Patents by Inventor Tim Reule

Tim Reule 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).

  • Fuel pump with improved delivery properties
    Patent number: 10619628
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel pump (1) which comprises a pump housing (2), a delivery element (3) for delivering fuel, a heat-generating actuator (4) for actuating the delivery element (3), a first fuel path (5) which leads from an inlet (20) to a delivery space (7), and a second fuel path (6) which leads from the inlet (20) past the heat-generating actuator (4) to a first housing opening (21), wherein the first housing opening (21) is arranged above the inlet (20) in the vertical direction (V). The present invention also relates to a fuel pump arrangement which comprises a fuel pump (1) according to the invention and a fuel tank (10) in which the fuel pump (1) is at least partially and preferably entirely arranged. The present invention also relates to a method for operating a fuel pump (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch Gmbh
    Inventors: Andreas Plisch, Frank Nitsche, Joerg Heyse, Siamend Flo, Thorsten Allgeier, Walter Maeurer, Tim Reule
  • FUEL PUMP WITH IMPROVED DELIVERY PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20170268469
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel pump (1) which comprises a pump housing (2), a delivery element (3) for delivering fuel, a heat-generating actuator (4) for actuating the delivery element (3), a first fuel path (5) which leads from an inlet (20) to a delivery space (7), and a second fuel path (6) which leads from the inlet (20) past the heat-generating actuator (4) to a first housing opening (21), wherein the first housing opening (21) is arranged above the inlet (20) in the vertical direction (V). The present invention also relates to a fuel pump arrangement which comprises a fuel pump (1) according to the invention and a fuel tank (10) in which the fuel pump (1) is at least partially and preferably entirely arranged. The present invention also relates to a method for operating a fuel pump (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas Plisch, Frank Nitsche, Joerg Heyse, Siamend Flo, Thorsten Allgeier, Walter Maeurer, Tim Reule