Patents by Inventor Hans-Gunter Faust

Hans-Gunter Faust 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: 8281488
    Abstract: A method for producing a honeycomb body having a honeycomb structure disposed in a housing, includes at least forming a honeycomb structure, inserting the honeycomb structure into a housing, carrying out a heat treatment operation on the honeycomb structure having the housing, contacting outer regions with a molding, at least during the inserting step or the heat treatment step, and reproducing a desired outer contour of the housing with contact faces of the molding. A molding and an exhaust gas treatment unit produced with a thin housing in a dimensionally accurate manner, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: EMITEC Gesellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologie mbH
    Inventors: Ludwig Wieres, Jörg Gutowski, Hans-Günter Faust, Ferdi Kurth, Franz Föhres
  • Patent number: 8110153
    Abstract: A housing for an exhaust gas treatment component includes a casing having a first thickness and a first length and at least one sleeve having a second thickness and a second length. The at least one sleeve is at least partially in contact with the outside of the casing and is connected thereto. The second length of the at least one sleeve is shorter than the first length of the casing. An exhaust gas treatment component, an exhaust gas system and a motor vehicle are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Emitec Gesellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologie mbH
    Inventors: Hans-Günter Faust, Jörg Gutowski, Friedrich-Wilhelm Kaiser, Hermann Josef Müller, Gottfried Wilhelm Haesemann
  • Patent number: 7713322
    Abstract: A filter layer includes at least partially gas-permeable material having a plurality of segments joined to one another in such a way that the filter layer has non-parallel edges. Inexpensive manufacturing methods for such a filter layer, conical honeycomb bodies having the filter layer and particle-filtering exhaust gas purification apparatuses for motor vehicles, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: EMITEC Gesellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologie mbH
    Inventors: Ludwig Wieres, Ferdi Kurth, Jörg Gutowski, Hans-Günter Faust
  • Patent number: 7527666
    Abstract: A honeycomb body includes an inlet end side and an outlet end side. Metal sheets are wound, intertwined and/or layered into a multiplicity of sheet metal layers being at least partially structured to form channels leading from the inlet end side to the outlet end side. Edges of at least some of the sheet metal layers have cutouts formed therein at the inlet end side and/or the outlet end side, resulting in a fissured structure of the inlet end side and/or the outlet end side. As a result, only the smooth metal sheets or only the structured metal sheets or both can be provided with the cutouts. Additionally, at least some of the metal sheets can be made of a porous material, in particular compressed metal fibers. Deposition of soot particles on the end sides of the honeycomb body is, to a large extent, prevented due to the cutouts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Emitec Gesellschaft Fuer Emissionstechnologie mbH
    Inventors: Jan Kramer, Ferdi Kurth, Udo Schmidt, Hans-Günter Faust, Ludwig Wieres
  • Publication number: 20080148945
    Abstract: A filter layer includes at least partially gas-permeable material having a plurality of segments joined to one another in such a way that the filter layer has non-parallel edges. Inexpensive manufacturing methods for such a filter layer, conical honeycomb bodies having the filter layer and particle-filtering exhaust gas purification apparatuses for motor vehicles, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUR EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBH
    Inventors: Ludwig Wieres, Ferdi Kurth, Jorg Gutowski, Hans-Gunter Faust
  • Publication number: 20080083214
    Abstract: A honeycomb body includes an inlet end side and an outlet end side. Metal sheets are wound, intertwined and/or layered into a multiplicity of sheet metal layers being at least partially structured to form channels leading from the inlet end side to the outlet end side. Edges of at least some of the sheet metal layers have cutouts formed therein at the inlet end side and/or the outlet end side, resulting in a fissured structure of the inlet end side and/or the outlet end side. As a result, only the smooth metal sheets or only the structured metal sheets or both can be provided with the cutouts. Additionally, at least some of the metal sheets can be made of a porous material, in particular compressed metal fibers. Deposition of soot particles on the end sides of the honeycomb body is, to a large extent, prevented due to the cutouts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FÜR EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBH
    Inventors: Jan Kramer, Ferdi Kurth, Udo Schmidt, Hans-Gunter Faust, Ludwig Wieres
  • Publication number: 20080053080
    Abstract: A housing for an exhaust gas treatment component includes a casing having a first thickness and a first length and at least one sleeve having a second thickness and a second length. The at least one sleeve is at least partially in contact with the outside of the casing and is connected thereto. The second length of the at least one sleeve is shorter than the first length of the casing. An exhaust gas treatment component, an exhaust gas system and a motor vehicle are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUR EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBH
    Inventors: Hans-Gunter Faust, Jorg Gutowski, Friedrich-Wilhelm Kaiser, Hermann Muller, Gottfried Haesemann
  • Patent number: 7241427
