Patents by Inventor Marcus Häuser

Marcus Häuser 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).

  • Valve having a sleeve to prevent contamination and condensation
    Patent number: 8291885
    Abstract: A housing having at least one valve seat for at least one flap, which is supported so it can rotate on a drive shaft. The drive shaft is guided on at least one side through the housing, a sleeve, through which the drive shaft is rotatably guided, being disposed fixed in place on the inside of the housing in this area. The sleeve has a first area, which faces the flap and encloses the drive shaft with a first slight play. Furthermore, the sleeve has a second area, which faces away from said flap and has a diameter expansion in comparison to the first area and which, on the front side thereof facing away from the flap encloses the drive shaft with a second slight play. Furthermore, the valve is a gas recirculation valve of a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Gerd Bornmann, Uwe Clemen, Marcus Häuser
  • Valve
    Publication number: 20100243937
    Abstract: A housing having at least one valve seat for at least one flap, which is supported so it can rotate on a drive shaft. The drive shaft is guided on at least one side through the housing, a sleeve, through which the drive shaft is rotatably guided, being disposed fixed in place on the inside of the housing in this area. The sleeve has a first area, which faces the flap and encloses the drive shaft with a first slight play. Furthermore, the sleeve has a second area, which faces away from said flap and has a diameter expansion in comparison to the first area and which, on the front side thereof facing away from the flap encloses the drive shaft with a second slight play. Furthermore, the valve is a gas recirculation valve of a motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Gerd Bornmann, Uwe Clemen, Marcus Häuser