Patents by Inventor Christian Pfab

Christian Pfab 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).

  • Combustion engine and method for operating a combustion engine with discharge of condensation water from the induction tract
    Patent number: 9394839
    Abstract: A method for operating a combustion engine comprising charging and charge air cooling, wherein in a critical operating state the charge air volume flow through a charge air cooler is adjusted and/or temporally changed by means of at least one charge air cooler valve in such a manner that condensation water present in the charge air cooler and/or in the subsequent induction tract is fed only in harmless quantities successively into the combustion chamber and is thus discharged. The invention further relates to a combustion engine that can be operated according to the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Christian Pfab
  • COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A DISCHARGE LINE FOR CONDENSATION WATER FROM THE INDUCTION TRACT
    Publication number: 20140048050
    Abstract: A method for operating a combustion engine comprising charging and charge air cooling, wherein in a critical operating state the charge air volume flow through a charge air cooler is adjusted and/or temporally changed by means of at least one charge air cooler valve in such a manner that condensation water present in the charge air cooler and/or in the subsequent induction tract is fed only in harmless quantities successively into the combustion chamber and is thus discharged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventor: Christian Pfab