Patents by Inventor Frank Buhler

Frank Buhler 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).

  • Patent number: 9133962
    Abstract: The invention relates to an exhaust gas system component for an internal combustion engine, in particular for an automotive engine of a commercial vehicle, having a plurality of mutually connected exhaust gas system elements which can be flowed through by the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine, characterized in that the exhaust gas system elements are supported in a first frame and in a second frame spaced apart therefrom and connection struts fixedly connect the frames to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Friedrich Boysen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jurgen Schmidt, Reiner Mertens, Michael Schleh, Thorsten Mohr, Frank Buhler
  • Publication number: 20140096856
    Abstract: The invention relates to an exhaust gas system component for an internal combustion engine, in particular for an automotive engine of a commercial vehicle, having a plurality of mutually connected exhaust gas system elements which can be flowed through by the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine, characterized in that the exhaust gas system elements are supported in a first frame and in a second frame spaced apart therefrom and connection struts fixedly connect the frames to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: FRIEDRICH BOYSEN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jurgen SCHMIDT, Reiner MERTENS, Michael SCHLEH, Thorsten MOHR, Frank BUHLER
  • Patent number: 7578124
    Abstract: An exhaust system for a combustion engine which comprises at least one exhaust manifold with a plurality of inlet pipes for connection to exhaust ports of the combustion engine. The exhaust system comprises a collector device for merging of the inlet pipes, which has one outlet opening. The outlet opening is connected to subsequent elements of the exhaust system, such as catalytic converter housing. The catalytic converter inflow pipe is guided up to just before the catalytic converter; and the catalytic converter housing is connected directly to the collector housing via a pipe surrounding the catalytic converter inflow pipe. The collector device is made as a one-piece collector housing of a material stiff in bending.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Friederich Boysen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Diez, Frank Bühler
  • Patent number: 6899853
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification system, in particular for motor vehicles, having at least one catalyst body (6) which is arranged in a housing (1) and which has an in particular honeycomb-like metal matrix (8) as a substratefor the active catalyst material and a jacket (10), also made of metal, surrounding the matrix (8) and attached thereto in particular by soldering, via which the catalyst body (6) is fixedly connected, in particular welded, to the housing (1), wherein the catalyst body (6) is only fixedly connected to the housing (1) at one point (16), in particular at its downstream end region
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Boysen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Diez, Frank Bühler, Andraes Dietsche
  • Publication number: 20040226291
    Abstract: An exhaust system of a combustion engine comprises at least one exhaust manifold with a plurality of inlet pipes for connection to exhaust ports of the combustion engine. The system comprises a collector device with a one-piece housing having at least two apertures for connecting the inlet pipes and one outlet opening connected to subsequent elements of the exhaust system, in particular to a catalyst converter housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Painer Diez, Frank Buhler