Patents by Inventor Christian Kopiec

Christian Kopiec 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: 11724591
    Abstract: A liquid container for a motor vehicle, having a first half-shell and a second half-shell, the half-shells delimiting a storage volume for accommodating liquid, the first half-shell having a first support layer and a first barrier layer, the second half-shell having a second support layer and a second barrier layer, the first barrier being situated on a side of the first support layer facing the storage volume, and the second barrier layer being situated on a side of the second support layer facing the storage volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Roman Bouffier, Hartmut Wolf, Christian Kopiec, Klaus Gebert, Sebastian Stefan Rosenstraeter, Fabian Siggia, Markus Huetzen
  • Publication number: 20200384852
    Abstract: A liquid container for a motor vehicle, having a first half-shell and a second half-shell, the half-shells delimiting a storage volume for accommodating liquid, the first half-shell having a first support layer and a first barrier layer, the second half-shell having a second support layer and a second barrier layer, the first barrier being situated on a side of the first support layer facing the storage volume, and the second barrier layer being situated on a side of the second support layer facing the storage volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Roman BOUFFIER, Hartmut WOLF, Christian KOPIEC, Klaus GEBERT, Sebastian Stefan ROSENSTRAETER, Fabian SIGGIA, Markus HUETZEN
  • Publication number: 20200206993
    Abstract: An injection-molding method for manufacturing a half-shell of a liquid container for a motor vehicle, comprising the following steps: providing a barrier film in a cavity of an injection-molding tool, the cavity being provided for the purpose of shaping the half-shell; providing a barrier sleeve in the cavity; injecting plasticized injection-molding material into the cavity, wherein plasticized injection-molding material is sprayed onto the barrier film and/or the barrier film is back-injected with plasticized injection-molding material; and wherein the barrier sleeve is back-injected with plasticized injection-molding material and/or overmolded with plasticized injection-molding material to form a connection element of the half-shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Roman BOUFFIER, Hartmut WOLF, Christian KOPIEC, Klaus GEBERT, Sebastian Stefan ROSENSTRAETER, Fabian SIGGIA, Markus HUETZEN
  • Publication number: 20200198459
    Abstract: A liquid container for a motor vehicle, having a first half-shell and a second half-shell, the half-shells delimiting a storage volume for accommodating liquid, the first half-shell having a first support layerand a first barrier layer, the second half-shell having a second support layerand a second barrier layer, the first barrier being situated on a side of the first support layer facing the storage volume, and the second barrier layer being situated on a side of the second support layer facing the storage volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Roman BOUFFIER, Hartmut WOLF, Christian KOPIEC, Klaus GEBERT, Sebastian Stefan ROSENSTRAETER, Fabian SIGGIA, Markus HUETZEN
  • Patent number: 9950614
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a venting apparatus (10) for liquid containers, in particular for an aqueous urea solution, and comprises a housing (11) that is connectable to the liquid container (40) and that has a first opening (12) to the liquid container (40) and a second opening (13) to the surrounding environment of the liquid container. The venting apparatus further comprises an air-permeable and liquid-impermeable membrane, which is arranged between the first opening (12) and the second opening (13) in the housing (11). In addition, the venting apparatus comprises a slosh baffle, which at least partly covers the first opening (12). The venting apparatus (10) according to the invention is characterized in that the housing (11) and the slosh baffle (20) are formed in one piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Christian Kopiec, Stefan Lenz
  • Patent number: 9278616
    Abstract: The invention relates to an operating fluid container for a motor vehicle, said container including a container body which is assembled from at least two injection-molded shells of thermoplastic plastics material which are complementary to each other. The shells are provided in each case with integrally molded structures which extend into the free container volume in such a manner that they bring about a restriction of a fluid surge created, for instance, in the container. At least some of the structures on each of the two shells are welded together at least in part or in a punctiform manner approximately in the joining plane of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Christian Kopiec
  • Publication number: 20150367724
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a venting apparatus (10) for liquid containers, in particular for an aqueous urea solution, and comprises a housing (11) that is connectable to the liquid container (40) and that has a first opening (12) to the liquid container (40) and a second opening (13) to the surrounding environment of the liquid container. The venting apparatus further comprises an air-permeable and liquid-impermeable membrane, which is arranged between the first opening (12) and the second opening (13) in the housing (11). In addition, the venting apparatus comprises a slosh baffle, which at least partly covers the first opening (12). The venting apparatus (10) according to the invention is characterized in that the housing (11) and the slosh baffle (20) are formed in one piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Christian KOPIEC, Stefan Lenz
  • Publication number: 20140246440
    Abstract: The invention relates to an operating fluid container for a motor vehicle, said container including a container body which is assembled from at least two injection-moulded shells (2a, 2b) of thermoplastic plastics material which are complementary to each other. The shells (2a, 2b) are provided in each case with integrally moulded structures which extend into the free container volume in such a manner that they bring about a restriction of a fluid surge created, for instance, in the container. At least some of the structures on each of the two shells are to welded together at least in part or in a punctiform manner approximately in the joining plane (8) of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Christian Kopiec