Patents by Inventor Andre BADSTUEBNER

Andre BADSTUEBNER 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: 10619535
    Abstract: An arrangement for removing blow-by gases from a crankcase of an internal combustion engine, the blow-by gases being able to be supplied to an air intake system via a tube device, the tube device being connected or connectable to a component assigned to the air intake system and to a component which is in fluid connection to the crankcase. The tube device including a blow-by conduit. The risk of a leaking or incorrectly mounted tube device is avoided in that the tube device has a diagnostic conduit, a spurious air flow being detectable via the diagnostic conduit when the tube device is not tightly connected or is not connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Hein, Andre Badstuebner
  • Publication number: 20190170032
    Abstract: An arrangement for removing blow-by gases from a crankcase of an internal combustion engine, the blow-by gases being able to be supplied to an air intake system via a tube device, the tube device being connected or connectable to a component assigned to the air intake system and to a component which is in fluid connection to the crankcase. The tube device including a blow-by conduit. The risk of a leaking or incorrectly mounted tube device is avoided in that the tube device has a diagnostic conduit, a spurious air flow being detectable via the diagnostic conduit when the tube device is not tightly connected or is not connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Thomas HEIN, Andre BADSTUEBNER