Patents by Inventor STEFFEN ERTHLE

STEFFEN ERTHLE 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).

  • Publication number: 20230392689
    Abstract: Gaskets and methods for manufacturing a gasket for sealing a gap in a housing, such as a battery housing, which gap extends at least partially around an interior of the housing, said gasket comprising at least one sealing layer. The sealing layer comprises at least two segments which are arranged adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction of the sealing layer and are joined to each other at a joining region. The two segments have, at the joining region, intermeshing engagement elements joined to each other, and one or both of the segments has/have, at the joining region a positioning hole and a through-opening which are arranged behind the engagement element from the point of view of the respective other segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Steffen ERTHLE, Johann WALDVOGEL
  • Patent number: 11434997
    Abstract: A gasket is described herein. The gasket might be used between internal combustion engine components. The gasket might be comprised of metal. The gasket might have several layers including a sealing layer and a compression layer. The gasket includes sections having different radii of curvature. The different radii of curvature might have particular relationships to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Reinz-Dichtungs-GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Claus, Steffen Erthle, Tobias Tauscher, Hans Waldvogel
  • Patent number: 10982769
    Abstract: A flat gasket for an internal combustion engine is described. The gasket may be used in the hot gas region of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Reinz-Dichtungs GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Claus, Steffen Erthle, Jochen Salzmann
  • Publication number: 20200217237
    Abstract: A heat shield for shielding hot regions of a component is described. The component may be an exhaust manifold with a heat shield and also an internal combustion engine with an exhaust manifold or heat shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: REINZ-DICHTUNGS-GMBH
    Inventors: HANS WALDVOGEL, OLIVER CLAUS, STEFFEN ERTHLE, FRANZ SCHWEIGGART
  • Publication number: 20200182355
    Abstract: A gasket is described herein. The gasket might be used between internal combustion engine components. The gasket might be comprised of metal. The gasket might have several layers including a sealing layer and a compression layer. The gasket includes sections having different radii of curvature. The different radii of curvature might have particular relationships to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Oliver CLAUS, Steffen ERTHLE, Tobias TAUSCHER, Hans WALDVOGEL
  • Publication number: 20190264811
    Abstract: A flat gasket for an internal combustion engine is described. The gasket may be used in the hot gas region of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: OLIVER CLAUS, STEFFEN ERTHLE, JOCHEN SALZMANN
  • Patent number: 10088048
    Abstract: A metallic flat gasket with at least one metallic layer and at least one filter element. The at least one metallic layer has at least one passage opening, which is covered by the filter element. The filter element has a mesh material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Reinz-Dichtungs-GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Claus, Georg Egloff, Steffen Erthle, Sylvain Thuault
  • Patent number: 9897038
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing system consisting of a first part and a second part and at least a passage opening extending in both parts, in particular a passage opening for fluids such as hot combustion gases from combustion engines as well as a corresponding metallic flat gasket such that the sealing system comprises or consists of a first part and a second part with the first part and the second part being compressed against each other at a joint contact surface and comprising at least one passage opening in the contact surface, which protrudes into the first and/or second part, an annular groove, which is delimited by the first and the second part and which encircles the passage opening, with the first and second part in the area at least radially outside of the groove come to rest one on the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Reinz-Dichtungs-GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Claus, Steffen Erthle, Kurt Hoehe, Ahmet Oruc, Hans Waldvogel
  • Publication number: 20170204973
    Abstract: A metallic flat gasket with at least one metallic layer and at least one filter element. The at least one metallic layer has at least one passage opening, which is covered by the filter element. The filter element has a mesh material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: OLIVER CLAUS, GEORG EGLOFF, STEFFEN ERTHLE, SYLVAIN THUAULT
  • Publication number: 20160090941
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing system consisting of a first part and a second part and at least a passage opening extending in both parts, in particular a passage opening for fluids such as hot combustion gases from combustion engines as well as a corresponding metallic flat gasket such that the sealing system comprises or consists of a first part and a second part with the first part and the second part being compressed against each other at a joint contact surface and comprising at least one passage opening in the contact surface, which protrudes into the first and/or second part, an annular groove, which is delimited by the first and the second part and which encircles the passage opening, with the first and second part in the area at least radially outside of the groove come to rest one on the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: REINZ-DICHTUNGS-GMBH
    Inventors: OLIVER CLAUS, STEFFEN ERTHLE, KURT HOEHE, AHMET ORUC, HANS WALDVOGEL