Patents by Inventor Thomas Lenk

Thomas Lenk 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).

  • Heating device for a fluid line
    Patent number: 10247153
    Abstract: A heating device for a fluid line has a heat-conductive pipe segment to be flowed through by a fluid. An electrical heating element that heats the pipe segment is provided. An electrical plug connection device is provided, wherein contact elements connect the heating element electrically to the plug connection device. A fastening element attaches the heating element and the contact elements to the pipe segment. A plastic housing encapsulates the fastening element, the heating element, and the pipe segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Udo Mueller, Peter Hoehn, Ralf Werner, Thomas Lenk
  • Heating Device for a Fluid Line
    Publication number: 20150139632
    Abstract: A heating device for a fluid line has a heat-conductive pipe segment to be flowed through by a fluid. An electrical heating element that heats the pipe segment is provided. An electrical plug connection device is provided, wherein contact elements connect the heating element electrically to the plug connection device. A fastening element attaches the heating element and the contact elements to the pipe segment. A plastic housing encapsulates the fastening element, the heating element, and the pipe segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Udo Mueller, Peter Hoehn, Ralf Werner, Thomas Lenk