Patents by Inventor Stefan Kieninger

Stefan Kieninger 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: 10864529
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to devices and methods for treating a mixture of expansion gas and filling product foam in a beverage filling plant, comprising the steps of introducing the mixture of expansion gas and filling product foam into a closed separation container and extracting the expansion gas out of the closed separation container via suction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventor: Stefan Kieninger
  • Patent number: 10478832
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to devices and methods for treating a mixture of expansion gas and filling product foam in a beverage filling plant, comprising the steps of introducing the mixture of expansion gas and filling product foam into a closed separation container and extracting the expansion gas out of the closed separation container via suction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventor: Stefan Kieninger
  • Publication number: 20190143344
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to devices and methods for treating a mixture of expansion gas and filling product foam in a beverage filling plant, comprising the steps of introducing the mixture of expansion gas and filling product foam into a closed separation container and extracting the expansion gas out of the closed separation container via suction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventor: Stefan Kieninger
  • Publication number: 20170367378
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to devices and methods for treating a mixture of expansion gas and filling product foam in a beverage filling plant, comprising the steps of introducing the mixture of expansion gas and filling product foam into a closed separation container and extracting the expansion gas out of the closed separation container via suction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventor: Stefan Kieninger
  • Patent number: 9121354
    Abstract: Reciprocating-piston internal combustion engine having a crank mechanism, with at least one cylinder head, the intake and exhaust ducts of which are controlled by in each case at least one gas exchange valve which is configured as an intake or exhaust valve, which gas exchange valves can be actuated by cams of at least one camshaft and by transmission elements which are driven by said cams, wherein the cams are configured as sliding cams with at least two cams per sliding cam unit, which sliding cams are arranged via internal splining on an externally splined basic shaft such that they are fixed so as to rotate with it but can be displaced axially, at least one device which is fixed to the internal combustion engine for displacing the sliding cam unit into different axial positions via displacement grooves on the circumference of the sliding cam unit which interact with an actuator pin, and bearings for fixing the camshaft radially and axially on a component of the internal combustion engine, wherein the basi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignees: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Thyssenkrupp Presta TecCenter AG
    Inventors: Lutz Kirbach, Stefan Kieninger, Thomas Binder, Guido Scherzinger, Markus Niederlechner
  • Publication number: 20140109851
    Abstract: Reciprocating-piston internal combustion engine having a crank mechanism, with at least one cylinder head, the intake and exhaust ducts of which are controlled by in each case at least one gas exchange valve which is configured as an intake or exhaust valve, which gas exchange valves can be actuated by cams of at least one camshaft and by transmission elements which are driven by said cams, wherein the cams are configured as sliding cams with at least two cams per sliding cam unit, which sliding cams are arranged via internal splining on an externally splined basic shaft such that they are fixed so as to rotate with it but can be displaced axially, at least one device which is fixed to the internal combustion engine for displacing the sliding cam unit into different axial positions via displacement grooves on the circumference of the sliding cam unit which interact with an actuator pin, and bearings for fixing the camshaft radially and axially on a component of the internal combustion engine, wherein the basi
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Lutz Kirbach, Stefan Kieninger, Thomas Binder, Guido Scherzinger, Markus Niederlechner
  • Patent number: 7096837
    Abstract: The invention proposes a valve train of an internal combustion engine comprising a cam (1) and a directly driven cam follower (2), such as a roller tappet. This valve train is additionally designed for effecting an internal exhaust gas recirculation at an exhaust valve. A housing (4) of the cam follower (2) comprises two relatively displaceable elements (8, 9). The cam (1) is configured as a high lift cam (1a) for the inner element (8), and at least one low lift cam (1b) configured out-of-phase to the high lift cam (1a) is provided for the outer element (9). When it is desired to carry out an internal exhaust gas recirculation, the two elements (8, 9) are coupled to each other by a coupling element (10), so that, at the end of the base circle of the high lift cam (1a), the low lift cam (1b) protruding thereinto enables a slight post-opening of the gas exchange valve concerned and, thus also, an exhaust gas recirculation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Ina Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Stefan Kieninger, Eric Berndt
  • Publication number: 20050183685
    Abstract: The invention proposes a valve train of an internal combustion engine comprising a cam (1) and a directly driven cam follower (2), such as a roller tappet. This valve train is additionally designed for effecting an internal exhaust gas recirculation at an exhaust valve. A housing (4) of the cam follower (2) comprises two relatively displaceable elements (8, 9). The cam (1) is configured as a high lift cam (1a) for the inner element (8), and at least one low lift cam (1b) configured out-of-phase to the high lift cam (1a) is provided for the outer element (9). When it is desired to carry out an internal exhaust gas recirculation, the two elements (8, 9) are coupled to each other by a coupling element (10), so that, at the end of the base circle of the high lift cam (1a), the low lift cam (1b) protruding thereinto enables a slight post-opening of the gas exchange valve concerned and, thus also, an exhaust gas recirculation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Stefan Kieninger, Eric Berndt