Patents by Inventor Franz STOCKER

Franz STOCKER 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).

  • Control method for adjusting the hydrocarbon concentration in an active carbon filter of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 9581096
    Abstract: A control method for adjusting the hydrocarbon concentration in an active carbon filter of a tank ventilation device of a motor vehicle, includes the acts of: detecting an operational parameter of the internal combustion engine of the vehicle; determining the hydrocarbon content of a fuel tank gas mixture in the fuel tank ventilation device; and opening the tank ventilation valve of the tank ventilation device for a defined length of time in accordance with the determined hydrocarbon content when the operational parameter of the internal combustion engine displays an overrun mode or a standstill mode of the internal combustion engine generated by a start-stop system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Benjamin Klotz, Franz Stocker
  • Control Method for Adjusting the Hydrocarbon Concentration in an Active Carbon Filter of a Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20150345414
    Abstract: A control method for adjusting the hydrocarbon concentration in an active carbon filter of a tank ventilation device of a motor vehicle, includes the acts of: detecting an operational parameter of the internal combustion engine of the vehicle; determining the hydrocarbon content of a fuel tank gas mixture in the fuel tank ventilation device; and opening the tank ventilation valve of the tank ventilation device for a defined length of time in accordance with the determined hydrocarbon content when the operational parameter of the internal combustion engine displays an overrun mode or a standstill mode of the internal combustion engine generated by a start-stop system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Benjamin KLOTZ, Franz STOCKER