Patents by Inventor Ferdinand Nicolai

Ferdinand Nicolai 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).

  • Publication number: 20240175415
    Abstract: The invention relates to an injection nozzle (1) for injecting a fluid, in particular a liquid or gaseous fuel, comprising: a nozzle body (2) which is designed to be hollow-cylindrical at least in portions and forms a sealing seat (3) via which a flow path (4) for the fluid to be injected leads, a nozzle needle (5) which is accommodated in the nozzle body (2) for reciprocating movement and has a sealing surface (6) that interacts with the sealing seat (3), a guide element (7) which is fixedly connected to the nozzle needle (5) and is guided by means of an external guide (8) of the nozzle body (2). The invention further relates to a fuel injector having an injection nozzle (1) according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Leukart, Ferdinand Nicolai
  • Publication number: 20230077533
    Abstract: The invention relates to an injection nozzle for injecting fuel under high pressure, comprising a nozzle body (2) in which a pressure chamber (9), which can be filled with fuel under high pressure, is formed and in which a conical body seat (25) is formed which opens into a blind hole (32), forming a transition edge (35), from which blind hole a plurality of injection holes (30) originate and the total of the flow cross-sections of all injection holes forms a total injection hole cross-section (ASL). A nozzle needle (14) is arranged in the pressure chamber (9) so as to be longitudinally movable, said nozzle needle interacting, by means of a conical sealing surface (27), with the body seat (25) in order to open and close a flow cross-section, wherein the nozzle needle (14) has, on the end thereof facing the body seat (25), a needle tip (28) which protrudes into the blind hole (32) when the sealing surface (27) contacts the body seat (25).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Fabian Wolf, Christiane Schiedt, Ferdinand Nicolai, Gerhard Suenderhauf, Michael Leukart
  • Publication number: 20220298999
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel injector (10), comprising a nozzle body (12) in which a blind hole (19) is formed, wherein at least one injection opening (14) leads off same, comprising a nozzle needle (25; 25a to 25c) that is reciprocatingly movable along a longitudinal axis (18), wherein the nozzle needle (25; 25a-25c) has a valve seat (29) which forms a sealing seat (26) with a seating surface (21) in the nozzle body (12) in a lowered position of the nozzle needle (25; 25a-25c), and comprising at least one borehole (34; 34a-34c) in the nozzle needle (25; 25a-25c), wherein at least some portions of a borehole inlet (36) of the at least one borehole (34; 34a-34c) are located in the region of the seating surface (21) when the sealing seat (26) is formed, and a borehole outlet (40) of the at least one borehole (34; 34a-34c) is located below the valve seat (29) of the nozzle needle (25; 25a-25c) in the direction of the longitudinal axis (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Leukart, Fabian Wolf, Ferdinand Nicolai, Ulrich Lessing