Patents by Inventor Timo Dirnberger

Timo Dirnberger 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: 10247147
    Abstract: An air filter device for a motor vehicle, having a filter element received in a filter housing which, at least in sections, is surrounded by an encompassing frame part. A support bead is held on the filter housing which protrudes over the directly adjacent filter housing wall, wherein a sealing element on the frame is supported by the support bead on the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Schmid, Guenter Goerg, Timo Dirnberger, Ralf Dietz, Michael Heim
  • Publication number: 20190063380
    Abstract: A flat air filter element for an air filter has a filter medium of cellulose material and a sealing element extending circumferentially about the filter medium. Sealing element and filter medium have at least one recess at an outer contour of the flat air filter element. The sealing element has a circumferentially extending holding groove to be engaged by a housing part of a filter housing. The filter housing has a housing pot, a housing cover to cover the housing pot, and a closure element for closing the filter housing. The flat air filter element is secured in the closed state of the filter housing by circumferentially clamping the sealing element between housing pot and housing cover. The circumferentially extending holding groove of the sealing element is engaged by housing pot or housing cover. The closure element of the filter housing is arranged in the region of the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Timo Dirnberger, Daniel Schmid, Andreas Weber
  • Publication number: 20180361300
    Abstract: A filter bellows with zigzag-folded filter medium has first and second fold edges extending between opposite end edge faces of the filter medium. The filter bellows has opposite end faces with an end fold. The filter bellows in use has a raw fluid-side surface and a clean fluid-side surface. First fold edges are positioned at the raw fluid-side surface and second fold edges are positioned at the clean fluid-side surface. The filter bellows has a passage extending between raw fluid-side surface and clean fluid-side surface. The passage has a first opening at the raw fluid-side surface provided with a first cross section and a second opening at the clean fluid-side surface provided with a second cross section. When projecting the first and second openings onto each other, one cross section, at least with sections thereof, is arranged outside of the other cross section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Markus Roehrig, Markus Schmidl, Timo Dirnberger, Daniel Schmid, Sven Epli
  • Publication number: 20180142823
    Abstract: A coupling device for connecting media-conducting lines has a one-part or multi-part first coupling section and a one-part or multi-part second coupling section. At least one locking element is fastened with at least one connecting section to the first coupling section and is provided with one or more locking arc sections extending in a circumferential direction between the first and second coupling sections. The second coupling section has a locking section extending circumferentially at least partially about a circumference of the second coupling section. At least one of the one or more locking arc sections interacts with the locking section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Zbiral, Thomas Jessberger, Andreas Weber, Timo Dirnberger
  • Publication number: 20180056225
    Abstract: In a method for producing two or more filter bellows, a bellows with a filter medium with fold edges is provided, wherein the filter medium is running in a running direction. A cutting path is carried out in the bellows with the filter medium in a direction that, at least in some regions, is transverse relative to the fold edges such that the filter bellows are produced in parallel and the cutting path creates end edge faces and/or side faces of the filter bellows and the filter bellows are embodied lying adjacent to each other and symmetrical or point-symmetrical relative to each other in the running direction and/or transverse to the running direction. A filter element with such a filter bellows and a filter system with such a filter element and filter bellows arranged in a filter housing are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Timo Dirnberger, Markus Roehrig, Daniel Schmid, Sven Epli, Markus Schmidl
  • Patent number: 9810184
    Abstract: An air filter device is provided with a filter housing and a filter element arranged in the filter housing. A frame part is connected to the filter element and frames the filter element at least over sections thereof circumferentially. The frame part is provided with an air duct receptacle that is adapted to receive an air duct. The frame part is arranged at least partially on an exterior side of the filter housing. The filter element is fastened by the frame part on the filter housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Schmid, Guenter Goerg, Timo Dirnberger, Ralf Dietz
  • Publication number: 20170282106
