Patents by Inventor Stefan O. Leipold

Stefan O. Leipold 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: 8490661
    Abstract: In at least one implementation, a filler neck for a fuel tank may include an outer tube attached to the fuel tank through which fuel is discharged into the fuel tank during a refueling event, and an insert. The insert may be carried by the outer tube and have a passage adapted to receive a refueling nozzle during a refueling event, a first barrier adapted to engage a refueling nozzle inserted in the passage and having one or more gaps through which fluid may flow between the refueling nozzle and first barrier, and a second barrier adapted to engage the first barrier to reduce the size of the gaps when the first barrier is engaged with a refueling nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: TI Automotive Technology Center GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan O. Leipold, Tobias Schanegg, Ankur Seth