Patents by Inventor Martin Pieper

Martin Pieper 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).

  • Connecting rod of an internal combustion engine for changing the compression ratio
    Patent number: 11028770
    Abstract: The connecting rod head includes at least one oil chamber and an eccentric comprises a protrusion reaching into the oil chamber, so that an oil pressure in the oil chamber exerts a force on the protrusion to change the eccentric setting of the eccentric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: FEV Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Bick, Martin Koch, Thomas Saupe, Erwin Reichert, Ralf Bey, Christopher Marten, Martin Pieper
  • CONNECTING ROD OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FOR CHANGING THE COMPRESSION RATIO
    Publication number: 20200003114
    Abstract: The connecting rod head includes at least one oil chamber and an eccentric comprises a protrusion reaching into the oil chamber, so that an oil pressure in the oil chamber exerts a force on the protrusion to change the eccentric setting of the eccentric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Werner Bick, Martin Koch, Thomas Saupe, Erwin Reichert, Ralf Bey, Christopher Marten, Martin Pieper
  • Dispensing container having flexible dispensing partition
    Patent number: 9788694
    Abstract: A dispensing container for dispensable wipes generally comprises a base at least partially defining an internal compartment for storing the wipes and a dispensing partition connected to the base. The dispensing partition comprises a flexible material having an aperture defined therein through which the wipes are individually removable. The dispensing partition is configured to move from a first position to a second position when one of the wipes is removed from the container through the aperture. The dispensing partition is biased towards the first position, and is at least partially inverted from the first position when in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Robert M. Hill, Kevin Christopher Possell, Christopher Martin Pieper
  • DISPENSING CONTAINER HAVING FLEXIBLE DISPENSING PARTITION
    Publication number: 20150272406
    Abstract: A dispensing container for dispensable wipes generally comprises a base at least partially defining an internal compartment for storing the wipes and a dispensing partition connected to the base. The dispensing partition comprises a flexible material having an aperture defined therein through which the wipes are individually removable. The dispensing partition is configured to move from a first position to a second position when one of the wipes is removed from the container through the aperture. The dispensing partition is biased towards the first position, and is at least partially inverted from the first position when in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Hill, Kevin Christopher Possell, Christopher Martin Pieper
  • Piston-type internal combustion engine having at least two intake valves per cylinder
    Patent number: 5778851
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes an engine cylinder; a first intake port leading to the cylinder for introducing combustion gases thereinto; a first intake valve situated at the cylinder in the first intake port; a second intake port leading to the cylinder for introducing combustion gases thereinto; a second intake valve situated at the cylinder in the second intake port; and a throttle arrangement situated in the second intake port for varying a flow passage cross section thereof. The throttle arrangement includes a flat sliding member movable in a direction of motion thereof perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the second intake port for varying the flow passage cross section thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: FEV Motorentechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Torsten Schellhase, Raymund Tensing, Martin Pieper