Patents by Inventor Thomas ZIRGEL

Thomas ZIRGEL 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: 9894715
    Abstract: An electric heating device, particularly for a motor vehicle, is provided that has at least one heating element disposed in a housing, whereby the housing has a housing cover and/or a housing base with at least one opening through which the at least one heating element is disposed protruding at least in sections, whereby a sealing element in which the at least one heating element is disposed is provided in the at least one opening in the housing cover and/or in the housing base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Zirgel
  • Patent number: 9655169
    Abstract: An electric heater for an automobile vehicle, with an electric heating element, which is connectable to an electric power source, with an insulating element and with a tube with the electric heating element being placed inside the tube and being electrically insulated from the tube, with the tube having at least one opening through which the insulating element and the electric heating element can be inserted into the tube. The electric heater features a safety element, which is plugged into the at least one opening of the tube, with the safety element having at least one distance element, which defines the orientation of the electric heating element and/or the insulating element in relation to the tube. Furthermore the invention relates to a heat exchanger with at least one electric heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Zirgel
  • Publication number: 20150373784
    Abstract: An electric heating device, particularly for a motor vehicle, is provided that has at least one heating element disposed in a housing, whereby the housing has a housing cover and/or a housing base with at least one opening through which the at least one heating element is disposed protruding at least in sections, whereby a sealing element in which the at least one heating element is disposed is provided in the at least one opening in the housing cover and/or in the housing base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas ZIRGEL
  • Publication number: 20150296568
    Abstract: An electric heater for an automobile vehicle, with an electric heating element, which is connectable to an electric power source, with an insulating element and with a tube with the electric heating element being placed inside the tube and being electrically insulated from the tube, with the tube having at least one opening through which the insulating element and the electric heating element can be inserted into the tube. The electric heater features a safety element, which is plugged into the at least one opening of the tube, with the safety element having at least one distance element, which defines the orientation of the electric heating element and/or the insulating element in relation to the tube. Furthermore the invention relates to a heat exchanger with at least one electric heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: MAHLE BEHR FRANCE ROUFFACH S.A.S
    Inventor: Thomas ZIRGEL