Patents by Inventor Holger Guckes

Holger Guckes 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).

  • Extruded tube welded vessel liner with injection molded end caps
    Patent number: 9074685
    Abstract: A pressure vessel for storing a fluid is disclosed. The pressure vessel includes a vessel liner forming a hollow tube and including a plurality of layers with an aperture formed therein, wherein at least one of the layers is a barrier layer and an end cap coupled to the vessel liner, wherein the end cap has a plurality of layers, and wherein at least one of the layers of the end cap is a barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Ludger Strack, Markus Lindner, Holger Guckes, Angela Fröhlich
  • Flexible laminated suspension bracket for composite type 4 tanks
    Patent number: 8356786
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for connecting a vessel to a carrier system includes a vessel having at least one domed end and an annular bracket having an outer peripheral portion including multiple cutouts and swages extending radially outwardly from the outer peripheral portion for fixedly securing the bracket to the domed end of the vessel, and an inner peripheral portion having a pre-tensioned flange for removably securing the bracket to the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Holger Guckes
  • EXTRUDED TUBE WELDED VESSEL LINER WITH INJECTION MOLDED END CAPS
    Publication number: 20110210127
    Abstract: A pressure vessel for storing a fluid is disclosed. The pressure vessel includes a vessel liner forming a hollow tube and including a plurality of layers with an aperture formed therein, wherein at least one of the layers is a barrier layer and an end cap coupled to the vessel liner, wherein the end cap has a plurality of layers, and wherein at least one of the layers of the end cap is a barrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Ludger Strack, Markus Lindner, Holger Guckes, Angela Fröhlich
  • FLEXIBLE LAMINATED SUSPENSION BRACKET FOR COMPOSITE TYPE 4 TANKS
    Publication number: 20090309000
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for connecting a vessel to a carrier system includes a vessel having at least one domed end and an annular bracket having an outer peripheral portion including multiple cutouts and swages extending radially outwardly from the outer peripheral portion for fixedly securing the bracket to the domed end of the vessel, and an inner peripheral portion having a pre-tensioned flange for removably securing the bracket to the vessel
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventor: Holger Guckes