Patents by Inventor Olay Reinhardt

Olay Reinhardt 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).

  • Method for Connecting a Sheet Metal Component, Such as a Pipe, to a Cast Metal Component, Such as a Housing Port, in Particular for an Exhaust System
    Publication number: 20070289954
    Abstract: In the method according to the invention for connecting a sheet metal component (3) to a component (5) consisting of cast metal, the sheet metal component (3) and the component (5) are welded to one another by means of a pulse-welding method. In particular, a sheet metal pipe (3) can thereby be welded to the port (12) of a housing (13) consisting of cast metal. This advantage may be utilized for an exhaust system with an exhaust manifold (3) and an exhaust assembly, such as a turbocharger (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Wilfried Bien, Jan Elfeldt, Michael Halves, Thomas Huelsberg, Uwe Klussmann, Hildwin Kuzi, Holger Nuhn, Ralf Puenjer, Olay Reinhardt, Dirk Riewert, Alfred Riggers, Thorsten Sternal