Patents by Inventor Jens Gebhardt

Jens Gebhardt 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: 8382006
    Abstract: A control valve includes a main body, the first coil assembly arranged on the first side of the main body and having the first contact surface and the first through hole extending from the first contact surface, the second coil assembly arranged on the second side of the main body and having the second contact surface and the second through hole extending from the second contact surface, and a spool arranged within the main body and configured to move between the first and second contact surfaces. The spool has the third contact surface facing the first contact surface, the fourth contact surface facing the second contact surface, and the third through hole extending from the third contact surface to the fourth contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Inventors: Jens Gebhardt, Martin Luedicke, Bernd Niethammer, Greg Hafner, Robert Roy
  • Publication number: 20100219266
    Abstract: A control valve includes a main body, the first coil assembly arranged on the first side of the main body and having the first contact surface and the first through hole extending from the first contact surface, the second coil assembly arranged on the second side of the main body and having the second contact surface and the second through hole extending from the second contact surface, and a spool arranged within the main body and configured to move between the first and second contact surfaces. The spool has the third contact surface facing the first contact surface, the fourth contact surface facing the second contact surface, and the third through hole extending from the third contact surface to the fourth contact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: Navistar, Inc.
    Inventors: Jens GEBHARDT, Martin LUEDICKE, Bernd NIETHAMMER, Greg HAFNER, Robert ROY
  • Publication number: 20080220929
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gear mechanism, in particular to a planetary gear set, which can be used in a motor vehicle in order to make it possible, in an advantageous way in terms of energy, to drive auxiliary units of the motor vehicle from the main drive device in a speed-adapted and therefore power-adapted manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: MBM Technologie GMBH
    Inventors: Jens Gebhardt, Andre Gopfert, Dominik Zschocke
  • Publication number: 20050001055
    Abstract: An oil activated fuel injector includes a control valve body with end cap solenoids and a slidably mounted spool. An element is arranged on a portion of the spool for minimizing latching effects of the slidably mounted spool. A drainage system may be formed in the fuel injector for reducing oil accumulation between the end cap and the control valve body. Additionally, a minimized surface area may be formed on the end of the spool or one or both of the end caps. The minimized surface area may be a raised portion of different dimensions also minimizes the latching effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventor: Jens Gebhardt
  • Patent number: 6715694
    Abstract: An oil activated fuel injector control valve which reduces bouncing of the spool and an impact of the spool on an open coil. This eliminates shot by shot variations in the fuel injector as well as increasing the efficiency of the fuel injector. The fuel injector includes a valve control body which has a vent holes which prevent air from mixing with the working fluid. In this manner, the working fluid does not have to compress and/or dissolve the air in the working ports prior to acting on the piston and plunger mechanism in an intensifier body of the fuel injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens Diesel Systems Technology
    Inventor: Jens Gebhardt
  • Publication number: 20040011900
    Abstract: An oil activated fuel injector includes a control valve body with end cap solenoids and a slidably mounted spool. A minimized contact surface area exists between the spool and one of the first and second solenoid coils providing a minimized ratio of surface area versus boundary line of a contact surface to prevent a change in latching effects. The minimized surface may be on the end of the spool or one or both of the end caps. The minimized surface area may be a raised portion of different dimensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Jens Gebhardt, Martin Luedicke, Bernd Niethammer
  • Publication number: 20030006298
    Abstract: An oil activated fuel injector control valve which reduces bouncing of the spool and an impact of the spool on an open coil. This eliminates shot by shot variations in the fuel injector as well as increasing the efficiency of the fuel injector. The fuel injector includes a valve control body which has a vent holes which prevent air from mixing with the working fluid. In this manner, the working fluid does not have to compress and/or dissolve the air in the working ports prior to acting on the piston and plunger mechanism in an intensifier body of the fuel injector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventor: Jens Gebhardt