Patents by Inventor Guenter Hanning

Guenter Hanning 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: 20250058656
    Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle and associated fluid line arrangement include a main branch, which passes through a fuel cell unit, and a secondary branch that branches off the main branch and includes a flow limiter having a tube element, the internal cross section of which decreases downstream with respect to a flow direction, and a piston element moveable at least partially downstream along a movement path in the tube element counter to a restoring force between an open position and a restricting position. The flow limiter provides a fluid-carrying cross section of passage that is smaller than in the open position formed between the piston element and the tube element to limit mass flow through the secondary branch between a maximum and minimum mass flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Guenter Hans GROSCH, Krystian DYLONG, Rainer KIEHN, Torsten Hans-Jakob SPUERCK
  • Publication number: 20250010746
    Abstract: A charging device for a primary vehicle configured for charging a secondary vehicle comprises at least one repositionable coupling element. The at least one coupling element is repositionable such that it can be positioned correspondingly in relation to a coupling element of a charging device of the secondary vehicle. The charging device is set up to ensure an inductive charging process between the primary vehicle and the secondary vehicle using the coupling element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Guenter Hans GROSCH, Georg LOUVEN, Rainer KIEHN, Krystian DYLONG, Torsten Hans-Jakob SPUERCK
  • Publication number: 20240379980
    Abstract: An air supply device for a fuel cell system having an electrically driven flow compressor with an electric motor driving a shaft includes first and second compressors independently controllably coupled to the shaft by respective coupling devices. The first compressor has a feed line from which a feed bypass line branches off at a branch point and opens to an inlet side of the second compressor with a control element arranged in the branch, and with the first compressor having a compressor outlet that opens into a compressor outlet line that is connectable to the feed bypass line via a connection line controllable by means of a control unit. The compressors may be operated individually or together with flow arranged in parallel or in sequence when operating together, and may have different operating maps and mass airflow capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Guenter Hans GROSCH, Krystian DYLONG, Rainer KIEHN, Georg LOUVEN
  • Patent number: 12121984
    Abstract: A cutting tool for undercutting a bore in a component includes a shaft portion and at least one tangentially and axially cutting portion. The shaft portion extends in an axial direction relative to the component and has a maximum shaft radius. The cutting portion projects radially with respect to the shaft portion further than the maximum shaft radius. Each cutting portion includes a tangentially arranged lateral cutting edge configured to form a tangentially extending groove in the component. At least one cutting portion has a front cutting edge arranged axially at a front end thereof and configured to form an axially extending groove in the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Guenter Hans Grosch, Rainer Kiehn, Krystian Dylong
  • Patent number: 12109612
    Abstract: A method of additive manufacturing an object by applying metal layerwise on a base with an application device successively aligned with different processing zones in relation to the base includes locally applying liquid metal in a processing zone. The liquid metal solidifies in the processing zone and precise adjustment of local material properties of the object are controlled by influencing or controlling temperature development as a function of time of the solidified metal with at least one thermal influencing device aligned with the processing zone and fixed relative to the application device. The thermal influencing device is at least one of a heating device and a cooling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Guenter Hans Grosch, Bas van den Heuvel, Andreas Kuske, Richard Fritsche, Wilbert Hemink, Rainer Lach
  • Patent number: 11524572
    Abstract: A pressurized gas tank for a motor vehicle includes a cylindrical axially extending housing with two end pieces axially connected thereto connected together by one or more tie rods configured for axial transmission of tensile force. The tie rods include an axially continuous through-channel configured to be connected to a vehicle cooling system including a circulating liquid coolant to cool the pressurized gas at least during refueling of the pressurized gas tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Guenter Hans Grosch, Bert Hobein, Thomas Werner Steinkopf, Rolf Lorenz Loeffler, Julio Orozco Santos Coy, Stefan Kaimer, Florian Huth
