Patents by Inventor Achim Freitag

Achim Freitag 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: 8555864
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine has a high-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line and a low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line with a low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation valve. The low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line branches off from the exhaust-gas system downstream of a turbine of an exhaust-gas turbocharger and opens into a fresh-air system upstream of a compressor of the exhaust-gas turbocharger. An exhaust-gas flap is disposed in the exhaust-gas system downstream from where the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line branches off from the exhaust-gas system. At least one pressure sensor is disposed in the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line and configured such that the at least one pressure sensor determines a pressure difference in the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line between a point upstream of the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation valve and a point downstream of the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Nitzke, Jörg Larink, Jens Jeschke, Thomas Lang, Jürgen Wendt, Achim Freitag, Jörn Müller, Axel Groenendijk, Lothar Nee, Uwe Scher, Werner Aberle, Dieter Mannigel
  • Publication number: 20120060499
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine has a high-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line and a low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line with a low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation valve. The low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line branches off from the exhaust-gas system downstream of a turbine of an exhaust-gas turbocharger and opens into a fresh-air system upstream of a compressor of the exhaust-gas turbocharger. An exhaust-gas flap is disposed in the exhaust-gas system downstream from where the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line branches off from the exhaust-gas system. At least one pressure sensor is disposed in the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line and configured such that the at least one pressure sensor determines a pressure difference in the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line between a point upstream of the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation valve and a point downstream of the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Nitzke, Jörg Larink, Jens Jeschke, Thomas Lang, Jürgen Wendt, Achim Freitag, Jörn Müller, Axel Groenendijk, Lothar Nee, Uwe Scher, Werner Aberle, Dieter Mannigel
  • Patent number: 8091535
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine has a high-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line and a low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line with a low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation valve. The low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line branches off from the exhaust-gas system downstream of a turbine of an exhaust-gas turbocharger and opens into a fresh-air system upstream of a compressor of the exhaust-gas turbocharger. An exhaust-gas flap is disposed in the exhaust-gas system downstream from where the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line branches off from the exhaust-gas system. At least one pressure sensor is disposed in the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line and configured such that the at least one pressure sensor determines a pressure difference in the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line between a point upstream of the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation valve and a point downstream of the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Nitzke, Jörg Larink, Jens Jeschke, Thomas Lang, Jürgen Wendt, Achim Freitag, Jörn Müller, Axel Groenendijk, Lothar Nee, Uwe Scher, Werner Aberle, Dieter Mannigel
  • Publication number: 20090277431
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine has a high-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line and a low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line with a low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation valve. The low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line branches off from the exhaust-gas system downstream of a turbine of an exhaust-gas turbocharger and opens into a fresh-air system upstream of a compressor of the exhaust-gas turbocharger. An exhaust-gas flap is disposed in the exhaust-gas system downstream from where the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line branches off from the exhaust-gas system. At least one pressure sensor is disposed in the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line and configured such that the at least one pressure sensor determines a pressure difference in the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line between a point upstream of the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation valve and a point downstream of the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Nitzke, Jorg Larink, Jens Jeschke, Thomas Lang, Jurgen Wendt, Achim Freitag, Jorn Muller, Axel Groenendijk, Lothar Nee, Uwe Scher, Werner Aberle, Dieter Mannigel
  • Patent number: 7520273
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas recirculation device for an internal combustion engine, in particular for a diesel engine of a passenger car, includes an air-supply line connected to an air inlet of the internal combustion engine and includes an exhaust-gas line connected to an exhaust-gas outlet of the internal combustion engine. A turbine, which drives a compressor disposed in the air-supply line, is disposed in the exhaust-gas line. The exhaust-gas line is connected to the air-supply line via an exhaust-gas recirculation line branching off in flow direction behind the turbine. An adjustable throttle is disposed in the air-supply line in flow direction in front of the compressor in order to achieve higher exhaust-gas recirculation rates. A method for operating an exhaust-gas recirculation device for an internal combustion engine is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Achim Freitag, Jörn Müller, Lothar Nee, Werner Aberle
  • Publication number: 20080041038
    Abstract: A catalytic converter configuration for an internal combustion engine that is capable of running lean has an exhaust gas duct and a NOx storage catalytic converter arranged in the exhaust gas duct. A novel method allows desulfurizing the NOx storage catalytic converter. An H2S storage catalytic converter is provided. This catalytic converter is capable of storing hydrogen sulfide under a rich or stoichiometric exhaust gas atmosphere with lambda?1 and oxidizing hydrogen sulfide under a lean exhaust gas atmosphere with lambda>1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Achim Freitag, Martina Kosters
  • Publication number: 20080041041
    Abstract: In a method for exhaust-gas treatment for diesel engines, the exhaust gas is conducted through a regenerable particulate filter as well as an NOx catalytic converter, each disposed in exhaust branch. The exhaust gas is first conducted through the NOx catalytic converter of the carbamide SCR type situated close to the engine, and subsequently through the particulate filter of the CSF type, the energy necessary for regenerating the particulate filter being supplied to it from outside. Fuel is used as regenerating agent, which is taken from fuel tank provided for the operation of the diesel engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Thorsten Duesterdiek, Achim Freitag, Carsten Jutka, Martina Koesters
  • Publication number: 20070214771
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas recirculation device for an internal combustion engine, in particular for a diesel engine of a passenger car, includes an air-supply line connected to an air inlet of the internal combustion engine and includes an exhaust-gas line connected to an exhaust-gas outlet of the internal combustion engine. A turbine, which drives a compressor disposed in the air-supply line, is disposed in the exhaust-gas line. The exhaust-gas line is connected to the air-supply line via an exhaust-gas recirculation line branching off in flow direction behind the turbine. An adjustable throttle is disposed in the air-supply line in flow direction in front of the compressor in order to achieve higher exhaust-gas recirculation rates. A method for operating an exhaust-gas recirculation device for an internal combustion engine is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Achim Freitag, Jorn Muller, Lothar Nee, Werner Aberle