Patents by Inventor Christoph Niederhut

Christoph Niederhut 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).

  • Generator assembly for a hybrid vehicle
    Patent number: 11618313
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a hybrid vehicle. In one example, a system comprises a first magnetic transmission configured to output power from a rotor shaft to a coolant pump and a second magnetic transmission configured to output power from the rotor shaft to an air-conditioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Rainer Kiehn, Georg Louven, Krystian Dylong, Christoph Niederhut
  • Cooling unit for an intake system
    Patent number: 11352946
    Abstract: Systems are provided for a combined compressor-cooling unit for an intake system. In one example, the system includes a housing, with a compressor, a liquid cooling system, a filter, and an air intake arranged within the housing such that the filter encases the compressor at least in part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Krystian Dylong, Rainer Kiehn, Georg Louven, Christoph Niederhut
  • Method and system for an engine assembly
    Patent number: 11125141
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an internal combustion engine assembly comprising a water pump driven by a crankcase venting system. In one example, a method may include adjusting a transmission ratio of a magnetic transmission in response to a temperature of an engine, wherein the magnetic transmission connects a water pump to a crankcase venting system of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Rainer Kiehn, Krystian Dylong, Georg Louven, Christoph Niederhut
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A COOLING ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20210164386
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an intake system. In one example, a housing comprises a compressor, a cooler, and an air intake arranged therein. The cooler comprises a cylindrical shape and surrounds the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Krystian Dylong, Rainer Kiehn, Georg Louven, Christoph Niederhut
  • GENERATOR ASSEMBLY FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210155091
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a hybrid vehicle. In one example, a system comprises a first magnetic transmission configured to output power from a rotor shaft to a coolant pump and a second magnetic transmission configured to output power from the rotor shaft to an air-conditioner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Rainer Kiehn, Georg Louven, Krystian Dylong, Christoph Niederhut
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN ENGINE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20200271044
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an internal combustion engine assembly comprising a water pump driven by a crankcase venting system. In one example, a method may include adjusting a transmission ratio of a magnetic transmission in response to a temperature of an engine, wherein the magnetic transmission connects a water pump to a crankcase venting system of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Rainer Kiehn, Krystian Dylong, Georg Louven, Christoph Niederhut