Patents by Inventor Martin Benda

Martin Benda 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: 12054132
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a sensor assembly, having a housing, which has a cylindrical depression with a lateral wall which is closed in the circumferential direction of the depression, and having a cover which is assigned to the depression and bears at least one sensor unit, the cover having a cylindrical insertion portion which is partially inserted axially into the depression so that it is radially opposite the lateral wall at least in some regions, and the insertion portion being held axially in the depression by means of an interlocking connection. According to the disclosure, the interlocking connection has an elastically deformable C-ring, which is arranged coaxially with the insertion portion and is held axially between a first axial stop of the insertion portion on one side and a second axial stop of the lateral wall on the other side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Chris Anderson, Matthias Maidel, Silas Dehlwes, Martin Winkler, Klaus Lerchenmueller, Martin Benda
  • Publication number: 20230063474
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a sensor assembly, having a housing, which has a cylindrical depression with a lateral wall which is closed in the circumferential direction of the depression, and having a cover which is assigned to the depression and bears at least one sensor unit, the cover having a cylindrical insertion portion which is partially inserted axially into the depression so that it is radially opposite the lateral wall at least in some regions, and the insertion portion being held axially in the depression by means of an interlocking connection. According to the disclosure, the interlocking connection has an elastically deformable C-ring, which is arranged coaxially with the insertion portion and is held axially between a first axial stop of the insertion portion on one side and a second axial stop of the lateral wall on the other side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Chris Anderson, Matthias Maidel, Silas Dehlwes, Martin Winkler, Klaus Lerchenmueller, Martin Benda
  • Patent number: 10502125
    Abstract: A turbocharger wastegate assembly includes a turbine housing that includes a chamber, a bore, two exhaust passages, a divider wall disposed between the two exhaust passages, and a wastegate seat, where the divider wall includes a divider wall surface; and a wastegate that includes a shaft, an arm and a plug, where the shaft is received by the bore of the turbine housing for rotation about an axis of the shaft to orient the plug in a closed state and to orient the plug in an open state, where, in the closed state, a contact portion of the plug contacts the wastegate seat and a shell portion of the plug defines a clearance with respect to the divider wall surface and extends into the two exhaust passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Garrett Transportation I Inc.
    Inventors: Manimurugan Palaniyappan, Martin Benda, Jan Jurasek, Manuel Marques
  • Publication number: 20180298812
    Abstract: A turbocharger wastegate assembly includes a turbine housing that includes a chamber, a bore, two exhaust passages, a divider wall disposed between the two exhaust passages, and a wastegate seat, where the divider wall includes a divider wall surface; and a wastegate that includes a shaft, an arm and a plug, where the shaft is received by the bore of the turbine housing for rotation about an axis of the shaft to orient the plug in a closed state and to orient the plug in an open state, where, in the closed state, a contact portion of the plug contacts the wastegate seat and a shell portion of the plug defines a clearance with respect to the divider wall surface and extends into the two exhaust passages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Manimurugan PALANIYAPPAN, Martin BENDA, Jan JURASEK, Manuel MARQUES
  • Patent number: 9200532
    Abstract: An assembly can include a turbine housing that includes a bore, a wastegate seat and a wastegate passage that extends to the wastegate seat; a bushing configured for receipt by the bore; a rotatable wastegate shaft configured for receipt by the bushing; a wastegate arm extending from the wastegate shaft; and a wastegate plug extending from the wastegate arm where the wastegate plug includes a contact portion that contacts the wastegate seat to cover the wastegate passage in a closed state and a shell portion that extends into the wastegate passage in the closed state and that defines a clearance with respect to the wastegate seat in an open state. Various other examples of devices, assemblies, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Manimurugan Palaniyappan, Martin Benda, Jan Jurasek, Manuel Marques
  • Publication number: 20140174077
    Abstract: An assembly can include a turbine housing that includes a bore, a wastegate seat and a wastegate passage that extends to the wastegate seat; a bushing configured for receipt by the bore; a rotatable wastegate shaft configured for receipt by the bushing; a wastegate arm extending from the wastegate shaft; and a wastegate plug extending from the wastegate arm where the wastegate plug includes a contact portion that contacts the wastegate seat to cover the wastegate passage in a closed state and a shell portion that extends into the wastegate passage in the closed state and that defines a clearance with respect to the wastegate seat in an open state. Various other examples of devices, assemblies, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Manimurugan PALANIYAPPAN, Martin BENDA, Jan JURASEK, Manuel MARQUES
  • Patent number: 8519369
    Abstract: A handheld illumination device is disclosed. The handheld illumination device may include a housing configured to be held in a hand, an input device configured to be actuated by a user, a battery, an illumination source, and a processing circuit. In response to an actuation of the input device, the processing circuit is configured to start a timer without illuminating the illumination source and, upon expiration of the timer, to illuminate the illumination source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Tactical Revolution, LLC
    Inventors: David Benjamin, Timo Tervola, Sean Rosario, Patric Martin Benda
  • Publication number: 20040223856
    Abstract: A high-pressure fuel supply pump for an internal combustion engine includes a pump housing and an electromagnetic actuator mechanism that can adjust the fluid quantity supplied by the fuel supply pump. The actuator mechanism is integrated into the pump housing so that a magnetic circuit of the actuator mechanism is closed by at least a region of the pump housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Rembold, Wolfgang Bueser, Martin Benda, Bernd Schroeder
  • Patent number: 5672818
    Abstract: A throttle control valve in which potentiometer paths of a potentiometer are mounted on the lid and an electrical motor coupling is also provided, so that when the lid is attached to the throttle valve stub, the potentiometer and the control motor can be connected by simple joining in a single operation. The throttle control valve is intended for internal combustion engines for motor vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schaefer, Klaus Kaiser, Martin Benda, Eckard Reiling