Patents by Inventor Thomas Sarfert

Thomas Sarfert 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: 9732717
    Abstract: A nozzle needle for an injector for injecting fuel includes at least one guiding section with a recess and a guiding surface configured to rest against an inner surface of a nozzle body of the injector, the recess at least partially delimiting the guiding surface and being configured to allow a flow of fuel along the guiding section, and the guiding surface being guided about the longitudinal axis of the nozzle needle in a helical manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Aurich, Carsten Hampel, Thomas Sarfert, Ferdinand Loebbering
  • Publication number: 20150122918
    Abstract: A nozzle needle for an injector for injecting fuel includes at least one guiding section with a recess and a guiding surface configured to rest against an inner surface of a nozzle body of the injector, the recess at least partially delimiting the guiding surface and being configured to allow a flow of fuel along the guiding section, and the guiding surface being guided about the longitudinal axis of the nozzle needle in a helical manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Aurich, Carsten Hampel, Thomas Sarfert, Ferdinand Loebbering
  • Patent number: 6760424
    Abstract: For establishing a protected communication segment between two network elements of a telecommunication network, a protected connection and a protecting connection must be set up. For this purpose, first cross connections carrying the communication traffic for the protected connection and second cross connections protecting the respective first cross connection for the protecting connection are established between corresponding termination points within these network elements, whereby this occurs in each network element independently of the respectively other network element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Mutz, Thomas Sarfert