Patents by Inventor Patrick Gmund
Patrick Gmund 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).
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Patent number: 11364794Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plastic tank, particularly a plastic fuel tank, with a pot-like installation body arranged on the inside of the tank, as well as a method for producing the same. According to the present disclosure, a ring body is provided which is arranged on an end portion of the installation body, wherein the ring body is engaged in an undercut section in the tank wall, and the installation body is engaged in the ring body.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: TI AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Alex Ehler, Albert J. Boecker, Patrick Gmünd, Peter Grauer, Gerrit Michaelis, Matthias B. Olbrich, Ahmad Chehade, Moez Haouala
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Patent number: 11104220Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plastic tank, particularly a plastic fuel tank, with a pot-like installation body arranged on the inside of the tank, as well as a method for producing the same. According to the present disclosure, a ring body is provided which is arranged on an end portion of the installation body (24), wherein the ring body is engaged in an undercut section in the tank wall, and the installation body is engaged in the ring body.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2016Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: TI AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Alex Ehler, Albert J. Boecker, Patrick Gmund, Peter Grauer, Gerrit Michaelis, Matthias B. Olbrich, Ahmad Chehade, Moez Haouala
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Patent number: 10906735Abstract: A plastic fuel container with a fill level transmitter has a floating body, which is disposed on a rotatably mounted carrier via a lever arm, and a magnet, which is disposed on the carrier and which rotates together with the carrier when the carrier rotates as a result of the floating body, and a Hall sensor, which is disposed in a fixed position relative to the magnet, for detecting a field strength, which changes when the magnet rotates, as a measurement for the fill level in the container. In addition, the Hall sensor is disposed on a sensor carrier which can be mounted from the outer side of the container.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2016Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: TI AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Albert J. Boecker, Patrick Gmünd, Gerrit Michaelis, Thorsten Schaefer
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Publication number: 20200398660Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plastic tank, particularly a plastic fuel tank, with a pot-like installation body arranged on the inside of the tank, as well as a method for producing the same. According to the present disclosure, a ring body is provided which is arranged on an end portion of the installation body, wherein the ring body is engaged in an undercut section in the tank wall, and the installation body is engaged in the ring body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: TI AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: ALEX EHLER, ALBERT J. BOECKER, PATRICK GMÜND, PETER GRAUER, GERRIT MICHAELIS, MATTHIAS B. OLBRICH, AHMAD CHEHADE, MOEZ HAOUALA
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Patent number: 10857874Abstract: The present disclosure provides a tank, in particular a plastic fuel tank, having a stiffening device, which penetrates the interior of the tank between opposite first and second wall parts of the tank and couples the wall parts to each other, whereby the tank can be subjected to increased interior pressure without damage. According to the present disclosure, the stiffening device comprises a first stiffening element, arranged on the first wall part, and a second stiffening element, arranged on the second wall part, wherein the first and second stiffening element have interacting coupling parts and wherein the first and second stiffening element can be connected to the first stiffening element with high tensile strength and, in the connected states, seals an opening in the second wall part by means of a flange cover.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: TI Automotive Technology Center GmbHInventors: Alex Ehler, Albert J. Boecker, Patrick Gmünd, Peter Grauer, Gerrit Michaelis, Matthias B. Olbrich, Ahmad Chehade, Moez Haouala
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Publication number: 20200255217Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a container, in particular a plastic fuel container, with a fill level transmitter that has a floating body, which is disposed on a rotatably mounted carrier via a lever arm, and a magnet, which is disposed on the carrier and which rotates together with the carrier when the carrier rotates as a result of the floating body, and a Hall sensor, which is disposed in a fixed position relative to the magnet, for detecting a field strength, which changes when the magnet rotates, as a measurement for the fill level in the container. According to the present disclosure, the Hall sensor is disposed on a sensor carrier which can be mounted from the outer side of the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2016Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Albert J. BOECKER, Patrick GMÜND, Gerrit MICHAELIS, Thorsten SCHAEFER
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Patent number: 10604006Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a fuel tank having a module pot, which forms a first separate fuel reservoir for a fuel pump arranged inside the fuel tank. To prevent a gap in delivery of fuel to supply the first fuel reservoir in certain operating conditions, in particular when there is persistent lateral acceleration, according to the invention, a second separate fuel reservoir arranged separately from the first fuel reservoir inside the fuel tank is proposed, such that fuel is transferred from the second fuel reservoir into the first fuel reservoir at least when a predetermined acceleration level acting on the fuel tank is exceeded.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2016Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: TI AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Albert J. Boecker, Gerrit Michaelis, Peter Grauer, Patrick Gmünd, Matthias B. Olbrich, Alex Ehler
