Patents by Inventor Joachim Paul

Joachim Paul 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: 10968990
    Abstract: A drive arrangement for a motor vehicle functional part includes: a housing, in which a drive motor, a gear mechanism and an adjustor are provided at least partially; a drive shaft configured to transfer the adjustor via the gear mechanism from a closed position into an open position and vice versa; and a wrap spring arrangement comprising two wrap spring members, which act in opposite directions. The wrap spring arrangement is arranged on a gear mechanism output side, in a region of the adjustor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Joachim Paul, Thomas Huebener, Ulrich Karl Hohl, Wolfgang Maier
  • Patent number: 10898841
    Abstract: A filter element has a filter medium body with a first side and an oppositely positioned second side, wherein one of the first and second sides is the inflow side of the filter medium body and the other one is the outflow side of the filter medium body. A first sealing or supporting element is arranged at the first side. A second sealing or supporting element is arranged at the second side. At least one force-transmitting adhesive bead extends between the first side and the second side, wherein the at least one adhesive bead is a force transmitting element extending between the first and second sealing or supporting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Pascal Neef, Klaus Gehwolf, Thomas Sieber, Joachim-Paul Krieger, Werner Blossey, Philipp Hettkamp, Gelase Mbadinga Mouanda, Stefan Walz, Michael Heim, Martin Wuebbeling, Georg Kloeter
  • Patent number: 10898842
    Abstract: A filter element with at least one filter medium body and with a grip configured to hold and guide the filter element is provided. At least one locking element is arranged at the grip and configured to lock the filter element on a receiving filter housing. A filter device with such a filter element has a receiving filter housing to receive the filter element and a cover to secure the locking element in locked position on the filter housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten Fritzsching, Pedro Miguel Pereira Madeira, Andreas Franz, Nadine Donauer, Martin Gruber, Joachim-Paul Krieger, Marcel Holzwarth, Manfred Winter
  • Patent number: 10865869
    Abstract: A worm drive includes a rotatably mounted worm shaft, and a device for compensating an unwanted axial backlash of the worm shaft. The device for compensating the unwanted axial backlash of the worm shaft includes two pressure bodies between which the worm shaft is clamped in the axial direction by a diaphragm spring device. The diaphragm spring is assigned to one of the pressure bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Joachim Paul, Johannes Toepfl
  • Patent number: 10850781
    Abstract: A motor vehicle body includes an air-guiding unit having an air-guiding element configured to be positioned flush with the motor vehicle body and movably connected to the motor vehicle body and an adjustment unit including an actuation element arranged fixedly on a support element of the motor vehicle body and configured to aid movement of the air guiding element. The motor vehicle body further includes a receiving space configured to receive the air-guiding element, wherein the receiving space is arranged in a rear region of the motor vehicle body. The support element is designed in a form of a torsional profile for reinforcing a rear lid, forming the receiving space, of the rear region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Sebastian Weber, Joachim Paul
  • Publication number: 20200352875
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the reduction of stress in ruminants in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Chris MC SWEENEY, Gonzalo MARTINEZ FERNANDEZ, Stuart Edward DENMAN, Horst Joachim Paul Peter SCHIRRA
  • Publication number: 20200352876
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the reduction of oxidative stress, the improvement of the system, the provision of healthy cartilage, as well as the alleviation of pain in ruminants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Chris MC SWEENEY, Gonzalo MARTINEZ FERNANDEZ, Stuart Edward DENMAN, Horst Joachim Paul Peter SCHIRRA
  • Publication number: 20200290688
    Abstract: An air guide device for a motor vehicle body of a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle body has a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, and a vertical axis. The air guide device includes: an air guide element, which is received in the motor vehicle body so as to be movable with the aid of an adjusting device, and which is movable into at least a first position and a second position. In order to effect a reduced coefficient of air resistance and an increased downforce, the air guide element has a guide element, which is configured to be movable and which is received movably on a wing top surface of the air guide element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Tobias Posch, Joachim Paul, Riccardo Bauer
  • Patent number: 10773201
