Patents by Inventor Holger Brenner

Holger Brenner 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: 12074416
    Abstract: A connecting arrangement electrically connects a heating conductor to an electrical connection line. The heating conductor includes a heating conduction element having an exposed end segment defining a first connecting region and the electrical connection line includes a connection line conductor having an exposed end segment defining a second connecting region. A connector mutually electrically connects the exposed end segments. A shielding sleeve surrounds the first connecting region, the second connecting region and the connector. The shielding sleeve has first and second sleeve end portions and the shielding sleeve is connected to the heating conductor in the first connecting region and is connected to the electrical connection line in the second connecting region and so shields the exposed end segment of the heating conduction element and the exposed end segment of the connection line conductor and the connector against external influences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Purem GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Brenner, Manfred Nicolai
  • Patent number: 12069777
    Abstract: A terminal pin, in particular for a terminal unit for the electrical contacting of a heating conductor of an exhaust-gas heater of an exhaust-gas system of an internal combustion engine, includes a pin body which is elongate in the direction of a pin body longitudinal axis and which has an outer connection region for the connection of a voltage supply line to the terminal pin, a cooling region, a leadthrough region for the electrically insulated leadthrough of the pin body through a pin support of a terminal unit, and an inner connection region for the connection of the terminal pin to a heating conductor of an exhaust-gas heater, a cooling surface formation being provided in the cooling region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Purem GmbH
    Inventor: Holger Brenner
  • Publication number: 20240183298
    Abstract: A support unit for supporting a heating conductor of an exhaust gas heater on a carrier structure includes a supporting sleeve extending in the direction of a longitudinal axis and surrounding the longitudinal axis, a supporting pin having a sleeve connecting area extending in the supporting sleeve and an exhaust gas heater connecting area projecting beyond the supporting sleeve, wherein the supporting pin, at least in the area of its sleeve connecting area, and/or the supporting sleeve, on an inner surface surrounding the sleeve connecting area of the supporting pin, is coated with insulating material, and wherein the sleeve connecting area is held in the supporting sleeve by a force fit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventor: Holger Brenner
  • Patent number: 11879372
    Abstract: A connection unit for connecting an electrical supply line to an exhaust gas heater of an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine includes an electrically conductive connection element. The connection element has a heater connection region in a first end region and a supply line connection region in a second end region. A carrier has a receiving opening, wherein the connection element is arranged and has a support region. A first insulating element is arranged in the opening and surrounds the support region. A second insulating element is arranged on a first end face of the carrier. The connection element is supported with respect to the first end face via the second insulating element. A third insulating element is arranged on a second end face of the carrier. The connection element is supported with respect to this second end face via the third insulating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Purem GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Hammer, Holger Brenner
  • Publication number: 20230392530
    Abstract: A connection unit connects an electrical supply line to an exhaust-gas heater of an exhaust system. The connection unit includes a connection element having an electrically conductive connection-element body. The connection element has an exhaust-gas heater connection region in a first axial end region and has a supply-line connection region in a second axial end region. The supply-line connection region includes an end portion of the connection-element body and a radial projection adjoining the end portion. A carrier element fixes the connection unit to an exhaust-system component. The carrier element has a carrier-element opening wherethrough the connection-element body passes. A support unit axially and radially supports the connection element on the carrier element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventor: Holger Brenner
  • Patent number: 11838995
    Abstract: An exhaust gas heater for an exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine includes a carrier arrangement, a heating conductor arrangement which is supported on the carrier arrangement and has at least one current-carrying heating conductor, and a connecting arrangement for the fixed connection of the heating conductor arrangement to the carrier arrangement. The heating conductor arrangement is supported on the carrier arrangement in an electrically insulated manner via the connecting arrangement. The connecting arrangement includes a plurality of connecting elements, the heating conductor arrangement being supported on at least one connecting element via an insulating carrier unit in an electrically insulated manner with regard to the at least one connecting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Purem GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Hammer, Fabian Frobenius, Holger Brenner, Dietmar Kuschel, Fatih Uysal, Jürgen Häberle
  • Patent number: 11680508
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas treatment module for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine has a plurality of elements which follow one another in an exhaust-gas flow direction. The elements include a first mixing path with a first reactant dispensing arrangement in an upstream end region of the first mixing path and with a first mixing channel which is elongate in the direction of a first mixing path longitudinal axis. A first exhaust-gas treatment arrangement follows and is elongate in the direction of a first exhaust-gas treatment arrangement longitudinal axis and has an upstream end region connected to a downstream end region of the first mixing path, a second mixing path with a second reactant dispensing arrangement in an upstream end region which is connected to a downstream end region of the first exhaust-gas treatment arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Purem GmbH
