Patents by Inventor Thomas Kaestner

Thomas Kaestner 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: 11473473
    Abstract: A device for supplying a chemical reactant into the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, comprising: a mixer housing; a metering pipe passing through the mixer housing, towards which the exhaust flow flowing into the mixer housing flows in a transverse direction, and having a first end and a second end; a metering unit arranged at the first end of the metering pipe and connected to a reactant supply for discharging reactant into the metering pipe; and means for generating a swirl flow of the exhaust flow within the metering pipe. The metering pipe has at least one inflow opening extending over a casing surface segment of no less than 45° in the circumferential direction and extending over at least one section of the length of the metering pipe, said inflow opening having a shovel-like hood arranged on the metering pipe and directing the exhaust flow eccentrically into the inflow opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: HJS EMISSION TECHNOLOGY GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Aomar Khibit, Thomas Kästner, Klaus Schrewe
  • Publication number: 20220090530
    Abstract: A device for supplying a chemical reactant into the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, comprising: a mixer housing having an inlet opening through which the exhaust flow enters the mixer housing; a metering pipe passing through the mixer housing, towards which the exhaust flow flowing into the mixer housing flows in a transverse direction, and having a first end and a second end; a metering unit which is arranged at the first end of the metering pipe and can be connected to a reactant supply for discharging reactant into the metering pipe; and means for generating a swirl flow of the exhaust flow within the metering pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Aomar KHIBIT, Thomas KÄSTNER, Klaus SCHREWE
  • Patent number: 10709328
    Abstract: A main module for a modular system for self-examination of an eye is provided. The main module has an interface for coupling with at least one other module of the modular system and a processor. The processor is configured to perform at least one eye test algorithm by controlling the at least one other module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andreas Maier, Gerd Haeusler, Aleksandra Milczarek, Tobias Geimer, Markus Schreiter, Thomas Kaestner, Florian Willomitzer
  • Publication number: 20190021588
    Abstract: A main module for a modular system for self-examination of an eye is provided. The main module has an interface for coupling with at least one other module of the modular system and a processor. The processor is configured to perform at least one eye test algorithm by controlling the at least one other module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas Maier, Gerd Haeusler, Aleksandra Milczarek, Tobias Geimer, Markus Schreiter, Thomas Kaestner, Florian Willomitzer
  • Patent number: 9579997
    Abstract: A device for selectively monitoring and reducing a backward displacement of a vehicle seat in the event of an accident, having at least one stop element (4) which arranged on a pair (1) of seat rails and has a stop face (5) which is inclined with respect to a longitudinal axis of the pair (1) of seat rails, and having at least one stop body (6) which is arranged on the vehicle seat, having a contact face (8) which is arranged in a normal position at a distance from the stop face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Metals and Mechanisms GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Sascha Eckhoff, Thomas Kaestner
  • Patent number: 9115622
    Abstract: A heating module (1) for an exhaust-gas purification system connected to the outlet of an internal combustion engine comprises a catalytic burner, with an HC injector (14) and with an oxidation catalytic converter (12) positioned downstream of the HC injector (14) in the flow direction of the exhaust gas, for supplying thermal energy to an exhaust-gas purification unit of the exhaust-gas purification system. It is provided here that the heating module (1) has a main section (2), a secondary section (3) which comprises the catalytic burner (12, 14), and a device (4, 5) for controlling the exhaust-gas mass flow flowing through the secondary section (3). In a first embodiment, the main section (2) has, in the inlet region or the heating module (1), an overflow pipe portion (6) which has overflow openings (7), between which overflow diverting chambers (8) is situated, parallel to the main section (2) of the heating module (1), the secondary section portion (11) with the oxidation catalytic converter (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: HJS Emission Technology GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bettina Baier, Bernd Maurer, Klaus Schrewe, Frank Noack, Thomas Kästner
  • Publication number: 20140339863
    Abstract: A device for selectively monitoring and reducing a backward displacement of a vehicle seat in the event of an accident, having at least one stop element (4) which arranged on a pair (1) of seat rails and has a stop face (5) which is inclined with respect to a longitudinal axis of the pair (1) of seat rails, and having at least one stop body (6) which is arranged on the vehicle seat, having a contact face (8) which is arranged in a normal position at a distance from the stop face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Metals Mechanisms GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Sascha Eckhoff, Thomas Kaestner
  • Publication number: 20140013729
    Abstract: A heating module (1) for an exhaust-gas purification system connected to the outlet of an internal combustion engine comprises a catalytic burner, with an HC injector (14) and with an oxidation catalytic converter (12) positioned downstream of the HC injector (14) in the flow direction of the exhaust gas, for supplying thermal energy to an exhaust-gas purification unit of the exhaust-gas purification system. It is provided here that the heating module (1) has a main section (2), a secondary section (3) which comprises the catalytic burner (12, 14), and a device (4, 5) for controlling the exhaust-gas mass flow flowing through the secondary section (3). In a first embodiment, the main section (2) has, in the inlet region of the heating module (1), an overflow pipe portion (6) which has overflow openings (7), between which overflow diverting chambers (8) is simulated, parallel to the main section (2) of the heating module (1), the secondary section portion (11) with the oxidation catalytic converter (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: HJS EMISSION TECHNOLOGY GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Bettina Baier, Bernd Maurer, Klaus Schrewe, Frank Noack, Thomas Kästner
  • Patent number: 8549844
    Abstract: The invention relates to an exhaust gas after treatment apparatus having a hollow cylindrical casing shell (2). In the inside an exhaust catalytic converter, preferably adapted as SCR-catalytic converter, as well as an inflow chamber (9) for exhaust gas to be purified are provided. Therein, the inflow chamber (9) is defined by two bottom portions (10, 11) arranged opposite to each other. Further, a shell portion (12) gas tightly encompassing the bottom portions (10, 11) is provided for the inflow chamber (9). The inflow chamber (9) is encompassed by the casing shell (2) and may be manufactured from a material different from a material of the casing shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Eberspächer Exhaust Technology GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Georg Huethwohl, Thomas Kaestner
  • Publication number: 20100050618
    Abstract: The invention relates to an exhaust gas after treatment apparatus having a hollow cylindrical casing shell (2). In the inside an exhaust catalytic converter, preferably adapted as SCR-catalytic converter, as well as an inflow chamber (9) for exhaust gas to be purified are provided. Therein, the inflow chamber (9) is defined by two bottom portions (10, 11) arranged opposite to each other. Further, a shell portion (12) gas tightly encompassing the bottom portions (10, 11) is provided for the inflow chamber (9). The inflow chamber (9) is encompassed by the casing shell (2) and may be manufactured from a material different from a material of the casing shell. The exhaust gas after treatment apparatus (1) is suitable in particular for commercial motor vehicles having a diesel engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Georg Hüthwohl, Thomas Kästner