Patents by Inventor Björn Smigiel

Björn Smigiel 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).

  • Patent number: 11365881
    Abstract: Burner (10), in particular for a vehicle heater (12), having an orifice plate (14) separating an inner combustion region (16) from an outer region (18), wherein a photosensitive sensor (20) is arranged in the outer region (18), wherein at least two separate air inlet openings (22, 24, 26, 28) are being provided in the orifice plate (14), wherein one of the at least two air inlet openings (22, 24, 26, 28) is additionally formed as a light opening (28) which also allows light to pass from the inner combustion region (16) to the photosensitive sensor (20) that is arranged in the outer region (18), wherein the at least two air inlet openings (22, 24, 26, 28) are being shaped such that the same combustion air quantities flow into the internal combustion region (16) per unit time, respectively, and wherein the orifice plate (14) is transparent and/or the light opening (28) has a shape different from the air inlet openings (22, 24, 26) that are not formed as light opening such that an illumination area defined by th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Klaus Mösl, Björn Smigiel, Paul Leinsle, Vitali Dell, Matthias Pfau, Marcus Gowitzke
  • Patent number: 10551087
    Abstract: A heat exchanger and a method of manufacturing a heat exchanger having an internal conduit for conducting a fluid, and a heat dissipating body for dissipating heat of the fluid. The heat dissipating body has a cavity extending in a longitudinal direction. An end piece of the internal conduit extends inside of the cavity and has an orifice facing a bottom surface of the cavity for feeding the fluid into a bottom area of the cavity. An inner shell of the heat dissipating body includes a first portion and a second portion, each portion having at least two ribs transversally displaced in relation to each other. At least one rib of one of the first and the second portion is transversally displaced in relation to each rib of the other of the first and the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Webasto SE
    Inventors: Peter Neidenberger, Tobias Pfannenstiel, Björn Smigiel, Achim Holzwarth, Florian Larisch
  • Publication number: 20200011527
    Abstract: Burner (10), in particular for a vehicle heater (12), having an orifice plate (14) separating an inner combustion region (16) from an outer region (18), wherein a photosensitive sensor (20) is arranged in the outer region (18), wherein at least two separate air inlet openings (22, 24, 26, 28) are being provided in the orifice plate (14), wherein one of the at least two air inlet openings (22, 24, 26, 28) is additionally formed as a light opening (28) which also allows light to pass from the inner combustion region (16) to the photosensitive sensor (20) that is arranged in the outer region (18), wherein the at least two air inlet openings (22, 24, 26, 28) are being shaped such that the same combustion air quantities flow into the internal combustion region (16) per unit time, respectively, and wherein the orifice plate (14) is transparent and/or the light opening (28) has a shape different from the air inlet openings (22, 24, 26) that are not formed as light opening such that an illumination area defined by th
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: KLAUS MÖSL, BJÖRN SMIGIEL, PAUL LEINSLE, VITALI DELL, MATTHIAS PFAU, MARCUS GOWITZKE
  • Publication number: 20160305687
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger (10) having an internal conduct (32) for conducting a fluid, and having a heat dissipating body (12, 12?) for dissipating heat of the fluid, wherein the heat dissipating body (12, 12?) having a cavity (14, 14?) extending in a longitudinal direction (36), at least one end piece (34) of the internal conduct (32) extending inside of the cavity (14, 14?) the end piece (34) having an orifice (42) facing a bottom surface (44) of the cavity (14, 14?) for feeding the fluid into a bottom area of the cavity, wherein between an outer shell (48) of the internal conduct (32) and an inner shell (20, 20?) of the heat dissipating body (12, 12?) a streaming space for conducting the fluid away from the bottom (46) is provided, the streaming space extending in the longitudinal direction (36).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Peter Neidenberger, Tobias Pfannenstiel, Björn Smigiel, Achim Holzwarth, Florian Larisch