Patents by Inventor Alexander Massner

Alexander Massner 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: 11781466
    Abstract: An exhaust system of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle includes a particulate filter where particles are filterable out from the exhaust gas by the particulate filter. A selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalytic converter through which the exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine is flowable for denitrifying the exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine is disposed downstream of the particulate filter. The exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine is heatable by a combustor at a point disposed upstream of the SCR catalytic converter and downstream of the particulate filter where the combustor provides an exhaust gas of the combustor. Particles are filterable out from the exhaust gas of the combustor by a filter element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Daimler Truck AG
    Inventors: Johannes Bleckmann, Alexander Massner, Michael Stiller
  • Publication number: 20220381174
    Abstract: An exhaust system of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle includes a particulate filter where particles are filterable out from the exhaust gas by the particulate filter. A selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalytic converter through which the exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine is flowable for denitrifying the exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine is disposed downstream of the particulate filter. The exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine is heatable by a combustor at a point disposed upstream of the SCR catalytic converter and downstream of the particulate filter where the combustor provides an exhaust gas of the combustor. Particles are filterable out from the exhaust gas of the combustor by a filter element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Johannes BLECKMANN, Alexander MASSNER, Michael STILLER
  • Patent number: 11008916
    Abstract: In an exhaust system for a motor vehicle having an exhaust treatment device for after-treating exhaust gas of a combustion engine of the motor vehicle, the exhaust gas treatment device includes a first SCR catalyst, which has a zeolite material containing copper, an ammonia slip catalyst, which is arranged downstream of the first SCR catalyst, and a particulate filter. A second SCR catalyst, which has an SCR catalyst material containing vanadium, is arranged upstream of the first SCR catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Johannes Bleckmann, Claudia Essmann, Uwe Gaertner, Alexander Massner, Michael Stiller
  • Publication number: 20200116063
    Abstract: In an exhaust system for a motor vehicle having an exhaust treatment device for after-treating exhaust gas of a combustion engine of the motor vehicle, the exhaust gas treatment device includes a first SCR catalyst, which has a zeolite material containing copper, an ammonia slip catalyst, which is arranged downstream of the first SCR catalyst, and a particulate filter. A second SCR catalyst, which has an SCR catalyst material containing vanadium, is arranged upstream of the first SCR catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Johannes BLECKMANN, Claudia ESSMANN, Uwe GAERTNER, Alexander MASSNER, Michael STILLER
  • Patent number: 10502107
    Abstract: An exhaust gas after-treatment unit for an internal combustion engine, particularly for a motor vehicle, includes a first selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalytic converter through which the exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine can flow and at least one particle filter for retaining the soot particles from the exhaust gas. The particle filter, which is located downstream from the first SCR catalytic converter, is equipped with a heavy metal and precious metal free catalyzing coating which oxidizes the soot particles retained by the particle filter, where downstream from the particle filter there is a second SCR catalytic converter through which the exhaust gas can flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Johannes Bleckmann, Claudia Essmann, Uwe Gaertner, Alexander Massner, Michael Stiller
  • Patent number: 10287939
    Abstract: An exhaust gas after-treatment unit includes a first catalytic converter, a particle filter arranged downstream of the first catalytic converter, and a second catalytic converter arranged downstream of the particle filter and which is a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalytic converter. The first catalytic converter is a combination catalytic converter including a first catalytic converter part which is an SCR catalytic converter, a second catalytic converter part arranged downstream of the first catalytic converter part which is an ammonia slip catalytic converter and has a noble metal layer with a first noble metal content, a third catalytic converter part arranged downstream of the second catalytic converter part which is an oxidation catalytic converter and has a noble metal layer with a second noble metal content, and an SCR layer arranged on the noble metal layers and extending over the entire length of the second and third catalytic converter parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Johannes Bleckmann, Claudia Essmann, Uwe Gaertner, Alexander Massner, Michael Stiller
  • Publication number: 20190003360
    Abstract: An exhaust gas after treatment unit includes a first catalytic converter, a particle filter arranged downstream of the first catalytic converter, and a second catalytic converter arranged downstream of the particle filter and which is a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalytic converter. The first catalytic converter is a combination catalytic converter including a first catalytic converter part which is an SCR catalytic converter, a second catalytic converter part arranged downstream of the first catalytic converter part which is an ammonia slip catalytic converter and has a noble metal layer with a first noble metal content, a third catalytic converter part arranged downstream of the second catalytic converter part which is an oxidation catalytic converter and has a noble metal layer with a second noble metal content, and an SCR layer arranged on the noble metal layers and extending over the entire length of the second and third catalytic converter parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Johannes BLECKMANN, Claudia ESSMANN, Uwe GAERTNER, Alexander MASSNER, Michael STILLER
