Patents by Inventor Dieter Fahrlaender

Dieter Fahrlaender 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).

  • Method and apparatus to enable package space reduction in a vehicle exhaust system
    Patent number: 11143069
    Abstract: A vehicle exhaust system includes a hot end having one or more hot end exhaust components that treat emissions generated by an engine and a cold end that includes at least one cold end component that attenuates noise. At least one acoustic volume is in parallel or serial to the hot end to further attenuate noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC
    Inventors: James Egan, Thorsten Keesser, Dieter Fahrlaender
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ENABLE PACKAGE SPACE REDUCTION IN A VEHICLE EXHAUST SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190093528
    Abstract: A vehicle exhaust system includes a hot end having one or more hot end exhaust components that treat emissions generated by an engine and a cold end that includes at least one cold end component that attenuates noise. At least one acoustic volume is in parallel or serial to the hot end to further attenuate noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: James Egan, Thorsten Keesser, Dieter Fahrlaender
  • Automatic defroster system having blower motor and heating element control circuits
    Patent number: 5120932
    Abstract: An electric heating element for the elimination of condensation, frost or the like on windows of motor vehicles, preferably a rear window of a convertible top, is interconnected with an electric blower motor which includes a relay circuit. For safely operating the heating element, the heating element will only be operative when the blower motor is running. A first relay is used for the control of the blower motor and a second relay for the control of the heating element. The second relay, via a line of a control circuit, is connected to a connecting terminal of the blower motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Ritter, Dieter Fahrlaender