Patents Assigned to Behr GmbH
  • Tubular heat exchanger
    Patent number: 7921902
    Abstract: The invention relates to a frame part (10) for a tubular heat exchanger. The frame part (10) according to the invention is designed for being fastened (10) to a tubular body that is constituted of a number of parallel tubes through which a heat-exchange medium flows. The tubes run at both ends into a collecting tube which extends at an angle to the tubes. The tubular heat exchanger is provided with a frame part (10) on at least one of the sides of the tubular body that runs parallel to the tubes. Said frame part occludes the tubular heat exchanger from the exterior and can be at least indirectly linked with the collecting tubes. According to the invention, the frame part (10) has at least one predetermined breaking point (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: BEHR GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Scott Horoho
  • Method for separating off viruses from a protein solution by means of nanofiltration
    Patent number: 7919592
    Abstract: A method for separating off viruses from a protein solution by nanofiltration, comprising adding to the protein solution at least one ingredient chosen from chaotropic substances chosen from arginine, guanidine, citrulline, urea and derivatives thereof and salts thereof, and compounds chosen from polyethoxysorbitan esters and derivatives thereof, prior to the nanofiltration, in order to decrease or prevent aggregation of the protein molecules, and then filtering the solution through a filter having a pore size ranging from 15 nm to less than 35 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: ZLB Behring GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Lengsfeld, Heinrich Schneider
  • Micro-heat exchanger
    Patent number: 7913751
    Abstract: The invention concerns a micro-heat exchanger having a microstructure of channels (2) arranged at least in one matrix element (1) in the form of a plate and circulating at least one coolant, said matrix element (1) having upper and lower surfaces (5, 6) as well as lateral surfaces (3, 4). The invention is characterized in that the channels (2) are open on the upper surface (5) and/or on the lower surface (6) and closed on the lateral surfaces (3, 4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Eberhard Zwittig
  • Controllable drive for a motor vehicle, in particular for a coolant pump
    Patent number: 7914264
    Abstract: A controllable drive (1) suitable for a motor vehicle coolant pump (2) comprises a rotatably mounted shaft (5), a driven member (7) which is rotationally fixedly mounted on the shaft (5), a driving member (9) which is mounted so as to be rotatable relative to the shaft (5), and a coupling region (7/8) which is arranged between the driving and driven members (9, 7) and holds a viscous fluid. At least one first flow path and at least one second flow path connect a fluid reservoir to the coupling region (7/8), and an actuation device (11a, 11b, 12, 13, 14) changes at least one passage opening of at least one flow path. A coupling housing (8, 8a, 8b) is connected to the driving member (9), and the actuator (14) is arranged within the coupling housing (8, 8a, 8b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Roland Baumgartner, Ralf Maus
  • Soldered heat exchanger, in particular a condenser for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 7900693
    Abstract: A soldered heat exchanger, in particular a condenser for motor vehicles which has at least one collector tube, and a flange which is secured to the collector tube and which is used to receive connection tubes. The flange can be fixed and soldered to the collection tube by one or two supports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignees: Behr GmbH & Co. KG, Behr Lorraine S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Pedro Gonzales Rechea, Jean-Claude Meyer
  • Charge-air cooler for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 7896065
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger for motor vehicles, especially for utility vehicles. The heat exchanger can include a heat exchanger unit that includes tubes having tube ends and ribs disposed between the tubes, and collecting tanks disposed on both ends and produced by internal high pressure forming for introducing and discharging a medium. The collecting tanks can include bottoms with openings for receiving the tube ends, covers, and inlet and outlet tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Claus Augenstein, Karsten Emrich, Martin Engelhardt, Klaus Förster, Franco Ghiani, Daniel Hendrix, Scott Horoho, Reinhard Kull, Andre Schairer, Bernd Weiler, Stefan Weise
  • Procedure for the determination of the activity of the protease which activates factor VII from protein solutions
    Patent number: 7892842
    Abstract: The present application relates to procedures for the determination of the activity of the protease which activates factor VII, also known as factor VII activating protease or FSAP. The application also relates to a method of detecting whether an individual has increased or lowered activity in the protease which activates factor VII compared to at least one standard sample, wherein the increased or lowered activity indicates an increased risk for disease or cardiovascular complications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: CSL Behring GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Roemisch, Annette Feussner, Hans-Arnold Stoehr
