Patents by Inventor Erhard Binder

Erhard Binder 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 device for operating an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 7831376
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine has a plurality of cylinders and an exhaust tract into which a mixture which is situated in the respective cylinder is introduced in the respective discharge strokes. A combustion misfire rate is determined as a function of at least one operating variable of the internal combustion engine. A temperature in the exhaust tract is determined as a function of the combustion misfire rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Erhard Binder, Christian Schweigert
  • Method and Device for Operating an Internal Combustion Engine
    Publication number: 20080295487
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine has a plurality of cylinders and an exhaust tract into which a mixture which is situated in the respective cylinder is introduced in the respective discharge strokes. A combustion misfire rate is determined as a function of at least one operating variable of the internal combustion engine. A temperature in the exhaust tract is determined as a function of the combustion misfire rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Erhard Binder, Christian Schweigert