Patents by Inventor Juergen Kosicki

Juergen Kosicki 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: 12107294
    Abstract: A pressure equalization device for a housing has a base body and a closure element with a flow path between them being open in a normal operating state of the pressure equalization device. A flow opening in the flow path is spanned by a membrane. An emergency venting spike projects from the closure element toward the membrane. The pressure equalization device transitions after emergency venting into an emergency operating state in which the closure element gas-tightly closes the base body. A housing with such a pressure equalization device is provided. In a method for pressure equalization with such a pressure equalization device between a housing interior and an environment, gas exchange between interior and environment is performed through the membrane and the flow path between closure element and base body. During emergency venting, the membrane is destroyed by the emergency venting spike. The closure element then closes the base body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Zbiral, Thomas Jessberger, Juergen Kosicki, Robert Kusebauch
  • Patent number: 12100855
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hermetically closed battery degas venting unit for venting a battery enclosure/pack/housing having rechargeable vehicle batteries. The unit having a housing base equipped with a non-porous rupturable venting film closing over and sealing off the pressure venting opening. The non-porous venting film configured to deflect towards a spike in response to overpressure and to tear or rupture to release overpressure in the battery enclosure/pack/housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Vance Harwood, Thomas Schleiden, Juergen Kosicki, Joseph Dyer, Matthias Wagner
  • Patent number: 11811085
    Abstract: A degassing unit for an electronics housing has a base body with gas passage opening and is connectable fluid-tightly to a rim of a pressure compensation opening of the electronics housing. A semipermeable membrane for covering the pressure compensation opening enables passage of gaseous media from an environment into the electronics housing interior and vice versa but prevents passage of liquids and solids. A membrane support device, arranged at an interior side of the base body facing the electronics housing interior, engages across the gas passage opening and is positioned at a first distance to the semipermeable membrane. A separation lattice with lattice openings is arranged at the interior side of the base body at a second larger distance to the semipermeable membrane and completely engages across the gas passage opening. A surface area spanned by the separation lattice is larger than a cross section of the gas passage opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Kosicki, Robert Zbiral, Sebastian Vaupel, Martin Ziller, Felix Langguth
  • Publication number: 20230307780
    Abstract: A degassing unit for a housing includes a membrane, and a base body connectable in a fluid-tight manner to an edge of a housing opening of the housing and including an exterior side, an interior side, and a gas passage opening that is closed by the membrane. The membrane is fluid-tightly connected to the base body at an edge surrounding the gas passage opening. The membrane includes weakened areas in which mechanical properties of the membrane are weakened by any one or any combination of a local melting of a material using a laser, scribing and embossing. The membrane further includes a central area interposed between the weakened areas, the central area remaining unweakened. A burst pressure at which the membrane releases the gas passage opening is reduced at least in the weakened areas compared to the central area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas TSCHECH, Alrun SPENNEMANN, Juergen KOSICKI, Thomas SCHLEIDEN
  • Publication number: 20230291067
    Abstract: A pressure equalization device for a housing has a base body and a closure element with a flow path between them being open in a normal operating state of the pressure equalization device. A flow opening in the flow path is spanned by a membrane. An emergency venting spike projects from the closure element toward the membrane. The pressure equalization device transitions after emergency venting into an emergency operating state in which the closure element gas-tightly closes the base body. A housing with such a pressure equalization device is provided. In a method for pressure equalization with such a pressure equalization device between a housing interior and an environment, gas exchange between interior and environment is performed through the membrane and the flow path between closure element and base body. During emergency venting, the membrane is destroyed by the emergency venting spike. The closure element then closes the base body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Robert ZBIRAL, Thomas JESSBERGER, Juergen KOSICKI, Robert KUSEBAUCH
  • Publication number: 20230253668
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hermetically closed battery degas venting unit for venting a battery enclosure/pack/housing having rechargeable vehicle batteries. The unit having a housing base equipped with a non-porous rupturable venting film closing over and sealing off the pressure venting opening. The non-porous venting film configured to deflect towards a spike in response to overpressure and to tear or rupture to release overpressure in the battery enclosure/pack/housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Vance HARWOOD, Thomas SCHLEIDEN, Juergen KOSICKI, Joseph DYER, Matthias WAGNER
  • Publication number: 20210376422
