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Frasch, Stephan Wehr
  • Publication number: 20080265054
    Abstract: An injector in which it is possible to switch a pressure booster on or off so that it is possible to control not only the injection duration, but also the progression of the injection pressure within a broad range during the injection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Christoph Buehler, Juergen Frasch, Christoph Butscher, Michael Fleig, Stephan Wehr
  • Publication number: 20080121215
    Abstract: A fuel injector with an injector body is disclosed which has at least two separate function units that are largely independent of one another. The function units are reversibly joined to one another by a connecting element and at least one positioning pin. The two function units can be produced and tested separately, which greatly simplifies both the production process and maintenance of the fuel injectors and lessens the vulnerability of the fuel injectors to malfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Juergen Frasch, Christoph Butscher, Michael Fleig, Stephan Wehr
  • Publication number: 20080110442
    Abstract: A fuel injector is disclosed in which at least one electrically-controlled valve is arranged within an injector body and is connected to an injector body contact which is accessible from outside by means of a solid conductor having an essentially stable form under the influence of its intrinsic weight. The at least one solid conductor is run through at least one conductor channel and at least one alignment sleeve which may be completely or partly inserted in at least one conductor channel and forces the at least one solid conductor completely or partly to adopt a given inclination to the injector axis and hence aligns the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Juergen Frasch, Christoph Butscher, Michael Fleig, Stephan Wehr
  • Patent number: 7121476
    Abstract: A fuel injection device, which has: a nozzle needle, guided displaceably in a nozzle body, which as a function of its position opens or closes at least one injection opening, in which a control chamber, to which fuel can be delivered under pressure via an inlet throttle and from which fuel can be diverted, controlled by a control valve, via an outlet throttle, is provided at a piston face of the nozzle needle facing away from the injection opening, and in which in operation, the position of the nozzle needle is controlled by a pressure difference between the pressure in the control chamber and the pressure of the fuel at the end, toward the injection opening, of the nozzle needle, is characterized in that the nozzle needle is surrounded, over at least part of its length, during operation by fuel at high pressure, such that only in the regions of the nozzle needle near the injection opening and in the control chamber can a lower pressure, differing from the high fuel pressure, occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Buehler, Juergen Frasch, Christoph Butscher, Michael Scheurer, Stephan Wehr