Patents by Inventor Tom Achstaetter

Tom Achstaetter 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).

  • HF Ignition Device
    Patent number: 8863730
    Abstract: The invention relates to an HF ignition device for igniting a combustible gas mixture in an internal combustion engine, comprising a center electrode (2), an insulating body (3) through which center electrode (2) extends, a housing (4) that carries, on one end thereof, a metallic housing body (5) that encloses at least one section of insulating body (3), and comprising an external thread (5a) to be screwed into an internal combustion engine, and a circuit for the HF excitation of the center electrode (2). According to the invention, the section of the insulating body (3) that encloses the housing body (5) comprises an electrically conductive coating (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: BorgWarner BERU Systems, GmbH
    Inventors: Tom Achstaetter, Gerd Braeuchle, Hans Delesky, Thomas Giffels, Felizitas Heilmann
  • HF Ignition Device
    Publication number: 20110146640
    Abstract: The invention relates to an HF ignition device for igniting a combustible gas mixture in an internal combustion engine, comprising a center electrode (2), an insulating body (3) through which center electrode (2) extends, a housing (4) that carries, on one end thereof, a metallic housing body (5) that encloses at least one section of insulating body (3), and comprising an external thread (5a) to be screwed into an internal combustion engine, and a circuit for the HF excitation of the center electrode (2). According to the invention, the section of the insulating body (3) that encloses the housing body (5) comprises an electrically conductive coating (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Tom Achstaetter, Gerd Braeuchle, Hans Delesky, Thomas Giffels, Felizitas Heilmann