Patents by Inventor Iris Barthel
Iris Barthel 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).
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Publication number: 20210102485Abstract: A tubing for a fluid medium of motor vehicles, in particular for an aqueous urea solution, comprises a tube, at least one heating wire, and a plug arranged on a tube end of the tube. The plug has a plug shank and a housing which surrounds the tube end and the heating wire. The plug shank comprises a latching means, preferably a collar, for latching in a connector. The tube has an inner tube and a contact element, wherein the heating wire is arranged between the inner tube and the contact element. The contact element brings the heating wire into contact with the inner tube, and the housing partially surrounds the contact element. A first segment of the heating wire runs on the tube end between the contact element and the inner tube, wherein a second segment of the heating wire runs between the contact element and the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Ingo Suffner, Iris Barthel, Gerd Fischbach, Albert Choo, Reiner Rohde, Kay Bube, Michael Weissing
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Patent number: 10954842Abstract: A tubing for a fluid medium of motor vehicles, particularly for an aqueous urea solution, comprises a tube and a connector arranged on one tube end of the tube. The connector has a connecting part, a heating wire, and a housing which encloses the connecting part and the heating wire. The connecting part comprises a retaining element for an engaging connection of a plug that can be plugged into the connecting part. The heating wire extends at least from the connecting end associated with the tube end into the intermediate section, wherein at least along the intermediate section of the connecting part, the connector is preferably free of alignment elements arranged in or on the connecting part and used for aligning the heating wire.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: TI AUTOMOTIVE (FULDABRÜCK) GMBHInventors: Ingo Suffner, Iris Barthel, Gerd Fischbach, Albert Choo, Reiner Rohde, Kay Bube, Michael Weissing
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Publication number: 20190178429Abstract: A connector for connection between two fluid-conveying elements, in particular for connection between two motor vehicle pipes, with a female plug-in part and a male plug-in part which is insertable into the female plug-in part. A retainer is connected to the female plug-in part, the retainer allowing the male plug-in part to be fixed, in the inserted state, to the female plug-in part. The retainer may be pivoted from an open position to a fixing position—and vice versa—about a pivot axis arranged in the region of the outer surface of the female plug-in part.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Reiner ROHDE, Iris BARTHEL, Kay BUBE, Andre HÄCKEL, Alexander BOL, Gerd FISCHBACH, Harald Knobloch
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Publication number: 20190003630Abstract: A connector comprising a connection part, an assembly aid and an encapsulation. The connection part comprises two connection ends, wherein an inner channel connects the connection ends to each other for the purpose of the passage of a fluid medium. The connection part has a middle section between the connection ends, wherein the assembly aid is arranged at least in a partial region of the middle section on the outside of the connection part. A heating means is arranged on the assembly aid, wherein the encapsulation covers at least a portion of the heating means. The assembly aid is arranged on the connection part by means of force-fitting.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2016Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: TI Automotive (Fuldabrück) GmbHInventors: Iris BARTHEL, Kay BUBE, Andre HÄCKEL, Michael WEISSING, Harald KNOBLOCH
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Publication number: 20180283253Abstract: A tubing for a fluid medium of motor vehicles, particularly for an aqueous urea solution, comprises a tube and a connector arranged on one tube end of the tube. The connector has a connecting part, a heating wire, and a housing which encloses the connecting part and the heating wire. The connecting part comprises a retaining element for an engaging connection of a plug that can be plugged into the connecting part. The heating wire extends at least from the connecting end associated with the tube end into the intermediate section, wherein at least along the intermediate section of the connecting part, the connector is preferably free of alignment elements arranged in or on the connecting part and used for aligning the heating wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Ingo Suffner, Iris Barthel, Gerd Fischbach, Albert Choo, Reiner Rohde, Kay Bube, Michael Weissing
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Patent number: 10018296Abstract: A connector for a fluid medium to be conditioned, wherein an internal pipe is provided for the fluid medium to be conditioned and at least one external pipe for a fluid conditioning medium. The internal pipe is encompassed by the external pipe and runs substantially parallel to the external pipe. At least one conducting channel is arranged between the internal pipe and the external pipe for the fluid conditioning medium or for the fluid medium to be conditioned. In one form the connector is made by injection molding.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2013Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: TI Automotive (Heidelberg) GmbHInventors: Iris Barthel, Hans Jensen, Alexander Bol
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Patent number: 10012336Abstract: Connector assembly, and/or motor-vehicle connector assembly, with at least one connector and at least one media line connected to the connector. The media line is electrically heated, a heat-conducting element being arranged in the transition region between connector and media line. The heat-conducting element extends with a first heat-conducting section into the media line and with a second heat-conducting section into the connector. By means of the electric heating of the media line, the heat-conducting element is heated, and/or indirectly heated, and in particular is heated and/or indirectly heated as far as the region of the connector.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: TI Automotive (Fuldabrück) GmbHInventors: Andre Häckel, Gerd Fischbach, Iris Barthel, Kay Bube, Michael Weissing