  • Publication number: 20180347423
    Abstract: An exhaust gas after-treatment unit for an internal combustion engine, particularly for a motor vehicle, includes a first selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalytic converter through which the exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine can flow and at least one particle filter for retaining the soot particles from the exhaust gas, The particle filter, which is located downstream from the first SCR catalytic converter, is equipped with a heavy metal and precious metal free catalyzing coating which oxidizes the soot particles retained by the particle filter, where downstream from the particle filter there is a second SCR catalytic converter through which the exhaust gas can flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Johannes BLECKMANN, Claudia ESSMANN, Uwe GAERTNER, Alexander MASSNER, Michael STILLER
  • Patent number: 10100696
    Abstract: A method for operating an exhaust gas purification system connected to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The purification system includes an SCR catalyst for catalyzed reaction of nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine with ammonia. The method includes adding a reducing agent containing ammonia to the exhaust gas upstream of the SCR catalyst at a predeterminable dosage rate and determining a pressure value correlating with an absolute pressure in the exhaust gas purification system on the input side of the SCR catalyst. The dosage rate is specified at least as a function of the pressure value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Uwe Gaertner, Alexander Massner, Erik Rechtlich, Frank Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20180171847
    Abstract: A method for operating an exhaust gas purification system connected to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The purification system includes an SCR catalyst for catalyzed reaction of nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine with ammonia. The method includes adding a reducing agent containing ammonia to the exhaust gas upstream of the SCR catalyst at a predeterminable dosage rate and determining a pressure value correlating with an absolute pressure in the exhaust gas purification system on the input side of the SCR catalyst. The dosage rate is specified at least as a function of the pressure value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Daimier AG
    Inventors: Uwe GAERTNER, Alexander MASSNER, Erik RECHTLICH, Frank ZIMMERMANN
  • Patent number: 9737852
    Abstract: A motor vehicle emission control system includes a three zone catalytic converter component having a honeycomb support body with catalytically active coating having a precious metal content applied on the channel walls. The first coating zone extends in the longitudinal direction from the inlet-side end to a first coating boundary and has a first precious metal content. The second coating zone extends in the longitudinal direction from the first coating boundary to a second coating boundary situated downstream from the first coating boundary and has a second precious metal content that is lower than the first precious metal content. The third coating zone extends from the second coating boundary to the outlet-side end and has a third precious metal content that is lower than the second precious metal content. The coating has oxidation catalyst activity and is free of rhodium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Alexander Massner, Inderpal Singh, Frank Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 9518486
    Abstract: A method for operating an internal combustion engine involves using an injection valve to post-inject fuel into at least one cylinder of the internal combustion engine in order to help regenerate a particulate filter that is arranged in an exhaust system of the internal combustion engine, downstream of an oxidation catalyst. A closing moment of a discharge valve of a cylinder of the internal combustion engine is advanced when the temperature of the oxidation catalyst is in a first temperature range, and the post-injections are performed when the temperature of the oxidation catalyst is in a second temperature range, an upper limit of the first temperature range having a lower value that an upper limit of the second temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Thomas Koch, Alexander Massner, Frank Zimmermann, Herbert Zoeller
  • Patent number: 9322351
    Abstract: A method for operating an internal combustion engine comprising an emission control system that includes at least one catalytic and/or filter-effective emission control component. In conjunction with a cold start and/or a warm-up of the internal combustion engine, the internal combustion engine is operated using a cold start engine operation process having predefined values for predefined operating parameters of the internal combustion engine. An amount of hydrocarbons (HC) stored in one or more of the at least one emission control component is estimated, and the cold start engine operation process is activated when the estimation indicates that the amount of stored HC exceeds a predefined maximum amount of stored HC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Thomas Koch, Alexander Massner, Anke Traebert
  • Publication number: 20150275723
