Patents by Inventor Martin Williges

Martin Williges 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: 11268421
    Abstract: The invention relates to a regeneration air system for an exhaust aftertreatment system of an internal combustion engine and to such an exhaust aftertreatment system. The regeneration air system comprises a regeneration air delivery element, a regeneration air duct, and a regeneration air valve. A sensor system is provided in the regeneration air duct with which a regeneration air mass flow {dot over (m)}SL can be determined exactly. The exhaust aftertreatment system comprises an exhaust system with an exhaust duct in which, in the direction of flow of an exhaust gas through the exhaust duct, a three-way catalytic converter is arranged underhood and a four-way catalytic converter is arranged downstream. A provision is made that an intake point for the regeneration air from the regeneration air system is formed on the exhaust duct downstream from the underhood three-way catalytic converter and upstream from the four-way catalytic converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Martin Williges, Lars Stratmann, Rene Fink
  • Publication number: 20200224573
    Abstract: The invention relates to a regeneration air system for an exhaust aftertreatment system of an internal combustion engine and to such an exhaust aftertreatment system. The regeneration air system comprises a regeneration air delivery element, a regeneration air duct, and a regeneration air valve. A sensor system is provided in the regeneration air duct with which a regeneration air mass flow {dot over (m)}SL can be determined exactly. The exhaust aftertreatment system comprises an exhaust system with an exhaust duct in which, in the direction of flow of an exhaust gas through the exhaust duct, a three-way catalytic converter is arranged underhood and a four-way catalytic converter is arranged downstream. A provision is made that an intake point for the regeneration air from the regeneration air system is formed on the exhaust duct downstream from the underhood three-way catalytic converter and upstream from the four-way catalytic converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Martin WILLIGES, Lars STRATMANN, Rene FINK
  • Patent number: 6796375
    Abstract: A coolant circuit (10) includes at least one heat source (12), a radiator (14), and a bypass line (22), which connects a radiator inlet (18) to a radiator return (20) and whose junction (24) has a control valve (26) disposed on it, whose throttle body (58) can be electrically triggered as a function of operating parameters and environmental parameters by means of at least one control unit (40, 42) and divides the coolant flow between the radiator inlet (18) and the bypass line (22). According to a characteristic curve of the control valve (26), the control unit (40, 42) determines a set-point value (50) for the position of the throttle body (58), which sets a ratio of the radiator volume flow to the total coolant flow at the control valve (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Williges
  • Patent number: 6705586
    Abstract: A control valve (10) for a control circuit (30) having at least one first control unit (14) that, depending on at least one operating parameter and/or the ambient temperature, releases, throttles, or closes a branch of flow (32) to a heat exchanger (16), and controls a bypass line (34) in complementary fashion. The control unit (14) generates a setpoint (36) for the position of a valve member (26) driven via electric motor or electromagnetically, which is processed by a second electronic control unit (20) integrated in the control valve (10) with a determined actual value (38) of the position of the valve member (26) to a position variable for the position of the valve member (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Williges
  • Publication number: 20020189557
    Abstract: The invention is based on a coolant circuit (10) with at least one heat source (12), a radiator (14), and a bypass line (22), which connects a radiator inlet (18) to a radiator return (20) and whose junction (24) has a control valve (26) disposed in it, whose throttle body (58) can be electrically triggered as a function of operating parameters and environmental parameters by means of at least one control unit (40, 42) and divides the coolant flow between the radiator inlet (18) and the bypass line (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventor: Martin Williges
  • Publication number: 20020121618
    Abstract: The invention is based on a control valve (10) for a control circuit (30) having at least one first control unit (14) that, depending on at least one operating parameter and/or the ambient temperature, releases, throttles, or closes a branch of flow (32) to a heat exchanger (16), and controls a bypass line (34) in complementary fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventor: Martin Williges