Patents by Inventor Elmar Grussmann
Elmar Grussmann 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: 11795850Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment device for arranging in an exhaust gas section of a motor vehicle that includes a heating disk which is assigned to an exhaust gas aftertreatment component. The heating disk is configured by way of a flat heating element and a holder which is coupled to the former. The holder extends over the cross-sectional area of the heating element, and the holder itself is of disk-shaped configuration. The inner face of the heating disk is configured by way of arcuate spokes which are coupled irregularly to one another.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Elmar Grussmann, Ulrich Rusche
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Patent number: 11633796Abstract: A plate heat exchanger has two metal plates brought into abutment, with a solder material between the plates. The plates are heated up to a first temperature. The plates are placed into a mold, the mold surfaces of which have cavities for envisaged channel structures. Channel structures are formed by local internal pressure forming of at least one plate under pressurization by the tool. The plates are heated up to a second temperature. The plates are solder bonded at the abuted surfaces. A plate heat exchanger has two metal plates, wherein channel structures have been formed in at least one plate and the plates are bonded to one another by soldering away from the channel structures. Eutectic microstructures having a longest extent of less than 50 micrometers are formed in the solder layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILETECHNIK GMBHInventors: Max Boehnke, Ulrich Huschen, Elmar Grussmann, Ulrich Rusche, Jochem Grewe
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Patent number: 11566550Abstract: An exhaust-gas treatment device for arrangement in an exhaust system of a motor vehicle, having a heating element, which is assigned to an exhaust-gas aftertreatment component, for example, a catalytic converter. The heating element is formed by a heating conductor and by a holder coupled to said heating conductor, wherein the holder extends over the cross-sectional area of the heating element, and the holder is formed by a lattice-like structure, wherein the lattice-like structure is formed by arcuate spokes which are coupled to one another in an irregular manner, wherein the heating conductor and the holder have a basin-like configuration as viewed in longitudinal section in an exhaust-gas flow direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2022Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Elmar Grussmann, Ulrich Rusche
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Publication number: 20220251991Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment device for arranging in an exhaust gas section of a motor vehicle that includes a heating disk which is assigned to an exhaust gas aftertreatment component. The heating disk is configured by way of a flat heating element and a holder which is coupled to the former. The holder extends over the cross-sectional area of the heating element, and the holder itself is of disk-shaped configuration. The inner face of the heating disk is configured by way of arcuate spokes which are coupled irregularly to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Elmar GRUSSMANN, Ulrich RUSCHE
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Publication number: 20220251990Abstract: An exhaust-gas treatment device for arrangement in an exhaust system of a motor vehicle, having a heating element, which is assigned to an exhaust-gas aftertreatment component, for example, a catalytic converter. The heating element is formed by a heating conductor and by a holder coupled to said heating conductor, wherein the holder extends over the cross-sectional area of the heating element, and the holder is formed by a lattice-like structure, wherein the lattice-like structure is formed by arcuate spokes which are coupled to one another in an irregular manner, wherein the heating conductor and the holder have a basin-like configuration as viewed in longitudinal section in an exhaust-gas flow direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Elmar GRUSSMANN, Ulrich RUSCHE
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Patent number: 11400532Abstract: A plate heat exchanger has two metal plates brought into abutment, with a solder material between the plates. The plates are heated up to a first temperature. The plates are placed into a mold, the mold surfaces of which have cavities for envisaged channel structures. Channel structures are formed by local internal pressure forming of at least one plate under pressurization by the tool. The plates are heated up to a second temperature. The plates are solder bonded at the abuted surfaces. A plate heat exchanger has two metal plates, wherein channel structures have been formed in at least one plate and the plates are bonded to one another by soldering away from the channel structures. Eutectic microstructures having a longest extent of less than 50 micrometers are formed in the solder layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Max Boehnke, Ulrich Huschen, Elmar Grussmann, Ulrich Rusche, Jochem Grewe
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Publication number: 20220088693Abstract: A plate heat exchanger has two metal plates brought into abutment, with a solder material between the plates. The plates are heated up to a first temperature. The plates are placed into a mold, the mold surfaces of which have cavities for envisaged channel structures. Channel structures are formed by local internal pressure forming of at least one plate under pressurization by the tool. The plates are heated up to a second temperature. The plates are solder bonded at the abuted surfaces. A plate heat exchanger has two metal plates, wherein channel structures have been formed in at least one plate and the plates are bonded to one another by soldering away from the channel structures. Eutectic microstructures having a longest extent of less than 50 micrometers are formed in the solder layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Max BOEHNKE, Ulrich HUSCHEN, Elmar GRUSSMANN, Ulrich RUSCHE, Jochem GREWE
