Patents by Inventor Thomas Gerschwitz

Thomas Gerschwitz 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: 10665912
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a battery system, in which to manufacture, simply and inexpensively, a battery system having improved service life, performance, and safety, in the method battery cells are positioned by at least one mounting grid for positioning battery cells and/or by positioning ribs and/or positioning projections in the interior space of a battery system housing or of a potting mold which are configured for positioning battery cells, and/or by a mounting gripper for positioning battery cells, and at least partly potted with at least one potting compound. Also described are a corresponding battery system and a suitable reactive resin system or a suitable potting compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Irene Jennrich, Michael Raedler, Klaus-Volker Schuett, Thomas Gerschwitz, Andreas Birkhold, Mattis Simeon Weiss
  • Publication number: 20180301771
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a battery system, in which to manufacture, simply and inexpensively, a battery system having improved service life, performance, and safety, in the method battery cells are positioned by at least one mounting grid for positioning battery cells and/or by positioning ribs and/or positioning projections in the interior space of a battery system housing or of a potting mold which are configured for positioning battery cells, and/or by a mounting gripper for positioning battery cells, and at least partly potted with at least one potting compound. Also described are a corresponding battery system and a suitable reactive resin system or a suitable potting compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Irene Jennrich, Michael Raedler, Klaus-Volker Schuett, Thomas Gerschwitz, Andreas Birkhold, Mattis Simeon Weiss
  • Patent number: 9938947
    Abstract: A decoupling element is described for a fuel injection device which is characterized in particular by a low-noise design. The fuel injection device includes at least one fuel injector, a receiving bore in a cylinder head for the fuel injector, and the decoupling element between a valve housing of the fuel injector and a wall of the receiving bore. The decoupling element is designed as a decoupling system having a spring ring and a conical washer. The fuel injection device is suitable for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of a mixture-compressing spark-ignition internal combustion engine in particular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Jens Pohlmann, Michael Fischer, Andreas Glaser, Markus Friedrich, Martin Scheffel, Stefan Woerz, Martin Buehner, Thomas Gerschwitz, Anh-Tuan Hoang
  • Publication number: 20150316014
    Abstract: A decoupling element is described for a fuel injection device which is characterized in particular by a low-noise design. The fuel injection device includes at least one fuel injector, a receiving bore in a cylinder head for the fuel injector, and the decoupling element between a valve housing of the fuel injector and a wall of the receiving bore. The decoupling element is designed as a decoupling system having a spring ring and a conical washer. The fuel injection device is suitable for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of a mixture-compressing spark-ignition internal combustion engine in particular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Jens Pohlmann, Michael FISCHER, Andreas GLASER, Markus FRIEDRICH, Martin SCHEFFEL, Stefan WOERZ, Martin BUEHNER, Thomas GERSCHWITZ, AnhTuan HOANG
  • Patent number: 7637443
    Abstract: A fuel injector, e.g., for fuel-injection systems of internal combustion engines in motor vehicles, includes a valve housing including a sleeve-shaped housing section; and a solenoid, situated on the housing section, having a coil brace, magnetic coil and magnetic cup. To protect the magnetic coil from salt fog that arises under specific environmental conditions and penetrates along the contact areas of solenoid and housing section, the coil brace with wound magnetic coil is completely enclosed on all sides by a one-piece plastic coat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Scheffel, Andreas Glaser, Jens Pohlmann, Thomas Gerschwitz, Christina Gerescher
  • Patent number: 7500648
    Abstract: A fuel injector has a piezoelectric or magnetostrictive actuator, which actuates a valve-closure member cooperating with a valve-seat surface a sealing seat. An hydraulic coupler includes a master piston, a slave piston, and a coupler volume formed in-between, the coupler volume being connected to a compensating chamber via a throttle. An elastic flexible section delimits the compensating chamber at least partially, and the coupler volume, the throttle, and the compensating chamber are filled with an hydraulic medium. The flexible section exerts a pressure on the hydraulic medium due to prestressing, and the force of a compression spring, which is braced either directly and/or via fixed components on the slave piston and the master piston, is directed with an initial stress in such a way that the force enlarges the coupler volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Kammerer, Klaus Noller, Hubert Stier, Dietmar Schmieder, Michael Huebel, Thomas Gerschwitz, Christian Leitner
  • Patent number: 7422006
    Abstract: A fuel injector has a piezoelectric or magnetostrictive actuator, which actuates a valve-closure member cooperating with a valve-seat surface to form a sealing seat. A hydraulic coupler includes a master piston, a slave piston, and a coupler volumeformed in-between. The master piston and the slave piston are axially displaceable with respect to one another. The coupler volume is connected to a compensating chamber via a throttle. A flexible section delimits the compensating chamber at least partially, and the coupler volume, the throttle, and the compensating chamber are filled with a hydraulic medium. At least one spring element directly or indirectly exerts pressure on the flexible section from the outside, via fixed components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Noller, Peter Land, Christof Vogel, Michael Huebel, Thomas Gerschwitz
  • Publication number: 20080035116
    Abstract: A fuel injector, e.g., for fuel-injection systems of internal combustion engines in motor vehicles, includes a valve housing including a sleeve-shaped housing section; and a solenoid, situated on the housing section, having a coil brace, magnetic coil and magnetic cup. To protect the magnetic coil from salt fog that arises under specific environmental conditions and penetrates along the contact areas of solenoid and housing section, the coil brace with wound magnetic coil is completely enclosed on all sides by a one-piece plastic coat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Martin Scheffel, Andreas Glaser, Jens Pohlmann, Thomas Gerschwitz, Christina Gerescher
  • Publication number: 20070246017
    Abstract: A fuel injector has a piezoelectric or magnetostrictive actuator, which actuates a valve-closure member cooperating with a valve-seat surface to form a sealing seat. A hydraulic coupler includes a master piston, a slave piston, and a coupler volumeformed in-between. The master piston and the slave piston are axially displaceable with respect to one another. The coupler volume is connected to a compensating chamber via a throttle. A flexible section delimits the compensating chamber at least partially, and the coupler volume, the throttle, and the compensating chamber are filled with a hydraulic medium. At least one spring element directly or indirectly exerts pressure on the flexible section from the outside, via fixed components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Klaus Noller, Peter Land, Christof Vogel, Michael Huebel, Thomas Gerschwitz
  • Publication number: 20060043213
    Abstract: A fuel injector has a piezoelectric, electrostrictive or magnetostrictive actuator, a valve needle, which is in operative connection with the actuator and acted upon with a restoring force by a valve spring in a closing direction to actuate a valve-closure member; and an hydraulic coupler which encompasses a piston that at least partially engages in a receiving opening and forms a coupler gap therewith, which is filled with an hydraulic fluid; a cavity being formed in the piston, which is open toward the coupler gap and at least partially filled with the hydraulic fluid and forms a compensating chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Gerschwitz, Klaus Noller, Fevzi Yildirim