Patents by Inventor Gerhard Steinbach

Gerhard Steinbach 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: 6687996
    Abstract: In a method of making an exhaust gas collector, a collector housing is made from a tubular blank, and subsequently, an inlet duct is formed through a widening process to provide a substantially rectangular cross section with rounded narrow sides. The inlet duct is provided with a head flange. At the outlet side, the collector housing is necked by a press-forming process so as to shape an outlet duct having a substantially circular cross section which is reduced in size compared to the cross section of the collector housing. Attached to the outlet duct is an end flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Smatloch, Artur Lesch, Ingo Toparkus, Gerhard Steinbach, Jürgen Kleinschmidt
  • Publication number: 20020116819
    Abstract: In a method of making an exhaust gas collector, a collector housing is made from a tubular blank, and subsequently, an inlet duct is formed through a widening process to provide a substantially rectangular cross section with rounded narrow sides. The inlet duct is provided with a head flange. At the outlet side, the collector housing is necked by a press-forming process so as to shape an outlet duct having a substantially circular cross section which is reduced in size compared to the cross section of the collector housing. Attached to the outlet duct is an end flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Christian Smatloch, Artur Lesch, Ingo Toparkus, Gerhard Steinbach, Jurgen Kleinschmidt
  • Patent number: 4983060
    Abstract: A manually operated appliance for the treatment of textile floor coverings with a foaming cleaning liquid, comprising a shaft-like handle with a bristled cleaning element attached thereto, a container for cleaning liquid replaceably mounted on the handle by means of a holding element, and a hose for connecting the container and cleaning element which is operatively connected to a dosing mechanism regulating the outflow of cleaning liquid from the container. The hose has a grooved internal profile and the cleaning element is a hollow brush having an inlet nozzle on its top surface for the hose level with a socket for fixing the handle. Outlet holes face the floor between rows of bristles arranged at the outer edges of the hollow brush, and a distributor plate covers the brush surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1991
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventor: Gerhard Steinbach