Patents by Inventor Klaus Hocker

Klaus Hocker 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: 11840995
    Abstract: In order to provide a piston device that is of simple construction and provides optimised sealing, it is proposed that the piston device should include the following: a housing that includes a piston receptacle; a piston that is arranged to be linearly displaceable in the piston receptacle; a main gasket element that separates a first medium space from a second medium space, and a supplementary gasket element, different from the main gasket element, for sealing in a region between the piston and the piston receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: ElringKlinger AG, ElringKlinger Kunststofftechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Patrick Klein, Klaus Hocker, Fabian Kopp
  • Publication number: 20210341059
    Abstract: In order to provide a sealing element which ensures a reliable seal and which can be produced easily and economically, it is proposed that a main body of the sealing element is formed from a partially fluorinated or fully fluorinated thermoplastic material which is injection-moldable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Klaus Hocker, Walter Schuhmacher, Patrick Klein, Fabian Kopp, Claudia Stern
  • Publication number: 20210254720
    Abstract: In order to provide a sealing element, in particular for use as a rod seal, piston seal and/or shaft seal, which ensures a reliable seal and which can be produced easily and economically, it is proposed that the sealing element includes a main body formed from a thermoplastic material, wherein the main body has obtained at least part of its final outer shape in a high-pressure process and/or in a high-temperature process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Klaus Hocker, Walter Schuhmacher
  • Patent number: 10774932
    Abstract: In order to provide a sealing element which ensures a reliable seal and which can be produced easily and economically, it is proposed that a main body of the sealing element is preferably formed from a partially fluorinated or fully fluorinated thermoplastic material and has obtained at least part of its final outer shape or only part of its final outer shape in particular in a high-pressure process and/or in a high-temperature process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignees: ElringKlinger AG, ElringKlinger Kunststofftechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Hocker, Walter Schuhmacher, Patrick Klein, Fabian Kopp, Claudia Stern
  • Publication number: 20190093616
    Abstract: In order to provide a piston device that is of simple construction and provides optimised sealing, it is proposed that the piston device should include the following: a housing that includes a piston receptacle; a piston that is arranged to be linearly displaceable in the piston receptacle; a main gasket element that separates a first medium space from a second medium space, and a supplementary gasket element, different from the main gasket element, for sealing in a region between the piston and the piston receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicants: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Patrick KLEIN, Klaus HOCKER, Fabian KOPP
  • Patent number: 10145474
    Abstract: In order to provide a sealing arrangement for sealing between a first medium chamber filled with a first medium and a second medium chamber filled with a second medium, in the region of a component which is movable along the longitudinal axis, which can be easily manufactured and has low leakage, it is proposed that the sealing arrangement comprises a sealing element which comprises at least one dynamic sealing portion which is placed or placeable on the movable component, wherein the at least one dynamic sealing portion comprises at least two sealing lips between which a leakage reservoir is formed, wherein the leakage reservoir is partially delimited by two boundary surfaces of the sealing lips arranged facing one another, wherein the leakage reservoir is formed at least partially by a concave recess in at least one or between the at least two boundary surfaces of the sealing lips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Walter Schuhmacher, Klaus Hocker
  • Publication number: 20170261104
    Abstract: In order to provide a sealing element which ensures a reliable seal and which can be produced easily and economically, it is proposed that a main body of the sealing element is preferably formed from a partially fluorinated or fully fluorinated thermoplastic material and has obtained at least part of its final outer shape or only part of its final outer shape in particular in a high-pressure process and/or in a high-temperature process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Klaus Hocker, Walter Schuhmacher, Patrick Klein, Fabian Kopp, Claudia Stern
  • Publication number: 20170261106
    Abstract: In order to provide a sealing element which ensures a reliable seal and which can be produced easily and economically, it is proposed that a main body of the sealing element is formed from a partially fluorinated or fully fluorinated thermoplastic material which is injection-moldable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Klaus Hocker, Walter Schuhmacher, Patrick Klein, Fabian Kopp, Claudia Stern
  • Publication number: 20170261105
    Abstract: In order to provide a sealing element, in particular for use as a rod seal, piston seal and/or shaft seal, which ensures a reliable seal and which can be produced easily and economically, it is proposed that the sealing element includes a main body formed from a thermoplastic material, wherein the main body has obtained at least part of its final outer shape in a high-pressure process and/or in a high-temperature process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Klaus Hocker, Walter Schuhmacher
  • Publication number: 20170219099
