Patents by Inventor Christian Ederle

Christian Ederle 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).

  • Internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 5921216
    Abstract: In an internal combustion engine for motor vehicles with an engine shutdown driven capability, wherein the engine has intake and exhaust valves with a variable timing valve actuating system permitting the generation of an engine braking torque depending on the state of vehicle operation, the intake and exhaust valves are controlled during shutdown engine driven operation such that at least on type of valves, that is either all the intake or all the exhaust valves remain closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Daimler-Benz AG
    Inventors: Rainer Ballman, Christian Ederle, Kurt Maute, Guido Vent, Jurgen Willand, Klaus Wunderlich