Patents by Inventor Michael Kranich

Michael Kranich 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: 11440080
    Abstract: A method for producing a heat exchanger is disclosed. The method includes a) providing two heat exchanger plates of the heat exchanger that are to be joined to one another; b) wetting at least one common local joining zone of the two heat exchanger plates with solder; c) forming the heat exchanger by brazing the two heat exchanger plates via local heating of the at least one common joining zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventors: Steffen Ensminger, Thomas Feldhege, Bernd Gruenenwald, Frank Koch, Andreas Koenig, Michael Kranich, Matthias Tuerpe, Cord Voelker
  • Publication number: 20220271380
    Abstract: A battery device is provided which includes a cell stack of rechargeable individual battery cells which are touchingly stacked and clamped to one another in a stack direction, in particular so-called hard case battery cells, wherein on at least one mounting surface of a cell housing of a respective individual battery cell including mounting surfaces that are arranged rectangularly, at least one separate channel web for forming a liquid channel that can be flowed through is arranged. At least one of the respective channel webs is touchingly fixed in a firmly bonded manner to the respective mounting surface by bonding, practically with web adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Kranich, Heiko Neff, Carolin Vesenmaier, Walter Wolf
  • Publication number: 20210291253
    Abstract: A method for producing a heat exchanger is disclosed. The method includes a) providing two heat exchanger plates of the heat exchanger that are to be joined to one another; b) wetting at least one common local joining zone of the two heat exchanger plates with solder; c) forming the heat exchanger by brazing the two heat exchanger plates via local heating of the at least one common joining zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Steffen Ensminger, Thomas Feldhege, Bernd Gruenenwald, Frank Koch, Andreas Koenig, Michael Kranich, Matthias Tuerpe, Cord Voelker
  • Publication number: 20190081374
    Abstract: A battery temperature control system for controlling a temperature of a traction battery of a vehicle may include a first heat exchanger including a first inlet for a temperature control medium and a first outlet for the temperature control medium. The system may also include a second heat exchanger arranged distally to the first heat exchanger including a second inlet and a second outlet. The system may further include a supply channel connecting a supply connection to the first inlet and to the second inlet, and a discharge channel connecting a discharge connection to the first outlet and to the second outlet. The supply channel and the discharge channel may be formed in a shared multi-channel tube, to which the first inlet, the second inlet, the first outlet, and the second outlet are connected. The multi-channel tube may include the supply connection and the discharge connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Dragos-Cristian Iancu, Michael Kranich, Michael Moser, Walter Wolf
  • Patent number: 9759492
    Abstract: A heat exchanger, particularly for a heating or air conditioning system for motor vehicles, includes at least one inlet channel and at least one outlet channel and at least one collector, which has at least two metal sheets or plates abutting each other, and a flow device through which a first medium can flow, while a second medium can flow around the flow device. The first medium is distributed by an inlet channel to the collector and to the flow device and can be conducted to an outlet channel, and at least one further channel for distributing the coolant is provided, which is connected in a communicating manner via at least one opening to the inlet channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Boris Kerler, Wolfgang Seewald, Markus Ruehl, Christoph Walter, Karl-Heinz Staffa, Michael Geiger, Michael Kranich, Ingo Geiger, Wolfgang Geiger, Alexander Satrapa
  • Patent number: 8590607
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a tube with a heat-exchange passage and an end piece. The heat-exchange passage directs the flow of a first medium and includes a first flow section and a second flow section arranged in parallel. The end piece has a tube plate that includes a base plate, a diverter plate, and a cover plate. An end of the tube connects to the base plate. The diverter plate has a cutout that forms a diverter passage. The cover plate lies adjacent to the diverter plate and covers the diverter passage in a fluid-tight manner. A second medium flows exterior to the heat-exchange passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Walter Demuth, Martin Kotsch, Michael Kranich, Hans Joachim Krauss, Hagen Mittelstrass, Karl-Heinz Staffa, Christoph Walter
  • Publication number: 20100116474
    Abstract: A heat exchanger is provided, particularly for a heating or air conditioning system for motor vehicles, comprising at least one inlet channel and at least one outlet channel and at least one collector, which has at least two metal sheets or plates abutting each other, and a flow device, through which a first medium can flow, while a second medium can flow around said flow device. The first medium is distributed by an inlet channel to the collector and to the flow device and can be conducted to an outlet channel, whereby at least one further channel for distributing the coolant is provided, which is connected in a communicating manner via at least one opening to the inlet channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Boris KERLER, Wolfgang Seewald, Markus Ruehl, Christoph Walter, Karl-Heinz Staffa, Michael Geiger, Michael Kranich, Ingo Geiger, Wolfgang Geiger, Alexander Satrapa
  • Patent number: 7650935
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising tubes (2, 3) that can be flown through along a number of hydraulically parallel flow paths (2c, 2d) that are comprised of sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: BEHR GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Walter Demuth, Martin Kotsch, Michael Kranich, Hans Joachim Krauss, Hagen Mittelstrass, Karl-Heinz Staffa, Christoph Walter
  • Publication number: 20090126920
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a heat exchanger with tubes (1) and at least one end piece, which has a tube bottom that, in turn, has a bottom plate (8), a baffle plate (12) and a covering plate (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Walter Demuth, Martin Kotsch, Michael Kranich, Hans Joachim Krauss, Hagen Mittelstrass, Karl-Heinz Staffa, Christoph Walter
  • Publication number: 20090050304