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Publication number: 20210031288Abstract: A plate heat exchanger has two metal plates brought into abutment, with a solder material between the plates. The plates are heated up to a first temperature. The plates are placed into a mold, the mold surfaces of which have cavities for envisaged channel structures. Channel structures are formed by local internal pressure forming of at least one plate under pressurization by the tool. The plates are heated up to a second temperature. The plates are solder bonded at the abutted surfaces. A plate heat exchanger has two metal plates, wherein channel structures have been formed in at least one plate and the plates are bonded to one another by soldering away from the channel structures. Eutectic microstructures having a longest extent of less than 50 micrometers are formed in the solder layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Max BOEHNKE, Ulrich HUSCHEN, Elmar GRUSSMANN, Ulrich RUSCHE, Jochem GREWE
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Patent number: 10240485Abstract: The invention relates to a turbine housing (2) for an exhaust gas turbocharger. The turbine housing (2) comprises an outer housing (3) and an inner housing (4) as well as a bearing flange (5). The outer housing (3) is joined to the bearing flange (5). The inner housing (4) comprises a first shell component (7) and a second shell component (8), wherein said first shell component and said second shell component are made of different cast steel materials and are placed side by side in a transverse plane (QE), which is oriented transversely to the longitudinal axis (LA) of the turbine housing (2), and are joined to each other. The bearing flange (5) is a one-piece part, made of uniform material, of the first shell component (7).Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2015Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBHInventor: Elmar Grussmann
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Patent number: 10215074Abstract: An SCR exhaust aftertreatment device of an internal combustion engine, containing an injector for injecting a reductant, a mixing unit and an SCR catalytic converter disposed immediately downstream in the direction of exhaust flow, wherein the mixing unit exhibits a swirl element and an impact element positioned upstream of the swirl element in the direction of exhaust flow, whereby the swirl element is configured of two guide elements disposed inside one another and swirl vanes for creating a swirling motion are disposed in an inner guide element and swirl vanes, which create a counterswirling motion, are disposed between the inner guide element and the outer guide element.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Tobias Koenig, Eugen Lewin, Elmar Grussmann, Frank Grumbrecht, Tobias Roemer, Anne Franzke
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Patent number: 10094243Abstract: A turbine housing for a turbocharger is provided. The turbine housing includes an exterior housing and an interior housing as well as a bearing flange. The exterior housing is connected to the bearing flange. The interior housing includes a flange socket on which the bearing flange is positioned. A fastening ring is inserted inside in the bearing flange and connected to the flange socket, with the bearing flange being fixed in the axial direction (AR) by the fastening ring.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBHInventor: Elmar Grussmann
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Publication number: 20170211449Abstract: An SCR exhaust aftertreatment device of an internal combustion engine, containing an injector for injecting a reductant, a mixing unit and an SCR catalytic converter disposed immediately downstream in the direction of exhaust flow, wherein the mixing unit exhibits a swirl element and an impact element positioned upstream of the swirl element in the direction of exhaust flow, whereby the swirl element is configured of two guide elements disposed inside one another and swirl vanes for creating a swirling motion are disposed in an inner guide element and swirl vanes, which create a counterswirling motion, are disposed between the inner guide element and the outer guide element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2017Publication date: July 27, 2017Applicant: BENTELER AUTOMOBIL TECHNIK GMBHInventors: Tobias GOCKEL, Eugen LEWIN, Elmar GRUSSMANN, Frank GRUMBRECHT, Tobias ROEMER, Anna FRANZKE
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Patent number: 9689302Abstract: An exhaust manifold for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine is disclosed having a housing, an inlet flange which can be fixed to the cylinder head of the internal combustion engine and has a plurality of inlet openings, and an exhaust outlet. The housing comprises an inner shell and an outer shell, an insulating material being incorporated between the outer shell and the inner shell. A guide plate is provided on the inlet flange side of the inner shell and the outer shell. The guide plate has inflow openings which correspond with the inlet openings of the inlet flange and is joined to the inlet flange. The outer shell engages with its inlet flange-side edge around the guide plate and is joined to the inlet flange and the guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbHInventors: Uwe Fischer, Elmar Grussmann, Tobias Gockel
