Patents by Inventor Lars Opfer

Lars Opfer 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: 10519910
    Abstract: A valve (or fuel injector), which provides that the valve-seat member exhibits high structural strength and fatigue strength under vibratory stresses, includes an excitable actuator for actuating a valve-closing member which, with a valve-seat face on the valve-seat member, forms a sealing seat, and injection openings which are downstream of the valve-seat face, the injection openings being in a center area of the valve-seat member projecting outwardly dome-like in the injection direction. The dome-like center area has a curved outer contour, the curvature in a radially inner section having a larger radius than the radius of the curvature in a radially outer section of the dome, which ends radially outside the mouth areas of all injection openings, in a recessed depression, that is followed radially outwardly by an axially projecting edge area of the valve-seat member. The fuel injector directly injects fuel into a combustion chamber of an engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Soerensen, Lars Opfer, Peter Keck
  • Publication number: 20190113012
    Abstract: A valve (or fuel injector), which provides that the valve-seat member exhibits high structural strength and fatigue strength under vibratory stresses, includes an excitable actuator for actuating a valve-closing member which, with a valve-seat face on the valve-seat member, forms a sealing seat, and injection openings which are downstream of the valve-seat face, the injection openings being in a center area of the valve-seat member projecting outwardly dome-like in the injection direction. The dome-like center area has a curved outer contour, the curvature in a radially inner section having a larger radius than the radius of the curvature in a radially outer section of the dome, which ends radially outside the mouth areas of all injection openings, in a recessed depression, that is followed radially outwardly by an axially projecting edge area of the valve-seat member. The fuel injector directly injects fuel into a combustion chamber of an engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Jens Soerensen, Lars Opfer, Peter Keck
  • Publication number: 20180283338
    Abstract: An injector for injecting a fluid, in particular for injecting fuel, includes at least one closing element for opening and closing at least one through opening. The through opening includes an injection hole having a first center axis, and a preliminary stage having a second center axis. The first center axis of the injection hole and the second center axis of the preliminary stage of at least one of the through openings diverge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Jens Soerensen, Lars Opfer, Peter Keck, Philipp Rogler, Tobias Knorsch