Patents by Inventor Jean-Marc Couffignal

Jean-Marc Couffignal 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).

  • Heating device for liquid fuels and the like
    Patent number: 8307813
    Abstract: A heating device, which is designed as a heater for liquid fuels, has a housing component and a heating element embedded in the housing component. The heating element is designed as a self-regulating heating element, so that protection against overheating is ensured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Schneider, Jean-Marc Couffignal, Stephan Ernst
  • HEATING DEVICE FOR LIQUID FUELS AND THE LIKE
    Publication number: 20100206268
    Abstract: A heating device, which is designed as a heater for liquid fuels, has a housing component and a heating element embedded in the housing component. The heating element is designed as a self-regulating heating element, so that protection against overheating is ensured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Jens Schneider, Jean-Marc Couffignal, Stephan Ernst
  • FUEL HEATER
    Publication number: 20090308362
    Abstract: An apparatus for heating fuel, in particular alcohol, for the operation of combustion engines. The latter can be operated with alcohol or with an alcohol/gasoline mixture. The apparatus for heating fuel is integrated into the injection system of the combustion engine operable with alcohol or with an alcohol/gasoline mixture. The apparatus comprises a thin-walled heating tube that is received in a housing and surrounds a heating element. The heating element is produced from a material that exhibits a considerable rise in its electrical resistance with increasing temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Jens Schneider, Jean-Marc Couffignal, Simon Schmittinger, Andreas Reissner, Vera Wein