    Abstract: A method for producing a filter element provided with a sealing part in which the sealing material is introduced into a casting chamber between two tundish parts when in the non-cured state, and a compensation space connected to the casting chamber for the expansion of the sealing material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Arthur Sudermann, Fabian Wagner, Thomas Sieber, Guenter Guenter Goerg, Michael Metzger, Markus Roehrig, Thomas Jessberger, Timo Dirnberger, Bernd Joos
  • Publication number: 20170204820
    Abstract: A fluid conducting system for transport of a fluid has a housing with an inlet for the fluid and an outlet for the fluid. A sensor is arranged in the housing or protrudes from an exterior into the housing and measures a mass flow or a volume flow of a fluid flow that is flowing through the housing from the inlet to the outlet. A filter element is arranged upstream of the sensor in the housing. A fluid channel section has an inlet cross section and an outlet cross section, wherein the fluid channel section is arranged upstream of and in front of the sensor and the outlet cross section adjoins the sensor. The fluid channel section has a tapering cross section tapering from the inlet cross section toward the sensor and accelerating at least a portion of the fluid flow and conducting the fluid flow to the sensor. The tapering cross section of the fluid channel section tapers constantly at least in an area of the outlet cross section in front of the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Timo Dirnberger, Michael Frank
  • Patent number: 9630131
    Abstract: For a method for producing a filter element provided with a sealing part, wherein the sealing material is introduced into a casting chamber between two tundish parts when in the non-cured state, a compensation space connected to the casting chamber is provided for the expansion of the sealing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Arthur Sudermann, Fabian Wagner, Thomas Sieber, Guenter Goerg, Michael Metzger, Markus Roehrig, Thomas Jessberger, Timo Dirnberger, Bernd Joos
  • Patent number: 9586165
    Abstract: An air filter has a filter housing and a filter element inserted in the interior of the filter housing. The filter element has an inflow surface and an outflow surface and a filter medium that extends between inflow and outflow surfaces. The filter element has a circumferentially extending seal arranged in the area of the inflow surface or outflow surface and interacting in the mounting position with the sealing surface of the filter housing to separate inlet and outlet of the air filter. A support device clamps the filter element transversely to the insertion direction in the filter housing by a transverse clamping action in a support area that is spaced from the seal. The transverse clamping action results by an insertion movement of the filter element into the filter housing by interaction of the filter element with inner sides of the filter housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Schmid, Eric Thebault, Guenter Goerg, Timo Dirnberger, Ralf Dietz
  • Patent number: 9586168
    Abstract: A flat filter element has a filter medium and a sealing section that seals the flat filter element relative to a filter housing. A support element section is arranged on a circumferential side of the filter medium outside of the sealing section and supports the flat filter element relative to an inner side of the filter housing, wherein the support element section projects past the filter element in at least one direction. The filter housing has a mounting opening through which the flat filter element is inserted into the interior where the flat filter element is arranged such that the inlet is separated from the outlet of the filter housing. A projection arranged on an inner side of the filter housing supports under mechanical tension the support element section of the flat filter element in a mounting position of the flat filter element in the interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Schmid, Eric Thebault, Guenter Goerg, Timo Dirnberger, Ralf Dietz
  • Patent number: 9586167
    Abstract: A flat filter element to be mounted in a filter housing has an inflow surface and an outflow surface downstream of the inflow surface in a flow-through direction. A filter medium extend between the inflow surface and the outflow surface. A sealing section extends circumferentially relative to the flow-through direction. A seal fastened to or interacting with the sealing section is provided, wherein the seal, when the flat filter element is mounted in a filter housing, separates an inlet of the filter housing for air to be purified from an outlet of the filter housing for purified air. A first functional element section is arranged on at least one circumferential side of the filter medium so as to be spaced apart from the circumferentially extending sealing section. The first functional element section is attached to a lateral strip and the lateral strip is attached to the filter medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Schmid, Eric Thebault, Guenter Goerg, Timo Dirnberger, Ralf Dietz
  • Publication number: 20160279553
