Patents by Inventor Thomas Eichinger

Thomas Eichinger 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: 12240311
    Abstract: A motor vehicle battery for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The motor vehicle battery includes a one-piece holder including a plurality of holding portions connected to one another via a bending portion of the holder. The bending portion upon a force introduction at the plurality of holding portions permits a bending of at least one of the plurality of holding portions about a bending axis of the bending portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Eichinger, Tilman Kaiser, Georg Votteler
  • Publication number: 20220379708
    Abstract: A motor vehicle battery for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The motor vehicle battery includes a one-piece holder including a plurality of holding portions connected to one another via a bending portion of the holder. The bending portion upon a force introduction at the plurality of holding portions permits a bending of at least one of the plurality of holding portions about a bending axis of the bending portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Eichinger, Tilman Kaiser, Georg Votteler
  • Publication number: 20220294043
    Abstract: A housing for an energy storage device of a vehicle may include a main housing and a temperature control plate. The main housing may form a housing interior for a plurality of energy storage cells of the energy storage device. A temperature control fluid may flow through the temperature control plate for the temperature control of the plurality of energy storage cells. The main housing and the temperature control plate may be configured such that the temperature control plate can be inserted into the housing interior in an insertion direction. In an inserted configuration, the temperature control plate may form a positive connection with the main housing which may prevent displacement of the temperature control plate in the main housing transversely to the insertion direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Julius Aktas, Thomas Eichinger, Peter Geskes, Stefan Moedinger, Georg Votteler, Johannes Weinmann, Dietmar Wilhelm
  • Publication number: 20190284975
    Abstract: A liquid filter module may include a filter device and a heat exchanger coupled thereto via an intermediate piece. At least one liquid channel and a receiving channel crossing the at least one liquid channel and configured to receive a valve may be disposed in the intermediate piece. The receiving channel may include a channel which crosses the receiving channel and in which a securing element may be arranged which fixes the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Kai Saupe, Thomas Eichinger