Patents by Inventor Helmut Grobner

Helmut Grobner 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: 10981615
    Abstract: A fuel tank system is provided with at least two separate tank bodies, each with a respective tank body interior, and a connecting element connecting the tank bodies for fluid communication. The tank bodies are connected to each other by means of a connector and are fabricated from a plastic material. The fuel tank system is formed with receiving means (5) for arrangement on a frame of a vehicle, such as a motorcycle, having a driver's saddle. The fuel tank system includes a distributor element with a fuel filling opening; the distributor element is connected in a fluid-conducting manner to the tank bodies via at least one fluid-conducting connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: KTM AG
    Inventors: Fritz David, Herbert Fessl, Helmut Gröbner, Alexander Reindl
  • Publication number: 20200361556
    Abstract: A fuel tank system is provided with at least two separate tank bodies, each with a respective tank body interior, and a connecting element connecting the tank bodies for fluid communication. The tank bodies are connected to each other by means of a connector and are fabricated from a plastic material. The fuel tank system is formed with receiving means (5) for arrangement on a frame of a vehicle, such as a motorcycle, having a driver's saddle. The fuel tank system includes a distributor element with a fuel filling opening; the distributor element is connected in a fluid-conducting manner to the tank bodies via at least one fluid-conducting connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Fritz David, Herbert Fessl, Helmut Gröbner, Alexander Reindl
  • Publication number: 20080308331
    Abstract: There is disclosed a motorcycle including a rider saddle (16) and a fuel tank (18), as well as an air intake apparatus (29) provided with a filter element (25) for filtering intake air for an internal combustion engine of the motorcycle (1). The air intake apparatus (29) has a filter element mount (24) and the filter element mount (24) is formed integrally with a portion of the fuel tank (18). The fuel tank functions are thus economically integrated with the functions of the air intake apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: KTM Sportmotorcycle AG
    Inventors: Johann Trunkenpolz, Bernhard Plazotta, Helmut Grobner