Patents by Inventor Marc-Anton Munich

Marc-Anton Munich 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: 7316216
    Abstract: The invention relates to a throttle valve adjusting device (1) which comprises a throttle valve housing (2) linked with a drive unit (6). According to the invention, the electric motor (7) of said drive unit (6) is disposed both outside the housing (9) of the drive unit (6) and outside the throttle valve housing (2) so that its pole tube (16) lies substantially exposed and at the same time serves as the motor casing. Said pole tube (16) has a closed (18) and an open end (17) which is closed by a contact plate (10), while the closed end (18) comprises a bearing element (19) for the drive shaft (14) of the electric motor (7). The inventive throttle valve housing is improved in terms of construction space required and materials used, thereby considerably reducing the costs for production and assembly as well as reducing its weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Pierburg GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Neise, Marc Anton Münich
  • Publication number: 20070006844
    Abstract: The invention relates to a throttle valve adjusting device (1) which comprises a throttle valve housing (2) linked with a drive unit (6). According to the invention, the electric motor (7) of said drive unit (6) is disposed both outside the housing (9) of the drive unit (6) and outside the throttle valve housing (2) so that its pole tube (16) lies substantially exposed and at the same time serves as the motor casing. Said pole tube (16) has a closed (18) and an open end (17) which is closed by a contact plate (10), while the closed end (18) comprises a bearing element (19) for the drive shaft (14) of the electric motor (7). The inventive throttle valve housing is improved in terms of construction space required and materials used, thereby considerably reducing the costs for production and assembly as well as reducing its weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Applicant: PIERBURG GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Neise, Marc-Anton Münich
  • Patent number: 6958918
    Abstract: A contact unit described includes a contact plate and a connection plug 4 for an adjusting device. A position sensor is disposed on the contact plate whose electrical contact results over conductor tracks 13 molded into the contact plate. The contact plate 8 further includes contact flags 12 for contacting an electromotor, wherein the contact flags 12 are led outside to a plug 4 over conductor tracks that are injected into the contact plate 8. All conductor tracks are led in a fixed position with respect to one another in a plug inner portion 14, wherein this plug inner portion is produced in one injection process with the contact plate 8, and connection between the contact plate 8 and the plug inner portion results only through the conductor tracks 13.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Pierburg GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Schroder, Marc-Anton Munich, Peter Nitsch, Michael Glasser
  • Publication number: 20050106928
    Abstract: A contact unit described includes a contact plate and a connection plug 4 for an adjusting device. A position sensor is disposed on the contact plate whose electrical contact results over conductor tracks 13 molded into the contact plate. The contact plate 8 further includes contact flags 12 for contacting an electromotor, wherein the contact flags 12 are led outside to a plug 4 over conductor tracks that are injected into the contact plate 8. All conductor tracks are led in a fixed position with respect to one another in a plug inner portion 14, wherein this plug inner portion is produced in one injection process with the contact plate 8, and connection between the contact plate 8 and the plug inner portion results only through the conductor tracks 13.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: Pierburg GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Schroder, Marc-Anton Munich, Peter Nitsch, Michael Glasser