    Abstract: In order to provide a sealing arrangement for sealing between a first medium chamber filled with a first medium and a second medium chamber filled with a second medium, in the region of a component which is movable along the longitudinal axis, which can be easily manufactured and has low leakage, it is proposed that the sealing arrangement comprises a sealing element which comprises at least one dynamic sealing portion which is placed or placeable on the movable component, wherein the at least one dynamic sealing portion comprises at least two sealing lips between which a leakage reservoir is formed, wherein the leakage reservoir is partially delimited by two boundary surfaces of the sealing lips arranged facing one another, wherein the leakage reservoir is formed at least partially by a concave recess in at least one or between the at least two boundary surfaces of the sealing lips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Walter SCHUHMACHER, Klaus HOCKER
  • Patent number: 9182041
    Abstract: In order to provide a seal for sealing a sealing gap between a first component and a second component, comprising a seal body with at least one sealing portion and at least one spring element for biasing the sealing portion against at least one of the components to be sealed, the spring element being at least partially arranged in a receiving space of the seal body, which seal is simply constructed and easily producible and nevertheless ensures a secure retention of the spring element in the receiving space, it is proposed that the spring element has at least one claw element, by means of which the spring element is interlocked with the seal body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Oliver Daub, Günther Grau, Klaus Hocker, Adam Konik, Werner Neuschwander, Fabian Kopp, Walter Schuhmacher
  • Publication number: 20150017037
    Abstract: A seal arrangement is provided for sealing a first medium from the environment or from a second medium, in a device having a movable element and a fixed element, wherein the movable element is configured for linear to-and-fro movement along a longitudinal axis and the fixed element forms a receptacle for the movable element. It is proposed that the seal arrangement should include a bellows having one or more layers made from a PTFE material, wherein the bellows at least partly receives the movable element, and wherein a first end region of the bellows is fastened in force-locking and sealing manner to the fixed element and a second end region of the bellows is fastened in force-locking and sealing manner to the movable element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Klaus Hocker, Walter Schuhmacher
  • Publication number: 20130043660
    Abstract: In order to provide a seal for sealing a sealing gap between a first component and a second component, comprising a seal body with at least one sealing portion and at least one spring element for biasing the sealing portion against at least one of the components to be sealed, the spring element being at least partially arranged in a receiving space of the seal body, which seal is simply constructed and easily producible and nevertheless ensures a secure retention of the spring element in the receiving space, it is proposed that the spring element has at least one claw element, by means of which the spring element is interlocked with the seal body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Oliver Daub, Günther Grau, Klaus Hocker, Adam Konik, Werner Neuschwander, Fabian Kopp, Walter Schuhmacher
  • Patent number: 7959159
    Abstract: In order to provide a seal arrangement for sealing between a first medium space filled with a first medium and a second medium space filled with a second medium which ensures reliable sealing between the medium spaces with very low leakage values even over a prolonged period of use, wherein said seal arrangement comprises a moveable component which is displaceable in the longitudinal direction thereof and/or rotatable about the longitudinal direction thereof and extends through the seal arrangement and wherein the seal arrangement comprises a sealing element which comprises a first sealing region that is sealing in relation to the first medium space and a second sealing region that is sealing in relation to the second medium space, wherein the first sealing region comprises a first dynamic sealing section abutting against the moveable component and the second sealing region comprises a second dynamic sealing section abutting against the moveable component and at least one of the two dynamic sealing sections h
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignees: ElringKlinger AG, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Hocker, Walter Schuhmacher, Clemens Schefzik, Klaus Lang, Siamend Flo, Berthold Pfuhl, Heinz Siegel
  • Publication number: 20080122184
    Abstract: In order to provide a seal arrangement for sealing between a first medium space filled with a first medium and a second medium space filled with a second medium which ensures reliable sealing between the medium spaces with very low leakage values even over a prolonged period of use, wherein said seal arrangement comprises a moveable component which is displaceable in the longitudinal direction thereof and/or rotatable about the longitudinal direction thereof and extends through the seal arrangement and wherein the seal arrangement comprises a sealing element which comprises a first sealing region that is sealing in relation to the first medium space and a second sealing region that is sealing in relation to the second medium space, wherein the first sealing region comprises a first dynamic sealing section abutting against the moveable component and the second sealing region comprises a second dynamic sealing section abutting against the moveable component and at least one of the two dynamic sealing sections h
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Klaus Hocker, Walter Schuhmacher, Clemens Schefzik, Klaus Lang, Siamend Flo, Berthold Pfuhl, Heinz Siegel