Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Lankes

Wolfgang Lankes 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).

  • Corona ignition device with gas-tight HF plug connector
    Patent number: 9698575
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a corona ignition device, comprising a center electrode, an insulator, into which the center electrode plugs, a coil, which is connected to the center electrode, and a housing, in which the coil is arranged. The housing is closed at one end by the insulator and at the other end carries an HF plug connector, which has an inner conductor connected to the coil and an outer conductor connected to the housing. In accordance with this disclosure, the HF plug connector contains a glass body, which seals an annular gap between the inner conductor and the outer conductor. This disclosure also relates to an HF plug connector suitable for such an HF ignition device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignees: BorgWarner Ludwigsburg GmbH, Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Timo Stifel, Martin Zebhauser, Wolfgang Lankes
  • CORONA IGNITION DEVICE WITH GAS-TIGHT HF PLUG CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20150200522
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a corona ignition device, comprising a center electrode, an insulator, into which the center electrode plugs, a coil, which is connected to the center electrode, and a housing, in which the coil is arranged. The housing is closed at one end by the insulator and at the other end carries an HF plug connector, which has an inner conductor connected to the coil and an outer conductor connected to the housing. In accordance with this disclosure, the HF plug connector contains a glass body, which seals an annular gap between the inner conductor and the outer conductor. This disclosure also relates to an HF plug connector suitable for such an HF ignition device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Timo Stifel, Martin Zebhauser, Wolfgang Lankes