Patents by Inventor Andreas RUOPP

Andreas RUOPP 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).

  • Foldable seal with continuous sealing contour
    Patent number: 11867289
    Abstract: A seal, in particular a gasket, for sealing with at least one sealing layer a gap in a housing that extends around an inner chamber of the housing. In particular, a frame seal which seals between a lower part and an upper part of the housing, for example a motor vehicle battery housing or a motor vehicle battery box housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: REINZ-DICHTUNGS-GMBH
    Inventors: Sina Kaiser-Krug, Wolfgang Kraus, Frank Pfau, Andreas Ruopp, Sebastian Scheeler
  • Foldable gasket with continuous sealing contour
    Patent number: 11621453
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a seal for sealing an inner chamber of a housing from an exterior of the housing, comprising at least one sealing layer that has: at least two rigid sealing layer portions having a respective support element, wherein the rigid sealing layer portions are interconnected by a flexible sealing layer portion, which consists of or comprises at least in part an elastomer; and at least one sealing contour, which extends continuously over the different sealing layer portions, wherein the support elements each comprise, in an end region adjoining the flexible sealing layer portion, at least one through-opening, through which the elastomer of the flexible sealing layer portion extends, and the end region of each support element is coined in at least one first end-side coining region and is enclosed by the elastomer in the first end-side coining region at least in some regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Reinz-Dichtungs-GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Ruopp, Tobias Wolf, Johann Waldvogel, Michael Heuschmid
  • FOLDABLE SEAL WITH CONTINUOUS SEALING CONTOUR
    Publication number: 20220154825
    Abstract: A seal, in particular a gasket, for sealing with at least one sealing layer a gap in a housing that extends around an inner chamber of the housing. In particular, a frame seal which seals between a lower part and an upper part of the housing, for example a motor vehicle battery housing or a motor vehicle battery box housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Sina KAISER-KRUG, Wolgang KRAUS, Frank PFAU, Andreas RUOPP, Sebastian SCHEELER
  • FOLDABLE GASKET WITH CONTINUOUS SEALING CONTOUR
    Publication number: 20220013838
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a seal for sealing an inner chamber of a housing from an exterior of the housing, comprising at least one sealing layer that has: at least two rigid sealing layer portions having a respective support element, wherein the rigid sealing layer portions are interconnected by a flexible sealing layer portion, which consists of or comprises at least in part an elastomer; and at least one sealing contour, which extends continuously over the different sealing layer portions, wherein the support elements each comprise, in an end region adjoining the flexible sealing layer portion, at least one through-opening, through which the elastomer of the flexible sealing layer portion extends, and the end region of each support element is coined in at least one first end-side coining region and is enclosed by the elastomer in the first end-side coining region at least in some regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas RUOPP, Tobias WOLF, Johann WALDVOGEL, Michael HEUSCHMID