Patents by Inventor Matthias MERSCH

Matthias MERSCH 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).

  • Method and control unit for operating a vehicle
    Patent number: 11391225
    Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle having a gasoline engine includes determining a density of a gasoline to be combusted in the gasoline engine, determining a stoichiometric air demand, determining a critical temperature from the density of the gasoline to be combusted and the stoichiometric air demand, and adapting countermeasures to prevent vapor bubbles based on the determined critical temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tobias Holzinger, Matthias Mersch, Thomas Scheuer
  • Method and Control Unit for Operating a Vehicle
    Publication number: 20220112849
    Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle having a gasoline engine includes determining a density of a gasoline to be combusted in the gasoline engine, determining a stoichiometric air demand, determining a critical temperature from the density of the gasoline to be combusted and the stoichiometric air demand, and adapting countermeasures to prevent vapor bubbles based on the determined critical temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Tobias HOLZINGER, Matthias MERSCH, Thomas SCHEUER
  • Device and method for discharging fuel vapor from a fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 11162442
    Abstract: A device for discharging fuel vapor from a fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine has a container which is situated in the fuel supply system and contains liquid fuel under an upwardly limited pressure. A discharge line, which leads to a tank venting system, leads out of the container. The device also has a detector for detecting vaporous fuel in the container and a blocking device which is coupled to the detector and with which the discharge line can be opened or blocked depending on the detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Detterbeck, Tobias Holzinger, Matthias Mersch, Thomas Scheuer
  • Device and Method for Discharging Fuel Vapor From a Fuel Supply System for an Internal Combustion Engine
    Publication number: 20210222635
    Abstract: A device for discharging fuel vapor from a fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine has a container which is situated in the fuel supply system and contains liquid fuel under an upwardly limited pressure. A discharge line, which leads to a tank venting system, leads out of the container. The device also has a detector for detecting vaporous fuel in the container and a blocking device which is coupled to the detector and with which the discharge line can be opened or blocked depending on the detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan DETTERBECK, Tobias HOLZINGER, Matthias MERSCH, Thomas SCHEUER