Patents by Inventor Frank Ottusch

Frank Ottusch 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).

  • Publication number: 20230022334
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method (200) for operating a motor vehicle (100) with a combustion engine (110), including the determination (210) of a current operating state of the vehicle (100), the determination (220) of an emission state of the vehicle (100) during the determined operating state, carrying out (230) at least one measure to reduce emissions depending on the emission state and evaluating (240) the at least one measure in connection with the operating state with regard to its success in reducing emissions. Furthermore, a computing unit (130) and a computer program product for carrying out such a method (200) are proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Frank Ottusch, Jan Kappa, Jurij Woelfling, Kosuke Tamanoi, Roberto Verrino, Timm Hollmann
  • Publication number: 20080156300
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes multiple combustion chambers. The supply of fuel into at least one subset of the combustion chambers can temporarily be interrupted. It is provided that the fuel be injected into the combustion chambers directly and during a switchover phase for interrupting or resuming fuel injection into the subset of combustion chambers, at least temporarily via multiple injections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Andreas Baumann, Frank Ottusch
  • Patent number: 7331332
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes multiple combustion chambers. The supply of fuel into at least one subset of the combustion chambers can temporarily be interrupted. It is provided that the fuel be injected into the combustion chambers directly and during a switchover phase for interrupting or resuming fuel injection into the subset of combustion chambers, at least temporarily via multiple injections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Baumann, Frank Ottusch
  • Publication number: 20070175439
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes multiple combustion chambers. The supply of fuel into at least one subset of the combustion chambers can temporarily be interrupted. It is provided that the fuel be injected into the combustion chambers directly and during a switchover phase for interrupting or resuming fuel injection into the subset of combustion chambers, at least temporarily via multiple injections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Andreas Baumann, Frank Ottusch