Patents by Inventor Nicolai Claus

Nicolai Claus 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).

  • Device for setting the electrode gap on a spark plug
    Patent number: 11081865
    Abstract: An apparatus for setting a gap between a first electrode and a second electrode of a spark plug, encompassing at least a counter-brace, a gap plate, and a plunger, which are disposed along a longitudinal axis; the counter-brace being configured to brace the spark plug; the gap plate being disposed between the counter-brace and the plunger in the direction of the longitudinal axis; the gap plate being configured to be disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and the plunger being configured to apply a deformation force in the direction of the longitudinal axis onto the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Nicolai Claus
  • SENSOR DEVICE FOR AN AUTOMATED VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200036167
    Abstract: An apparatus for setting a gap between a first electrode and a second electrode of a spark plug, encompassing at least a counter-brace, a gap plate, and a plunger, which are disposed along a longitudinal axis; the counter-brace being configured to brace the spark plug; the gap plate being disposed between the counter-brace and the plunger in the direction of the longitudinal axis; the gap plate being configured to be disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and the plunger being configured to apply a deformation force in the direction of the longitudinal axis onto the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventor: Nicolai Claus
  • Spark plug having reduced wear of the center electrode and method of making such a spark plug
    Patent number: 9979161
    Abstract: A spark plug with an improved heat-dissipating capacity of the center electrode. The spark plug includes a ground electrode, a center electrode and a ceramic insulator, which is designed to accommodate the center electrode. The center electrode has a center-electrode head which lies in the direction of an electrical connection region of the spark plug and which includes an end face that is in contact with an electrically conductive connection element disposed between the electrical connection region and the center-electrode head. At its outer periphery, the center-electrode head is at least regionally in heat-conducting contact with the ceramic insulator and forms a heat-conducting contact region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Chris Schimmel, Nicolai Claus
  • SPARK PLUG AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SPARK PLUG
    Publication number: 20170338629
    Abstract: A spark plug with an improved heat-dissipating capacity of the center electrode. The spark plug includes a ground electrode, a center electrode and a ceramic insulator, which is designed to accommodate the center electrode. The center electrode has a center-electrode head which lies in the direction of an electrical connection region of the spark plug and which includes an end face that is in contact with an electrically conductive connection element disposed between the electrical connection region and the center-electrode head. At its outer periphery, the center-electrode head is at least regionally in heat-conducting contact with the ceramic insulator and forms a heat-conducting contact region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Chris Schimmel, Nicolai Claus