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Patent number: 10344895Abstract: A lead-through device for a wall comprising first and second pipe fitting elements. A supporting element is connected to the second pipe fitting element by way of an elastic portion which allows limited displacement of the supporting element in relation to the second pipe fitting element at least in the direction of a longitudinal center axis. The primary sealing toward the outside is achieved by the sealing element borne by the flange of the first pipe fitting element.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2015Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: TI Automotive Technology Center GmbHInventors: Albert J. Böcker, Alex Ehler, Patrick Gmünd, Peter Grauer, Gerrit Michaelis
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Publication number: 20180354357Abstract: The present disclosure provides a tank, in particular a plastic fuel tank, having a stiffening device, which penetrates the interior of the tank between opposite first and second wall parts of the tank and couples the wall parts to each other, whereby the tank can be subjected to increased interior pressure without damage. According to the present disclosure, the stiffening device comprises a first stiffening element, arranged on the first wall part, and a second stiffening element, arranged on the second wall part, wherein the first and second stiffening element have interacting coupling parts and wherein the first and second stiffening element can be connected to the first stiffening element with high tensile strength and, in the connected states, seals an opening in the second wall part by means of a flange cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2016Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Alex EHLER, Albert J. BOECKER, Patrick GMÜND, Peter GRAUER, Gerrit MICHAELIS, Matthias B. OLBRICH, Ahmad CHEHADE, Moez HAOUALA
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Publication number: 20180326839Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plastic tank, particularly a plastic fuel tank, with a pot-like installation body arranged on the inside of the tank, as well as a method for producing the same. According to the present disclosure, a ring body is provided which is arranged on an end portion of the installation body (24), wherein the ring body is engaged in an undercut section in the tank wall, and the installation body is engaged in the ring body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2016Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Alex EHLER, Albert J. BOECKER, Patrick GMUND, Peter GRAUER, Gerrit MICHAELIS, Matthias B. OLBRICH, Ahmad CHEHADE, Moez HAOUALA
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Publication number: 20180304743Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a fuel tank having a module pot, which forms a first separate fuel reservoir for a fuel pump arranged inside the fuel tank. To prevent a gap in delivery of fuel to supply the first fuel reservoir in certain operating conditions, in particular when there is persistent lateral acceleration, according to the invention, a second separate fuel reservoir arranged separately from the first fuel reservoir inside the fuel tank is proposed, such that fuel is transferred from the second fuel reservoir into the first fuel reservoir at least when a predetermined acceleration level acting on the fuel tank is exceeded.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2016Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Albert J. BOECKER, Gerrit MICHAELIS, Peter GRAUER, Patrick GMÜND, Matthias B. OLBRICH, Alex EHLER
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Publication number: 20170211724Abstract: A lead-through device for a wall comprising first and second pipe fitting elements. A supporting element is connected to the second pipe fitting element by way of an elastic portion which allows limited displacement of the supporting element in relation to the second pipe fitting element at least in the direction of a longitudinal center axis. The primary sealing toward the outside is achieved by the sealing element borne by the flange of the first pipe fitting element.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2015Publication date: July 27, 2017Applicant: TI AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBHInventors: Albert J. BÖCKER, Alex EHLER, Patrick GMÜND, Peter GRAUER, Gerrit MICHAELIS
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Patent number: 9073245Abstract: A method of manufacturing a product, including extruding a parison, and separating the parison into parison halves by cutting a partially expanded parison or by pulling apart a longitudinally weakened parison, and forming the parison halves against corresponding mold halves. The method may also include applying a film against the parison halves and/or the mold halves, and forming the film and parison halves against the mold halves to produce multi-layer product halves. Apparatuses for performing the method are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2009Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: TI Automotive Technology Center GmbHInventors: Albert J. Bocker, Andreas W. Dobmaier, Alex Ehler, Patrick Gmünd, Peter Grauer, Moez Haouala, Matthias B. Olbrich, Pierre E. Delbarre
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Publication number: 20090324866Abstract: A method of manufacturing a product, including extruding a parison, and separating the parison into parison halves by cutting a partially expanded parison or by pulling apart a longitudinally weakened parison, and forming the parison halves against corresponding mold halves. The method may also include applying a film against the parison halves and/or the mold halves, and forming the film and parison halves against the mold halves to produce multi-layer product halves. Apparatuses for performing the method are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: TI Automotive Technology Center GmbHInventors: Albert J. Bocker, Andreas W. Dobmaier, Alex Ehler, Patrick Gmund, Peter Grauer, Moez Haouala, Matthias B. Olbrich, Pierre E. Delbarre