Patents by Inventor Thomas Schittny

Thomas Schittny 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: 6695229
    Abstract: A swirl disk is composed of at least one metallic material, and is configured as having at least one intake area and at least one outlet orifice, the at least one outlet orifice being introduced in a lower base layer, and having at least two swirl channels emptying into a swirl chamber, the swirl chamber being provided in a central swirl-producing layer. An upper layer is configured as a cover layer, which over its entire cross-sectional surface represents a closed layer without orifice contours. All the layers of the swirl disk are directly built up on top of each other using electroplating metal deposition (multilayer electroplating). The swirl disk is suitable for a use in a fuel injection valve, in particular in a high-pressure injection valve for directly injecting the fuel into a combustion chamber of a mixture-compressing, external-ignition internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Petra Heinbuch, Frank Schatz, Armin Glock, Ralf Trutschel, Gottfried Flik, Guenter Dantes, Detlef Nowak, Joerg Heyse, Thomas Schittny, Juergen Hackenberg, Ronald Glas
  • Patent number: 6174416
    Abstract: Micromechanical component and a method for its production having vertically arranged layers made of metallic materials, with the layers adhering firmly to one another at least in part. The layers of the micromechanical component are attached to each other via intermediate layers, with the intermediate layers being at least one sputtered layer which can be applied in the form of a metallic start plating to the underlying layer, which includes metallic and nonmetallic areas, and to which an upper metallic electroplated layer can be applied. Upon their completion, the layers yield the micromechanical component with layers that adhere to one another or layers which can be partially detached from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Horst Magenau, Frank Schatz, Armin Glock, Elke Krauss, Thomas Schittny, Alexandra Jauernig, Ronald Glas
  • Patent number: 6131880
    Abstract: The microvalve includes an electromagnetic drive and of a multilayer lower valve part, which are permanently bonded to one another and are manufactured separately from one another. The lower valve part includes at least one armature and a valve-closure element, which are axially movable, as well as a housing which at least partially surrounds this axially movable component of the microvalve. The layers of the lower valve part are built up one upon the other by means of (multilayer) electrodeposition.The microvalve can be used in fuel-injection systems of internal combustion engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dietmar Hahn, Heinz Fuchs, Gottfried Flik, Thomas Schittny, Alexandra Jauernig
  • Patent number: 5924674
    Abstract: The microvalve according to the invention is comprised of an electromagnetic drive and of a multilayer lower valve part, which are permanently bonded to one another and are manufactured separately from one another. The lower valve part includes at least one armature and a valve-closure element, which are axially movable, as well as a housing which at least partially surrounds this axially movable component of the microvalve. The layers of the lower valve part are built up one upon the other by means of (multilayer) electrodeposition. The microvalve can be used in fuel-injection systems of internal combustion engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dietmar Hahn, Heinz Fuchs, Gottfried Flik, Thomas Schittny, Alexandra Jauernig
  • Patent number: 5647574
    Abstract: The microvalve according to the invention is composed in a layered manner of at least one bottom part (11), one middle part (12) and one top part (13). The sealing ring (31) (closure member), the valve plate (29) (pressure-compensating surface) and the membrane (26) are integrated in the middle part (12), this integral component being manufactured by a plastic moulding process. The actuation of the valve takes place using an electrical operating apparatus, for example by an electrostatic drive, an electromagnetic or a piezoelectric drive. In particular in the case of the electrostatic drive, two electrodes (17, 22) are applied in a layered manner to the middle part (12) or the bottom part (11). The bottom part, middle part and top part are joined together and connected, for example bonded or welded, permanently to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Mettner, Armin Schuelke, Christian Doering, Thomas Schittny