    Abstract: A catalyst carrier body includes a honeycomb body having sheet-metal layers and an axial extent. The sheet-metal layers are at least partly structured in such a way that the honeycomb body has passages through which an exhaust gas can flow. The sheet-metal layers of the honeycomb body have end regions lying radially outwardly. A tubular jacket has an edge and an axial span shorter than the axial extent of the honeycomb body. The tubular jacket is connected to the honeycomb body in at least one axial partial-region by a joining technique. A sleeve has an axial length shorter than the axial extent of the honeycomb body and is disposed on an outer region of the honeycomb body, in the vicinity of an end surface. The sleeve has an inner shell surface connected by a joining technique to the end regions of the sheet-metal layers at the end surfaces. The honeycomb body projects beyond an edge of the tubular jacket in a projecting section surrounded by the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Emitec Gesellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologie mbH
    Inventors: Thomas Nagel, Hans-Günter Faust, Ludwig Wieres, Wolfgang Maus
  • Publication number: 20070143999
    Abstract: A method for producing a honeycomb body having a honeycomb structure disposed in a housing, includes at least forming a honeycomb structure, inserting the honeycomb structure into a housing, carrying out a heat treatment operation on the honeycomb structure having the housing, contacting outer regions with a molding, at least during the inserting step or the heat treatment step, and reproducing a desired outer contour of the housing with contact faces of the molding. A molding and an exhaust gas treatment unit produced with a thin housing in a dimensionally accurate manner, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Ludwig Wieres, Jorg Gutowski, Hans-Gunter Faust, Ferdi Kurth, Franz Fohres
  • Patent number: 7048896
    Abstract: A catalyst carrier body includes a honeycomb body with at least partly structured sheet metal layers having exhaust gas channels. An inner surface of a jacket tube at least partially encloses, and is connected in at least one axial subregion to, the honeycomb body. A sleeve has a length axially less than the honeycomb body and an outer surface against part of the inner surface of the jacket tube. The sleeve is on an outer region of the honeycomb body near an end surface and has an inner surface connected or brazed to radially outward end regions of the sheet metal layers at the end surface for preventing flapping. The sleeve has at least one microstructure for reducing a contact area between sleeve and jacket tube. Such a catalyst carrier body is mechanically and thermally resistant even to high alternating loads and suitable in particular for placement near the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Emitec Gesellschaft Fuer Emissionstechnologie mbH
    Inventors: Thomas Nagel, Wolfgang Maus, Hans-Günter Faust, Ludwig Wieres
  • Patent number: 6673466
    Abstract: A housing for a honeycomb body includes a jacket tube with an inner wall surface. The jacket tube has a passivation layer in at least one section of the inner wall surface in order to deliberately modify a connection to the honeycomb body by joining. A method for the production of a catalyst carrier body with a honeycomb body and a housing according to the invention are also indicated. A catalyst carrier body produced in this way reduces thermal stresses between the honeycomb body and the jacket tube and, in particular, ensures a reliable brazing process during production, even in a vacuum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: EMITEC Gesellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologies mbH
    Inventors: Rolf Brück, Ludwig Wieres, Ferdi Kurth, Karl-Josef Schmitz, Hans-Günter Faust, Jan Hodgson
  • Publication number: 20030049484
    Abstract: A housing for a honeycomb body includes a jacket tube with an inner wall surface. The jacket tube has a passivation layer in at least one section of the inner wall surface in order to deliberately modify a connection to the honeycomb body by joining. A method for the production of a catalyst carrier body with a honeycomb body and a housing according to the invention are also indicated. A catalyst carrier body produced in this way reduces thermal stresses between the honeycomb body and the jacket tube and, in particular, ensures a reliable brazing process during production, even in a vacuum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Rolf Bruck, Ludwig Wieres, Ferdi Kurth, Karl-Josef Schmitz, Hans-Gunter Faust, Jan Hodgson
  • Publication number: 20030021740
    Abstract: A catalyst carrier body includes a honeycomb body with at least partly structured sheet metal layers having exhaust gas channels. An inner surface of a jacket tube at least partially encloses, and is connected in at least one axial subregion to, the honeycomb body. A sleeve has a length axially less than the honeycomb body and an outer surface against part of the inner surface of the jacket tube. The sleeve is on an outer region of the honeycomb body near an end surface and has an inner surface connected or brazed to radially outward end regions of the sheet metal layers at the end surface for preventing flapping. The sleeve has at least one microstructure for reducing a contact area between sleeve and jacket tube. Such a catalyst carrier body is mechanically and thermally resistant even to high alternating loads and suitable in particular for placement near the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas Nagel, Wolfgang Maus, Hans-Gunter Faust, Ludwig Wieres
  • Publication number: 20030007906
    Abstract: A catalyst carrier body includes a honeycomb body having sheet-metal layers and an axial extent. The sheet-metal layers are at least partly structured in such a way that the honeycomb body has passages through which an exhaust gas can flow. The sheet-metal layers of the honeycomb body have end regions lying radially outwardly. A tubular jacket has an edge and an axial span shorter than the axial extent of the honeycomb body. The tubular jacket is connected to the honeycomb body in at least one axial partial-region by a joining technique. A sleeve has an axial length shorter than the axial extent of the honeycomb body and is disposed on an outer region of the honeycomb body, in the vicinity of an end surface. The sleeve has an inner shell surface connected by a joining technique to the end regions of the sheet-metal layers at the end surfaces. The honeycomb body projects beyond an edge of the tubular jacket in a projecting section surrounded by the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas Nagel, Hans-Gunter Faust, Ludwig Wieres, Wolfgang Maus