Patents by Inventor Dominik Wiechard
Dominik Wiechard 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).
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Patent number: 12123501Abstract: A device for controlling a flow and distributing a fluid, in particular a refrigerant, in a fluid circuit. The device exhibits a housing with connections for connection to fluid lines that are connected to one internal volume of the housing via a pass-through opening, and one valve element that is arranged in the internal volume of the housing and exhibits a drive element for moving the valve element relative to the housing. The valve element exhibits one pass-through opening and is mounted in such a way that it can be moved linearly in the axial direction along a longitudinal axis such that a passage for the fluid is opened between a first connection produced as an inlet and a second connection produced as a primary outlet or a third connection produced as a secondary outlet.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Nils Michael Schlattmann, Björn Bergmann, Daniel Zens, Deny Laforge, Jerome Görres, Dominik Wiechard, Johannes Müller
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Patent number: 11884129Abstract: A device for regulating a throughflow and distributing a fluid in a fluid circuit, in particular a refrigerant. The device has a housing with ports for connecting to fluid lines which are connected to at least one inner volume of the housing designed as a valve chamber via a respective through opening, and at least one valve element arranged in the valve chamber with a drive element for moving the valve element relative to the housing. The at least one valve element is mounted such that it can be displaced in a linear manner in the axial direction along a longitudinal axis such that a passage for the fluid is opened between a first port designed as an inlet and a second port designed as a first outlet and/or a third port designed as a second outlet.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Daniel Zens, Nils Michael Schlattmann, Dominik Wiechard, Björn Bergmann, Deny Laforge, Jerome Görres, Johannes Müller
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Publication number: 20230358320Abstract: A valve is introduced for a heat pump system in a motor vehicle, with at least one inlet, at least two outlets, and a valve element which includes at least one throughlet and at least one expansion recess that can be brought into fluidic connection with at least one outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Daniel Zens, Toni Spies, Marc Graaf, Dominik Wiechard, Markus Herzog, Corinne Le Pellec
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Patent number: 11781657Abstract: A valve (1) is introduced for a heat pump system in a motor vehicle, with at least one inlet (3), at least two outlets (2, 4) and a valve element (7) which comprises at least one throughlet (8) and at least one expansion recess (9) that can be brought into fluidic connection with at least one outlet (2, 4).Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Daniel Zens, Toni Spies, Marc Graaf, Dominik Wiechard, Markus Herzog, Corinne Le Pellec
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Patent number: 11724561Abstract: Device for controlling a flow-through and distributing a fluid in at least one fluid circuit, in particular a refrigerant in a refrigerant circuit including a housing with ports for connecting with fluid lines, each of which is connected via a passage opening with the at least one interior volume of the housing, as well as with at least one valve element disposed in the interior volume of the housing with a drive element for moving the valve element relative to the housing. The at least one valve element is supported rotatably about a rotational axis and comprises at least three through openings developed as through-bores forming in the interior of the valve element a common volume. An axis of symmetry of a first opening and the rotational axis of the valve element are located on a common axis. The device is used in a refrigerant circuit of a thermal system.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2019Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Hanon SystemsInventors: Toni Spies, Tobias Haas, Dominik Wiechard, Markus Herzog
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Publication number: 20230010998Abstract: A device for regulating a throughflow and distributing a fluid in a fluid circuit, in particular a refrigerant. The device has a housing with ports for connecting to fluid lines which are connected to at least one inner volume of the housing designed as a valve chamber via a respective through opening, and at least one valve element arranged in the valve chamber with a drive element for moving the valve element relative to the housing. The at least one valve element is mounted such that it can be displaced in a linear manner in the axial direction along a longitudinal axis such that a passage for the fluid is opened between a first port designed as an inlet and a second port designed as a first outlet and/or a third port designed as a second outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2021Publication date: January 12, 2023Inventors: Daniel Zens, Nils Michael Schlattmann, Dominik Wiechard, Björn Bergmann, Deny Laforge, Jerome Görres, Johannes Müller
