Patents by Inventor Andreas Rutsche

Andreas Rutsche 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: 11530813
    Abstract: An evaporator subassembly for mobile heating devices, in particular for a motor vehicle, having the following: an evaporator, an evaporator receptacle which is constructed to receive the evaporator, a glow plug and a combustion chamber, wherein the glow plug extends or is constructed to be extensible obliquely relative to a main surface of the evaporator into the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Webasto SE
    Inventors: Bengt Meier, Vitali Dell, Klaus Moesl, Andreas Rutsche, Thorsten Pannwitz, Verena Arends
  • Patent number: 11367334
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for monitoring a base device (11), in particular a building or part of a building or a vehicle, by means of a mobile terminal (10), wherein the base device (11) has at least one heating device, in particular with a temperature sensor, comprising the steps: determining a current state of the base device (11) by means of the heating device, in particular comprising determining a current temperature at or in the base device (11) by the temperature sensor of the heating device and/or determining an energy supply of the heating device, checking whether the current state is a normal state or an abnormal state and/or whether the current change in state is a normal change in state or an abnormal change in state, and outputting of corresponding information to the mobile terminal (10) and/or by said mobile terminal, at least when an abnormal state and/or an abnormal change in state is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Christian Bäcker, Michael Pöhner, Georg Habbel, Christian Schweyer, Markus Beckers, Andreas Rutsche, Fritz Wegener, Martin Zoske, Michael Schwanecke
  • Patent number: 11161391
    Abstract: A method for operating a fuel-operated vehicle heater, wherein after receipt of a switch-off signal by a control unit of the fuel-operated vehicle heater, a shutdown phase is initiated, during which remaining fuel present in the fuel-operated vehicle heater is combusted, and wherein a restart phase is initiated by the control unit after receipt of a switch-on signal during the shutdown phase, without the shutdown phase being terminated after complete combustion of the remaining fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Andreas Rutsche, Johannes Wilhelm, Alexander Rombold
  • Patent number: 11148504
    Abstract: A method to operate a fuel-operated vehicle heater comprising the lowering of a combustion air ratio ? between supplied combustion air and supplied fuel to a combustion chamber of the fuel-operated vehicle heater from a starting value ?start>1 to a range ?<?start for a time period ?t.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Andreas Rutsche, Vitali Dell, Matthias Pfau
  • Publication number: 20210215335
    Abstract: An evaporator subassembly for mobile heating devices, in particular for a motor vehicle, having the following: an evaporator, an evaporator receptacle which is constructed to receive the evaporator, a glow plug and a combustion chamber, wherein the glow plug extends or is constructed to be extensible obliquely relative to a main surface of the evaporator into the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Bengt Meier, Vitali Dell, Klaus Moesl, Andreas Rutsche, Thorsten Pannwitz, Verena Arends
  • Patent number: 9358855
    Abstract: A vehicle air suspension system includes at least two spring bellows assigned to pneumatic springs on opposite vehicle sides of a vehicle axle. The springs can be connected via connection lines, each of which is provided with a level-regulating valve, to a main pressure line and can be shut off with respect thereto. The main pressure line can be connected via a main pressure valve alternately to a compressed air source and to a compressed air sink. The connection lines of the spring bellows are connected to each other via a connection line provided with a throttle and can be shut off by a shut-off valve. A mechanically activatable shut-off valve is coupled to one of the level-regulating valves arranged on the offside of the vehicle such that the shut-off valve is open when the level-regulating valve is closed and is closed when the level-regulating valve is open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: WABCO GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Gomann, Michael Haverkamp, Andreas Rutsch
  • Patent number: 9010785
    Abstract: A suspension system includes spring bellows that are associated with pneumatic springs of vehicle axles, are connectable by lines having level control valves to a main pressure line, and can be shut off with respect thereto. The main line is connectable by valves alternately to a compressed air source and a sink, and can be shut of with respect thereto. To set different air mass flow rates when air is supplied to/removed from the bellows, the bellows of the springs at least on a vehicle axle or side can be connected to the main line in parallel with the connecting lines, at least by further connecting lines having further level control valves, and can be shut off with respect thereto. The further valves have nozzle cross-sectional surfaces the same size as the other level control valves. Chokes are downstream of the further valves in the ventilation direction, the cross-sectional surfaces thereof being smaller than the nozzle cross-sectional surfaces of the further valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: WABCO GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhard Gocz, Michael Haverkamp, Johann Lucas, Andreas Rutsch, Thomas Stellmacher
  • Publication number: 20140333038