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Patent number: 9890887Abstract: A quick connector for making a releasable connection in a fluid line with a connector body, a male member, a retainer and a verification element. The connector body comprises a through bore, wherein the male member introduced into the through bore is releasably fixable in the through bore by the retainer. The retainer comprises a ring and the verification element has an annular body. The annular body of the verification element can be displaced in an axial direction with respect to the through bore from an initial open position to a verification position when the male member is secured by the retainer in the through bore to place the verification element in a verification and locked position. In one form, the retainer includes lifting arms pivotably attached within coupling openings which cooperate with the coupling projections of the verification element to permit axial translation of the verification element to the verification position when the male member is fully inserted into the through bore.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2014Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: TI Automotive (Fuldabrück) GmbHInventors: Iris Barthel, Alexander Bol, Kay Bube, Hans Jensen, Rick Pepe, Albert (Seong-Hwa) Choo
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Publication number: 20170241582Abstract: Connector assembly, and/or motor-vehicle connector assembly, with at least one connector and at least one media line connected to the connector. The media line is electrically heated, a heat-conducting element being arranged in the transition region between connector and media line. The heat-conducting element extends with a first heat-conducting section into the media line and with a second heat-conducting section into the connector. By means of the electric heating of the media line, the heat-conducting element is heated, and/or indirectly heated, and in particular is heated and/or indirectly heated as far as the region of the connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: TI Automotive (Fuldabrück) GmbHInventors: Andre Häckel, Gerd Fischbach, Iris Barthel, Kay Bube, Michael Weissing
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Patent number: 9677699Abstract: A coupling, for a fluid line, having a retainer and a coupling body defining a throughbore extending from an inlet opening at a male member reception end which functionally receives a male member. The retainer has a crossbar, with two spaced retainer legs, and at least one locking arm. The retainer is mounted in a moveable manner to the coupling body in radial direction in relation to the throughbore. In a starting position when the male member is not or not fully inserted into the coupling body, one free end of a retainer leg rests upon a blocking surface on the coupling body blocking the retainer from shifting into a locking position, whereby the crossbar is in the starting position, protruding out of the coupling body.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2014Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: TI Automotive (Fuldabrück) GmbHInventors: Iris Barthel, Alexander Bol, Hans Jensen
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Patent number: 9599079Abstract: A motor vehicle assembly unit having a connector, in particular a quick connector, and having a motor vehicle fluid line, wherein the connector includes an insertion end for inserting the fluid line, wherein there is a securing spike on the insertion end, which is encompassed by an outer sleeve. An annular insertion space for the fluid line or a fluid line end of the fluid line is disposed between the securing spike and the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve is connected to the securing spike by means of at least one break-away element, that breaks when the fluid line is inserted in the annular insertion space, such that the outer sleeve can be slid onto the securing spike, or further slid onto the securing spike from, or with, the fluid line.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2013Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: TI Automotive (Fuldabrück) GmbHInventors: Iris Barthel, Alexander Bol, Hans Jensen
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Publication number: 20160215909Abstract: A coupling, for a fluid line, having a retainer and a coupling body defining a throughbore extending from an inlet opening at a male member reception end which functionally receives a male member. The retainer has a crossbar, with two spaced retainer legs, and at least one locking arm. The retainer is mounted in a moveable manner to the coupling body in radial direction in relation to the throughbore. In a starting position when the male member is not or not fully inserted into the coupling body, one free end of a retainer leg rests upon a blocking surface on the coupling body blocking the retainer from shifting into a locking position, whereby the crossbar is in the starting position, protruding out of the coupling body.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2014Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Iris Barthel, Alexander Bol, Hans Jensen
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Publication number: 20160208751Abstract: A motor vehicle assembly unit having a connector, in particular a quick connector, and having a motor vehicle fluid line, wherein the connector includes an insertion end for inserting the fluid line, wherein there is a securing spike on the insertion end, which is encompassed by an outer sleeve. An annular insertion space for the fluid line or a fluid line end of the fluid line is disposed between the securing spike and the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve is connected to the securing spike by means of at least one break-away element, that breaks when the fluid line is inserted in the annular insertion space, such that the outer sleeve can be slid onto the securing spike, or further slid onto the securing spike from, or with, the fluid line.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2013Publication date: July 21, 2016Applicant: TI Automotive (Fuldabrück) GmbHInventors: Iris Barthel, Alexander Bol, Hans Jensen
