Patents by Inventor Manfred Roeckelein

Manfred Roeckelein 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).

  • Publication number: 20240170928
    Abstract: A prechamber spark plug. The prechamber spark plug includes a central electrode and a ground electrode which are arranged in a prechamber, and a housing having a lateral hole, the ground electrode being arranged in the lateral hole in such a way that there is a gap area and a fastening area between the ground electrode and the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Axel Bormann, Manfred Roeckelein, Stephan Kaske, Thomas Steidten
  • Patent number: 10250015
    Abstract: A spark plug having a housing, an insulator situated in the housing, a center electrode situated in the insulator and a ground electrode situated on the housing, the ground electrode and the center electrode being situated toward each other in such a way that the ground electrode and the center electrode form a spark gap, and the center electrode rest with a center electrode head on a seat developed on an inner side of the insulator, and the center electrode having an electrode base body and a core situated in the electrode base body, the core being made from a material that has a higher heat conductivity than the material of the electrode base body, the electrode base body having a diameter that is not greater than 1.7 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Benz, Manfred Roeckelein
  • Patent number: 9991679
    Abstract: A spark plug, including a housing, an insulator situated in the housing, a center electrode situated in the insulator and a ground electrode situated on the housing, the ground electrode and the center electrode being situated relative to one another in such a way that the ground electrode and the center electrode form a spark gap, and the ground electrode including a core and a sheath surrounding the core, the core being made of a material which has a higher thermal conductivity than the material of the sheath, and a cross sectional area of the ground electrode being not greater than 2.76 mm2, the sheath having a wall thickness c of not greater than 0.4 mm in a first region of the ground electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Benz, Manfred Roeckelein
  • Publication number: 20170358903
    Abstract: A spark plug, including a housing, an insulator situated in the housing, a center electrode situated in the insulator and a ground electrode situated on the housing, the ground electrode and the center electrode being situated relative to one another in such a way that the ground electrode and the center electrode form a spark gap, and the ground electrode including a core and a sheath surrounding the core, the core being made of a material which has a higher thermal conductivity than the material of the sheath, and a cross sectional area of the ground electrode being not greater than 2.76 mm2, the sheath having a wall thickness c of not greater than 0.4 mm in a first region of the ground electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas Benz, Manfred Roeckelein
  • Publication number: 20170346260
    Abstract: A spark plug having a housing, an insulator situated in the housing, a center electrode situated in the insulator and a ground electrode situated on the housing, the ground electrode and the center electrode being situated toward each other in such a way that the ground electrode and the center electrode form a spark gap, and the center electrode rest with a center electrode head on a seat developed on an inner side of the insulator, and the center electrode having an electrode base body and a core situated in the electrode base body, the core being made from a material that has a higher heat conductivity than the material of the electrode base body, the electrode base body having a diameter that is not greater than 1.7 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas Benz, Manfred Roeckelein
  • Patent number: 8384278
    Abstract: A spark plug for an internal combustion engine, having an insulator including an insulator shoulder designed for mounting a tensioning nut or a housing and having a first outer diameter, an insulator head which is situated farther from the combustion chamber and adjoins the insulator shoulder, and which has a second outer diameter which is smaller than the first outer diameter, and a continuous cavity, a composition including a first contact composition, a second contact composition, and a composition resistor situated between the first contact composition and the second contact composition, a connecting pin which contacts the first contact composition, a center electrode which contacts the second contact composition, and a ground electrode. The connecting pin, the composition, and the center electrode are situated in the cavity, and the composition resistor has a third outer diameter, and a ratio of the third outer diameter to the second outer diameter is between 0.35 and 0.7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Benz, Manfred Roeckelein, Heidrun Lange, Jochen Fischer
  • Publication number: 20110121711
    Abstract: A spark plug for an internal combustion engine, having an insulator including an insulator shoulder designed for mounting a tensioning nut or a housing and having a first outer diameter, an insulator head which is situated farther from the combustion chamber and adjoins the insulator shoulder, and which has a second outer diameter which is smaller than the first outer diameter, and a continuous cavity, a composition including a first contact composition, a second contact composition, and a composition resistor situated between the first contact composition and the second contact composition, a connecting pin which contacts the first contact composition, a center electrode which contacts the second contact composition, and a ground electrode. The connecting pin, the composition, and the center electrode are situated in the cavity, and the composition resistor has a third outer diameter, and a ratio of the third outer diameter to the second outer diameter is between 0.35 and 0.7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Andreas BENZ, Manfred Roeckelein, Heidrun Lange, Jochen Fischer