Patents by Inventor Thomas Wienecke

Thomas Wienecke 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: 10982686
    Abstract: A coolant pump assembly includes an electric coolant pump for a motor vehicle. The electric coolant pump includes a multi-part pump housing and an electric drive unit arranged in the multi-part pump housing. The multi-pat housing includes a coolant inlet, a coolant outlet, and a fastening assembly via which the electric coolant pump is detachably connected in an engine compartment to an engine component and/or to a body part. The fastening assembly includes at least one screw connection and at least one interlocking connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Wienecke, Elias-Immanuel Weirich, Stephan Schreckenberg
  • Patent number: 10935028
    Abstract: An electric fluid pump for a motor vehicle includes a housing composite, a pump unit, a drive motor, a rotor shaft, and a motor controller which controls the drive motor. The housing composite defines a pump space, which includes a pump rotor space wherein a pump rotor of the pump unit is arranged, and a motor space wherein the drive motor is arranged, which together comprise a common end wall. The drive motor includes a motor stator, a motor coil arrangement, and a motor rotor. The rotor shaft co-rotatably connected to the motor rotor, and is arranged through the common end wall to rotate jointly with the pump rotor. The common end wall is a mounting wall part on which at least the motor controller is arranged. The motor coil arrangement is arranged on the motor stator and is provided on a side which is opposite to the motor controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Helmis, Thomas Wienecke
  • Publication number: 20200309136
    Abstract: An electric fluid pump for a motor vehicle includes a housing composite, a pump unit, a drive motor, a rotor shaft, and a motor controller which controls the drive motor. The housing composite defines a pump space, which includes a pump rotor space wherein a pump rotor of the pump unit is arranged, and a motor space wherein the drive motor is arranged, which together comprise a common end wall. The drive motor includes a motor stator, a motor coil arrangement, and a motor rotor. The rotor shaft co-rotatably connected to the motor rotor, and is arranged through the common end wall to rotate jointly with the pump rotor. The common end wall is a mounting wall part on which at least the motor controller is arranged. The motor coil arrangement is arranged on the motor stator and is provided on a side which is opposite to the motor controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: MARTIN HELMIS, THOMAS WIENECKE
  • Publication number: 20200300263
    Abstract: A coolant pump assembly includes an electric coolant pump for a motor vehicle. The electric coolant pump includes a multi-part pump housing and an electric drive unit arranged in the multi-part pump housing. The multi-pat housing includes a coolant inlet, a coolant outlet, and a fastening assembly via which the electric coolant pump is detachably connected in an engine compartment to an engine component and/or to a body part. The fastening assembly includes at least one screw connection and at least one interlocking connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: THOMAS WIENECKE, ELIAS-IMMANUEL WEIRICH, STEPHAN SCHRECKENBERG
  • Patent number: 10243421
    Abstract: A motor vehicle auxiliary assembly electric motor includes a motor stator with stator coils. The motor stator is electronically commutated. A control electronics system drives the stator coils and is potted in a cast body. An electronics chamber is closed-off and has the control electronics system and the cast body arranged therein. A gas chamber is arranged adjacent to the cast body. A pressure equalization element ventilates and vents the gas chamber. An aeration shaft is arranged to pass through the cast body and fluidically connects the gas chamber to the atmosphere. The pressure equalization element is fluidically associated with the aeration shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Haensch, Maik Waberski, Michael Weinert, Joerg Hartzendorf, Ronald Rathke, Thomas Wienecke
  • Publication number: 20170170701
    Abstract: A motor vehicle auxiliary assembly electric motor includes a motor stator with stator coils. The motor stator is electronically commutated. A control electronics system drives the stator coils and is potted in a cast body. An electronics chamber is closed-off and has the control electronics system and the cast body arranged therein. A gas chamber is arranged adjacent to the cast body. A pressure equalization element ventilates and vents the gas chamber. An aeration shaft is arranged to pass through the cast body and fluidically connects the gas chamber to the atmosphere. The pressure equalization element is fluidically associated with the aeration shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: WOLFGANG HAENSCH, MAIK WABERSKI, MICHAEL WEINERT, JOERG HARTZENDORF, RONALD RATHKE, THOMAS WIENECKE
  • Patent number: 9458757
