Patents by Inventor Frank Will

Frank Will 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).

  • Publication number: 20240418118
    Abstract: A thermal management method for operating a thermal management system of an internal combustion engine. The thermal management system comprises at least one fluid chamber which is arranged at least partially around a cylinder head of a cylinder of the internal combustion engine and has at least one inlet line and at least one outlet line, the fluid chamber being connected to at least one coolant pumping device for pumping a coolant, and to at least one heat sink. According to a thermal management method, with increasing temperature of the at least one fluid chamber after a warm-up phase at a constant or decreasing engine speed, the coolant flow rate is temporarily increased through the at least one heat sink. At a constant engine speed or at an engine speed increasing at maximum 100 revolutions per minute and with reducing engine load, the coolant flow rate is maintained or increased through the at least one heat sink after the load change within a temperature range of 60° C. to 100° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: INO8 PTY LTD.
    Inventor: Frank Will
  • Patent number: 12085007
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal management method for operating a thermal management system (100, 102) of an internal combustion engine (10). The thermal management system (100, 102) comprises at least one fluid chamber (12) which is arranged at least partially around a cylinder head (74) of a cylinder (70) of the internal combustion engine (10) and has at least one inlet line (14) and at least one outlet line (16), the fluid chamber (12) being connected to at least one coolant pumping device (20) for pumping a coolant, and to at least one heat sink. According to the invention, a cylinder head temperature sensor and/or a fluid chamber temperature sensor (58) is provided, a volume flow of the coolant delivery device (20) being controllable depending on an engine speed and/or a fluid chamber temperature and/or an engine load, in particular by actuation of at least the first valve (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Ino8 Pty Ltd.
    Inventor: Frank Will
  • Publication number: 20230383688
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal management method for operating a thermal management system (100, 102) of an internal combustion engine (10). The thermal management system (100, 102) comprises at least one fluid chamber (12) which is arranged at least partially around a cylinder head (74) of a cylinder (70) of the internal combustion engine (10) and has at least one inlet line (14) and at least one outlet line (16), the fluid chamber (12) being connected to at least one coolant pumping device (20) for pumping a coolant, and to at least one heat sink. According to the invention, a cylinder head temperature sensor and/or a fluid chamber temperature sensor (58) is provided, a volume flow of the coolant delivery device (20) being controllable depending on an engine speed and/or a fluid chamber temperature and/or an engine load, in particular by actuation of at least the first valve (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventor: Frank Will
  • Patent number: 10001038
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermally insulated Lubrication system (100) for the lubrication of rotating or oscillating components with at least one oil suction pipe (3) arranged in an oil reservoir (1), an oil pump (4) connected to the oil suction pipe (3), and a heat source (7) connected to the oil pump (4) and downstream from this, further connecting lines (10) for feeding oil to lubrication points (11) that are structurally integrated into a metal structural environment (63) of a metal housing, after which oil is returned to the oil reservoir (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: INO8 PTY LTD
    Inventor: Frank Will
  • Publication number: 20160010520
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermally insulated Lubrication system (100) for the lubrication of rotating or oscillating components with at least one oil suction pipe (3) arranged in an oil reservoir (1), an oil pump (4) connected to the oil suction pipe (3), and a heat source (7) connected to the oil pump (4) and downstream from this, further connecting lines (10) for feeding oil to lubrication points (11) that are structurally integrated into a metal structural environment (63) of a metal housing, after which oil is returned to the oil reservoir (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventor: Frank WILL
  • Patent number: 8978613
    Abstract: A method is provided for heating a lubricating system. At low temperatures, lubricating oil has a high viscosity which requires more energy to be overcome than at higher temperatures. The method speeds up the heating behavior and thereby reduces the energy requirement of lubricating systems. The method can be used to heat lubricating systems for combustion engines or transmissions, preferably automatic transmissions, including at least one oil suction tube which is disposed in an oil sump and an oil bypass line bypassing the oil return lines. A bypass valve is disposed in the oil bypass line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: INO8 Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Frank Will
  • Patent number: 8147164
    Abstract: A line system (24) for a road miller, which rotates along with the milling roller (11) and which supplies water directly to the nozzles (23) which are arranged on the lateral surface (18) of the milling roller (11), to be arranged in the milling roller (11). Owing to the line system (24), the milling roller (11) no longer needs to be filled with water. The nozzles (23) are instead supplied with water directly from the line system (24) in order to spray the milling region selectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Dynapac GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Will, Rafael Schomaker
  • Publication number: 20120006622
    Abstract: A method is provided for heating a lubricating system. At low temperatures, lubricating oil has a high viscosity which requires more energy to be overcome than at higher temperatures. The method speeds up the heating behavior and thereby reduces the energy requirement of lubricating systems. The method can be used to heat lubricating systems for combustion engines or transmissions, preferably automatic transmissions, including at least one oil suction tube which is disposed in an oil sump and an oil bypass line bypassing the oil return lines. A bypass valve is disposed in the oil bypass line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: INO8 PTY LTD.
    Inventor: Frank Will
  • Publication number: 20080247823
    Abstract: A line system (24) for a road miller, which rotates along with the milling roller (11) and which supplies water directly to the nozzles (23) which are arranged on the lateral surface (18) of the milling roller (11), to be arranged in the milling roller (11). Owing to the line system (24), the milling roller (11) no longer needs to be filled with water. The nozzles (23) are instead supplied with water directly from the line system (24) in order to spray the milling region selectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Frank Will, Rafael Schomaker