Patents by Inventor Jürgen Ehinger

Jürgen Ehinger 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).

  • Safety device for a fuel tank
    Patent number: 6206035
    Abstract: A safety system for use in a motor vehicle fuel system in which fuel flow components generate electrostatic charges. The system includes a fuel pump that has a housing that is electrically connected to ground potential and an electrically conductive safety device that connects each fuel flow component to the fuel pump housing for discharging static electricity to ground through the fuel pump housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AG
    Inventors: Holger Wehner, Jürgen Ehinger