    Abstract: A motor vehicle coolant pump for supplying coolant to an engine includes a two-part pump housing comprising a pump rotor housing part and a body housing part. The pump rotor housing part comprises a first mounting flange, and the body housing part comprises a second mounting flange which together fix the housing parts with respect to each other and allow a mounting of the housing parts on each other in every rotary position. A pump rotor is arranged in the pump rotor housing part. An axial coolant inlet and a tangential coolant outlet are provided on the pump rotor housing part. A rotary fixation comprises a recess at the pump rotor housing part and a nose which engages in the recess. The rotary fixation allows the pump rotor housing part and the body housing part to be mounted with respect to each other in only one single rotational angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Schreckenberg, Thomas Wienecke, Bjoern Isenberg
  • Publication number: 20130309084
    Abstract: A motor vehicle coolant pump for supplying coolant to an engine includes a two-part pump housing comprising a pump rotor housing part and a body housing part. The pump rotor housing part comprises a first mounting flange, and the body housing part comprises a second mounting flange which together fix the housing parts with respect to each other and allow a mounting of the housing parts on each other in every rotary position. A pump rotor is arranged in the pump rotor housing part. An axial coolant inlet and a tangential coolant outlet are provided on the pump rotor housing part. A rotary fixation comprises a recess at the pump rotor housing part and a nose which engages in the recess. The rotary fixation allows the pump rotor housing part and the body housing part to be mounted with respect to each other in only one single rotational angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Schreckenberg, Thomas Wienecke, Bjoern Isenberg
  • Patent number: 8392060
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for feedback of states of an electric component to an engine control device of an internal combustion engine using a control unit for the electric component including a detection device configured to detect faults. The method includes configuring the control unit, connecting the control unit to the engine control device via a signal line, receiving a PWM signal generated in the engine control device, tying the signal line to ground for a feedback of data of the electric component to the engine control device; and identifying a fault based on a duration of the connection to ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Pierburg GmbH
    Inventors: Waldemar Stephan, Thomas Wienecke, Peter Rechberg, Joachim Mertens, Rainer Strauss
  • Publication number: 20100174441
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for feedback of states of an electric component to an engine control device of an internal combustion engine using a control unit for the electric component including a detection device configured to detect faults. The method includes configuring the control unit, connecting the control unit to the engine control device via a signal line, receiving a PWM signal generated in the engine control device, tying the signal line to ground for a feedback of data of the electric component to the engine control device; and identifying a fault based on a duration of the connection to ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: PIERBURG GMBH
    Inventors: Waldemar Stephan, Thomas Wienecke, Peter Rechberg, Joachim Mertens, Rainer Strauss
  • Patent number: 6571623
    Abstract: A measuring instrument for measuring mass of a flowing medium in which a measuring body extends across the flowing medium and has a rectangular flow channel through which the medium flows. The flow channel has a constricted inlet, a central portion with parallel sides and a widened outlet. A measuring element is supported in the measuring body such that the medium flows thereon. The measuring element carries temperature and heating sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Pierburg GmbH
    Inventors: Johann Blasczyk, Karl-Heinrich Lösing, Thomas Wienecke, Peter Witkowski
  • Patent number: 6494090
    Abstract: An air-mass sensor having an air mass sensor module provided with two temperature sensors (6, 7) and two heat sensors (4, 5) which are incorporated into two separately acting bridges (I, II) whose bridge output signals (Umv, Umh, Umq) are supplied to a microprocessor (16) incorporated on a common support with the air-mass sensor module. The microprocessor (16) is calibrated such that crude bridge signals (Usv, Ush, Usq) measured in a base mode are inscribed in support places (x1, x2, x3) of support place tables (St2, St3). A customer characteristic curve is filed in the form of measurement points (m1, m2, m3) in the support place tables (St2, St3) and are utilized to adjust the crude bridge signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Pierburg AG
    Inventors: Karl-Heinrich Lösing, Christian Witty, Thomas Wienecke, Günter Liedtke, Rainer Krinitz
  • Patent number: 6386030
    Abstract: A temperature regulator, circuit for an air-mass flow meter in which the temperature regulator circuit includes a bridge circuit one of whose bridge branches contains a temperature resistor of substantially higher resistance than a heating resistor in the other bridge branch. The resistance element of the temperature resistor normally requires a large amount of space on the sensor for this purpose. In order to reduce the size of the resistance element, a voltage divider is provided to reduce the input voltage applied to the temperature resistor. In order to maintain the bridge balance, additional circuit elements are provided in the other bridge branch containing the heating resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Pierburg AG
    Inventors: Günter Liedtke, Thomas Wienecke