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Publication number: 20220412470Abstract: A device for controlling a flow and distributing a fluid, in particular a refrigerant, in a fluid circuit. The device exhibits a housing with connections for connection to fluid lines that are connected to one internal volume of the housing via a pass-through opening, and one valve element that is arranged in the internal volume of the housing and exhibits a drive element for moving the valve element relative to the housing. The valve element exhibits one pass-through opening and is mounted in such a way that it can be moved linearly in the axial direction along a longitudinal axis such that a passage for the fluid is opened between a first connection produced as an inlet and a second connection produced as a primary outlet or a third connection produced as a secondary outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Nils Michael Schlattmann, Björn Bergmann, Daniel Zens, Deny Laforge, Jerome Görres, Dominik Wiechard, Johannes Müller
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Publication number: 20220196160Abstract: A valve (1) is introduced for a heat pump system in a motor vehicle, with at least one inlet (3), at least two outlets (2, 4) and a valve element (7) which comprises at least one throughlet (8) and at least one expansion recess (9) that can be brought into fluidic connection with at least one outlet (2, 4).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Daniel Zens, Toni Spies, Marc Graaf, Dominik Wiechard, Markus Herzog, Corinne Le Pellec
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Patent number: 11221076Abstract: Device for regulating and controlling a flow-through and distributing a fluid in a fluid circuit has a housing with ports connecting fluid lines that are connected across a passage aperture with an interior volume of the housing, a valve element disposed in the interior volume of the housing, a drive element for moving the valve element relative to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Hanon SystemsInventors: Toni Spies, Tobias Haas, Dominik Wiechard, Markus Herzog
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Patent number: 10962265Abstract: An expansion and isolation valve, specifically an electric expansion and isolation valve for operation with the coolant R744, featuring a valve body arranged in a valve body chamber, a seal seat, and a seal, which are arranged along an axial movement direction of the valve body in the expansion valve. The expansion valve is further designed such that in a closed state of the expansion valve, there is a pressure bypass to the valve body chamber, and preferentially, that a valve body diameter at the positions of the seal seat and the seal corresponds with the respective seal diameters.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Dominik Wiechard, Andreas Capelle, Markus Herzog, Matthias Herpers, Jörn Fröhling, Marco Favara
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Publication number: 20200003311Abstract: Device for regulating and controlling a flow-through and distributing a fluid in a fluid circuit has a housing with ports connecting fluid lines that are connected across a passage aperture with an interior volume of the housing, a valve element disposed in the interior volume of the housing, a drive element for moving the valve element relative to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Toni Spies, Tobias Haas, Dominik Wiechard, Markus Herzog
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Publication number: 20190308489Abstract: Device for controlling a flow-through and distributing a fluid in at least one fluid circuit, in particular a refrigerant in a refrigerant circuit including a housing with ports for connecting with fluid lines, each of which is connected via a passage opening with the at least one interior volume of the housing, as well as with at least one valve element disposed in the interior volume of the housing with a drive element for moving the valve element relative to the housing. The at least one valve element is supported rotatably about a rotational axis and comprises at least three through openings developed as through-bores forming in the interior of the valve element a common volume. An axis of symmetry of a first opening and the rotational axis of the valve element are located on a common axis. The device is used in a refrigerant circuit of a thermal system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Toni Spies, Tobias Haas, Dominik Wiechard, Markus Herzog
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Publication number: 20180209548Abstract: A valve (1) is introduced for a heat pump system in a motor vehicle, with at least one inlet (3), at least two outlets (2, 4) and a valve element (7) which comprises at least one throughlet (8) and at least one expansion recess (9) that can be brought into fluidic connection with at least one outlet (2, 4).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Daniel Zens, Toni Spies, Marc Graaf, Dominik Wiechard, Markus Herzog, Corinne Le Pellec
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Publication number: 20180135903Abstract: An expansion and isolation valve, specifically an electric expansion and isolation valve for operation with the coolant R744, featuring a valve body arranged in a valve body chamber, a seal seat, and a seal, which are arranged along an axial movement direction of the valve body in the expansion valve. The expansion valve is further designed such that in a closed state of the expansion valves, there is a pressure bypass to the valve body chamber, and preferentially, that a valve body diameter at the positions of the seal seat and the seal corresponds with the respective seal diameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2017Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Dominik Wiechard, Andreas Capelle, Markus Herzog, Matthias Herpers, Jörn Fröhling, Marco Favara