Patents by Inventor Manfred Breitenberger

Manfred Breitenberger 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: 10047660
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-cooled internal combustion engine (1), comprising: at least one cylinder block (2), which is connected to at least one cylinder head (3); at least one first cooling jacket (4) in the cylinder block (2) and at least one second cooling jacket (5) in the cylinder head (3), wherein the first and the second cooling jackets (4, 5) are arranged in a coolant circuit and are connected to each other with regard to flow; and at least one control element arranged in the coolant circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: AVL List GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz Petutschnig, Manfred Breitenberger, Robert Poeschl
  • Publication number: 20160356201
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-cooled internal combustion engine (1), comprising: at least one cylinder block (2), which is connected to at least one cylinder head (3); at least one first cooling jacket (4) in the cylinder block (2) and at least one second cooling jacket (5) in the cylinder head (3), wherein the first and the second cooling jackets (4, 5) are arranged in a coolant circuit and are connected to each other with regard to flow; and at least one control element arranged in the coolant circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: AVL LIST GMBH
    Inventors: Heinz Petutschnig, Manfred Breitenberger, Robert Poeschl
  • Patent number: 8939116
    Abstract: A liquid-cooled internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder with a cylinder head in which there are disposed a lower partial cooling chamber adjacent to a fire deck and an upper partial cooling chamber which is flow-connected thereto by way of at least one main overflow aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: AVL List GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Pöschl, Manfred Breitenberger
  • Publication number: 20140020639
    Abstract: A liquid-cooled internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder with a cylinder head in which there are disposed a lower partial cooling chamber adjacent to a fire deck and an upper partial cooling chamber which is flow-connected thereto by way of at least one main overflow aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: AVL List GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Pöschl, Manfred Breitenberger
  • Patent number: 8584627
    Abstract: A liquid-cooled internal combustion engine which includes a cylinder housing for at least one cylinder and at least one cylinder head, with the at least one cylinder in the cylinder housing being enclosed by a cooling jacket and with a bottom partial cooling chamber adjacent to a fire deck and an upper partial cooling chamber which is flow-connected with the same via at least one transfer opening being arranged in the cylinder head which is connected with the cylinder housing, with a coolant outlet which can be connected with a pressure sink originating from the bottom partial cooling chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: AVL List GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Poeschl, Andreas Ennemoser, Manfred Breitenberger
  • Publication number: 20100132639
    Abstract: A liquid-cooled internal combustion engine which includes a cylinder housing for at least one cylinder and at least one cylinder head, with the at least one cylinder in the cylinder housing being enclosed by a cooling jacket and with a bottom partial cooling chamber adjacent to a fire deck and an upper partial cooling chamber which is flow-connected with the same via at least one transfer opening being arranged in the cylinder head which is connected with the cylinder housing, with a coolant outlet which can be connected with a pressure sink originating from the bottom partial cooling chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Pöschl, Andreas Ennemoser, Manfred Breitenberger
  • Publication number: 20090320775
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine that includes a cylinder head and a cylinder block for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine includes at least one intake valve and one exhaust valve per cylinder, a combustion chamber covering surface adjacent to the combustion chamber, with an expansion joint being formed in the region between the individual cylinders normally to the longitudinal direction of the engine. A combustion chamber plate extending over several cylinders is arranged between the cylinder head and the cylinder block, with the expansion joint each being formed in the combustion chamber plate between two cylinders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Helmut Altendorfer, Bertram Obermayer, Manfred Breitenberger, Wolfgang Schöffmann
  • Patent number: 6205966
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multicylinder internal combustion engine with two inlet valves and two outlet valves (12, 11), the outlet valves (11) being located on one side of an internal combustion engine and the inlet valves (12) being located on the other side. The outlet valves (11) and the inlet valves (12) are actuated by a camshaft via inlet rocker arms (4) and outlet rocker arms (5). In order to reduce the size of the cylinder heads (1) and the rocker housing (2), the inlet rocker arm (4) and the outlet rocker arm (5) are forked. Each forked rocker arm (4,5) actuates two similar valves (12,11) per cylinder (13). The axes (4a, 5a) of the inlet rocker arms (4) or outlet rocker arms (5) are staggered in relation to each other or preferably overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Deutz AG
    Inventor: Manfred Breitenberger
  • Patent number: 6182638
    Abstract: This invention relates to an internal combustion engine with intake and exhaust valves (6, 7) and one nozzle mount (4) per cylinder (2) for an injection nozzle (5) injecting fuel into a combustion chamber, the nozzle mount being connected to a fuel supply line (14) and a return oil line (19), the nozzle mount (1) being screwed into a first recess (13) in the cylinder head (1), and the cylinder head (1) exhibiting a second recess (17) approximately normal to an engine longitudinal plane (16) containing the cylinder axis (3), which second recess, extending from a first cylinder head longitudinal side wall (15a), intersects the first recess (13) approximately radially. In order to make possible a reliable fuel supply to the nozzle mount (4) with minimal space requirement and short fuel supply lines (14), the second recess (17) continues up to the second cylinder head longitudinal side wall (15b) lying opposite the first cylinder head longitudinal side wall (15a) and forms in this region the return oil drain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Deutz AG
    Inventor: Manfred Breitenberger
  • Patent number: 6155228
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multicylinder four-stroke internal combustion engine having a cylinder head (1) with an intake and an outlet port arrangement for two admission valves (15, 16, 17, 18) and two exhaust valves (26, 27) per cylinder. The admission valves (15, 16, 17, 18) are fitted on opposite-lying longitudinal sides of the engine and the exhaust valves (26, 27) on respective opposite side walls in relation to the crankshaft axis. One swirl duct (11, 12) and one filling duct (13, 14) leading to the admission valves (15, 16, 17, 18) are provided per cylinder (7, 8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Deutz AG
    Inventor: Manfred Breitenberger