Patents by Inventor Bastian Eckrich

Bastian Eckrich 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).

  • Check valve for connecting rod of variable compression internal combustion engine and connecting rod with the check valve
    Patent number: 10385770
    Abstract: A check valve for a connecting rod for a variable compression internal combustion engine with at least one hydraulic chamber arranged in the connecting rod and connectable with a supply connection or a tank through the check valve, the check valve including a valve housing; and a valve closure element that is axially movable in the valve housing along a longitudinal valve axis, wherein the valve closure element is applicable to a valve seat and arranged in the valve housing secured against separation from the valve housing, wherein a pin shaped separation prevention element is provided which secures the valve closure element in the valve housing and limits a stroke of the valve closure element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: ECO Holding 1 GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Diehm, Bastian Eckrich, Dietmar Schulze
  • Check valve for connecting rod for variable compression internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 10221760
    Abstract: The invention relates to a check valve for a connecting rod for a variable compression internal combustion engine including at least one hydraulic chamber, the check valve including a valve body with a fluid path that is openable and closable by at least one closure element, wherein the at least one closure element is provided as an annular band. The invention also relates to a connecting rod for a variable compression internal combustion engine including a least one hydraulic chamber that is connectable by the at least one check valve with a bearing shell or a supply connection of the connecting rod or another hydraulic chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: ECO Holding 1 GmbH
    Inventors: Bastian Eckrich, Dietmar Schulze
  • CHECK VALVE FOR CONNECTING ROD OF VARIABLE COMPRESSION INTERNAL COMUSTION ENGINE AND CONNECTING ROD WITH THE CHECK VALVE
    Publication number: 20180230900
    Abstract: A check valve for a connecting rod for a variable compression internal combustion engine with at least one hydraulic chamber arranged in the connecting rod and connectable with a supply connection or a tank through the check valve, the check valve including a valve housing; and a valve closure element that is axially movable in the valve housing along a longitudinal valve axis, wherein the valve closure element is applicable to a valve seat and arranged in the valve housing secured against separation from the valve housing, wherein a pin shaped separation prevention element is provided which secures the valve closure element in the valve housing and limits a stroke of the valve closure element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Alexander Diehm, Bastian Eckrich, Dietmar Schulze
  • CHECK VALVE FOR CONNECTING ROD FOR VARIABLE COMPRESSION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20180010516
    Abstract: The invention relates to a check valve for a connecting rod for a variable compression internal combustion engine including at least one hydraulic chamber, the check valve including a valve body with a fluid path that is openable and closable by at least one closure element, wherein the at least one closure element is provided as an annular band. The invention also relates to a connecting rod for a variable compression internal combustion engine including a least one hydraulic chamber that is connectable by the at least one check valve with a bearing shell or a supply connection of the connecting rod or another hydraulic chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Bastian Eckrich, Dietmar Schulze