    Abstract: An annular filter element has a filter medium body configured to be flowed through by a fluid to be purified in a radial direction. A sealing element is arranged at the end face of the filter medium body and extends circumferentially around the end face. The sealing element has at least one first sealing section comprising a massive and large cross-sectional area and one or more second sealing sections with a cross-sectional area that is at least partially reduced in comparison to the large cross-sectional area. The one or more second sealing sections include a second sealing section with a groove-type recess, wherein the groove-type recess extends at least approximately across a length of the second sealing section with the groove-type recess or across a portion of said length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Franz, Torsten Fritzsching, Nadine Donauer, Marcel Holzwarth, Pedro Miguel Pereira Madeira, Christoph Wittmers, Manfred Winter, Joachim-Paul Krieger, Martin Gruber
  • Patent number: 10744444
    Abstract: A filter element has a filter medium body enclosing an inwardly positioned flow space and having a center axis. A support frame is arranged at an inner side of the filter medium body. At least one circumferentially extending sealing ring lip is arranged at the filter medium body and projects axially in an axial direction relative to the center axis past an end face of the filter medium body. The sealing ring lip is designed to seal relative to a housing component of a receiving filter housing. A support ring is arranged at the end face of the filter medium body at a radial distance to the sealing ring lip in a radial direction relative to the center axis. The support ring is supported in the radial direction at the support frame and is formed as one piece together with the support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten Fritzsching, Pedro Miguel Pereira Madeira, Nadine Donauer, Andreas Franz, Marcel Holzwarth, Manfred Winter, Martin Gruber, Joachim-Paul Krieger
  • Patent number: 10670114
    Abstract: An actuating drive for an air deflector device on a vehicle includes a controllable electric motor having an output shaft; a step-down mechanism having a first worm drive and a second worm drive, the first worm drive being coupled by a first worm to the output shaft of the electric motor, the first worm drive having a worm wheel configured to be brought into operative connection with a worm of the second worm drive, the second worm drive having a worm wheel configured to drive the adjustment shaft for the air deflector device; and a mechanical actuating force transmitter configured to transmit an actuating force to the air deflector device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, AUDI AG, SUSPA GMBH
    Inventors: Bernd Herrmann, Joachim Paul, Sebastian Weber, Steffen Ullrich, Daniel Spielberg, Johannes Preis, Bernd Hollerbaum, Matthias Glass, Harald Bielesch, Johannes Lang, Marc Feihl
  • Publication number: 20200070903
    Abstract: An air guide device for a vehicle has: a static carrier, which is installable via installation brackets on a body structure of the vehicle, which are connected at a first portion to the body structure and at a second portion to a carrier; an air guide displaceable relative to the static carrier between a retracted rest position and a deployed operating position; a kinematic link arrangement, which has multiple links via which the air guide is displaceable relative to the carrier, wherein the links of the kinematic link arrangement are mounted on first installation brackets; and an adjusting motor, which acts on the kinematic link arrangement for the purposes of displacing the air guide relative to the carrier. The adjusting motor is mounted on a second installation bracket. The carrier, which is made of plastic, is connected by a clip connection to the installation brackets, which comprise plastic or metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Fred Woelfle, Sebastian Weber, Joachim Paul
  • Publication number: 20200056682
    Abstract: A drive arrangement for a motor vehicle functional part includes: a housing, in which a drive motor, a gear mechanism and an adjustor are provided at least partially; a drive shaft configured to transfer the adjustor via the gear mechanism from a closed position into an open position and vice versa; and a wrap spring arrangement comprising two wrap spring members, which act in opposite directions. The wrap spring arrangement is arranged on a gear mechanism output side, in a region of the adjustor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Joachim Paul, Thomas Huebener, Ulrich Karl Hohl, Wolfgang Maier
  • Publication number: 20190283815
    Abstract: A motor vehicle body includes an air-guiding unit having an air-guiding element configured to be positioned flush with the motor vehicle body and movably connected to the motor vehicle body and an adjustment unit including an actuation element arranged fixedly on a support element of the motor vehicle body and configured to aid movement of the air guiding element. The motor vehicle body further includes a receiving space configured to receive the air-guiding element, wherein the receiving space is arranged in a rear region of the motor vehicle body. The support element is designed in a form of a torsional profile for reinforcing a rear lid, forming the receiving space, of the rear region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Sebastian Weber, Joachim Paul
