Patents by Inventor Thomas SCHLICHT

Thomas SCHLICHT 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).

  • Sound generator for a system for influencing exhaust noise of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 9416700
    Abstract: A sound generator, for a system for influencing sound waves propagating through an exhaust system of a vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine, includes an enclosure comprised of an upper shell and a lower shell. A bell mouth, supported by the lower shell and penetrating the lower shell, is configured for a fluid communication with the exhaust system. A loudspeaker is disposed in the enclosure and supported by the bell mouth. The lower shell of the enclosure supports the upper shell of the enclosure. The bell mouth is solely supported by the lower shell of the enclosure. The lower shell may include at least one air-tight feed-through for a control wire connected to the loudspeaker and/or at least one pressure equalizing valve. An anti-sound system is provided that includes the sound generator and a vehicle is provided with the anti-sound system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Eberspächer Exhaust Technology GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Nording, Thomas Schlicht, Konrad Klausa, Frank Sauter
  • SOUND GENERATOR FOR A SYSTEM FOR INFLUENCING EXHAUST NOISE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150159527
    Abstract: A sound generator, for a system for influencing sound waves propagating through an exhaust system of a vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine, includes an enclosure comprised of an upper shell and a lower shell. A bell mouth, supported by the lower shell and penetrating the lower shell, is configured for a fluid communication with the exhaust system. A loudspeaker is disposed in the enclosure and supported by the bell mouth. The lower shell of the enclosure supports the upper shell of the enclosure. The bell mouth is solely supported by the lower shell of the enclosure. The lower shell may include at least one air-tight feed-through for a control wire connected to the loudspeaker and/or at least one pressure equalizing valve. An anti-sound system is provided that includes the sound generator and a vehicle is provided with the anti-sound system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas NORDING, Thomas SCHLICHT, Konrad KLAUSA, Frank SAUTER