Patents by Inventor Bernd WELLER

Bernd WELLER 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: 11002169
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing an exhaust system for an internal combustion engine includes the steps: a) providing at least one exhaust gas-carrying component (12, 18) for the exhaust system (10); b) applying a basic material layer (24, 26) to at least one area of a surface of at least one of the exhaust gas-carrying components (12, 16) in a high-temperature application process; and c) applying a catalytically active material layer (28, 30) to the basic material layer (24, 26) in a low-temperature application process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Eberspächer Exhaust Technology GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerd Gaiser, Bernd Weller
  • Patent number: 10934919
    Abstract: An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine, especially in a vehicle, includes an exhaust gas flow duct (14), a reactant release device (20) for the release of reactant (R) into the exhaust gas flow duct (14) and a catalytic converter device (16) downstream of the reactant release device (20). At least one part of a component surface is provided by a hydrophilic material (34) of at least one exhaust gas-carrying component (12, 22) positioned in the reactant flow path or/and defining this reactant flow path, or/and at least one part of the component surface is provided by a hydrophobic material (40) of at least one exhaust gas-carrying component (12, 18, 22) positioned in the reactant flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Eberspächer Exhaust Technology GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerd Gaiser, Bernd Weller
  • Patent number: 10502111
    Abstract: An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine, especially for a vehicle, includes an exhaust gas-carrying pipe (12) and a reactant release unit (14) for releasing reactant (R) into exhaust gas (A) flowing in the exhaust gas-carrying pipe (12). The reactant release unit (14) includes a reactant injection unit (20), a reactant delivery unit (18) delivering reactant (R) from a reactant reservoir to the reactant injection unit (20) and a heating unit (24) for heating reactant (R) being delivered to the reactant injection unit (20). The heating unit (24) includes an exhaust gas/reactant heat exchanger unit (26) for transferring heat, being transported in the exhaust gas (A), to the reactant (R).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Eberspächer Exhaust Technology GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerd Gaiser, Fabian Frobenius, Bernd Weller
  • Publication number: 20190107026
    Abstract: An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine, especially in a vehicle, includes an exhaust gas flow duct (14), a reactant release device (20) for the release of reactant (R) into the exhaust gas flow duct (14) and a catalytic converter device (16) downstream of the reactant release device (20). At least one part of a component surface is provided by a hydrophilic material (34) of at least one exhaust gas-carrying component (12, 22) positioned in the reactant flow path or/and defining this reactant flow path, or/and at least one part of the component surface is provided by a hydrophobic material (40) of at least one exhaust gas-carrying component (12, 18, 22) positioned in the reactant flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Gerd Gaiser, Bernd Weller
  • Publication number: 20190101036
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing an exhaust system for an internal combustion engine includes the steps: a) providing at least one exhaust gas-carrying component (12, 18) for the exhaust system (10); b) applying a basic material layer (24, 26) to at least one area of a surface of at least one of the exhaust gas-carrying components (12, 16) in a high-temperature application process; and c) applying a catalytically active material layer (28, 30) to the basic material layer (24, 26) in a low-temperature application process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Gerd GAISER, Bernd WELLER
  • Publication number: 20180087423
    Abstract: A nozzle (1) includes a nozzle body (10), a piston (2) movably disposed inside the nozzle body (10), and a spring (3) between the nozzle body (10) and the piston (2). A reducing agent flow channel (12) extends between a nozzle inlet (11) and a nozzle orifice (14), which widens towards a nozzle opening (13). A piston head (21) closes or opens the nozzle orifice (14). The spring (3) biases the piston (2) to close the nozzle orifice (14) with the piston head (21). A largest diameter (D13) of the nozzle opening (13) is larger than a largest diameter (D21) of the piston head (21). An exhaust gas treatment device (5) includes a tank (51) for the liquid reducing agent, the nozzle (1), a reducing agent pump (53) and a reducing agent conduit (52). A control (54) is configured to operate the reducing agent pump (53) continuously with variable output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Bernd WELLER, Gerd GAISER
  • Patent number: 9709351
    Abstract: A heat exchanger (5) includes a housing (31), which contains a tube (32) and has a jacket (33), which surrounds the tube (32) while forming a ring channel (34). A primary inlet (35) and a primary outlet (36) are fluidically connected with one another via a primary path (37) carrying a primary medium through the ring channel (34) and via a bypass path (38) carrying the primary medium through the tube (32). A control (39) controls the flow of the primary medium through the primary path (37) and through the bypass path (38). At least two secondary inlets (42) and two secondary outlets (43) are fluidically connected with one another via at least two secondary paths (44) for carrying at least one secondary medium. The primary path (37) is coupled with the secondary paths (44) in a heat-transferring manner and such that the media are separated from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Eberspächer Exhaust Technology GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerd Gaiser, Markus Birgler, Matthias Feuerbach, Marc Hartmann, Jürgen Schweizer, Rouven Egger, Dimitri Penner, Fabian Frobenius, Bernd Weller
  • Publication number: 20170198621
    Abstract: An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine, especially for a vehicle, includes an exhaust gas-carrying pipe (12) and a reactant release unit (14) for releasing reactant (R) into exhaust gas (A) flowing in the exhaust gas-carrying pipe (12). The reactant release unit (14) includes a reactant injection unit (20), a reactant delivery unit (18) delivering reactant (R) from a reactant reservoir to the reactant injection unit (20) and a heating unit (24) for heating reactant (R) being delivered to the reactant injection unit (20). The heating unit (24) includes an exhaust gas/reactant heat exchanger unit (26) for transferring heat, being transported in the exhaust gas (A), to the reactant (R).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Gerd GAISER, Fabian FROBENIUS, Bernd WELLER
  • Publication number: 20140076293
    Abstract: A heat exchanger (5) includes a housing (31), which contains a tube (32) and has a jacket (33), which surrounds the tube (32) while forming a ring channel (34). A primary inlet (35) and a primary outlet (36) are fluidically connected with one another via a primary path (37) carrying a primary medium through the ring channel (34) and via a bypass path (38) carrying the primary medium through the tube (32). A control (39) controls the flow of the primary medium through the primary path (37) and through the bypass path (38). At least two secondary inlets (42) and two secondary outlets (43) are fluidically connected with one another via at least two secondary paths (44) for carrying at least one secondary medium. The primary path (37) is coupled with the secondary paths (44) in a heat-transferring manner and such that the media are separated from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: EBERSPACHER EXHAUST TECHNOLOGY GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Gerd GAISER, Markus BIRGLER, Matthias FEUERBACH, Marc HARTMANN, JÜRGEN SCHWEIZER, Rouven EGGER, Dimitri PENNER, Fabian FROBENIUS, Bernd WELLER