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heat exchanger for motor vehicles, comprising two spaced-apart manifold devices (10, 12) and several connecting tubes (14a, 14b, 16a, 16b). Said connecting tubes (14a, 14b, 16a, 16b) are disposed so as to form two rows of tubes (30a, 30b) which are located next to each other, are penetrated in parallel by the first medium, and are respectively formed by several connecting tubes (14a, 14b, 16a, 16b) that succeed each other in the longitudinal direction (10a, 10b) of the manifold devices (10, 12). The direction of flow of the first medium is deflected at least once between the two manifold devices (10, 12) in each of the rows of tubes (30a, 30b) while the number of changes in the direction of flow between the manifold devices (10, 12) is identical in the rows of tubes (30a, 30b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Kranich, Karl-Heinz Staffa, Christoph Walter
  • Patent number: 7481266
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a heat exchanger with tubes (1) and at least one end piece, which has a tube bottom that, in turn, has a bottom plate (8), a baffle plate (12) and a covering plate (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Walter Demuth, Martin Kotsch, Michael Kranich, Hans Joachim Krauss, Hagen Mittelstrass, Karl-Heinz Staffa, Christoph Walter
  • Publication number: 20080029258
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a heat exchanger (1), in particular for a motor vehicle. The invention is characterised in that a sub-assembly consisting or the two connection pipes (4) that supply or evacuate the coolant and at least the upper panel (3) or surface of the heat exchanger (1), which contains the openings associated with the connection pipes (4), are positioned, mechanically pre-assembled and then, together with the remaining heat exchanger (1) parts to be soldered, are soldered in a common work operation. The invention also relates to a heat exchanger (1) that is produced according to said method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Kranich, Klaus Kuebler, Karl-Heinz Staffa, Christoph Walter
  • Publication number: 20080029242
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the exchange of heat, in particular, for a motor vehicle, comprising a number of flow tubes for the transport of a fluid, whereby the device has a given depth (T) and, at least in sections, some flow tubes are arranged at a given separation from each other, whereby the depth and the given separation are in a ratio (V) to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2005
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: BEHR GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Mourad Ben-Salha, Gottfried Durr, Michael Kranich, Wolfgang Seewald, Karl-Heiz Staffa, Christoph Walter
  • Patent number: 7318470
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for exchanging heat, particularly for use in motor vehicle air-conditioning systems, comprising at least one coolant, at least one coolant inlet (3), and at least one coolant outlet (4), which lead into at least one head pipe (7, 8, 9), whereby the head pipe (7, 8, 9) is divided into at least one inlet section (41?) and into at least one outlet section (42?) by at least one separating element (49). The device for exchanging heat comprises at least one flow-through element (19), which has at least two flow paths situated at least partially parallel to one another, and at least one cross-distributor (10?, 10?, 11?, 11?, 12) via which the flow paths of the flow-through element (19) are fluid-connected so that the inlet section is fluid-connected to the outlet section of the head pipe (7, 8, 9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: BEHR GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Walter Demuth, Martin Kotsch, Michael Kranich, Christoph Walter, Karl-Heinz Staffa
  • Publication number: 20070056720
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger (1), in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a heat exchange assembly with a primary side, through which a first medium flows and a secondary side, through which a second medium flows and a housing sleeve with an inlet and an outlet for a second medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Walter Demuth, Michael Kohl, Martin Kotsch, Michael Kranich, Karl-Heinz Staffa, Christoph Walter
  • Publication number: 20060243432
    Abstract: The invention related to a flat tube (1) comprising a return bend section (3), inside of which the flat tube (1) is bent back in such a manner that both planar tube sections (2a, 2b) thereof, which are connect to the return bend section, extend in a longitudinal direction with opposite flow-through directions (4a, 4b) and with longitudinal axes (5a, 5b) that are offset with regard to one another at least in the transverse direction (y). The invention provides that the return bend section (3) is formed in such a manner that a main bending axis (A) extends parallel to the flat tube to be plane and at a predeterminable angle to the tube longitudinal extension, whereby the flat tube plane is determined by the longitudinal and width extension of the flat tube (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Walter Demuth, Wolfgang Geiger, Martin Kotsch, Michael Kranich, Karl-Heinz Staffa, Christoph Walter
  • Publication number: 20050103486
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchange comprising tubes (2,3) that can be flown through along a number of hydraulically parallel flow paths (2c, 2d) that are comprised of sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Walter Demuth, Martin Kotsch, Michael Kranich, Hans Krauss, Hagen Mittelstrass, Karl-Heinz Staffa, Christoph Walter
  • Publication number: 20050039901
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising tubes (1) and at least one end piece, which has a tube bottom that, in turn, has a bottom plate (8), a baffle plate (12) and a covering plate (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Walter Demuth, Martin Kotsch, Michael Kranich, Hans Krauss, Hagen Mittelstrass, Martin Kotsch, Michael Kranich, Hans Krauss, Hagen Mittelstrass, Karl-Heinz Staffa, Christoph Walter
  • Publication number: 20050006073
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for exchanging heat, particularly for use in motor-vehicle air-conditioning systems, comprising at least one coolant, at least one collant inlet (3), and at least one coolant outlet (4), which lead into one head pipe (7, 8, 9), whereby the head pipe (7, 8, 9) is divided into at least one inlet section (41?) and into at least one outlet section (42?) by at least one separating element (40). The device for exchanging heat comprises at least one flow-through element (19), which has at least two flow paths situated at least partially parallel to one another, and at least one cross-distrubitor (10?, 10?, 11?, 11?, 12) via which the flow paths of the flow-through element (19) are fluid-connected so that the inlet section is fluid-connected to the outlet section of the head pipe (7, 8, 9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Walter Demuth, Martin Kotsch, Michael Kranich, Christoph Walter, Karl-Heinz Staffa