    Inventor: Holger Brenner
  • Publication number: 20230137839
    Abstract: A terminal pin, in particular for a terminal unit for the electrical contacting of a heating conductor of an exhaust-gas heater of an exhaust-gas system of an internal combustion engine, includes a pin body which is elongate in the direction of a pin body longitudinal axis and which has an outer connection region for the connection of a voltage supply line to the terminal pin, a cooling region, a leadthrough region for the electrically insulated leadthrough of the pin body through a pin support of a terminal unit, and an inner connection region for the connection of the terminal pin to a heating conductor of an exhaust-gas heater, a cooling surface formation being provided in the cooling region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventor: Holger Brenner
  • Publication number: 20230067074
    Abstract: A connection unit for connecting an electrical supply line to an exhaust gas heater of an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine includes an electrically conductive connection element. The connection element has a heater connection region in a first end region and a supply line connection region in a second end region. A carrier has a receiving opening, wherein the connection element is arranged and has a support region. A first insulating element is arranged in the opening and surrounds the support region. A second insulating element is arranged on a first end face of the carrier. The connection element is supported with respect to the first end face via the second insulating element. A third insulating element is arranged on a second end face of the carrier. The connection element is supported with respect to this second end face via the third insulating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jochen Hammer, Holger Brenner
  • Publication number: 20230061713
    Abstract: An exhaust gas heater for an exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine includes a carrier arrangement, a heating conductor arrangement which is supported on the carrier arrangement and has at least one current-carrying heating conductor, and a connecting arrangement for the fixed connection of the heating conductor arrangement to the carrier arrangement. The heating conductor arrangement is supported on the carrier arrangement in an electrically insulated manner via the connecting arrangement. The connecting arrangement includes a plurality of connecting elements, the heating conductor arrangement being supported on at least one connecting element via an insulating carrier unit in an electrically insulated manner with regard to the at least one connecting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jochen Hammer, Fabian Frobenius, Holger Brenner, Dietmar Kuschel, Fatih Uysal, Jürgen Häberle
  • Publication number: 20220416529
    Abstract: A connecting arrangement electrically connects a heating conductor to an electrical connection line. The heating conductor includes a heating conduction element having an exposed end segment defining a first connecting region and the electrical connection line includes a connection line conductor having an exposed end segment defining a second connecting region. A connector mutually electrically connects the exposed end segments. A shielding sleeve surrounds the first connecting region, the second connecting region and the connector. The shielding sleeve has first and second sleeve end portions and the shielding sleeve is connected to the heating conductor in the first connecting region and is connected to the electrical connection line in the second connecting region and so shields the exposed end segment of the heating conduction element and the exposed end segment of the connection line conductor and the connector against external influences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Holger Brenner, Manfred Nicolai
  • Publication number: 20220386419
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas heater for an exhaust system for an internal combustion engine includes a heating conductor with a first supply-voltage terminal, a second supply-voltage terminal and a heating region extending between the first supply-voltage terminal and the second supply-voltage terminal. A voltage-measuring section is integrated into the heating region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventor: Holger Brenner
  • Publication number: 20220356832
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas treatment module for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine has a plurality of elements which follow one another in an exhaust-gas flow direction. The elements include a first mixing path with a first reactant dispensing arrangement in an upstream end region of the first mixing path and with a first mixing channel which is elongate in the direction of a first mixing path longitudinal axis. A first exhaust-gas treatment arrangement follows and is elongate in the direction of a first exhaust-gas treatment arrangement longitudinal axis and has an upstream end region connected to a downstream end region of the first mixing path, a second mixing path with a second reactant dispensing arrangement in an upstream end region which is connected to a downstream end region of the first exhaust-gas treatment arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventor: Holger Brenner
  • Publication number: 20200271034
    Abstract: An exhaust gas converter body structure includes a main body, an inlet structure, and an outlet structure. The main body is configured to receive an exhaust gas converter between the inlet structure and the outlet structure. The inlet structure and the main body have complementary coupling geometries at a first joint. The outlet structure and the main body have complementary coupling geometries at a second joint. The coupling geometries of each of the inlet structure and the main body are at the first joint asymmetric or reflection-symmetric with respect to exactly one plane of symmetry and/or the coupling geometries of each of the outlet structure and the main body are at the second joint asymmetric or reflection-symmetric with respect to exactly one plane of symmetry. The configuration establishes a given angular position between the inlet structure and the main body and/or between the outlet structure and the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Holger BRENNER, Oleksander VYELYAYEV
