Patents by Inventor Janet Schlothauer

Janet Schlothauer 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: 11506107
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement (100) for connecting a first fluid-conducting component (110) to a second fluid-conducting component (120), more particularly in the exhaust gas line of a motor vehicle, having a seal (130), which seals the components (110, 120) at the connecting point, and having a band clamp (140), which encloses the components (110, 120) at the connecting point and attaches the components (110, 120) to each other. According to the invention, the seal (130) is formed with a tab (131), which protrudes at the connecting point after the components (110, 120) have been connected and is visible through a separation joint (141) of the band clamp (140). The invention further relates to a corresponding method for connecting a first fluid-conducting component (110) to a second fluid-conducting component (120).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: AUDI AG, VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Sönke Andreas Tangermann, Holger Morsch, Bertram Seidl, Onur Ulas Car, Janet Schlothauer
  • Publication number: 20210071563
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement (100) for connecting a first fluid-conducting component (110) to a second fluid-conducting component (120), more particularly in the exhaust gas line of a motor vehicle, having a seal (130), which seals the components (110, 120) at the connecting point, and having a band clamp (140), which encloses the components (110, 120) at the connecting point and attaches the components (110, 120) to each other. According to the invention, the seal (130) is formed with a tab (131), which protrudes at the connecting point after the components (110, 120) have been connected and is visible through a separation joint (141) of the band clamp (140). The invention further relates to a corresponding method for connecting a first fluid-conducting component (110) to a second fluid-conducting component (120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicants: Audi AG, Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: SÖNKE ANDREAS TANGERMANN, HOLGER MORSCH, BERTRAM SEIDL, ONUR ULAS CAR, JANET SCHLOTHAUER
  • Patent number: 7921639
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes an exhaust-gas tract and a supply system for combustion air. A compressor of an exhaust-gas turbocharger is disposed in the supply system for combustion air. A turbine of the exhaust-gas turbocharger, a first particulate filter, and an adjustable exhaust-gas throttle are disposed in series in a downstream direction in the exhaust-gas tract. A low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line branches off from the exhaust-gas tract downstream of the first particulate filter and discharges into the supply system for combustion air upstream of the compressor. An exhaust-gas recirculation cooler, an exhaust-gas recirculation valve, and a second particulate filter with a filter mesh size of at least 50 ?m are disposed in the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Kerstin Silbermann, Wilfried Rhode, Janet Schlothauer, Arnd Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20080041051
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes an exhaust-gas tract and a supply system for combustion air. A compressor of an exhaust-gas turbocharger is disposed in the supply system for combustion air. A turbine of the exhaust-gas turbocharger, a first particulate filter, and an adjustable exhaust-gas throttle are disposed in series in a downstream direction in the exhaust-gas tract. A low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line branches off from the exhaust-gas tract downstream of the first particulate filter and discharges into the supply system for combustion air upstream of the compressor. An exhaust-gas recirculation cooler, an exhaust-gas recirculation valve, and a second particulate filter with a filter mesh size of at least 50 ?m are disposed in the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Kerstin Silbermann, Wilfried Rhode, Janet Schlothauer, Arnd Schmidt