    Abstract: A method for operating an internal combustion engine involves using an injection valve to post-inject fuel into at least one cylinder of the internal combustion engine in order to help regenerate a particulate filter that is arranged in an exhaust system of the internal combustion engine, downstream of an oxidation catalyst. A closing moment of a discharge valve of a cylinder of the internal combustion engine is advanced when the temperature of the oxidation catalyst is in a first temperature range, and the post-injections are performed when the temperature of the oxidation catalyst is in a second temperature range, an upper limit of the first temperature range having a lower value that an upper limit of the second temperature range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Koch, Alexander Massner, Frank Zimmermann, Herbert Zoeller
  • Patent number: 9038370
    Abstract: A method for operating an exhaust emission control system of a motor vehicle internal combustion engine, in the exhaust gas line of which an oxidation-catalytically active exhaust emission control component is arranged upstream of a SCR-catalyst is provided. An ageing state of the oxidation-catalytically active exhaust emission control component is determined by correlating a hydrocarbon fraction present in the exhaust emission upstream of the oxidation-catalytically active exhaust emission component with a simultaneous nitrogen oxide conversion of the SCR-catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventor: Alexander Massner
  • Publication number: 20150071839
    Abstract: A motor vehicle emission control system includes a three zone catalytic converter component having a honeycomb support body with catalytically active coating having a precious metal content applied on the channel walls. The first coating zone extends in the longitudinal direction from the inlet-side end to a first coating boundary and has a first precious metal content. The second coating zone extends in the longitudinal direction from the first coating boundary to a second coating boundary situated downstream from the first coating boundary and has a second precious metal content that is lower than the first precious metal content. The third coating zone extends from the second coating boundary to the outlet-side end and has a third precious metal content that is lower than the second precious metal content. The coating has oxidation catalyst activity and is free of rhodium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Alexander Massner, Inderpal Singh, Frank Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 8919106
    Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle internal combustion engine with an exhaust system branch in which a wall-flow exhaust particle filter is arranged. An amount of ash and an amount of soot accumulated in the exhaust particle filter are continuously determined. An ash increase value characterizing an increase in the amount of ash is determined and if pre-set conditions are present, the operation of the internal combustion engine is changed over to a special operating mode for performing an ash detachment and transportation operation, in which operating variables of the internal combustion engine are set such that, on the exhaust entry side in the exhaust particle filter, a pre-settable minimum exhaust flow speed results at which detachment of ash attached to the channel walls of the exhaust particle filter and transportation of detached ash in the direction of the respective inlet channel end is made possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Achim Dittler, Uwe Gaertner, Thomas Koch, Alexander Massner, Kevin Sisken, Frank Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20140060008
    Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle internal combustion engine with an exhaust system branch in which a wall-flow exhaust particle filter is arranged. An amount of ash and an amount of soot accumulated in the exhaust particle filter are continuously determined. An ash increase value characterizing an increase in the amount of ash is determined and if pre-set conditions are present, the operation of the internal combustion engine is changed over to a special operating mode for performing an ash detachment and transportation operation, in which operating variables of the internal combustion engine are set such that, on the exhaust entry side in the exhaust particle filter, a pre-settable minimum exhaust flow speed results at which detachment of ash attached to the channel walls of the exhaust particle filter and transportation of detached ash in the direction of the respective inlet channel end is made possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Achim DITTLER, Uwe GAERTNER, Thomas KOCH, Alexander MASSNER, Kevin SISKEN, Frank ZIMMERMANN
  • Patent number: 8498798
    Abstract: A method for operating an internal combustion engine comprising an exhaust gas cleaning system that includes a SCR catalyst. In conjunction with a cold start and/or a warm-up of the internal combustion engine, the internal combustion engine is operated using a cold start engine operation method having predefineable values for predefineable operating parameters of the internal combustion engine. An amount of nitrogen oxides stored in the SCR catalyst is estimated, and the cold start engine operation method is activated when the estimation indicates that the nitrogen oxide storage amount exceeds a predefineable nitrogen oxide storage amount limit value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Thomas Koch, Alexander Massner, Anke Traebert
  • Patent number: RE46512
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas purification system and method are provided for an internal combustion engine having an NOx storage catalytic converter and a downstream SCR catalytic converter. The NOx storage catalytic converter can be supplied in a first operating mode with an oxidizing exhaust gas and in a second operating mode with a reducing exhaust gas. A third operating mode is provided between the first operating mode and the second operating mode, in which an exhaust gas which has a lower content of oxidizing constituents than the first operating mode and a lower content of reducing constituents than the second operating mode can be supplied to the NOx storage catalytic converter to improve NH3 production at the start of converter regeneration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Thomas Beckmann, Alexander Massner