Patents by Inventor Dirk Batrz

Dirk Batrz 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).

  • Air release valve for fuel tank of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 7614417
    Abstract: The device includes an air release valve for a fuel tank of a motor vehicle, the air release valve comprising a housing defining at least one inlet opening therein, a central axis and a wall disposed proximate the inlet opening, the wall defining at least two outlet openings therein, the two outlet openings being sized differently; a sealing seat disposed about the two outlet openings; a float disposed in the housing moveable along the central axis, the float defining a center aligned with the central axis; and a flexible membrane attached proximate the center and extending freely therefrom to seal the two outlet openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Alfmeier Prazision AG Baugruppen und Systemlosungen
    Inventors: Dieter Simon, Dirk Batrz, Josip Marti{hacek over (s)}
  • Air release valve for fuel tank of a motor vehicle
    Publication number: 20070039648
    Abstract: The device includes an air release valve for a fuel tank of a motor vehicle, the air release valve comprising a housing defining at least one inlet opening therein, a central axis and a wall disposed proximate the inlet opening, the wall defining at least two outlet openings therein, the two outlet openings being sized differently; a sealing seat disposed about the two outlet openings; a float disposed in the housing moveable along the central axis, the float defining a center aligned with the central axis; and a flexible membrane attached proximate the center and extending freely therefrom to seal the two outlet openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Dieter Simon, Dirk Batrz, Josip Martis