  • Patent number: 10316703
    Abstract: A stator-cover unit (1) for a camshaft adjuster designed for use in an internal combustion engine, having a toothed ring (2) for receiving a torque, there being integrally connected to said toothed ring a stator (3) in the form of a housing, having a locking cover (4) which is separate from the stator (3), wherein the locking cover (4) is connected rotationally conjointly to the stator (3), wherein the stator (3) and the locking cover (4), at least during assembly, are held rotationally conjointly secured in said position by means of a projection (9) on one of the two components, which projection engages with a form fit into a recess (11) on the other of the two components. A camshaft adjuster having a rotor and having a correspondingly designed stator-cover unit (1), wherein a piston can be introduced, movably in an axial direction, into an opening of the locking cover (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Olaf Boese, Holger Brenner
  • Patent number: 10190447
    Abstract: A camshaft adjuster has a stator, a rotor rotatable relative to the stator with a hub for receiving a camshaft. First supply ducts and second supply ducts penetrate the hub radially, and a separating sleeve inserted with an end section into the hub and forms an outer axial supply space and an inner supply space which is separate from the former, wherein the outer axial supply space is connected in flow terms to the first supply ducts and the inner axial supply space is connected in flow terms to the second supply ducts. On the outer shell, the separating sleeve includes a number of axial grooves at least partially forming the outer axial supply space connected to the first supply ducts. The separating sleeve includes a number of radial apertures which connect the inner supply space to a second supply line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Holger Brenner
  • Patent number: 10094252
    Abstract: A camshaft adjuster including a drive element, a first output element and a second output element all having a plurality of vanes; the two output elements can be braced relative to one another in the peripheral direction using an expanding spring located between the output elements; only the first output element is designed in such a way as to be connectable to a camshaft; a locking mechanism can lock the two output elements together and unlock same such that the two output elements are jointly or separately rotatable relative to the drive element; a vane of the second output element is in contact with a vane of the drive element, and the expanding spring puts a vane of the first output element at a distance from the vane of the drive element, so the first output element is in an angular position relative to the drive element which lies within the angle adjustment range between the first output element and the drive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Holger Brenner
  • Patent number: 9970334
    Abstract: A camshaft adjuster for adjusting the angle of rotation of a camshaft, including a stator which can be driven by a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine and which has a plurality of radially inwardly protruding stator lands, and a rotor having a plurality of vanes projecting radially outwards from a radially inner ring, and an annular gap which is provided between the stator and the rotor and which is divided by a plurality of stator lands into working chambers which are in turn divided by the vanes into pressure chambers acting in opposite directions, wherein the rotor is divided into at least two rotor parts in a dividing plane arranged perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the camshaft adjuster, wherein the dividing plane of the rotor intersects at least one pressure medium line, and the pressure chambers acting in a first direction are separated from the pressure chambers acting in a second direction by at least one seal between a first and a second end face of the two rotor parts is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Holger Brenner
  • Publication number: 20170159509
    Abstract: A camshaft adjuster including a drive element, a first output element and a second output element all having a plurality of vanes; the two output elements can be braced relative to one another in the peripheral direction using an expanding spring located between the output elements; only the first output element is designed in such a way as to be connectible to a camshaft; a locking mechanism can lock the two output elements together and unlock same such that the two output elements are jointly or separately rotatable relative to the drive element; a vane of the second output element is in contact with a vane of the drive element, and the expanding spring puts a vane of the first output element at a distance from the vane of the drive element, so the first output element is in an angular position relative to the drive element which lies within the angle adjustment range between the first output element and the drive element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Holger Brenner
  • Publication number: 20170009615
    Abstract: A camshaft adjuster including a stator and a rotor, wherein the stator and the rotor are arranged such as to be able to rotate relative to one another, the camshaft adjuster has a cover which is connected to the stator or to the rotor such as to rotate therewith, and wherein the stator an/or the rotor and/or the cover has a through-opening which is at least partially penetrated by a screw, wherein the camshaft adjuster has a threaded bushing which is inserted in the through-opening and which includes a tubular piece having an internal screw thread and a radial collar arranged at one end of the tubular piece, wherein the screw engages in the threaded bushing, the threaded bushing has a bearing face which is arranged in the transition from the radial collar to the tubular piece and which is oriented at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the tubular piece, and the threaded bushing bears with the bearing face against a correspondingly shaped counterface of the stator an/or of the rotor and/or of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventor: Holger BRENNER