Patents by Inventor Dominik Kempf

Dominik Kempf 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: 11951531
    Abstract: The invention relates to the production of profiled hose nipples. The invention was based on the object of providing a method and an apparatus which allow hose nipples of the type outlined in the introduction to be produced in a simple manner such that the formation of burrs is avoided and there is no reduction in diameter. This object is achieved in that during the forming of pipe portions (1) in the apparatus (2, 7, 9) according to the invention in the region of the subsequent ring-shaped webs (4) of the nipple profile (3), the material of the pipe portion (1), at its outwardly pointing end (4), does not come into contact with the tool in the region of the parting joints (6) of the apparatus (2, 7). This can be realized by additional cavities (14) in the tool (2, 7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: ContiTech Techno-Chemie GmbH
    Inventors: Dominik Kempf, Harald Jung, Eugen Kositza
  • Patent number: 11940075
    Abstract: A pipe having a pipe element for conveying a medium in a flow direction and having a flange element for connecting the pipe element to a connection partner. The pipe element has a pipe body with a media passage opening for conveying the medium in the flow direction. The flange element has a flange body with a media passage opening for conveying the medium in the flow direction. The flange element is arranged at one end of the pipe element in such a way that the media passage openings at least substantially overlap. The pipe has a sensor element which is arranged in the flange body in such a way that at least a portion of the sensor element can be in contact with the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: ContiTech Techno-Chemie GmbH
    Inventor: Dominik Kempf
  • Publication number: 20220316640
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pipe (1, 3) having a pipe element (3) for conveying a medium in a flow direction (A) and having a flange element (1) for connecting the pipe element (3) to a connection partner, wherein the pipe element (3) has a pipe body (30) with a media passage opening (31) for conveying the medium in the flow direction (A), wherein the flange element (1) has a flange body (10) with a media passage opening (11) for conveying the medium in the flow direction (A), wherein the flange element (1) is arranged at one end of the pipe element (3) in such a way that the media passage openings (11, 31) at least substantially overlap. The pipe (1, 3) is characterized by a sensor element (21) which is arranged in the flange body (10) in such a way that at least a portion of the sensor element (21) can be in contact with the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: ContiTech Techno-Chemie GmbH
    Inventor: Dominik Kempf
  • Publication number: 20220152688
    Abstract: The invention relates to the production of profiled hose nipples. The invention was based on the object of providing a method and an apparatus which allow hose nipples of the type outlined in the introduction to be produced in a simple manner such that the formation of burrs is avoided and there is no reduction in diameter. This object is achieved in that during the forming of pipe portions (1) in the apparatus (2, 7, 9) according to the invention in the region of the subsequent ring-shaped webs (4) of the nipple profile (3), the material of the pipe portion (1), at its outwardly pointing end (4), does not come into contact with the tool in the region of the parting joints (6) of the apparatus (2, 7). This can be realized by additional cavities (14) in the tool (2, 7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: ContiTech Techno-Chemie GmbH
    Inventors: Dominik Kempf, Harald Jung, Eugen Kositza
  • Patent number: 10876666
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a connecting element (1) for connecting a pipe end (2) to a component (3) of an air-conditioning system, wherein said connecting element comprises a base body (4) with a passage opening (5) for conveying through a refrigerant, a receptacle bore (6) for receiving the pipe end (2), wherein the receptacle bore (6) is arranged on a face side (7) of the base body (4) and corresponds to the passage bore (5), as well as a connection piece (8) that is arranged on the other face side (9) of the base body (4) and corresponds to the passage bore (5) on this side, wherein the connection piece (8) and the base body (4) consist of the same material and are realized in one piece, wherein at least one sealing element (12, 13) is arranged on the connection piece (8), and wherein the sealing element (12, 13) and the connection piece (8) are realized in one piece, as well as to a method for manufacturing such a connecting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: TI AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING CENTRE (HEIDELBERG) GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Laule, Dominik Kempf, Boris Bernhardt
  • Patent number: 10612695
    Abstract: Spacer for a hose or pipeline, comprising a spacing pipe that is fitted around the hose or pipeline during normal use, wherein the spacing pipe is slit in the lengthwise direction, and wherein the spacing pipe is constructed in segments, and wherein the segments are connected to each other in articulated manner, wherein the segments assigned to the slit are finished with locking elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: TI AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING CENTRE (HEIDELBERG) GMBH
    Inventor: Dominik Kempf
  • Publication number: 20190003615
    Abstract: Spacer for a hose or pipeline, comprising a spacing pipe that is fitted around the hose or pipeline during normal use, wherein the spacing pipe is slit in the lengthwise direction, and wherein the spacing pipe is constructed in segments, and wherein the segments are connected to each other in articulated manner, wherein the segments assigned to the slit are finished with locking elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventor: Dominik Kempf
  • Publication number: 20180187814
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a connecting element (1) for connecting a pipe end (2) to a component (3) of an air-conditioning system, wherein said connecting element comprises a base body (4) with a passage opening (5) for conveying through a refrigerant, a receptacle bore (6) for receiving the pipe end (2), wherein the receptacle bore (6) is arranged on a face side (7) of the base body (4) and corresponds to the passage bore (5), as well as a connection piece (8) that is arranged on the other face side (9) of the base body (4) and corresponds to the passage bore (5) on this side, wherein the connection piece (8) and the base body (4) consist of the same material and are realized in one piece, wherein at least one sealing element (12, 13) is arranged on the connection piece (8), and wherein the sealing element (12, 13) and the connection piece (8) are realized in one piece, as well as to a method for manufacturing such a connecting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Wolfgang LAULE, Dominik KEMPF, Boris BERNHARDT
  • Publication number: 20140151004
    Abstract: An internal heat exchanger for an air conditioning system, comprising an outer tube and a line structure arranged inside the outer tube defining a meandering serpentine first flow channel, with the second flow channel formed between the outer tube and the line structure. The first flow channel is formed by extruded components joined together to form a unitary structure inserted into the second flow channel which includes facing channel elements defining a serpentine path and two shells adhered to the channel elements defining the sides of the flow path and having fins extending perpendicular to the base disposed in the second flow channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: TI Automotive Engineering Centre (Heidelberg) GmbH
    Inventors: Denny Liers, Dominik Kempf, Matt Garrisi, Charles Thrift
  • Patent number: 8087493
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coolant circuit of a cooling system including a pipe-shaped body defining a cavity. It has a sound absorber defining a flow channel and at least one resonator chamber which is connected to the flow channel via a connection channel. The sound absorber is an insert in the cavity of the pipe-shaped body, which forms the flow channel, the at least one resonator chamber, and the at least one connection channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: TI Automotive Engineering Centre (Heidelberg) GmbH
    Inventors: Dominik Kempf, Denny Liers, Olaf Emmerich
  • Publication number: 20110088968
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coolant circuit of a cooling system including a pipe-shaped body defining a cavity. It has a sound absorber defining a flow channel and at least one resonator chamber which is connected to the flow channel via a connection channel. The sound absorber is an insert in the cavity of the pipe-shaped body, which forms the flow channel, the at least one resonator chamber, and the at least one connection channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: TI Automotive Engineering Centre (Heidelberg) GmbH
    Inventors: Dominik Kempf, Denny Liers, Olaf Emmerich