Patents by Inventor Henning Kutzner

Henning Kutzner 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: 6105931
    Abstract: A wear-resistant valve, having at least two parts which move relative to each other, and which impact against each other, avoids damage to the contacting parts over long operating periods, with very little additional space requirement, and at low cost. At least one of the impact surfaces is covered with a thin coating. The material used for the coating is plastic, in particular, a fluorine-containing polymer material, such as polytetrafluoroethylene. The valve closing element, whose valve closing surface makes contact with a valve seat when the valve is actuated, is preferably provided with the coating. Valve arrangements which are actuated electromagnetically by a pulsing electrical signal are preferred areas of application for the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: WABCO GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Frank, Sigfried Hofler, Henning Kutzner