Patents by Inventor Timo Estrum

Timo Estrum 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: 8225765
    Abstract: The invention relates to a two-piece piston (1) for an internal combustion engine, comprising a piston base body (2) and a ring element (3), which is soldered to the piston base body (2) by an upper solder connection (23) having the length b, which is disposed on the radial inside of a piston crown (4) formed at least partially by the ring element (3), and by a lower solder connection (24) having the length c, which is disposed radially outside on the top of a center part (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Kortas, Timo Estrum, Dieter Messmer
  • Patent number: 8065984
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piston (10, 110, 210, 310, 410) for an internal combustion engine, comprising a piston head (11) with at least one piston crown (12) which is exposed to at least one jet of combustion gases, and a piston shaft (17), the piston head (11) and the piston shaft (12) being configured as interconnected individual components including a peripheral outer cooling channel (27). The invention is characterized in that an annular partition wall (35, 135, 235, 335, 435) is provided in the cooling channel (27) in parallel to the piston crown (12) and has one or more nozzle-type openings (37, 45, 137, 237, 337, 437) that are arranged in such a manner that their respective outlet jet is directed against the underside (12a) of the piston crown (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Issler, Timo Estrum
  • Publication number: 20100307445
    Abstract: The invention relates to a two-piece piston (1) for an internal combustion engine, comprising a piston base body (2) and a ring element (3), which is soldered to the piston base body (2) by an upper solder connection (23) having the length b, which is disposed on the radial inside of a piston crown (4) formed at least partially by the ring element (3), and by a lower solder connection (24) having the length c, which is disposed radially outside on the top of a center part (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Jochen Kortas, Timo Estrum, Dieter Messmer
  • Publication number: 20090288618
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piston (10, 110, 210, 310, 410) for an internal combustion engine, comprising a piston head (11) with at least one piston crown (12) which is exposed to at least one jet of combustion gases, and a piston shaft (17), the piston head (11) and the piston shaft (12) being configured as interconnected individual components including a peripheral outer cooling channel (27). The invention is characterized in that an annular partition wall (35, 135, 235, 335, 435) is provided in the cooling channel (27) in parallel to the piston crown (12) and has one or more nozzle-type openings (37, 45, 137, 237, 337, 437) that are arranged in such a manner that their respective outlet jet is directed against the underside (12a) of the piston crown (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Wolfgang Issler, Timo Estrum
  • Patent number: 7603977
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling duct piston for an internal combustion engine comprising heat pipes. In order to improve dissipation of heat from the thermally loaded piston areas while preventing thermal tensions, liquid-filled heat pipes that are provided with an evaporator end and a condenser end are disposed in bores of the cooling duct which are oriented towards the bottom of the piston. The heat pipes are arranged such that the evaporator ends terminate at the end of the bores which faces the piston bottom while the condenser ends terminate in the closed cooling duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Heidrich, Roland Lochmann, Timo Estrum
  • Publication number: 20070251487
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling duct piston for an internal combustion engine comprising heat pipes. In order to improve dissipation of heat from the thermally loaded piston areas while preventing thermal tensions, liquid-filled heat pipes that are provided with an evaporator end and a condenser end are disposed in bores of the cooling duct which are oriented towards the bottom of the piston. The heat pipes are arranged such that the evaporator ends terminate at the end of the bores which faces the piston bottom while the condenser ends terminate in the closed cooling duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Peter Heidrich, Roland Lochmann, Timo Estrum