Patents by Inventor Torsten KAUFMANN

Torsten KAUFMANN 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).

  • Apparatus for the actuation of a throttle valve, in particular a throttle valve of an intake system of an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 10260429
    Abstract: An apparatus for the actuation of a throttle valve, in particular a throttle valve arranged in an intake system of an internal combustion engine, uses a servomotor, in which apparatus at least one device for thermal decoupling is arranged between the throttle valve and servomotor. A shaft of the servomotor is coupled to a shaft of the throttle valve via a torque-transmitting coupling element with a definedly low heat transfer capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: MAN TRUCK & BUS AG
    Inventors: Torsten Kaufmann, Mathias Boegershausen
  • APPARATUS FOR THE ACTUATION OF A THROTTLE VALVE, IN PARTICULAR A THROTTLE VALVE OF AN INTAKE SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20150075161
    Abstract: An apparatus for the actuation of a throttle valve, in particular a throttle valve arranged in an intake system of an internal combustion engine, uses a servomotor, in which apparatus at least one device for thermal decoupling is arranged between the throttle valve and servomotor. A shaft of the servomotor is coupled to a shaft of the throttle valve via a torque-transmitting coupling element with a definedly low heat transfer capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Torsten KAUFMANN, Mathias BOEGERSHAUSEN