    Abstract: A suspension system includes spring bellows that are associated with pneumatic springs of vehicle axles, connectable by lines having level control valves to a main pressure line, and can be shut off with respect thereto. The main line is connectable by valves alternately to a compressed air source and a sink, and can be shut of with respect thereto. To set different air mass flow rates when air is supplied to/removed from the bellows, the bellows of the springs at least on a vehicle axle or side can be connected to the main line in parallel with the connecting lines, at least by further connecting lines having further level control valves, and can be shut off with respect thereto. The further valves have nozzle cross-sectional surfaces the same size as the other level control valves. Chokes are connected-downstream of the further valves in the ventilation direction, the cross-sectional surfaces thereof being smaller than the nozzle cross-sectional surfaces of the further valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Reinhard Gocz, Michael Haverkamp, Johann Lucas, Andreas Rutsch, Thomas Stellmacher
  • Publication number: 20140319788
    Abstract: A vehicle air suspension system includes at least two spring bellows assigned to pneumatic springs on opposite vehicle sides of a vehicle axle. The springs can be connected via connection lines, each of which is provided with a level-regulating valve, to a main pressure line and can be shut off with respect thereto. The main pressure line can be connected via a main pressure valve alternately to a compressed air source and to a compressed air sink. The connection lines of the spring bellows are connected to each other via a connection line provided with a throttle and can be shut off by a shut-off valve. A mechanically activatable shut-off valve is coupled to one of the level-regulating valves arranged on the offside of the vehicle such that the shut-off valve is open when the level-regulating valve is closed and is closed when the level-regulating valve is open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Tobias Gomann, Michael Haverkamp, Andreas Rutsch
  • Patent number: 8190328
    Abstract: An electropneumatic control arrangement for an automatic vehicle level control system, particularly of a commercial vehicle, includes at least; a solenoid valve unit having at least two electropneumatic solenoid valves, a compressed air inlet for infeeding compressed air, at least one compressed air connection for at least one air bellows and electrical control inputs, and an electronic control unit for actuating the solenoid valve unit. The electronic control unit comprises control outputs for electrically connecting to the control inputs of the solenoid valve unit. A plug connector is configured on the housing of the solenoid valve unit, in which the electrical control inputs are disposed, and a plug connector is provided on the housing of the electronic control unit, in which the control outputs are disposed. The plug connectors are mechanically plugged into each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: WABCO GmbH
    Inventors: Ingo Jovers, Berend Kleen, Johann Lucas, Frauke Rathjen, Andreas Rutsch, Andreas Schwarzer, Thomas Stellmacher
  • Publication number: 20110208390
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electropneumatic control arrangement for an automatic vehicle level control system, particularly of a commercial vehicle, wherein the control arrangement (1) comprises at least: a solenoid valve unit (2) comprising at least two electropneumatic solenoid valves (3, 4, 5), a compressed air inlet (2.1) for infeeding compressed air (13), at least one compressed air connection (2.2, 2.3) for at least one air bellows (10, 11) and electrical control inputs (22.1, 22.2, 22.3), and an electronic control unit (14) for actuating the solenoid valve unit (2), wherein the electronic control unit (14) comprises control outputs (16.1, 16.2, 16.3) for electrically connecting to the control inputs (22.1, 22.2, 22.3) of the solenoid valve unit (2). According to the invention, a plug connector (22) is configured on the housing (2a) of the solenoid valve unit (2), in which the electrical control inputs (22.1, 22.2, 22.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Ingo Jovers, Berend Kleen, Johann Lucas, Frauke Rathjen, Andreas Rutsch, Andreas Schwarzer, Thomas Stellmacher
  • Publication number: 20090230204
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel-powered vehicle heating (10) with a first burner (12). According to the invention, the vehicle heating comprises at least one second burner (14). By means of the above large power ranges can be covered by several burners with comparatively small heating power steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Pöhner, Uwe Strecker, Markus Griner, Andreas Rutsche
  • Patent number: 6849243
    Abstract: The invention relates to a supported catalyst and the production and use thereof in the synthesis of vinyl acetate in the gaseous phase from ethylene, acetic acid and oxygen, or from gases containing oxygen, whereby the activity and selectivity are simultaneously improved. The catalyst contains palladium, at least one alkali metal compound and optionally one or more catalyst accelerators, in particular, gold, barium and/or cadmium on a porous support. Said support contains at least one reducible metal oxide, in particular oxides of the elements of groups IIIb, IVb, Vb, VIb from the periodic table of elements. Once the support has been loaded with at least one palladium compound, a reduction is carried out at a temperature of >200° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Celanese Chemicals Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Alfred Hagemeyer, Harald Werner, Uwe Dingerdissen, Klaus Kühlein, Günter Dambeck, Gerhardt Geiss, Andrea Rutsch, Stephan Weidlich