Patents by Inventor Florian IMBT

Florian IMBT 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).

  • Patent number: 11047760
    Abstract: A tank venting system (14) for a motor vehicle (10) has a filter (16) to filter a venting gas (15) of a fuel tank (12) of the motor vehicle (10), a pump (25) to generate a flushing air stream (29) in order to flush the filter (16), and a control unit (30) that, for purposes of performing a leak test, is configured to detect a pressure signal (34) that is dependent on the gas pressure (P) present in the fuel tank (12) and to check whether the pressure signal (34) meets a prescribed leakage criterion (33). The pump (25) is fluidically interconnected between the filter (16) and a shut-off valve (26), whereby the shut-off valve (26) is configured to fluidically couple the pump (25) to an inlet site (27) of a fresh air system (19) of an internal combustion engine (11) of the motor vehicle (10), and whereby the control unit (30) is configured to operate the pump (25) for flushing the filter (16) as well as for performing the leak test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Silke Weddig, Florian Imbt, Jens Wodausch, Jörg Giere
  • Publication number: 20180164178
    Abstract: A tank venting system (14) for a motor vehicle (10) has a filter (16) to filter a venting gas (15) of a fuel tank (12) of the motor vehicle (10), a pump (25) to generate a flushing air stream (29) in order to flush the filter (16), and a control unit (30) that, for purposes of performing a leak test, is configured to detect a pressure signal (34) that is dependent on the gas pressure (P) present in the fuel tank (12) and to check whether the pressure signal (34) meets a prescribed leakage criterion (33). The pump (25) is fluidically interconnected between the filter (16) and a shut-off valve (26), whereby the shut-off valve (26) is configured to fluidically couple the pump (25) to an inlet site (27) of a fresh air system (19) of an internal combustion engine (11) of the motor vehicle (10), and whereby the control unit (30) is configured to operate the pump (25) for flushing the filter (16) as well as for performing the leak test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Silke WEDDIG, Florian IMBT, Jens Wodausch, Jörg Giere