Patents by Inventor Carsten Dickmann

Carsten Dickmann 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).

  • Sealing arrangement for a control device of an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 9267444
    Abstract: A sealing arrangement for a control device of an internal combustion engine includes a housing. A channel is formed in the housing. The channel has a gas flow therethrough. A control member controls a flow of the gas in the channel. The control member is arranged on a shaft. A bearing supports the shaft in a bearing bore of the housing. A vent bore extends in the housing from an inner wall of the channel on an inlet side of the control member to a rear side, facing outward from the channel, of the bearing arranged in the housing, and into the bearing bore. A first groove is formed in the shaft behind the bearing. The first groove is configured so as to be circumferential when seen from the channel. The first groove is surrounded radially by a sealing device which is configured to cooperate with the first groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: PIERBURG GMBH
    Inventors: Karsten Voigtlaender, Carsten Dickmann, Elina Sovva
  • SEALING ARRANGEMENT FOR A CONTROL DEVICE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20130001882
    Abstract: A sealing arrangement for a control device of an internal combustion engine includes a housing. A channel is formed in the housing. The channel has a gas flow therethrough. A control member controls a flow of the gas in the channel. The control member is arranged on a shaft. A bearing supports the shaft in a bearing bore of the housing. A vent bore extends in the housing from an inner wall of the channel on an inlet side of the control member to a rear side, facing outward from the channel, of the bearing arranged in the housing, and into the bearing bore. A first groove is formed in the shaft behind the bearing. The first groove is configured so as to be circumferential when seen from the channel. The first groove is surrounded radially by a sealing device which is configured to cooperate with the first groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: PIERBURG GMBH
    Inventors: Karsten Voigtlaender, Carsten Dickmann, Elina Sovva