Patents by Inventor Dirk Neulen

Dirk Neulen 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).

  • Fuel tank and associated controller
    Patent number: 7497207
    Abstract: A vehicle fuel system having a fuel tank with an opening with a closure disposed adjacent a vehicle component with a service access opening and closure adjacent the tank closure, and an electronic controller carried by the vehicle component closure. At least one electrical device in the tank is connected by an electric wire to the controller. Preferably, a thermal protector is carried by the closure and arranged as a metal heat sink for the controller and dissipates heat to the atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: TI Automotive (Neuss) GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd-Juergen Lahn, Peter Schreuder, Matthias Henschel, Rainer Strauss, Dirk Neulen, Andreas Winkler
  • Fuel tank and associated controller
    Publication number: 20060162702
    Abstract: A vehicle fuel system having a fuel tank with an opening with a closure disposed adjacent a vehicle component with a service access opening and closure adjacent the tank closure, and an electronic controller carried by the vehicle component closure. At least one electrical device in the tank is connected by an electric wire to the controller. Preferably, a thermal protector is carried by the closure and arranged as a metal heat sink for the controller and dissipates heat to the atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Bernd-Juergen Lahn, Peter Schreuder, Matthias Henschel, Rainer Strauss, Dirk Neulen, Andreas Winkler