Patents by Inventor Christophe SCHWARTZ

Christophe SCHWARTZ 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: 10900613
    Abstract: The invention provides a device for protecting a high-pressure gas tank of a motor vehicle. The device includes at least one heat-conducting plate and a thermal triggering unit. The heat-conducting plate has a distal region and a proximal region. The proximal region is arranged immediately adjacent to the thermal triggering unit and the distal region is arranged at a distance from the thermal triggering unit. The heat-conducting plate may be shaped so that it tapers from the distal region to the proximal region. The proximal region itself may be shaped in a tapering fashion. The heat-conducting plate may include heat-conducting fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Christophe Schwartz
  • Patent number: 10267459
    Abstract: A device is provided for protecting a high-pressure gas tank in a motor vehicle The device has an intumescent layer which is arranged and designed such that the intumescent layer at least partially shields the high-pressure gas tank. The intumescent layer includes an intumescent metal material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Christophe Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20170167662
    Abstract: The invention provides a device for protecting a high-pressure gas tank of a motor vehicle. The device includes at least one heat-conducting plate and a thermal triggering unit. The heat-conducting plate has a distal region and a proximal region. The proximal region is arranged immediately adjacent to the thermal triggering unit and the distal region is arranged at a distance from the thermal triggering unit. The heat-conducting plate may be shaped so that it tapers from the distal region to the proximal region. The proximal region itself may be shaped in a tapering fashion. The heat-conducting plate may include heat-conducting fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventor: Christophe SCHWARTZ
  • Publication number: 20170082245
    Abstract: A device is provided for protecting a high-pressure gas tank in a motor vehicle The device has an intumescent layer which is arranged and designed such that the intumescent layer at least partially shields the high-pressure gas tank. The intumescent layer includes an intumescent metal material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventor: Christophe SCHWARTZ