Patents by Inventor Ulf STEINERT

Ulf STEINERT 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: 9989028
    Abstract: A pressure limiting valve for a fuel injection system may include a sleeve, a fixing pin, a spring, a sealing element, and a seat. The sleeve may have a longitudinal axis. The fixing pin protruding through a cavity enclosed by the sleeve. The spring may have a first end supported on the sleeve and a second end supported by the sealing element. The seat may provide a sealing surface for the sealing element to block a fluid flow through the valve when closed position, and allow this flow to pass in other positions. The outer circumference of the sleeve may vary within predefined tolerances along the longitudinal axis. The fixing pin may be shaped to plastically deform by a movement of the fixing pin along the longitudinal axis, in order to press the sleeve into the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Ulf Steinert, Hans-Joerg Koch
  • Publication number: 20170175694
    Abstract: A pressure limiting valve for a fuel injection system may include a sleeve, a fixing pin, a spring, a sealing element, and a seat. The sleeve may have a longitudinal axis. The fixing pin protruding through a cavity enclosed by the sleeve. The spring may have a first end supported on the sleeve and a second end supported by the sealing element. The seat may provide a sealing surface for the sealing element to block a fluid flow through the valve when closed position, and allow this flow to pass in other positions. The outer circumference of the sleeve may vary within predefined tolerances along the longitudinal axis. The fixing pin may be shaped to plastically deform by a movement of the fixing pin along the longitudinal axis, in order to press the sleeve into the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Ulf Steinert, Hans-Joerg Koch
  • Publication number: 20160153366
    Abstract: A pump arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a high pressure pump for delivering a fluid, which pump includes a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a pressure chamber arranged hydraulically between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet, a first pressure limiting valve having an inlet side coupled to the fluid outlet of the high pressure pump, and a second pressure limiting valve, wherein the two pressure limiting valves are connected hydraulically in parallel. Each pressure limiting valves has an opening pressure, wherein the opening pressure of the first pressure limiting valve is greater than the opening pressure of the second pressure limiting valve, and the opening pressure of the second pressure limiting valve is predefined based on an injector hydraulically coupled to the pump arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventor: Ulf STEINERT