Patents by Inventor Guenther REIFINGER

Guenther REIFINGER 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: 10723341
    Abstract: An air dryer cartridge, in particular for a compressed air treatment system of a commercial vehicle, includes a cartridge housing having a closed housing cover, an inner housing arranged in the cartridge housing, a desiccant accommodated in a space between the cartridge housing and the inner housing, a filter arrangement arranged inside the cartridge housing and positioned in the compressed air stream upstream of the desiccant in relation to normal operation of the air dryer cartridge, and a bypass for bypassing the filter device. A non-return valve, which blocks a compressed air stream in the direction towards the desiccant and allows a compressed air stream in the direction away from the desiccant, is arranged in the bypass. The non-return valve is formed in one piece together with the inner housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Guenther Reifinger, Andreas Ochsenkuehn, Stefan Schaebel, Andreas Leinung
  • Publication number: 20180297572
    Abstract: An air dryer cartridge, in particular for a compressed air treatment system of a commercial vehicle, includes a cartridge housing having a closed housing cover, an inner housing arranged in the cartridge housing, a desiccant accommodated in a space between the cartridge housing and the inner housing, a filter arrangement arranged inside the cartridge housing and positioned in the compressed air stream upstream of the desiccant in relation to normal operation of the air dryer cartridge, and a bypass for bypassing the filter device. A non-return valve, which blocks a compressed air stream in the direction towards the desiccant and allows a compressed air stream in the direction away from the desiccant, is arranged in the bypass. The non-return valve is formed in one piece together with the inner housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Guenther REIFINGER, Andreas OCHSENKUEHN, Stefan SCHAEBEL, Andreas LEINUNG