Patents by Inventor Wolfgang LAULE

Wolfgang LAULE 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: 10876666
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a connecting element (1) for connecting a pipe end (2) to a component (3) of an air-conditioning system, wherein said connecting element comprises a base body (4) with a passage opening (5) for conveying through a refrigerant, a receptacle bore (6) for receiving the pipe end (2), wherein the receptacle bore (6) is arranged on a face side (7) of the base body (4) and corresponds to the passage bore (5), as well as a connection piece (8) that is arranged on the other face side (9) of the base body (4) and corresponds to the passage bore (5) on this side, wherein the connection piece (8) and the base body (4) consist of the same material and are realized in one piece, wherein at least one sealing element (12, 13) is arranged on the connection piece (8), and wherein the sealing element (12, 13) and the connection piece (8) are realized in one piece, as well as to a method for manufacturing such a connecting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: TI AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING CENTRE (HEIDELBERG) GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Laule, Dominik Kempf, Boris Bernhardt
  • Publication number: 20180187814
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a connecting element (1) for connecting a pipe end (2) to a component (3) of an air-conditioning system, wherein said connecting element comprises a base body (4) with a passage opening (5) for conveying through a refrigerant, a receptacle bore (6) for receiving the pipe end (2), wherein the receptacle bore (6) is arranged on a face side (7) of the base body (4) and corresponds to the passage bore (5), as well as a connection piece (8) that is arranged on the other face side (9) of the base body (4) and corresponds to the passage bore (5) on this side, wherein the connection piece (8) and the base body (4) consist of the same material and are realized in one piece, wherein at least one sealing element (12, 13) is arranged on the connection piece (8), and wherein the sealing element (12, 13) and the connection piece (8) are realized in one piece, as well as to a method for manufacturing such a connecting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Wolfgang LAULE, Dominik KEMPF, Boris BERNHARDT