    Abstract: A degassing unit for an electronics housing has a base body with gas passage opening and is connectable fluid-tightly to a rim of a pressure compensation opening of the electronics housing. A semipermeable membrane for covering the pressure compensation opening enables passage of gaseous media from an environment into the electronics housing interior and vice versa but prevents passage of liquids and solids. A membrane support device, arranged at an interior side of the base body facing the electronics housing interior, engages across the gas passage opening and is positioned at a first distance to the semipermeable membrane. A separation lattice with lattice openings is arranged at the interior side of the base body at a second larger distance to the semipermeable membrane and completely engages across the gas passage opening. A surface area spanned by the separation lattice is larger than a cross section of the gas passage opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Juergen Kosicki, Robert Zbiral, Sebastian Vaupel, Martin Ziller, Felix Langguth
  • Patent number: 10844761
    Abstract: A unit (10) for the regulation or control of a fluid pressure, having at least one housing section (13, 14) and a switching film (22) connected to the at least one housing section (13, 14) for switching at pressure differentials relative to an ambient pressure acting on the switching film (22), and for the regulation, release or blocking of a flow of the fluid between an inlet (28) and a discharge (30) for the fluid. The switching film (22) is made out of a polymer material having fluorine and carbon. In this arrangement, a hole cross-section (40) of the at least one housing section (13, 14) is closed off by the switching film (22). A method of forming a fluid-tight connection is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Lukas Bock, Volker Kuemmerling, Thomas Jessberger, Heinz Fuchs, Thomas Schleiden, Juergen Kosicki, Thomas Tschech, Herbert Jainek
  • Patent number: 10690256
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and a unit (10) for the regulation or control of a fluid pressure, having at least one housing section (13, 14) and a switching film (22) connected to the at least one housing section (13, 14) for switching at pressure differentials of 1 to 250 mbar, preferably from 1 to 100 mbar, relative to an ambient pressure acting on the switching film (22), and for the regulation, release or blocking of a flow of the fluid between an inlet (28) and a discharge (30) for the fluid. The switching film (22) is made out of a polymer material having fluorine and carbon. In this arrangement, a hole cross-section (40) of the at least one housing section (13, 14) is closed off by the switching film (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Lukas Bock, Volker Kuemmerling, Thomas Jessberger, Heinz Fuchs, Thomas Schleiden, Juergen Kosicki, Thomas Tschech, Herbert Jainek
  • Publication number: 20180119835
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and a unit (10) for the regulation or control of a fluid pressure, having at least one housing section (13, 14) and a switching film (22) connected to the at least one housing section (13, 14) for switching at pressure differentials of 1 to 250 mbar, preferably from 1 to 100 mbar, relative to an ambient pressure acting on the switching film (22), and for the regulation, release or blocking of a flow of the fluid between an inlet (28) and a discharge (30) for the fluid. The switching film (22) is made out of a polymer material having fluorine and carbon. In this arrangement, a hole cross-section (40) of the at least one housing section (13, 14) is closed off by the switching film (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Lukas Bock, Volker Kuemmerling, Thomas Jessberger, Heinz Fuchs, Thomas Schleiden, Juergen Kosicki, Thomas Tschech, Herbert Jainek
  • Publication number: 20180119586
    Abstract: A unit (10) for the regulation or control of a fluid pressure, having at least one housing section (13, 14) and a switching film (22) connected to the at least one housing section (13, 14) for switching at pressure differentials relative to an ambient pressure acting on the switching film (22), and for the regulation, release or blocking of a flow of the fluid between an inlet (28) and a discharge (30) for the fluid. The switching film (22) is made out of a polymer material having fluorine and carbon. In this arrangement, a hole cross-section (40) of the at least one housing section (13, 14) is closed off by the switching film (22). A method of forming a fluid-tight conntection is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Lukas Bock, Volker Kuemmerling, Thomas Jessberger, Heinz Fuchs, Thomas Schleiden, Juergen Kosicki, Thomas Tschech, Herbert Jainek
  • Patent number: 9935390
    Abstract: A connector assembly is disclosed for making a connection between a tubular adapter component and a port connector which, once connected to each other, are not able to be disassembled. At least one of the tubular adapter component or the port component may have at least one cutout section and the other may have a projecting tab. A tubular sleeve is positioned on the port component and is non-rotatable and non-removable from the port component. The tubular sleeve has at least one flexible cam locking post. When the adapter component is slidably engaged with the port component the cutout section and the projecting tab engage to prevent sliding withdrawal of the adapter component from the port component. The flexible cam locking post also engages with the cutout section and prevents the adapter component from rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Gabriel Ortiz, Daniel Livingston, Juergen Kosicki, Patrick Dietmann
  • Publication number: 20160104964
    Abstract: A connector assembly is disclosed for making a connection between a tubular adapter component and a port connector which, once connected to each other, are not able to be disassembled. At least one of the tubular adapter component or the port component may have at least one cutout section and the other may have a projecting tab. A tubular sleeve is positioned on the port component and is non-rotatable and non-removable from the port component. The tubular sleeve has at least one flexible cam locking post. When the adapter component is slidably engaged with the port component the cutout section and the projecting tab engage to prevent sliding withdrawal of the adapter component from the port component. The flexible cam locking post also engages with the cutout section and prevents the adapter component from rotating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Gabriel Ortiz, Daniel Livingston, Juergen Kosicki, Patrick Dietmann