    Abstract: An air filter has a filter housing and a filter element inserted in the interior of the filter housing. The filter element has an inflow surface and an outflow surface and a filter medium that extends between inflow and outflow surfaces. The filter element has a circumferentially extending seal arranged in the area of the inflow surface or outflow surface and interacting in the mounting position with the sealing surface of the filter housing to separate inlet and outlet of the air filter. A support device clamps the filter element transversely to the insertion direction in the filter housing by a transverse clamping action in a support area that is spaced from the seal. The transverse clamping action results by an insertion movement of the filter element into the filter housing by interaction of the filter element with inner sides of the filter housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel Schmid, Eric Thebault, Guenter Goerg, Timo Dirnberger, Ralf Dietz
  • Publication number: 20160263513
    Abstract: A filter element for filtering a fluid, including: a filter bellows made of a filter medium folded into zig-zag-shaped pleats along fold edges, each pleat extending between opposing end edges of the filter bel-lows, and being laterally sealed at the end edges by means of at least one sealant track or a sideband; wherein the filter bellows includes a first element section; and a second element section, which include each on opposing end faces end edge surfaces and that substantially run parallel to one another, wherein, from one element section to another element section, at least one of the end edge surfaces changes direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Frank Pflueger, Fabian Wagner, Christian Thalmann, André Roesgen, Robert Hasenfratz, Daniel Schmid, Timo Dirnberger
  • Patent number: 9381456
    Abstract: A filter device has a filter element arranged in a filter housing. The filter device has additionally an adsorber element that adsorbs hydrocarbons. The adsorber element is arranged in a separate adsorber housing connected to the filter housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Timo Dirnberger, Juergen Stahl, Ralf Dietz
  • Patent number: 9359979
    Abstract: An air filter has a filter housing and a filter element inserted in the interior of the filter housing. The filter element has an inflow surface and an outflow surface and a filter medium that extends between inflow and outflow surfaces. The filter element has a circumferentially extending seal arranged in the area of the inflow surface or outflow surface and interacting in the mounting position with the sealing surface of the filter housing to separate inlet and outlet of the air filter. A support device clamps the filter element transversely to the insertion direction in the filter housing by a transverse clamping action in a support area that is spaced from the seal. The transverse clamping action results by an insertion movement of the filter element into the filter housing by interaction of the filter element with inner sides of the filter housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Schmid, Eric Thebault, Guenter Goerg, Timo Dirnberger, Ralf Dietz
  • Publication number: 20150075126
    Abstract: An air filter device is provided with a filter housing and a filter element arranged in the filter housing. A frame part is connected to the filter element and frames the filter element at least over sections thereof circumferentially. The frame part is provided with an air duct receptacle that is adapted to receive an air duct. The frame part is arranged at least partially on an exterior side of the filter housing. The filter element is fastened by the frame part on the filter housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel Schmid, Guenter Goerg, Timo Dirnberger, Ralf Dietz
  • Publication number: 20150075128
    Abstract: An air filter device for a motor vehicle features a filter element accommodated in a filter housing which is at least sectionwise enclosed by a surrounding frame part which is glued to the filter element. Between the frame part and the filter element is disposed a sealing lip which defines an adhesive receiving space between frame part and filter element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel Schmid, Guenter Goerg, Timo Dirnberger, Ralf Dietz
  • Publication number: 20150075127
    Abstract: An air filter device for a motor vehicle, having a filter element received in a filter housing which, at least in sections, is surrounded by an encompassing frame part. A support bead is held on the filter housing which protrudes over the directly adjacent filter housing wall, wherein a sealing element on the frame is supported by the support bead on the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel Schmid, Guenter Goerg, Timo Dirnberger, Ralf Dietz, Michael Heim
  • Patent number: RE46182
    Abstract: A filter device for filtration of gaseous fluids has a multi-part housing with a first housing part and a second housing part connected to one another in a mounted state of the multi-part housing. A filter element is insertable into the multi-part housing. A connecting device penetrates the filter element and provides a connection between the first and second housing parts. The connecting device has at least one first housing projection monolithically formed on the first housing part. The connecting device further has a damping element arranged between the at least one first housing projection and the second housing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Weber, Timo Dirnberger