Patents by Inventor Gerald Heiselbetz

Gerald Heiselbetz 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: 11542971
    Abstract: A fastening device for fastening a shielding part to a partnered fastening part, having: a sleeve with a through opening for a fastener; at least two bridging elements, which are equipped with outer regions in a radial direction for indirect or direct contact with the opposing outsides of the shielding part and are fastened to the sleeve with inner regions in the radial direction; a damping element is positioned between the bridging elements in an axial direction and outside of the sleeve in the radial direction, characterized in that the damping element is embodied as a spring element and has at least one spring arm, which is resiliently flexible in the radial direction and is equipped to cooperate in a supporting way with a hole rim of a hole of the shielding part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventor: Gerald Heiselbetz
  • Patent number: 11162408
    Abstract: A fastening device for fastening a shielding part to a fastening partner in a vibration-decoupled manner having a collar bushing that has at least one bushing core and two collars that protrude outward in a radial direction (R) and are spaced apart from each other in an axial direction (A), with the collars forming an interstice between themselves and having a bridge element, which is positioned with its radially inner region in the interstice; and the bushing core extends through an opening of the bridge element with a radial play (s), wherein a damping element is positioned in the axial direction (A) between the collars and in the radial direction (R) between the bushing core and a radial stop of the bridge element and is dimensioned so that the radial mobility of the bridge element relative to the bushing core is limited to an effective radial play (s?) that is reduced relative to the radial play (s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventor: Gerald Heiselbetz
  • Publication number: 20210164505
    Abstract: A fastening device for fastening a shielding part to a partnered fastening part, having: a sleeve with a through opening for a fastener; at least two bridging elements, which are equipped with outer regions in a radial direction for indirect or direct contact with the opposing outsides of the shielding part and are fastened to the sleeve with inner regions in the radial direction; a damping element is positioned between the bridging elements in an axial direction and outside of the sleeve in the radial direction, characterized in that the damping element is embodied as a spring element and has at least one spring arm, which is resiliently flexible in the radial direction and is equipped to cooperate in a supporting way with a hole rim of a hole of the shielding part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventor: Gerald HEISELBETZ
  • Patent number: 10974665
    Abstract: A fastening device for fastening a decoupling device relative to a hole rim of a hole opening of a shielding part; to achieve the vibration-decoupling connection of a bushing to the shielding part, the decoupling device has at least one bridge element, which, at its radially outer edge, has fasteners for producing a fastening connection of the bridge element to the hole rim of the shielding part, wherein the fasteners comprise at least four tabs which, starting from the bridge element, protrude radially outward and a subset of at least two tabs of the bridge element is provided to rest against a first outside of the shielding part and a remainder of at least two tabs is provided to rest against an opposite second outside of the shielding part and the hole rim can be immobilized with a force fit relative to the decoupling device by means of the tabs of the subset and the tabs of the remainder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventor: Gerald Heiselbetz
  • Publication number: 20190161028
    Abstract: A fastening device for fastening a decoupling device relative to a hole rim of a hole opening of a shielding part; to achieve the vibration-decoupling connection of a bushing to the shielding part, the decoupling device has at least one bridge element, which, at its radially outer edge, has fasteners for producing a fastening connection of the bridge element to the hole rim of the shielding part, wherein the fasteners comprise at least four tabs which, starting from the bridge element, protrude radially outward and a subset of at least two tabs of the bridge element is provided to rest against a first outside of the shielding part and a remainder of at least two tabs is provided to rest against an opposite second outside of the shielding part and the hole rim can be immobilized with a force fit relative to the decoupling device by means of the tabs of the subset and the tabs of the remainder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Gerald Heiselbetz
  • Publication number: 20190145300
    Abstract: A fastening device for fastening a shielding part to a fastening partner in a vibration-decoupled manner having a collar bushing that has at least one bushing core and two collars that protrude outward in a radial direction (R) and are spaced apart from each other in an axial direction (A), with the collars forming an interstice between themselves and having a bridge element, which is positioned with its radially inner region in the interstice; and the bushing core extends through an opening of the bridge element with a radial play (s), wherein a damping element is positioned in the axial direction (A) between the collars and in the radial direction (R) between the bushing core and a radial stop of the bridge element and is dimensioned so that the radial mobility of the bridge element relative to the bushing core is limited to an effective radial play (s?) that is reduced relative to the radial play (s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventor: Gerald Heiselbetz
  • Patent number: 7739929
    Abstract: In a structural component (1), a shielding component in particular, with individual adjacent component sections (21, 23) that can be brought at least partially by a functional unit (25) into a definable three-dimensional position to each other along an action line. The functional unit (25) is divided into component units (27, 29, 31) enabling definable positioning along at least one further action line (29) extending at a definable distance adjacent to one action line (27).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Gerald Heiselbetz, Dieter Hofmann
  • Patent number: 7506848
    Abstract: In a connecting device, a structural component, a shielding component (1) in particular, is attached to at least one associated support part (9) by at least one clamping part (11). The clamping part, with at least one clamping surface (15), can be moved into contact with the support part (9). The clamping surface (15) is connected to an attachment arm (13) of the clamping part (11), and can be advanced non-positively onto the support part (9) by a feed (23, 27).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Gerald Heiselbetz, Fritz Goldmann
  • Publication number: 20070251061
    Abstract: A fastening component, a spacer element in particular, for structural components such as heat shields (25, 37) with a strip-like enclosing element (1) for application in certain sections on a heating element (3) to be shielded, has on the enclosing component (1) spring-loaded connecting components (21) by means of which the enclosing element (1) may be fastened on the heating element (3) so as to be stationary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventor: Gerald Heiselbetz
  • Publication number: 20060207545
    Abstract: In a structural component (1), a shielding component in particular, with individual adjacent component sections (21, 23) which can be brought at least partially by means of a functional unit (25) into a definable three-dimensional position to each other along an action line, the functional unit (25), divided into component units (27, 29, 31), enables definable positioning along at least one further action line (29) which runs at a definable distance adjacent to one action line (27).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Gerald Heiselbetz, Dieter Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20060208141
    Abstract: 1. Connecting device for attaching a structural component, shielding component in particular 2. In a connecting device for attaching a structural component, a shielding component (1) in particular, to at least one associated support part (9) by means of at least one clamping part (11) which can be moved with at least one clamping surface (15) into contact with the support part (9), the clamping surface (15) is connected to an attachment arm (13) of the clamping part (11) which can be advanced non-positively onto the support part (9) by a feed means (23, 27).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Gerald Heiselbetz, Fritz Goldmann