Patents by Inventor Andreas Berninger

Andreas Berninger 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).

  • Piston with a structured design
    Patent number: 11668263
    Abstract: Piston (1) of an internal combustion engine, which piston is designed in structured construction, comprising two oppositely arranged load-bearing skirt wall portions (2), wherein a connecting wall (3) respectively extends, starting from a pin boss (4), in the direction of the side edge of the load-bearing skirt wall portions (2), characterized in that in an interior of the piston (1) is (are) disposed at least one rib (5, 6, 7), preferably three ribs (5, 6, 7), and the material of the regions around the at least one rib (5, 6, 7) is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: KS Kolbenschmidt GmbH
    Inventors: Gregor Müller, Gerhard Luz, Andreas Berninger, Emmerich Ottliczky, Matthias Fahr
  • Piston With A Structured Design
    Publication number: 20200072158
    Abstract: Piston (1) of an internal combustion engine, which piston is designed in structured construction, comprising two oppositely arranged load-bearing skirt wall portions (2), wherein a connecting wall (3) respectively extends, starting from a pin boss (4), in the direction of the side edge of the load-bearing skirt wall portions (2), characterized in that in an interior of the piston (1) is (are) disposed at least one rib (5, 6, 7), preferably three ribs (5, 6, 7), and the material of the regions around the at least one rib (5, 6, 7) is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Gregor Müller, Gerhard Luz, Andreas Berninger, Emmerich Ottliczky, Matthias Fahr