Patents by Inventor Christoph ECK

Christoph ECK 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: 10443734
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a seal for sealing a valve shaft in an internal combustion engine. The seal includes a sealing lip of an elastomer which is configured to be in contact with a shell surface of the valve shaft perpendicular to a radial direction. The seal further includes a supporting structure firmly connected to the sealing lip and made of a material different from the elastomer of the sealing lip which is configured to create a form-fit in the axial direction directly between the supporting structure and a guide element of the valve shaft by an at least partial plastic deformation in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Helmut Benedix, Christoph Eck, Maria Orth, Christoph Passow, Willy Seewald
  • Publication number: 20180245558
    Abstract: A shaft seal configured to seal an oil space from a fuel space of an injection pump for an internal combustion engine coaxially and sealingly surrounds a rod configured to oscillate axially with respect to the shaft seal. The shaft seal is configured to seat in a bore of a housing of the injection pump in a sealing manner, and the shaft seal includes a first seal element to which a second seal element is axially connected. The first seal element and the second seal element are configured as substantially hollow cylinders and may be formed from different materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Christoph Eck
  • Publication number: 20160341315
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a seal (200) for sealing a valve shaft in an internal combustion engine. The seal (200) comprises a sealing lip (205) of an elastomer (210) which is configured to be in contact with a shell surface of the valve shaft perpendicular to a radial direction. The seal (200) further comprises a supporting structure (215) firmly connected to the sealing lip (205) and made of a material different from the elastomer (210) of the sealing lip (205) which is configured to create a form-fit in the axial direction directly between the supporting structure (215) and a guide element (220) of the valve shaft by an at least partial plastic deformation in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Helmut BENEDIX, Christoph ECK, Maria ORTH, Christoph PASSOW, Willy SEEWALD