  • Soldering work piece, soldering method and heat exchanger
    Patent number: 7891540
    Abstract: The invention relates to a soldering work piece made of aluminium and/or aluminium compounds, to a soldering method, in addition to a heat exchanger soldered in said manner. One surface of the soldering work piece is provided with an artificially applied oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: BEHR GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Heeb, Wolfgang Knödler, Cord Völker
  • High-temperature soldered exhaust heat exchanger
    Patent number: 7886810
    Abstract: A heat exchange device includes a first flow path for a first fluid and a second flow path for a second fluid, and the components of the inventive heat exchanger are interconnected by a connection material. Connections that are substantially directly exposed to the flow of the first fluid are formed of a first connection material and connections that are not directly exposed to the flow of the first fluid are formed of a second connection material. The composition of the first and the second connection material is different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Hans-Heinrich Angermann
  • Viscous friction clutch for driving a cooling fan in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 7886886
    Abstract: A viscous friction clutch for driving a cooling fan in a motor vehicle is disclosed, wherein the viscous friction clutch comprises a driving disk and a housing, a supply chamber and a working chamber, a device for supplying shear fluid from the supply chamber to the working chamber and a device for returning the shear fluid from the working chamber to the supply chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerold Schultheiss, Rudolf Stoklossa
  • Assembly support system
    Patent number: 7886860
    Abstract: A front-end module for supporting heat exchangers in a vehicle includes a U-shaped assembly support having a horizontally extending base and two downward extending sidepieces, and a connecting support having a horizontal web which supports the heat exchangers. The assembly support is fitted over the heat exchangers, and the horizontal web is attached to the ends of the sidepieces so that the heat exchangers are surrounded and held in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignees: Behr GmbH & Co. KG, HBPO GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Spieth, Guido Opperbeck, Ondrej Zeman
  • Flat pipe-shaped heat exchanger
    Patent number: 7882708
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger, especially for motor vehicles, comprising a soldered heat exchanger network made of flat pipes (2,3) and corrugated ribs (1). A liquid and/or vaporous-type medium can flow through the flat tubes (2, 3) and air can circulate around the corrugated ribs. One corrugated rib respectively comprises two surfaces (4,5) which are arranged in an essentially parallel manner in relation to each other and which are connected respectively by an arch-shaped piece (6) which is soldered to a flat pipe, said arch-shaped piece comprising three sections (6a,6b,6c) which have different curvatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Richter, Gerrit Wölk, Ralf Bochert, Wolfgang Kramer, Martin Kaspar, Arnold Rehm
  • Heat exchanger for a combustion engine
    Patent number: 7882827
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heat exchanger for a combustion engine, comprising a first connection zone (1, 102) for delivering a fluid that is to be cooled, at least some of said fluid being composed of exhaust gas of the combustion engine, a second connection zone (3, 103) for discharging the fluid, and an exchanger zone (2, 101, 104, 105) which is arranged between the first and the second connection zone relative to a flow path of the fluid. A coolant can flow around the exchanger zone (2, 101, 104, 105) while at least part of the heat exchanger is made of ferritic steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: BEHR GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bernd Grünenwald, Wolfgang Knödler
  • Methods of treatment involving the protease for activating clotting factor VII
    Patent number: 7879803
    Abstract: This application describes methods of treatment involving a protease for activating the blood clotting factor VII, which (a) activates blood clotting factor VII, (b) is inhibited by the presence of aprotinin, (c) is increased in its activity by the presence of at least one of the following: calcium ions, heparin, or heparin related substances, and (d) in SDS-PAGE, on subsequent staining in the non-reduced state, has one or more bands in the molecular weight range from 50 to 75 kDa, and in the reduced state has a band at 40 to 55 kDa and one or more bands in the molecular weight range from 10 to 35 kDa, and a band, which corresponds to a proenzyme, in the molecular weight range from 60 to 65 kDa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: CSL Behring GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Römisch, Annette Feussner, Hans-Arnold Stöhr
  • Flow channel, heat exchanger, exhaust gas recirculation system, charge air supply system, use of a heat exchanger
    Patent number: 7866305