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Patent number: 9677453Abstract: An exhaust manifold for an exhaust system of a combustion engine includes an outer shell, an inner shell arranged in the outlet shell, and an inlet flange which is configured for attachment to a cylinder head of the combustion engine and has a receptacle. The inner shell is floatingly supported in the outer shell and has an inlet-flange-side edge which is formed with an outwardly bent flange positioned in the receptacle of the inlet flange. The outer shell has an inlet-flange-side edge which has at least one area which rests in the receptacle upon the outwardly bent flange and is joined with the receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Mario Wegener, Elmar Grussmann, Uwe Fischer, Tobias Gockel
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Patent number: 9518501Abstract: An exhaust manifold for an exhaust system of a combustion engine includes an internal pipe system having a plurality of pipe sections and an outer shell which is disposed in spaced-apart surrounding relationship to the internal pipe system and joined to an outlet flange. The outlet flange includes a neck portion, an outer flange portion adjacent to the neck portion, and an inwardly directed shoulder portion which extends from the neck portion outwards, with the outer shell being joined at the shoulder portion to the outlet flange.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2015Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Uwe Fischer, Tobias Gockel, Ali Asgar Kharwawala, Elmar Grussmann
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Patent number: 9447698Abstract: A double-walled turbocharger housing made of sheet metal includes an inner sheet metal shell which conducts hot exhaust gases and a relatively cold outer sheet metal shell which is spaced apart from the inner sheet metal shell via an air gap. The double-walled turbocharger housing is connected to a bearing flange with a circumferential collar via a common welding seam. The bearing flange is provided with a collar on an outside which faces away from the hot exhaust gas. An outer end of the inner sheet metal shell is provided with a collar with which it embraces the outer sheet metal shell. Both sheet metal shells are connected with the collar of the bearing flange via a common welding seam, wherein an air gap is present between the inner sheet metal shell and the outer sheet metal shell up to the outer end of the inner sheet metal shell.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2013Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBIL TECHNIK GMBHInventors: Elmar Grussmann, Arthur Lesch
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Patent number: 9416719Abstract: An exhaust manifold for a combustion engine of a motor vehicle includes a two-shell construction comprised of an outer system and an inner system. A flange is positioned at a side proximal to a cylinder head of the combustion engine for installation to the combustion engine, and an insulation sleeve connects the inner system with the flange and the outer system. The insulation sleeve is sized to extend through an opening of the flange and to project beyond the flange into the cylinder head of the combustion engine.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2014Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBHInventor: Elmar Grussmann
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Patent number: 9410470Abstract: An exhaust manifold for installation onto a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine includes a housing having plural inlet openings and an outlet opening. The housing includes an inner shell and an outer shell in surrounding relationship to the inner shell to define a gap there between. The inner shell is floatingly arranged in the outer shell and rests at a side of the cylinder head upon a guide plate which is formed with the plural inlet openings and includes guide members respectively arranged about a circumference of the inlet openings. The outer shell has a cylinder-head-proximal marginal region formed with an outwardly bent flange that rests upon the guide plate and is joined in gastight manner to the guide plate by a material joint. The flange has an outer side in opposition to the guide plate, with a collar being arranged on the outer side of the flange.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2015Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Mario Wegener, Elmar Grussmann, Uwe Fischer, Tobias Gockel
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Publication number: 20160201513Abstract: A turbine housing for a turbocharger is provided. The turbine housing includes an exterior housing and an interior housing as well as a bearing flange. The exterior housing is connected to the bearing flange. The interior housing includes a flange socket on which the bearing flange is positioned. A fastening ring is inserted inside in the bearing flange and connected to the flange socket, with the hearing flange being fixed in the axial direction (AR) by the fastening ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2016Publication date: July 14, 2016Applicant: BENTELER Automobiltechnik GmbHInventor: Elmar GRUSSMANN
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Patent number: 9376936Abstract: A turbine housing of an exhaust gas turbocharger, includes an outer housing in which an inner housing with a tubular nozzle and an outlet duct for connection to an exhaust gas system is arranged. The outlet duct is coupled with the tubular nozzle for movement relative to the nozzle via a seal ring. The seal ring is inwardly everted and pushed onto the nozzle and embraced by an inner-housing support ring, so that a fluid tight fit on the inner housing nozzle is ensured. The seal ring is further pushed onto the outlet duct and there also coupled onto the outlet duct with an outlet duct support ring in a fluid tight manner so that an especially durable connection is created. Both support rings are additionally coupled in a materially bonded manner with the seal ring and the outlet duct nozzle or with the inner housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2011Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Christian Smatloch, Elmar Grussmann