  • Patent number: 9149752
    Abstract: An oil mist separator for separating aerosol oil from an oil-laden gas has an impactor. The impactor has a nozzle device with at least one nozzle for gas to be freed from oil, wherein the at least one nozzle has a streaming region. The impactor further has at least one deflector body having a separating region for the oil, wherein the separating region is positioned in the streaming region of the at least one nozzle. The separating region has a surface structure that is monolithically formed with the at least one deflector body. The surface structure has elevations and recesses arranged alternatingly in all directions transversely to a main streaming direction of the at least one nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: MANN + HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Schleiden, Marcel Holzwarth, Heinz Fuchs, Juergen Kosicki
  • Publication number: 20140157737
    Abstract: An oil mist separator for separating aerosol oil from an oil-laden gas has an impactor. The impactor has a nozzle device with at least one nozzle for gas to be freed from oil, wherein the at least one nozzle has a streaming region. The impactor further has at least one deflector body having a separating region for the oil, wherein the separating region is positioned in the streaming region of the at least one nozzle. The separating region has a surface structure that is monolithically formed with the at least one deflector body. The surface structure has elevations and recesses arranged alternatingly in all directions transversely to a main streaming direction of the at least one nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Schleiden, Marcel Holzwarth, Heinz Fuchs, Juergen Kosicki
  • Patent number: 8282700
    Abstract: A filter device has a filter housing of connected housing parts with an inlet for unfiltered fluid and an outlet for filtered fluid. A filter element arranged in the filter housing separates the inlet seal-tightly from the outlet. A releasable anchoring device connects the housing parts. The anchoring device has a rotary insert having a guide and anchoring section and an interacting receptacle with an insertion/removal section. The rotary insert of the first housing part is arranged in the receptacle of the second housing part. The guide and anchoring section has a first rotary state in which it is positively guided for gliding in the insertion/removal section to guide the housing parts when being connected or separated. In a second rotary state the guiding and anchoring section is secured in an anchoring section of the receptacle for securing the housing parts. The insertion/removal section passes into the anchoring section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Walz, Juergen Kosicki, Joachim Streich, Markus Hanselmann, Thomas Jessberger
  • Publication number: 20100192777
    Abstract: A filter device has a filter housing of connected housing parts with an inlet for unfiltered fluid and an outlet for filtered fluid. A filter element arranged in the filter housing separates the inlet seal-tightly from the outlet. A releasable anchoring device connects the housing parts. The anchoring device has a rotary insert having a guide and anchoring section and an interacting receptacle with an insertion/removal section. The rotary insert of the first housing part is arranged in the receptacle of the second housing part. The guide and anchoring section has a first rotary state in which it is positively guided for gliding in the insertion/removal section to guide the housing parts when being connected or separated. In a second rotary state the guiding and anchoring section is secured in an anchoring section of the receptacle for securing the housing parts. The insertion/removal section passes into the anchoring section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Walz, Juergen Kosicki, Joachim Streich, Markus Hanselmann, Thomas Jessberger
  • Patent number: 6533568
    Abstract: A casting tool for an air intake duct includes a mold and exchangeable extractable cores for the formation of a cavity. The exchangeable extractable cores are provided for the mold, by which, while retaining the mold as such, different air intake duct geometries, especially different air intake channel cross sections, can be produced. In this manner a plurality of intake duct variants can be produced at substantially constant tool costs. This permits the economical use of injection molded synthetic resin air intake ducts, since the very expensive casting tools can be provided for a sufficient number of air intake ducts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Filterwerk Mann & Hummel GmbH
    Inventor: Juergen Kosicki
  • Patent number: 6138628
    Abstract: A camshaft controller (10), in particular for use in an induction manifold system for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine, including an induction distributor (11) with individual induction pipes (16 to 19) which are disposed adjacent one another and terminate in a flange. The camshaft controller (10) is disposed in a longitudinal bore in the individual induction pipes (16 to 19) and serves to open and close the induction pipes. Associated with each individual induction pipe is a sealing element (43 to 50) which is secured to the camshaft controller (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Filterwerk Mann & Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Alex, Volker Ernst, Michael Geiger, Arthur Klotz, Juergen Kosicki, Klaus Rentschler