Patents by Inventor Anke Traebert

Anke Traebert 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: 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
  • Patent number: 8806851
    Abstract: In a method for reducing the emission of nitrogen dioxide in a motor vehicle having an exhaust gas purification system having an SCR catalytic converter with adsorption centers for nitrogen oxides, an exhaust gas enriched with ammonia is supplied to the SCR catalytic converter above an operating temperature. Below the operating temperature, the exhaust gas supplied to the SCR catalytic converter is enriched with a material such that an adsorption of nitrogen oxides is inhibited at corresponding adsorption centers of the SCR catalytic converter. In order to reduce the overall NOx emissions below a first, predeterminable amount, an exhaust gas enriched with ammonia is supplied to the SCR catalytic converter and the NO2 portion of the total NOx emissions is reduced below a second, predeterminable amount in that NO2 is converted with hydrocarbons stored in the SCR catalytic converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Cyrill Kammer, Berthold Keppeler, Jochen Lahr, Markus Paule, Anke Traebert, Nicole Werquet, Axel Zuschlag
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20120004833
    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: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Thomas Koch, Alexander Massner, Anke Traebert
  • Publication number: 20120004825
    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: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Thomas Koch, Alexander Massner, Anke Traebert
  • Publication number: 20110005199
    Abstract: In a method for reducing the emission of nitrogen dioxide in a motor vehicle having an exhaust gas purification system having an SCR catalytic converter with adsorption centers for nitrogen oxides, an exhaust gas enriched with ammonia is supplied to the SCR catalytic converter above an operating temperature. Below the operating temperature, the exhaust gas supplied to the SCR catalytic converter is enriched with a material such that an adsorption of nitrogen oxides is inhibited at corresponding adsorption centers of the SCR catalytic converter. In order to reduce the overall NOx emissions below a first, predeterminable amount, an exhaust gas enriched with ammonia is supplied to the SCR catalytic converter and the NO2 portion of the total NOx emissions is reduced below a second, predeterminable amount in that NO2 is converted with hydrocarbons stored in the SCR catalytic converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Cyrill Kammer, Berthold Keppeler, Jochen Lahr, Markus Paule, Anke Traebert, Nicole Werquet, Axel Zuschlag