Patents by Inventor Michael Weissing

Michael Weissing 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: 11168598
    Abstract: A tubing for a fluid medium of motor vehicles, in particular for an aqueous urea solution, comprises a tube, at least one heating wire, and a plug arranged on a tube end of the tube. The plug has a plug shank and a housing which surrounds the tube end and the heating wire. The plug shank comprises a latching means, preferably a collar, for latching in a connector. The tube has an inner tube and a contact element, wherein the heating wire is arranged between the inner tube and the contact element. The contact element brings the heating wire into contact with the inner tube, and the housing partially surrounds the contact element. A first segment of the heating wire runs on the tube end between the contact element and the inner tube, wherein a second segment of the heating wire runs between the contact element and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: TI AUTOMOTIVE (FULDABRÜCK) GMBH
    Inventors: Ingo Suffner, Iris Barthel, Gerd Fischbach, Albert Choo, Reiner Rohde, Kay Bube, Michael Weissing
  • Patent number: 11118713
    Abstract: A connector includes a connection part formed with two connection ends, an assembly aid and an encapsulation. The inner channel of the connection part connects the connection ends to each other for the purpose of the passage of a fluid medium. The connection part has a middle section between the connection ends, and the assembly aid is arranged at least in a partial region of the middle section on the outside of the connection part. A heating means is arranged on the assembly aid, and the encapsulation covers at least a portion of the heating means. Further, the assembly aid is arranged on the connection part by means of force-fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: TI AUTOMOTIVE (FULDABRÜCK) GMBH
    Inventors: Iris Barthel, Kay Bube, Andre Häckel, Michael Weissing, Harald Knobloch
  • Publication number: 20210102485
    Abstract: A tubing for a fluid medium of motor vehicles, in particular for an aqueous urea solution, comprises a tube, at least one heating wire, and a plug arranged on a tube end of the tube. The plug has a plug shank and a housing which surrounds the tube end and the heating wire. The plug shank comprises a latching means, preferably a collar, for latching in a connector. The tube has an inner tube and a contact element, wherein the heating wire is arranged between the inner tube and the contact element. The contact element brings the heating wire into contact with the inner tube, and the housing partially surrounds the contact element. A first segment of the heating wire runs on the tube end between the contact element and the inner tube, wherein a second segment of the heating wire runs between the contact element and the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Ingo Suffner, Iris Barthel, Gerd Fischbach, Albert Choo, Reiner Rohde, Kay Bube, Michael Weissing
  • Patent number: 10954842
    Abstract: A tubing for a fluid medium of motor vehicles, particularly for an aqueous urea solution, comprises a tube and a connector arranged on one tube end of the tube. The connector has a connecting part, a heating wire, and a housing which encloses the connecting part and the heating wire. The connecting part comprises a retaining element for an engaging connection of a plug that can be plugged into the connecting part. The heating wire extends at least from the connecting end associated with the tube end into the intermediate section, wherein at least along the intermediate section of the connecting part, the connector is preferably free of alignment elements arranged in or on the connecting part and used for aligning the heating wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: TI AUTOMOTIVE (FULDABRÜCK) GMBH
    Inventors: Ingo Suffner, Iris Barthel, Gerd Fischbach, Albert Choo, Reiner Rohde, Kay Bube, Michael Weissing
  • Publication number: 20190003630
    Abstract: A connector comprising a connection part, an assembly aid and an encapsulation. The connection part comprises two connection ends, wherein an inner channel connects the connection ends to each other for the purpose of the passage of a fluid medium. The connection part has a middle section between the connection ends, wherein the assembly aid is arranged at least in a partial region of the middle section on the outside of the connection part. A heating means is arranged on the assembly aid, wherein the encapsulation covers at least a portion of the heating means. The assembly aid is arranged on the connection part by means of force-fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: TI Automotive (Fuldabrück) GmbH
    Inventors: Iris BARTHEL, Kay BUBE, Andre HÄCKEL, Michael WEISSING, Harald KNOBLOCH
  • Publication number: 20180363824
    Abstract: Heatable motor vehicle conduit for transmission of a fluid medium, wherein the conduit includes an inner channel as well as a tube wall surrounding the inner channel. At least one heating channel extending in the longitudinal direction of the conduit is provided inside the tube wall. At least one heating element extending along the heating channel is disposed in the heating channel. The heating element is surrounded by the inner wall of the heating channel and by the material of the tube wall over at least 85% of its circumference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Michael WEISSING, Andre HÄCKEL
  • Publication number: 20180283253
    Abstract: A tubing for a fluid medium of motor vehicles, particularly for an aqueous urea solution, comprises a tube and a connector arranged on one tube end of the tube. The connector has a connecting part, a heating wire, and a housing which encloses the connecting part and the heating wire. The connecting part comprises a retaining element for an engaging connection of a plug that can be plugged into the connecting part. The heating wire extends at least from the connecting end associated with the tube end into the intermediate section, wherein at least along the intermediate section of the connecting part, the connector is preferably free of alignment elements arranged in or on the connecting part and used for aligning the heating wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Ingo Suffner, Iris Barthel, Gerd Fischbach, Albert Choo, Reiner Rohde, Kay Bube, Michael Weissing
  • Patent number: 10012336
    Abstract: Connector assembly, and/or motor-vehicle connector assembly, with at least one connector and at least one media line connected to the connector. The media line is electrically heated, a heat-conducting element being arranged in the transition region between connector and media line. The heat-conducting element extends with a first heat-conducting section into the media line and with a second heat-conducting section into the connector. By means of the electric heating of the media line, the heat-conducting element is heated, and/or indirectly heated, and in particular is heated and/or indirectly heated as far as the region of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: TI Automotive (Fuldabrück) GmbH
    Inventors: Andre Häckel, Gerd Fischbach, Iris Barthel, Kay Bube, Michael Weissing
  • Publication number: 20170241582
    Abstract: Connector assembly, and/or motor-vehicle connector assembly, with at least one connector and at least one media line connected to the connector. The media line is electrically heated, a heat-conducting element being arranged in the transition region between connector and media line. The heat-conducting element extends with a first heat-conducting section into the media line and with a second heat-conducting section into the connector. By means of the electric heating of the media line, the heat-conducting element is heated, and/or indirectly heated, and in particular is heated and/or indirectly heated as far as the region of the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: TI Automotive (Fuldabrück) GmbH
    Inventors: Andre Häckel, Gerd Fischbach, Iris Barthel, Kay Bube, Michael Weissing