Patents by Inventor Henrik Hoffmeyer

Henrik Hoffmeyer 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: 11118521
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an internal combustion engine, which has an internal combustion motor, which forms at least two combustion chambers, which are bounded by cylinders formed in a cylinder housing and by pistons guided up and down cyclically in said cylinders and in which thermodynamic cycles can be performed during operation of the internal combustion engine, wherein then a gas exchange in the combustion chambers is controlled by means of at least one intake valve (28) and one exhaust valve in the case of each combustion chamber, which valves are actuated by means of cams, and wherein a first operating state is provided, in which the thermodynamic cycles are performed both in a first combustion chamber and in a second combustion chamber and a second operating state is provided, in which the thermodynamic cycles are performed in the first combustion chamber and the thermodynamic cycles are not performed in the second combustion chamber, is characterized in that, in order to switch
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Christopher Gessenhardt, Henrik Hoffmeyer, Nico Schreeck
  • Publication number: 20200325838
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an internal combustion engine, which has an internal combustion motor, which forms at least two combustion chambers, which are bounded by cylinders formed in a cylinder housing and by pistons guided up and down cyclically in said cylinders and in which thermodynamic cycles can be performed during operation of the internal combustion engine, wherein then a gas exchange in the combustion chambers is controlled by means of at least one intake valve (28) and one exhaust valve in the case of each combustion chamber, which valves are actuated by means of cams, and wherein a first operating state is provided, in which the thermodynamic cycles are performed both in a first combustion chamber and in a second combustion chamber and a second operating state is provided, in which the thermodynamic cycles are performed in the first combustion chamber and the thermodynamic cycles are not performed in the second combustion chamber, is characterized in that, in order to switch
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Christopher GESSENHARDT, Henrik HOFFMEYER, Nico SCHREECK
  • Patent number: 10145314
    Abstract: A control unit for controlling a phase angle of a first camshaft of an internal combustion engine includes a first characteristic diagram signal generator for determining a dynamic setpoint phase angle of the first camshaft, a second characteristic diagram signal generator for determining a static setpoint phase angle of the first camshaft, and a first interpolator for determining a corrected setpoint phase angle of the first camshaft based on the dynamic setpoint phase angle of the first camshaft and on the static setpoint phase angle of the first camshaft. A motor vehicle including a control unit for controlling a phase angle of a first camshaft of an internal combustion engine and a method for controlling a phase angle of a first camshaft of an internal combustion engine are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Henrik Hoffmeyer, Lars Petersen, Stephan Schwieger
  • Patent number: 10018127
    Abstract: A method for operating an internal combustion engine is provided. The internal combustion engine has a compressor for adjusting a charge density in an intake pipe of the internal combustion engine and has an adjusting device, such as a variable valve gear, for adjusting a volumetric efficiency of the internal combustion engine. A dynamic setpoint quantity for the internal combustion engine is determined as a function of a difference between a load demand upon the internal combustion engine and a current load output of the internal combustion engine. The volumetric efficiency and the charge density are adjusted as a function of the dynamic setpoint quantity. An internal combustion engine and a vehicle are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Henrik Hoffmeyer, Nils Lindenkamp
  • Publication number: 20160377002
    Abstract: A control unit for controlling a phase angle of a first camshaft of an internal combustion engine includes a first characteristic diagram signal generator for determining a dynamic setpoint phase angle of the first camshaft, a second characteristic diagram signal generator for determining a static setpoint phase angle of the first camshaft, and a first interpolator for determining a corrected setpoint phase angle of the first camshaft based on the dynamic setpoint phase angle of the first camshaft and on the static setpoint phase angle of the first camshaft. A motor vehicle including a control unit for controlling a phase angle of a first camshaft of an internal combustion engine and a method for controlling a phase angle of a first camshaft of an internal combustion engine are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Henrik Hoffmeyer, Lars Petersen, Stephan Schwieger
  • Publication number: 20150134230
    Abstract: A method for operating an internal combustion engine is provided. The internal combustion engine has a compressor for adjusting a charge density in an intake pipe of the internal combustion engine and has an adjusting device, such as a variable valve gear, for adjusting a volumetric efficiency of the internal combustion engine. A dynamic setpoint quantity for the internal combustion engine is determined as a function of a difference between a load demand upon the internal combustion engine and a current load output of the internal combustion engine. The volumetric efficiency and the charge density are adjusted as a function of the dynamic setpoint quantity. An internal combustion engine and a vehicle are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Henrik Hoffmeyer, Nils Lindenkamp
  • Publication number: 20140366854
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for operating a drive assembly having a gasoline engine (1) and an exhaust gas cooling system. According to the method, combustion air fed through an inlet valve to a cylinder (3) of the gasoline engine (1) is compressed by an exhaust turbocharger (12) having a turbine (13) with variable turbine geometry. The inlet valve is closed before a piston in the cylinder (3) reaches bottom dead center. The exhaust gas fed to the turbine is cooled in a section of an exhaust gas line, in particular in the exhaust manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Henrik Hoffmeyer, Paul Gnegel, Nils Lindenkamp, Joerg Theobald