Patents by Inventor Kai Rieck

Kai Rieck 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: 10550904
    Abstract: A disc brake for a commercial vehicle has a brake caliper, which straddles a brake disc and is designed as a sliding caliper and is fastened to a stationary brake carrier, two brake pads, which are arranged in the brake caliper and can be moved in opposite directions and which each have a backing plate and a friction lining fastened to the backing plate, of which brake pads an action-side brake pad can be pressed against the brake disc by an application device via a brake piston, and at least one restoring device, by which the brake caliper can be restored after a braking-related displacement and release of the brake. The disc brake is designed such that the restoring device has at least two rods, which lie against the brake pads with spring loading against the respective application directions of the brake pads, of which rods one is designed as a pulling rod and the other is designed as a pushing rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Fricke, Tobias Schoefberger, Philipp Adamczyk, Michael Peschel, Peter Schmidt, Kai Rieck
  • Publication number: 20180106317
    Abstract: A disc brake for a commercial vehicle has a brake caliper, which straddles a brake disc and is designed as a sliding caliper and is fastened to a stationary brake carrier, two brake pads, which are arranged in the brake caliper and can be moved in opposite directions and which each have a backing plate and a friction lining fastened to the backing plate, of which brake pads an action-side brake pad can be pressed against the brake disc by an application device via a brake piston, and at least one restoring device, by which the brake caliper can be restored after a braking-related displacement and release of the brake. The disc brake is designed such that the restoring device has at least two rods, which lie against the brake pads with spring loading against the respective application directions of the brake pads, of which rods one is designed as a pulling rod and the other is designed as a pushing rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Jens FRICKE, Tobias SCHOEFBERGER, Philipp ADAMCZYK, Michael PESCHEL, Peter SCHMIDT, Kai RIECK
  • Patent number: 6843220
    Abstract: A self-igniting, mixture-compressing internal combustion engine for fuel gas includes a cylinder including a cylinder head (5); an insert (1) operably engaged with the cylinder head (5); a main combustion space (7) in the cylinder; and a prechamber (4) in the insert (1). A low-pressure fuel line is connected to the main combustion space (7). A nozzle (10) is at least partially disposed in the insert (1). The nozzle (10) is operably connected to a high-pressure fuel line. The nozzle (10) is used to inject fuel gas into the prechamber (4). At least one injection opening (6) for connects the prechamber (4) to the main combustion space (7) and passes the fuel gas from the prechamber (4) to the main combustion space (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: MAN B&W Diessel Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfram Lausch, Robert Glauber, Günther Heider, Kai Rieck
  • Publication number: 20030196634
    Abstract: A self-igniting, mixture-compressing internal combustion engine for fuel gas includes a cylinder including a cylinder head (5); an insert (1) operably engaged with the cylinder head (5); a main combustion space (7) in the cylinder; and a prechamber (4) in the insert (1). A low-pressure fuel line is connected to the main combustion space (7). A nozzle (10) is at least partially disposed in the insert (1). The nozzle (10) is operably connected to a high-pressure fuel line. The nozzle (10) is used to inject fuel gas into the prechamber (4). At least one injection opening (6) for connects the prechamber (4) to the main combustion space (7) and passes the fuel gas from the prechamber (4) to the main combustion space (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Applicant: MAN B&W Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfram Lausch, Robert Glauber, Gunther Heider, Kai Rieck
  • Patent number: 6178927
    Abstract: A gas engine has a control system having a pilot control device for adjusting the operating state of the engine in response to changes in limiting conditions that are monitored. The control system further includes a knock monitoring device which is superordinate with respect to the pilot control device when the operating state reach a minimum distance from the knocking limit of the gas engine. The knock monitoring device prevents the engine from being damaged from circumstance which can not be protected against via the pilot control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: MAN B&W Diesel Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Kai Rieck, Robert Glauber, Klaus Lierz, Thomas Felber, Lars Dier
  • Patent number: 6095112
    Abstract: A reciprocating piston engine which is selectively operable in either a gas operation mode with a gaseous fuel or a diesel operation mode with a liquid fuel includes a main combustion chamber which has an inlet for receiving gas and/or air, an injection device and an outlet. At least one precombustion chamber is connected to the main combustion chamber by at least one precombustion chamber output that opens into said main combustion chamber. Each precombustion chamber has an applied-ignition device for igniting the contents of the precombustion chamber during gas operation. An optimization of exhaust gas values, particularly of the NO.sub.x concentrations, is attained by the applied-ignition device and a separate gas line for supplying the precombustion chamber with gas, thereby allowing a leaner fuel mixture to be used in the main combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: MAN B&W Disel Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert Glauber, Kai Rieck, Peter Eilts
  • Patent number: 5934244
    Abstract: A combustion prechamber is formed by at least two components. An upper component for accommodating an injection device, for example, and a lower component for sealing the prechamber off from the main combustion chamber. To configure such a combustion pre-chamber such that, without impairing the combustion process and the service life, instead of being welded, the connecting seam between the upper component and the lower component is notch-free and, at the same time, has a high strength, and is produced by a brazing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Man B&W Diesel Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Manfred Walenta, Kai Rieck
  • Patent number: 5887566
    Abstract: A gas engine with electronically controlled and/or regulated injection of relatively small quantities of injection oil in such a way as to improve the metering accuracy of the injection oil quantity, the flexibility with which the required ignition oil quantity is provided and the ability to freely preset the timing of ignition oil injection. The engine comprises a separate electronically controllable injection system for each cylinder including at least one ignition oil injection device 13 connected via an injection line 14 to a separate ignition oil hydraulic pump 16 which is in fluid communication with a pressure accumulator 15. An electronically controllable switching device 19 associated with the injection device 13 is electronically connected to an engine control device 20 that controls, regulates and monitors the ignition oil injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Man B&W Diesel Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert Glauber, Peter Eilts, Rudolf Schroll, Kai Rieck, Lars Dier