Patents by Inventor Klaus Penzkofer

Klaus Penzkofer 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).

  • Control valve for an exhaust system and an exhaust system having such a control valve
    Patent number: 10151252
    Abstract: A control valve (10) for an exhaust system of a motor vehicle, especially a motorbike, comprising a valve housing (11) in which a shut-off body (12) is movably arranged for changing the cross-section of a flow channel (21) of the exhaust system, wherein expansion play in the radial and axial direction is provided between the shut-off body (12) and the valve housing (11), which allows thermal expansion of the shut-off body (12) within the valve housing (11), wherein the shut-off body (12) comprises a perforated ball (12a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Inventor: Klaus Penzkofer
  • CONTROL VALVE FOR AN EXHAUST SYSTEM AND AN EXHAUST SYSTEM HAVING SUCH A CONTROL VALVE
    Publication number: 20160305347
    Abstract: A control valve (10) for an exhaust system of a motor vehicle, especially a motorbike, comprising a valve housing (11) in which a shut-off body (12) is movably arranged for changing the cross-section of a flow channel (21) of the exhaust system, wherein expansion play in the radial and axial direction is provided between the shut-off body (12) and the valve housing (11), which allows thermal expansion of the shut-off body (12) within the valve housing (11), wherein the shut-off body (12) comprises a perforated ball (12a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventor: Klaus Penzkofer