Patents by Inventor Bernd Hierlemann

Bernd Hierlemann 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).

  • Arrangement and method for sealing off a joint area between a first joint partner and a second joint partner
    Patent number: 8967626
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement (10) for sealing off a joint area (1) between a first joint partner (20, 200) and a second joint partner (30, 300) by means of at least one elastic sealing element (18, 180) disposed between a first sealing surface (12.1) of the first joint partner (20, 200) and a second sealing surface (12.2) of the second joint partner (30, 300), and an associated method for sealing off the joint area (1) between a first joint partner (20, 200) and a second joint partner (30, 300). According to the invention, at least one reservoir (14) for an anticorrosion agent (16) is introduced in a sealing zone (11) of the first and/or second sealing surface (12.1, 12.2), wherein the sealing element encloses the reservoir (14) together with the first and/or second sealing surface (12.1, 12.2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Ruckh, Bernd Hierlemann
  • ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR SEALING OFF A JOINT AREA BETWEEN A FIRST JOINT PARTNER AND A SECOND JOINT PARTNER
    Publication number: 20130020768
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement (10) for sealing off a joint area (1) between a first joint partner (20, 200) and a second joint partner (30, 300) by means of at least one elastic sealing element (18, 180) disposed between a first sealing surface (12.1) of the first joint partner (20, 200) and a second sealing surface (12.2) of the second joint partner (30, 300), and an associated method for sealing off the joint area (1) between a first joint partner (20, 200) and a second joint partner (30, 300). According to the invention, at least one reservoir (14) for an anticorrosion agent (16) is introduced in a sealing zone (11) of the first and/or second sealing surface (12.1, 12.2), wherein the sealing element encloses the reservoir (14) together with the first and/or second sealing surface (12.1, 12.2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2010
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Ruckh, Bernd Hierlemann