Patents by Inventor Alexander Kropp

Alexander Kropp 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: 9797356
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for evacuating fuel from a closed-loop fuel rail after engine testing. The method includes coupling a coaxial hose to a closed-loop fuel rail of an engine. The coaxial hose defines an outer tube section defining an outer passage and surrounding an inner tube section defining an inner passage, and a portion of the inner tube section is inserted a predetermined distance into the fuel rail. The method includes transferring fuel from a fuel supply through the outer passage of the coaxial hose and into the fuel rail for use during an engine testing procedure. After the engine testing procedure is complete, the method includes injecting compressed gas through the inner passage and into the fuel rail, creating a positive pressure. Residual fuel is evacuated from the fuel rail out through the outer passage of the coaxial hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Alexander Kropp, Gerard Peter van Heuven
  • Patent number: 9567941
    Abstract: A waste heat utilization device for a motor vehicle includes a waste heat utilization circuit in which a working medium circulates. The water heat utilization circuit includes a conveying device, an evaporator, an expansion machine, and a condenser. The waste heat utilization device also includes an electrical generator in direct or indirect drive connection with a power take-off shaft of an internal combustion engine. The expansion machine is in direct drive connection with the power take-off shaft of the internal combustion engine for purposes of energy recirculation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Volodymyr Frank, Manuel Jung, Christoph Junker, Eugen Krebs, Alexander Kropp, Thomas Streule
  • Publication number: 20160298585
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for evacuating fuel from a closed-loop fuel rail after engine testing. The method includes coupling a coaxial hose to a closed-loop fuel rail of an engine. The coaxial hose defines an outer tube section defining an outer passage and surrounding an inner tube section defining an inner passage, and a portion of the inner tube section is inserted a predetermined distance into the fuel rail. The method includes transferring fuel from a fuel supply through the outer passage of the coaxial hose and into the fuel rail for use during an engine testing procedure. After the engine testing procedure is complete, the method includes injecting compressed gas through the inner passage and into the fuel rail, creating a positive pressure. Residual fuel is evacuated from the fuel rail out through the outer passage of the coaxial hose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Justin Alexander Kropp, Gerard Peter van Heuven
  • Publication number: 20150075163
    Abstract: A waste heat utilization device for a motor vehicle includes a waste heat utilization circuit in which a working medium circulates. The water heat utilization circuit includes a conveying device, an evaporator, an expansion machine, and a condenser. The waste heat utilization device also includes an electrical generator in direct or indirect drive connection with a power take-off shaft of an internal combustion engine. The expansion machine is in direct drive connection with the power take-off shaft of the internal combustion engine for purposes of energy recirculation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Volodymyr Frank, Manuel Jung, Christoph Junker, Eugen Krebs, Alexander Kropp, Thomas Streule