Patents by Inventor Frank Repphun

Frank Repphun 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: 10823021
    Abstract: An air guiding arrangement is integrated into a rear underbody of a motor vehicle that is driven by an internal combustion engine. The air guiding arrangement includes a final silencer (1) in an exhaust system (3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2). The final silencer (1) has an underside that faces an underlying surface on which the vehicle is supported. The underside of the final silencer (1) is shaped in an aerodynamic fashion with at least one duct (6) that runs essentially in the direction of travel (X). The duct (6) has an inverted U shape or inverted V-shape that is open in the underside of final silencer (1). Air deflector elements (7, 8, 9) may partly cover the air duct (6) for guiding the air flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Laube, Frank Repphun
  • Publication number: 20180142589
    Abstract: An air guiding arrangement is integrated into a rear underbody of a motor vehicle that is driven by an internal combustion engine. The air guiding arrangement includes a final silencer (1) in an exhaust system (3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2). The final silencer (1) has an underside that faces an underlying surface on which the vehicle is supported. The underside of the final silencer (1) is shaped in an aerodynamic fashion with at least one duct (6) that runs essentially in the direction of travel (X). The duct (6) has an inverted U shape or inverted V-shape that is open in the underside of final silencer (1). Air deflector elements (7, 8, 9) may partly cover the air duct (6) for guiding the air flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Laube, Frank Repphun