Patents by Inventor Alexander Manz

Alexander Manz 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: 10934912
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the exhaust aftertreatment of an internal combustion engine, which on the outlet side is connected to an exhaust gas system. Provided in the exhaust gas system is at least one exhaust aftertreatment component with which, upon reaching the light-off temperature of this exhaust aftertreatment component, the gaseous limited exhaust gas components may be converted into unlimited exhaust gas components. An introduction point is provided at an exhaust duct of the exhaust gas system, at which a hot gas, in particular an exhaust gas of an exhaust gas burner, is introduced into the exhaust duct. The hot gas mixes with the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine in such a way that a hot mixed gas results in which the unburned exhaust gas components are oxidized to unlimited exhaust gas components, without a catalytically active surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Falk-Christian Baron Von Ceumern-Lindenstjerna, Stefan Paukner, Michael Alexander Manz, Michael Kaack, Jens Gockel
  • Publication number: 20200040784
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the exhaust aftertreatment of an internal combustion engine, which on the outlet side is connected to an exhaust gas system. Provided in the exhaust gas system is at least one exhaust aftertreatment component with which, upon reaching the light-off temperature of this exhaust aftertreatment component, the gaseous limited exhaust gas components may be converted into unlimited exhaust gas components. An introduction point is provided at an exhaust duct of the exhaust gas system, at which a hot gas, in particular an exhaust gas of an exhaust gas burner, is introduced into the exhaust duct. The hot gas mixes with the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine in such a way that a hot mixed gas results in which the unburned exhaust gas components are oxidized to unlimited exhaust gas components, without a catalytically active surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Falk-Christian Baron Von Ceumern-Lindenstjerna, Stefan Paukner, Michael Alexander Manz, Michael Kaack, Jens Gockel
  • Patent number: 10176385
    Abstract: A control device and method for a vehicle with a light which is designed to illuminate an area in front of the vehicle, including an image capturing device, which is designed to capture image data for an area in front of the vehicle which is illuminated by the light in a switched-on state, and to output the image data, and including a calculation device, which is coupled to the image capturing device and is designed to calculate from the image data a light color that the light emits, and output it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Brunn, Alexander Fischer, Alexander Manz, Matthias Mutschler, Patrick Schillinger
  • Publication number: 20160347235
    Abstract: A control device and method for a vehicle with a light which is designed to illuminate an area in front of the vehicle, including an image capturing device, which is designed to capture image data for an area in front of the vehicle which is illuminated by the light in a switched-on state, and to output the image data, and including a calculation device, which is coupled to the image capturing device and is designed to calculate from the image data a light colour that the light emits, and output it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Marcus Brunn, Alexander Fischer, Alexander Manz, Matthias Mutschler, Patrick Schillinger