Patents by Inventor Klaus-Peter Harth

Klaus-Peter Harth 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: 6805984
    Abstract: A cooling fan system for a vehicle with fuel cell propulsion, wherein air is moved by means of a cooling fan for cooling purposes through a heat exchanger and can thereafter be supplied to the environmental air either directly or indirectly after satisfying one or more further cooling tasks, characterized in that an air branching device is provided which supplies at least a part of the air delivered by each fan to a duct and thereby enables the use of the branched-off air for the starting of the fuel cells and/or for the maintenance of the operation of the fuel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Klaus-Peter Harth
  • Patent number: 6800385
    Abstract: A cooling fan system for a vehicle with fuel cell propulsion, wherein air is moved by means of a cooling fan for cooling purposes through a heat exchanger and can thereafter be supplied to the environmental air either directly or indirectly after satisfying one or more further cooling tasks, characterized in that an air branching device is provided which supplies at least a part of the air delivered by each fan to a duct and thereby enables the use of the branched-off air for the starting of the fuel cells and/or for the maintenance of the operation of the fuel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Klaus-Peter Harth
  • Publication number: 20030044661
    Abstract: A cooling fan system for a vehicle with fuel cell propulsion, wherein air is moved by means of a cooling fan for cooling purposes through a heat exchanger and can thereafter be supplied to the environmental air either directly or indirectly after satisfying one or more further cooling tasks, characterized in that an air branching device is provided which supplies at least a part of the air delivered by each fan to a duct and thereby enables the use of the branched-off air for the starting of the fuel cells and/or for the maintenance of the operation of the fuel cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventor: Klaus-Peter Harth
  • Publication number: 20020112494
    Abstract: A cooling fan system for a vehicle with fuel cell propulsion, wherein air is moved by means of a cooling fan for cooling purposes through a heat exchanger and can thereafter be supplied to the environmental air either directly or indirectly after satisfying one or more further cooling tasks, characterized in that an air branching device is provided which supplies at least a part of the air delivered by each fan to a duct and thereby enables the use of the branched-off air for the starting of the fuel cells and/or for the maintenance of the operation of the fuel cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventor: Klaus-Peter Harth
  • Patent number: 4741408
    Abstract: A power steering system for motor vehicles for assisting the manual steering effort includes an electromotive drive unit which acts upon the steering shaft in a sense corresponding to that of the manual steering. The operating mode of the drive unit is dependent on the vehicle speed and the instantaneous steering torque manually applied to the steering wheel. At low vehicle speeds and high manual steering torque the drive unit is caused to run at high speeds; at high vehicle speeds and low manual steering torque the drive unit is caused to run at low speeds. A fluid friction clutch is interposed between the drive unit and the steering shaft. In addition to transmitting force from the drive unit to the steering shaft, the fluid friction clutch assists in damping forces which are transmitted to the steering wheel by the steering system in the form of shocks or rotary oscillations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Bausch, Klaus-Peter Harth