  • Patent number: 11511494
    Abstract: A manufacturing installation for the additive manufacturing of components, each provided with at least one material overhang, has at least one building platform on which the particular component can at least partially be additively manufactured. In order to reduce the material consumption and the time to produce additively manufactured components, the manufacturing installation has at least one preferably electrically controllable support device with at least one movable support arm for the at least temporary holding of at least one support element, arranged on the support arm, during the additive manufacture of the particular component above the building platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Guenter Hans Grosch, Andreas Kuske, Bas van den Heuvel, Richard Fritsche, Wilbert Hemink, Rainer Lach
  • Patent number: 11333109
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a heating device. In one example, a system comprises a heat exchanger and an air filter arranged in a common housing, wherein the heat exchanger is configured to receive coolant from a heating device. In one example, the heating device is an electric heating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Helmut Matthias Kindl, Vanco Smiljanovski, Joerg Kemmerling, Andreas Kuske, Hanno Friederichs, Guenter Hans Grosch, Michael Forsting, Frank Wunderlich, Hans Guenter Quix, Franz Arnd Sommerhoff
  • Patent number: 11326486
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an oil heater of a hybrid electric vehicle. The oil heater comprises a metal foam comprising a plurality of pores. The oil heater is activated during a regenerative braking event where an oil temperature is less than a predefined temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Guenter Hans Grosch, Rainer Lach, Franz Weber, Anselm Hopf
  • Publication number: 20220080515
    Abstract: A cutting tool for undercutting a bore in a component includes a shaft portion and at least one tangentially and axially cutting portion. The shaft portion extends in an axial direction relative to the component and has a maximum shaft radius. The cutting portion projects radially with respect to the shaft portion further than the maximum shaft radius. Each cutting portion includes a tangentially arranged lateral cutting edge configured to form a tangentially extending groove in the component. At least one cutting portion has a front cutting edge arranged axially at a front end thereof and configured to form an axially extending groove in the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Guenter Hans Grosch, Rainer Kiehn, Krystian Dylong
  • Publication number: 20220009342
    Abstract: A pressurized gas tank for a motor vehicle includes a cylindrical axially extending housing with two end pieces axially connected thereto connected together by one or more tie rods configured for axial transmission of tensile force. The tie rods include an axially continuous through-channel configured to be connected to a vehicle cooling system including a circulating liquid coolant to cool the pressurized gas at least during refueling of the pressurized gas tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Guenter Hans GROSCH, Bert HOBEIN, Thomas Werner STEINKOPF, Rolf Lorenz LOEFFLER, Julio OROZCO SANTOS COY, Stefan KAIMER, Florian HUTH
  • Publication number: 20220009343
    Abstract: A method for producing a compressed gas tank for a motor vehicle includes inserting a bundle of heat-conducting elements through an opening in a housing of the compressed gas tank and exerting a force on the bundle that radially expands the bundle within the housing beyond the size of the opening. The heat-conducting elements may be helically wound about a central axis when inserted through the opening with a torsional force applied to unwind the elements while radially expanding and reducing axial length of the bundle. A compressed gas tank for a motor vehicle includes a plurality of heat-conducting elements including at least one tube within a tank housing that extend axially along the tank and radially within the housing to a size exceeding an opening of the housing. The tube is configured to circulate coolant to cool compressed gas within the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Guenter Hans GROSCH, Bert HOBEIN, Thomas Werner STEINKOPF, Rolf Lorenz LOEFFLER, Julio OROZCO SANTOS COY, Stefan KAIMER, Florian HUTH
  • Patent number: 11072269
    Abstract: A tailgate subassembly for a vehicle includes a tailgate and a flexible elongated pulling element. In an open position of the tailgate, the flexible elongated pulling element extends downwardly at least partially from a starting region on an inner face of the tailgate and on the end side comprises a grip portion for a user. In order to provide improved means for closing a tailgate of a vehicle, the elongated pulling element is coupled to a retraction device which is designed to pull up the grip portion in the direction of the starting region when the tailgate is moved into a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Guenter Hans Grosch
