Patents by Inventor Bernd Ruess

Bernd Ruess 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).

  • Publication number: 20210313593
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a separator plate for an electrochemical system, comprising: a flow field for conducting a medium along a planar face of the separator plate; at least one positioning opening; and one projection and one collar per positioning opening, wherein the projection and the collar wrap around the positioning opening and wherein the collar adjoins the positioning opening and the projection. The present disclosure further relates to a bipolar plate and to production methods for the separator plate and the bipolar plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Rainer GLUECK, Bernd RUESS
  • Patent number: 11128000
    Abstract: A housing cover and a housing are disclosed, which may be used in automotive vehicle construction. There, they serve for example for the purpose of offering protection to a sensitive component or to a group of components, for example a traction battery in the electric car, and, conversely, of protecting the environment from the component or the group of components or for example from electromagnetic radiation emanating from the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Reinz-Dichtungs- GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Blersch, Dieter Grafl, Andreas Michalke, Bernd Ruess
  • Publication number: 20190348642
    Abstract: A housing cover and a housing are disclosed, which may be used in automotive vehicle construction. There, they serve for example for the purpose of offering protection to a sensitive component or to a group of components, for example a traction battery in the electric car, and, conversely, of protecting the environment from the component or the group of components or for example from electromagnetic radiation emanating from the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: ROBERT BLERSCH, DIETER GRAFL, ANDREAS MICHALKE, BERND RUESS
  • Patent number: 8898867
    Abstract: A mounting device with one metallic base plate, from which a plurality of mounting eyelets protrude. The mounting device is obtainable by incising a plurality of arc-shaped eyelet blanks while leaving two connection sections per eyelet blank into the surface of the base plate and production of the mounting eyelets by bending the eyelet blanks out of the base plate around a bending edge in the area of the connection sections. At least part of the eyelet blanks are arranged as groups of eyelet blanks with the latter being nested to each other. Preferably, the groups of eyelet blanks are arranged rotated relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignees: Hoelzel Stanz-und Feinwerktechnik GmbH & Co. Kg, Reinz-Dichtungs-GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Braun, Gabi Carle, Kurt Hoehe, Bernd Ruess, Matthias Laske
  • Patent number: 8316516
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mounting device having a metallic base plate, from which multiple projections project, and a method for manufacturing this mounting device. The mounting device may be obtained by cutting multiple hook preforms into the surface of the base plate while leaving at least one bending edge per hook preform. Furthermore, hook-like projections are manufactured by bending the hook preforms out of the base plate around the bending edge and possibly lateral protrusions are manufactured on the projections or these are twisted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Reinz-Dichtungs-GmbH
    Inventors: Kurt Hoehe, Bernd Ruess, Georg Egloff, Franz Schweiggart
  • Patent number: 8297581
    Abstract: The present invention thus relates to a mounting device having a metallic base plate, on which multiple fastening elements are provided, from each of which at least a partial area projects above the base plate. The mounting device is obtainable by incising fastening element blanks into the surface of the metallic base plate while leaving one connection edge per blank in such a way that they each have a web-shaped base area, which comprises the connection edge on one end, and a head area adjoining the base area, which projects laterally beyond the neighboring base area on at least one side. At least one partial area of the blanks is bent out of the base plate around at least one bending edge located in the base area. The projecting edge of the head area adjoining the base area runs at an angle between 0° and 70° in relation to the plane of the base plate after the fastening elements are bent out of the base plate. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for producing this mounting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Inventors: Matthias Golle, Christoph Hein, Kurt Hoehe, Matthias Laske, Bernd Ruess, Hyunwoo So
  • Patent number: 8272613
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mounting device having a metallic base plate, from which multiple fastening projections project, as well as a method for producing this mounting device. The mounting device is obtainable by incising multiple tab blanks into the surface of the base plate while leaving at least one connection section per tab blank. The fastening projections are produced by bending the tab blanks out of the base plate, multiple fastening projections forming a group and the fastening projections within the group being bent in such a way that sections lying distal from the base plate are inclined toward the interior of the group and a section lying between the connection section and inwardly inclined section projects toward the exterior of the group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Inventors: Matthias Golle, Christoph Hein, Kurt Hoehe, Matthias Laske, Bernd Ruess, Hyunwoo So
  • Publication number: 20120006959
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mounting device (1) with one metallic base plate (2), from which a plurality of mounting eyelets (3) protrude. The mounting device (1) is obtainable by incising a plurality of arc-shaped eyelet blanks (4) while leaving two connection sections (5) per eyelet blank (4) into the surface of the base plate (2) and production of the mounting eyelets (3) by bending the eyelet blanks (4) out of the base plate (2) around a bending edge (6) in the area of the connection sections (5). At least part of the eyelet blanks (4) are arranged as groups (7) of eyelet blanks (4) with the latter being nested to each other. Preferably, the group (7) of eyelet blanks (4) are arranged rotated relative to each other. The invention further relates to a method for the production of the mounting device (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicants: Hoelzel Stanz-Und Feinwerktechnik Gmbh & Co. Kg, Reinz-Dichtungs-Gmbh
    Inventors: Klaus Braun, Gabi Carle, Kurt Hoehe, Bernd Ruess, Matthias Laske
  • Patent number: 7984912