  • Publication number: 20190241221
    Abstract: A drive unit for an air deflector element of a motor vehicle includes a drive motor transmission unit formed by a drive motor connected with, as a single unit, at least one transmission, a control unit configured to control the drive unit, and a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the drive unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Joachim Paul, Chris Paulus, Thomas Huebener
  • Patent number: 10357732
    Abstract: An air filter element (200) for insertion into an air filter housing, comprising an intake surface (275), a discharge surface (285), a filter medium (210), and a filter element-retaining device (240) which extends along at least a section of the periphery of the filter medium (210), between the intake surface (275) and the discharge surface (285), and which includes a retaining arrangement (270) that radially projects from the filter medium (210).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Mario Rieger, Michael Kolmeder, Werner Blossey, Pascal Neef, Gelase Mbadinga Mouanda, Sven Epli, Franziska Schulz, Martin Schmid, Alfons-Alois Schwinghammer, Joachim-Paul Krieger
  • Publication number: 20190154117
    Abstract: An actuating drive for an air deflector device on a vehicle includes a controllable electric motor having an output shaft; a step-down mechanism having a first worm drive and a second worm drive, the first worm drive being coupled by a first worm to the output shaft of the electric motor, the first worm drive having a worm wheel configured to be brought into operative connection with a worm of the second worm drive, the second worm drive having a worm wheel configured to drive the adjustment shaft for the air deflector device; and a mechanical actuating force transmitter configured to transmit an actuating force to the air deflector device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Bernd Herrmann, Joachim Paul, Sebastian Weber, Steffen Ullrich, Daniel Spielberg, Johannes Preis, Bernd Hollerbaum, Matthias Glass, Harald Bielesch, Johannes Lang, Marc Feihl
  • Publication number: 20190070549
    Abstract: A filter element has a filter medium body enclosing an inwardly positioned flow space and having a center axis. A support frame is arranged at an inner side of the filter medium body. At least one circumferentially extending sealing ring lip is arranged at the filter medium body and projects axially in an axial direction relative to the center axis past an end face of the filter medium body. The sealing ring lip is designed to seal relative to a housing component of a receiving filter housing. A support ring is arranged at the end face of the filter medium body at a radial distance to the sealing ring lip in a radial direction relative to the center axis. The support ring is supported in the radial direction at the support frame and is formed as one piece together with the support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Torsten Fritzsching, Pedro Miguel Pereira Madeira, Nadine Donauer, Andreas Franz, Marcel Holzwarth, Manfred Winter, Martin Gruber, Joachim-Paul Krieger
  • Publication number: 20190070548
    Abstract: An annular filter element has a filter medium body configured to be flowed through by a fluid to be purified in a radial direction. A sealing element is arranged at the end face of the filter medium body and extends circumferentially around the end face. The sealing element has at least one first sealing section comprising a massive and large cross-sectional area and one or more second sealing sections with a cross-sectional area that is at least partially reduced in comparison to the large cross-sectional area. The one or more second sealing sections include a second sealing section with a groove-type recess, wherein the groove-type recess extends at least approximately across a length of the second sealing section with the groove-type recess or across a portion of said length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas Franz, Torsten Fritzsching, Nadine Donauer, Marcel Holzwarth, Pedro Miguel Pereira Madeira, Christoph Wittmers, Manfred Winter, Joachim-Paul Krieger, Martin Gruber
  • Publication number: 20190060816
    Abstract: A hollow filter element for insertion into an openable filter housing has a filter medium body configured as a hollow body surrounding an inwardly positioned flow space. At least one end disk is connected to the filter medium body and covers an axial end face of the filter medium body. A positioning element is arranged at the at least one end disk and interacts with a housing-associated blade of the filter housing. The positioning element receives the housing-associated blade with form fit in two different transverse directions relative to the longitudinal axis of the filter medium body. The positioning element has a positioning recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Christoph Wittmers, Nadine Donauer, Andreas Franz, Marcel Holzwarth, Pedro Miguel Pereira Madeira, Joachim-Paul Krieger, Martin Gruber, Manfred Winter, Torsten Fritzsching