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Patent number: 9115837Abstract: Quick connector coupling having a connector body to receive a male member with a radial upset comprised of two separate, interconnected components, a head element and a sealing element which define a through-hole from a male member entry port at the end of the head element axially to an exit port at the end of the sealing element. A retainer for releasably securing the male member to the connector body is ring-shaped, and encircles the connector body head element. It includes at least one retainer element, which reaches through a window in the head element and interacts with the radial upset of the male member to secure the male member in the connector body.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2013Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Inventors: Iris Barthel, Alexander Bol, Kay Bube, Hans Jensen, Rick Pepe
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Publication number: 20140332155Abstract: A method for connecting a connector coupling to a fluid conducting line, wherein the line consists of plastic. A line end of the line is inserted in a receiving receptacle encompassing the circumference of the connector coupling. At least one metal element is disposed in or on the receiving receptacle. The metal element is heated by means of electromagnetic induction, and, as a result of this heating, at least the plastic regions of the line end melt, such that the line end is welded to the wall, or walls, of the receiving receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: Iris Barthel, Hans Jensen
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Publication number: 20140312614Abstract: A coupling, for a fluid line, having a retainer and a coupling body defining a throughbore extending from an inlet opening at a male member reception end which functionally receives a male member. The retainer has a crossbar, with two spaced retainer legs, and at least one locking arm. The retainer is mounted in a moveable manner to the coupling body in radial direction in relation to the throughbore. In a starting position when the male member is not or not fully inserted into the coupling body, one free end of a retainer leg rests upon a blocking surface on the coupling body blocking the retainer from shifting into a locking position, whereby the crossbar is in the starting position, protruding out of the coupling body.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Iris Barthel, Alexander Bol, Hans Jensen
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Publication number: 20140197629Abstract: A quick connector for making a releasable connection in a fluid line with a connector body, a male member, a retainer and a verification element. The connector body comprises a through bore, wherein the male member introduced into the through bore is releasably fixable in the through bore by the retainer. The retainer comprises a ring and the verification element has an annular body. The annular body of the verification element can be displaced in an axial direction with respect to the through bore from an initial open position to a verification position when the male member is secured by the retainer in the through bore to place the verification element in a verification and locked position. In one form, the retainer includes lifting arms pivotably attached within coupling openings which cooperate with the coupling projections of the verification element to permit axial translation of the verification element to the verification position when the male member is fully inserted into the through bore.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2014Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: TI Automotive (Fuldabrück) GmbHInventors: Iris Barthel, Alexander Bol, Kay Bube, Hans Jensen, Rick Pepe, Albert (Seong-Hwa) Choo
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Publication number: 20140144410Abstract: A motor vehicle assembly unit having a connector, in particular a quick connector, and having a motor vehicle fluid line, wherein the connector includes an insertion end for inserting the fluid line, wherein there is a securing spike on the insertion end, which is encompassed by an outer sleeve. An annular insertion space for the fluid line or a fluid line end of the fluid line is disposed between the securing spike and the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve is connected to the securing spike by means of at least one break-away element, that breaks when the fluid line is inserted in the annular insertion space, such that the outer sleeve can be slid onto the securing spike, or further slid onto the securing spike from, or with, the fluid line.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2013Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: TI Automotive (Fuldabrück) GmbHInventors: Iris Barthel, Alexander Bol, Hans Jensen
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Publication number: 20140125051Abstract: Quick connector coupling having a connector body to receive a male member with a radial upset comprised of two separate, interconnected components, a head element and a sealing element which define a through-hole from a male member entry port at the end of the head element axially to an exit port at the end of the sealing element. A retainer for releasably securing the male member to the connector body is ring-shaped, and encircles the connector body head element. It includes at least one retainer element, which reaches through a window in the head element and interacts with the radial upset of the male member to secure the male member in the connector body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2013Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: TI Automotive (Fuldabruck) GmbHInventors: Iris Barthel, Alexander Bol, Kay Bube, Hans Jensen, Rick Pepe
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Publication number: 20130277959Abstract: A connector for a fluid medium to be conditioned, wherein an internal pipe is provided for the fluid medium to be conditioned and at least one external pipe for a fluid conditioning medium. The internal pipe is encompassed by the external pipe and runs substantially parallel to the external pipe. At least one conducting channel is arranged between the internal pipe and the external pipe for the fluid conditioning medium or for the fluid medium to be conditioned. In one form the connector is made by injection molding.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventors: Iris Barthel, Hans Jensen, Alexander Bol