Patents by Inventor Alexander GLADITSCH

Alexander GLADITSCH 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).

  • Funnel insert for a filler tube of a fuel tank
    Patent number: 12179576
    Abstract: A funnel insert for a filler tube of a fuel tank for a motor vehicle, the funnel insert being arranged in an end region of the filler tube intended to receive a fuel nozzle, and there being a space between the outside of the funnel insert and the inside of the filler tube, in which space a fluid barrier is arranged. According to the invention, the fluid barrier is in the form of a sealing body arranged on the outer circumference of the funnel insert, which sealing body comprises a sealing lip resting on the inside of the filler tube in portions or circumferentially, and consists of a material having a higher flexibility than the material of the funnel insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: TI AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBH
    Inventors: Bernd M. Nickel, Bernhard Springholz, Alexander Gladitsch
  • FUNNEL INSERT FOR A FILLER TUBE OF A FUEL TANK
    Publication number: 20210379985
    Abstract: A funnel insert for a filler tube of a fuel tank for a motor vehicle, the funnel insert being arranged in an end region of the filler tube intended to receive a fuel nozzle, and there being a space between the outside of the funnel insert and the inside of the filler tube, in which space a fluid barrier is arranged. According to the invention, the fluid barrier is in the form of a sealing body arranged on the outer circumference of the funnel insert, which sealing body comprises a sealing lip resting on the inside of the filler tube in portions or circumferentially, and consists of a material having a higher flexibility than the material of the funnel insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Bernd M. NICKEL, Bernhard SPRINGHOLZ, Alexander GLADITSCH