Patents by Inventor Christian Thorsten TRAPP

Christian Thorsten TRAPP 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).

  • Methods of knock control
    Patent number: 10794302
    Abstract: A method for a knock control for an internal combustion engine with at least one cylinder, which is assigned to at least one intake valve, when knocking occurs in at least one cylinder by actuation of the intake valve associated with the cylinder detected as knocking, in such a way that the temperature of the charge of the cylinder detected as knocking is reduced, the knocking in the cylinder is reduced, on actuating the intake valve associated with the cylinder detected as knocking, a cylinder-specific and/or a global measure for power compensation of the internal combustion engine is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: INNIO Jenbacher GmbH & Co OG
    Inventors: Nikolaus Spyra, Josef Thalhauser, Christian Thorsten Trapp, Georg Tinschmann
  • METHODS OF KNOCK CONTROL
    Publication number: 20180252171
    Abstract: A method for a knock control for an internal combustion engine with at least one cylinder, which is assigned to at least one intake valve, when knocking occurs in at least one cylinder by actuation of the intake valve associated with the cylinder detected as knocking, in such a way that the temperature of the charge of the cylinder detected as knocking is reduced, the knocking in the cylinder is reduced, on actuating the intake valve associated with the cylinder detected as knocking, a cylinder-specific and/or a global measure for power compensation of the internal combustion engine is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Nikolaus SPYRA, Josef THALHAUSER, Christian Thorsten TRAPP, Georg TINSCHMANN