Patents by Inventor Frank-William Ries

Frank-William Ries 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).

  • Connector piece for a fuel pump
    Patent number: 7579727
    Abstract: In the case of a fuel pump, a plug for fixing electric contacts is manufactured from a material which is capable of swelling with fuel, and is inserted into a receptacle of a connecting piece by being fitted therein. Furthermore, the plug and the connecting piece have latching means for simplifying the pre-assembly. The connecting piece requires a particularly low number of components and can be manufactured cost-effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dirk Becker, Ralf Muehlhausen, Frank-William Ries, Thomas Schmidt
  • Connector piece for a fuel pump
    Publication number: 20050163636
    Abstract: In the case of a fuel pump, a plug for fixing electric contacts is manufactured from a material which is capable of swelling with fuel, and is inserted into a receptacle of a connecting piece by being fitted therein. Furthermore, the plug and the connecting piece have latching means for simplifying the pre-assembly. The connecting piece requires a particularly low number of components and can be manufactured cost-effectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Dirk Becker, Ralf Muehlhausen, Frank-William Ries, Thomas Schmidt