Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Suppan

Wolfgang Suppan 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: 6666239
    Abstract: A filling pipe for a fuel tank comprises a housing which has, on its inner circumference, a number of inwardly directed threaded segments and at least one vertical indentation, the upper part of the housing has segmented threaded parts for screwing a closure cap therein, and its lower part, which is contracted to the diameter of the filling pipe, contains an insert. The insert has, on its outer circumference, a number of outwardly directed threaded segments and two outwardly directed lugs, the segments together with the inwardly directed threaded segments of the housing holding the insert in the longitudinal direction, and the lugs together with the at least one indentation form a safeguard against twisting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Tesma-Motoren-und Getriebetechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Buchgraber, Wolfgang Suppan
  • Publication number: 20030084958
    Abstract: A filling pipe for a fuel tank comprises a housing which has, on its inner circumference, a number of inwardly directed threaded segments and at least one vertical indentation, the upper part of the housing has segmented threaded parts for screwing a closure cap therein, and its lower part, which is contracted to the diameter of the filling pipe, contains an insert. The insert has, on its outer circumference, a number of outwardly directed threaded segments and two outwardly directed lugs, the segments together with the inwardly directed threaded segments of the housing holding the insert in the longitudinal direction, and the lugs together with the at least one indentation form a safeguard against twisting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: Markus Buchgraber, Ing. Wolfgang Suppan
  • Patent number: 6547089
    Abstract: A tank cap has a cap part, a filler neck for receiving a refueling nozzle wherein the neck can be closed by the cap part via a rotary closure having at least two seals arranged on the cap part and active between the cap part and the neck. The sealing surfaces on the neck are provided behind a raised region of a protuberance and below at least one projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Tesma Motoren und Getriebetechnik Ges. m.b.H.
    Inventors: Gunther Pozgainer, Wolfgang Suppan, Gerald Lackner, Conrad Scharrer
  • Patent number: 6446686
    Abstract: A filler pipe for the fuel tank of a motor vehicle having an internally located closure flap which closes a filling aperture at the end region of an internally located housing part made from plastic and can be brought into its open position by insertion of a fuel-pump nozzle in order to fill the fuel tank. An elastomeric seal is arranged on the housing part acting between the housing part and the closure flap. The seal is applied to a seal support which is connected to the plastic housing to provide a seal both relative to the closure flap and relative to the housing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Tesma Motoren und Getriebetechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Gunther Pozgainer, Wolfgang Suppan, Bernhard Maler
  • Publication number: 20010047995
    Abstract: A tank cap has a cap part, a filler neck for receiving a refueling nozzle wherein the neck can be closed by the cap part via a rotary closure having at least two seals arranged on the cap part and active between the cap part and the neck. The sealing surfaces on the neck are provided behind a raised region of a protuberance and below at least one projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventors: Gunther Pozgainer, Wolfgang Suppan, Gerald Lackner, Conrad Scharrer
  • Publication number: 20010037840
    Abstract: A filler pipe for the fuel tank of a motor vehicle having an internally located closure flap which closes a filling aperture at the end region of an internally located housing part made from plastic and can be brought into its open position by insertion of a fuel-pump nozzle in order to fill the fuel tank. An elastomeric seal is arranged on the housing part acting between the housing part and the closure flap. The seal is applied to a seal support which is connected to the plastic housing to provide a seal both relative to the closure flap and relative to the housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Gunther Pozgainer, Wolfgang Suppan, Bernhard Maler