Patents by Inventor Hofmann Herbert

Hofmann Herbert 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).

  • Coolant condenser assembly
    Patent number: 9546805
    Abstract: In a coolant condenser assembly for a motor vehicle air conditioning system, comprising cooling pipes for conducting a coolant through, two collecting pipes for fluidically connecting the cooling pipes, a collecting container with an upper cover wall and a lower bottom wall and a side wall as well as with an inlet opening for conducting the coolant into the collecting container and an outlet opening for conducting the coolant out of the collecting container, with the result that through the inlet and outlet openings the collecting container is fluidically connected to the collecting pipe and/or the cooling pipes, the collecting container comprises an outlet chamber and a riser pipe, and the outlet opening opens into the outlet chamber, and the outlet chamber is connected to the riser pipe and a storage chamber for the coolant is formed within the collecting container and outside the outlet chamber and outside the riser pipe, the collecting container preferably has an inlet chamber and a downpipe, and the inle
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Hofmann Herbert, Uwe Förster, Walter Christoph, Guillaume David, Kaspar Martin
  • COOLANT CONDENSER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20130219953
    Abstract: In a coolant condenser assembly for a motor vehicle air conditioning system, comprising cooling pipes for conducting a coolant through, two collecting pipes for fluidically connecting the cooling pipes, a collecting container with an upper cover wall and a lower bottom wall and a side wall as well as with an inlet opening for conducting the coolant into the collecting container and an outlet opening for conducting the coolant out of the collecting container, with the result that through the inlet and outlet openings the collecting container is fluidically connected to the collecting pipe and/or the cooling pipes, the collecting container comprises an outlet chamber and a riser pipe, and the outlet opening opens into the outlet chamber, and the outlet chamber is connected to the riser pipe and a storage chamber for the coolant is formed within the collecting container and outside the outlet chamber and outside the riser pipe, the collecting container preferably has an inlet chamber and a downpipe, and the inle
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: BEHR GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Hofmann Herbert, Uwe Förster, Walter Christoph, Guillaume David, Kaspar Martin