  • Publication number: 20210154917
    Abstract: A method of additive manufacturing an object by applying metal layerwise on a base with an application device successively aligned with different processing zones in relation to the base includes locally applying liquid metal in a processing zone. The liquid metal solidifies in the processing zone and precise adjustment of local material properties of the object are controlled by influencing or controlling temperature development as a function of time of the solidified metal with at least one thermal influencing device aligned with the processing zone and fixed relative to the application device. The thermal influencing device is at least one of a heating device and a cooling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Guenter Hans Grosch, Bas van den Heuvel, Andreas Kuske, Richard Fritsche, Wilbert Hemink, Rainer Lach
  • Publication number: 20210087956
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an oil heater of a hybrid electric vehicle. The oil heater comprises a metal foam comprising a plurality of pores. The oil heater is activated during a regenerative braking event where an oil temperature is less than a predefined temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Guenter Hans Grosch, Rainer Lach, Franz Weber, Anselm Hopf
  • Patent number: 10957923
    Abstract: A hydrogen fuel cell vehicle system and method inhibit formation of black ice on road surfaces at low temperatures as a result of exhaust water by treating the exhaust water prior to discharge with a deicing or antifreeze substance to lower the freezing point of the water. A metering device may meter a deicing or antifreeze substance, such as sodium chloride, calcium chloride, urea, or the like to be dissolved in the exhaust water that is produced during the production of energy. The vehicle may include a bypass valve that selectively bypasses the water treatment system when ambient conditions are not conducive to ice formation. The bypass valve is operated to direct exhaust flow to a condenser and water treatment system when ambient conditions are favorable to ice formation, with the deicing or antifreeze substance metered based on current or predicted ambient or road surface conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Guenter Hans Grosch, Thomas Werner Steinkopf, Stephan Strahl, Rainer Lach, Rolf Lorenz Loeffler
  • Publication number: 20200340431
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a heating device. In one example, a system comprises a heat exchanger and an air filter arranged in a common housing, wherein the heat exchanger is configured to receive coolant from a heating device. In one example, the heating device is an electric heating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Helmut Matthias Kindl, Vanco Smiljanovski, Joerg Kemmerling, Andreas Kuske, Hanno Friederichs, Guenter Hans Grosch, Michael Forsting, Frank Wunderlich, Hans Guenter Quix, Franz Arnd Sommerhoff
  • Publication number: 20200290287
    Abstract: A manufacturing installation for the additive manufacturing of components, each provided with at least one material overhang, has at least one building platform on which the particular component can at least partially be additively manufactured. In order to reduce the material consumption and the time to produce additively manufactured components, the manufacturing installation has at least one preferably electrically controllable support device with at least one movable support arm for the at least temporary holding of at least one support element, arranged on the support arm, during the additive manufacture of the particular component above the building platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Guenter Hans Grosch, Andreas Kuske, Bas van den Heuvel, Richard Fritsche, Wilbert Hemink, Rainer Lach
  • Patent number: 10605142
    Abstract: Systems are provided for an exhaust gas aftertreatment device, in particular in a motor vehicle, having a catalyst accommodated in a housing which, along its length, has a first end section, a catalyst section, and a connecting section. The housing further comprising a particulate filter located downstream of the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Guenter Hans Grosch, Felix Goebel, Richard Fritsche, Rainer Lach, Franz Weber
  • Patent number: 10605194
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cylinder bore and a method. The cylinder bore is configured to receive a piston for reciprocating movement therein and has a pressure side and a counter-pressure side. The cylinder bore includes a bore surface having a first roughness value in a first longitudinal region on the pressure side and a second roughness value different from the first roughness value in the first longitudinal region on the counter-pressure side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Rainer Lach, Franz Weber, Guenter Hans Grosch