Patents by Inventor Eduard-Horst KAST

Eduard-Horst KAST 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).

  • Three-way flap valve with curved valve flap
    Patent number: 10281048
    Abstract: A three-way flap valve (4) includes an inlet (1), a first outlet (2), a second outlet (3), and a valve flap (5). The valve flap (5) can be moved between at least a first position and a second position. In the first position of the valve flap (5), fluid flowing in through the inlet (1) is directed to the first outlet (2). In the second position of the valve flap (5), fluid flowing in through the inlet (1) is directed to the second outlet (3). A surface (51) of the valve flap (5) circumscribed by an outer edge (53) includes at least a first surface section (A1), where the surface of the valve flap (5) has a curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Eberspächer Exhaust Technology GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank Sühnel, Eduard-Horst Kast, Markus Birgler, Gerd Gaiser
  • THREE-WAY FLAP VALVE WITH CURVED VALVE FLAP
    Publication number: 20160319946
    Abstract: A three-way flap valve (4) includes an inlet (1), a first outlet (2), a second outlet (3), and a valve flap (5). The valve flap (5) can be moved between at least a first position and a second position. In the first position of the valve flap (5), fluid flowing in through the inlet (1) is directed to the first outlet (2). In the second position of the valve flap (5), fluid flowing in through the inlet (1) is directed to the second outlet (3). A surface (51) of the valve flap (5) circumscribed by an outer edge (53) includes at least a first surface section (A1), where the surface of the valve flap (5) has a curvature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Frank SÜHNEL, Eduard-Horst KAST, Markus BIRGLER, Gerd GAISER