Patents by Inventor Jochen Ernst Danner

Jochen Ernst Danner 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: 6487773
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method of producing a one-part piston which, in the region of the piston ring zone, has a closed cooling duct and a recess between the piston ring zone and the box-shaped piston body. The method comprises the following steps: A piston blank is produced by a forging process and the annular recess is produced by machining so that an upper part of the piston skirt remains connected to a radially inner region below the piston crown. The axial height of the recess corresponds at least to the axial height of the cooling duct. The cooling duct, which is open at the bottom, is produced by machining and hub bores are formed and the outer contour of the piston is finished. The cooling duct, which is open at the bottom, is closed by a two-part cover ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Mahle GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Scharp, Jochen Ernst Danner
  • Publication number: 20020133946
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method of producing a one-part piston which, in the region of the piston ring zone, has a closed cooling duct and a recess between the piston ring zone and the box-shaped piston body. The method comprises the following steps: A piston blank is produced by a forging process and the annular recess is produced by machining so that an upper part of the piston skirt remains connected to a radially inner region below the piston crown. The axial height of the recess corresponds at least to the axial height of the cooling duct. The cooling duct, which is open at the bottom, is produced by machining and hub bores are formed and the outer contour of the piston is finished. The cooling duct, which is open at the bottom, is closed by a two-part cover ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Applicant: MAHLE GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Scharp, Jochen Ernst Danner