Patents by Inventor Ellen Hohmann

Ellen Hohmann 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).

  • Charge air cooler for a fresh air system of an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 10180291
    Abstract: A charge-air cooler for a fresh-air system of an internal combustion engine may include a cooler box and an upper shell such as a flange plate. The cooler box may include a cooler box passage opening, and the flange plate may include a flange plate passage opening arranged complementary with the cooler box passage opening. An adapter element may have a first end section and a second end section. The adapter element may be connected to a rim of the cooler box that borders the cooler box passage opening. A pipe element may be detachably secured to the adapter element and have a first end section and a second end section. The first end section of the adapter element and the first end section of the pipe element may define a clip-type connection when the adapter element and the pipe element are secured to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Mahle Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ellen Hohmann, Tobias Isermeyer, Timm Roeschmann
  • CHARGE AIR COOLER FOR A FRESH AIR SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20170016685
    Abstract: A charge-air cooler for a fresh-air system of an internal combustion engine may include a cooler box and an upper shell such as a flange plate. The cooler box may include a cooler box passage opening, and the flange plate may include a flange plate passage opening arranged complementary with the cooler box passage opening. An adapter element may have a first end section and a second end section. The adapter element may be connected to a rim of the cooler box that borders the cooler box passage opening. A pipe element may be detachably secured to the adapter element and have a first end section and a second end section. The first end section of the adapter element and the first end section of the pipe element may define a clip-type connection when the adapter element and the pipe element are secured to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Ellen Hohmann, Tobias Isermeyer, Timm Roeschmann