    Abstract: A flow channel for a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between a first fluid and a second fluid, the flow channel having, perpendicular to a flow channel axis, a cross-section that can be traversed, the flow channel providing for an improved transfer of heat with an acceptable drop of pressure and a reduced risk of blocking. The flow channel has a hydraulic diameter, defined as quadruple the ratio between the surface of the cross-section that is traversed and the perimeter that can be moistened by the fluid, of between 1.5 mm and 6 mm. Also a heat exchanger having a plurality of flow channels of this type, through which the first fluid flows and fluidically connected by a fluid connection. Also a charge-air system and an exhaust gas recycling system having such flow channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Geskes, Juergen Barwig, Jens Ruckwied, Tobias Fetzer
  • Antibodies for specifically detecting pathogenic prions of human origin, and detection methods carried out using these antibodies
    Patent number: 7863006
    Abstract: This application includes description of antibodies for specifically detecting prions of human origin and methods for detecting pathogenic prions. In some embodiments, the antibodies bind to an epitope characteristic of a human prion protein which is not found in the prion proteins of other species. In some embodiments, the antibodies are not cross-reactive with cow, Syrian Gold hamster, mouse, or rat prions. The application also includes a conformation-dependent immunoassay method for detecting pathogenic prions in a sample containing a prion (PrP) protein. The PrP protein may be present in a first conformation and a second conformation, such as PrPc and PrPSc in which the two conformations have different binding affinity for the antibody used to detect them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: CSL Behring GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Vey, Wiegang Lang, Albrecht Groener, Anne Bellon
  • Mutants of the factor VII-activating protease and detection methods using specific antibodies
    Patent number: 7863009
    Abstract: Mutants of the DNA sequence coding for the protease (FSAP) which activates blood clotting factor VII and single-chain plasminogen activators, the mutants comprising a G/C base exchange at nucleotide position 1177 and/or a G/A base exchange at nucleotide position 1601, are described. The corresponding protease has a Glu/Gln exchange at amino acid position 393 and/or a Gly/Glu exchange at amino acid position 534. Diagnostic methods which are used for detecting FSAP in body fluids or tissue cells and also for identifying patients with genetic heterozygous or homozygous FSAP expression are also described. In addition, antibodies against FSAP and its mutants are disclosed and diagnostic methods which can be used to detect antibodies against FSAP and its mutants are specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: CSL Behring GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Roemisch, Hans-Arnold Stoehr, Annette Feussner, Wiegand Lang, Thomas Weimer, Margret Becker, Claudia Nerlich, Gudrun Muth-Naumann, Bernd Knoblauch
  • HEAT-EXCHANGING DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20100319887
    Abstract: An exhaust gas installation is provided that comprises an exhaust gas evaporator mounted downstream of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. The exhaust gas evaporator has a sandwich-type structure wherein exhaust gas planes and coolant planes are alternately directly adjacently arranged, providing a very compact while very efficient exhaust gas evaporator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Johannes Diem, Eberhard Pantow, Ulrich Maucher, Peter Geskes, Martin Kaemmerer, Klaus Irmler, Jens Holdenried, Michael Schmidt
  • DEVICE FOR COOLING A HEAT SOURCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20100307723
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for cooling a heat source of a motor vehicle, comprising a cooling body (7) in thermal contact with the heat source, wherein a first fluid flow for removing heat may flow through the cooling body (7), wherein at least one second fluid flow for removing heat may also selectively flow through the cooling body (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: BEHR GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Heckenberger Thomas, Pfender Conrad, Neumeister Dirk, Feuerecker Guenther, Wehowski Manuel, Burk Roland, Herrmann Hans-Georg, Isermeyer Tobias, Moldovan Florian, Steinbach Martin
  • Apparatus for the electrical connection of cell arresters
    Patent number: 7845991
    Abstract: An apparatus for the electrical connection of cell arresters is provided. The apparatus having a first contact element having a first guide device and a second guide device, the first guide device being designed to rest against a first cell arrester and the second guide device being designed to rest against a second cell arrester. The apparatus also comprises a second contact element having at least one first holding device and at least one second holding device, the at least one first holding device being designed to surround the first guide device and the first cell arrester and the at least one second holding device being designed to surround the second guide device and the second cell arrester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Schiehlen, Martin Steinbach