    Abstract: A gasket has sealing layer(s) with beads which are assigned to passage opening(s), and stopper layer(s) with a stopper which limits the resilience of the bead(s). The stopper is composed of a plurality of directly successive ridge-shaped elevations and groove-shaped depressions, both being trapezoidal in cross section and both being formed in on both sides of the stopper layer, with setting angles of the trapezium flanks. The trapezoidal elevations of the one side are situated opposite the trapezoidal depressions of the other side. A cross section (Q1) which is delimited by opposing trapezium flanks which are adjacent to one another is the same or greater than a cross section (Q2) which is delimited between the opposing depressions of the two sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Juergen Schneider, Albrecht Sailer, Bernd Ruess, Guenther Unseld, Georg Egloff, Johann Waldvogel, Kurt Hoehe
  • Publication number: 20100187771
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gasket (1) which is suitable for the seal between two components. Gaskets (1) of this type are used for example in engine construction in order to seal all types of pipes and other connections in the exhaust pipes. According to the invention, this gasket (1) has at least one non-even gasket layer (2) which surrounds a through-opening (6) which is to be sealed. In this gasket layer (2) there is situated at least one periodic structure (12) with a period length greater than 1 which surrounds the through-opening (6) at least in regions. This periodic structure (12) is embossed in the gasket layer (2) in such a manner that the total thickness of the gasket layer (2) in the region of the periodic structure (12) is greater than the material thickness of the gasket layer (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Hans-Dieter Dieter Waltenberg, Kurt Hoehe, Bernd Ruess
  • Publication number: 20100038511
    Abstract: The present invention thus relates to a mounting device having a metallic base plate, on which multiple fastening elements are provided, from each of which at least a partial area projects above the base plate. The mounting device is obtainable by incising fastening element blanks into the surface of the metallic base plate while leaving one connection edge per blank in such a way that they each have a web-shaped base area, which comprises the connection edge on one end, and a head area adjoining the base area, which projects laterally beyond the neighboring base area on at least one side. At least one partial area of the blanks is bent out of the base plate around at least one bending edge located in the base area. The projecting edge of the head area adjoining the base area runs at an angle between 0° and 70° in relation to the plane of the base plate after the fastening elements are bent out of the base plate. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for producing this mounting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Matthias Golle, Christoph Hein, Kurt Hoehe, Matthias Laske, Bernd Ruess, Hyunwoo So
  • Publication number: 20100001152
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mounting device having a metallic base plate, from which multiple fastening projections project, as well as a method for producing this mounting device. The mounting device is obtainable by incising multiple tab blanks into the surface of the base plate while leaving at least one connection section per tab blank. The fastening projections are produced by bending the tab blanks out of the base plate, multiple fastening projections forming a group and the fastening projections within the group being bent in such a way that sections lying distal from the base plate are inclined toward the interior of the group and a section lying between the connection section and inwardly inclined section projects toward the exterior of the group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Matthias Golle, Christoph Hein, Kurt Hoehe, Matthias Laske, Bernd Ruess, Hyunwoo So
  • Publication number: 20090152819
    Abstract: A gasket has sealing layer(s) with beads which are assigned to passage opening(s), and stopper layer(s) with a stopper which limits the resilience of the bead(s). The stopper is composed of a plurality of directly successive ridge-shaped elevations and groove-shaped depressions, both being trapezoidal in cross section and both being formed in on both sides of the stopper layer, with setting angles of the trapezium flanks. The trapezoidal elevations of the one side are situated opposite the trapezoidal depressions of the other side. A cross section (Q1) which is delimited by opposing trapezium flanks which are adjacent to one another is the same or greater than a cross section (Q2) which is delimited between the opposing depressions of the two sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Juergen Schneider, Albrecht Sailer, Bernd Ruess, Guenther Unseld, Georg Egloff, Johann Waldvogel, Kurt Hoehe
  • Publication number: 20080244878
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mounting device having a metallic base plate, from which multiple projections project, and a method for manufacturing this mounting device. The mounting device may be obtained by cutting multiple hook preforms into the surface of the base plate while leaving at least one bending edge per hook preform. Furthermore, hook-like projections are manufactured by bending the hook preforms out of the base plate around the bending edge and possibly lateral protrusions are manufactured on the projections or these are twisted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Kurt Hoehe, Bernd Ruess, Georg Egloff, Franz Schweiggart
  • Publication number: 20060284382
    Abstract: A metallic flat gasket is disclosed. The gasket includes at least two superimposed gasket layers which are connected to each other within at least one connecting area. A through opening is provided in the connecting area of each of the two gasket layers, with at least one projection in each case extending from the margin of the through opening into its interior. The projection is connected to the respective gasket layer, with the connection between the two gasket layers in the connecting area achieved by the at least one projection of the first gasket layer and the at least one projection of the second gasket layer. The projection of the first gasket layer is designed so as not to overlap with the at least one projection of the second gasket layer in a projection into the plane of the second gasket layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Andreas Gottler, Kurt Hohe, Bernd Ruess
  • Publication number: 20060172177
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrochemical system (1) as well as to a supply plate (2) which is contained in this system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Joachim Scherer, Bernd Ruess, Dieter Grafl
  • Publication number: 20060001220
    Abstract: The invention relates to a metallic cylinder head gasket for an internal combustion engine with sleeve, which comprises at least one metallic layer and has at least one combustion chamber opening and further openings, e.g. for fluids. By means of the cylinder head gasket according to the invention, a seal of a wet cylinder sleeve relative to the cooling water or combustion gases at the upper sleeve edge can be effected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Harald Rebien, Bernd Ruess, Thomas Görtler, Alfred Weiss, Andreas Göttler