Patents by Inventor Guenter Hans Grosch
Guenter Hans Grosch 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).
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Patent number: 11524572Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 16, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Guenter Hans Grosch, Bert Hobein, Thomas Werner Steinkopf, Rolf Lorenz Loeffler, Julio Orozco Santos Coy, Stefan Kaimer, Florian Huth
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Patent number: 11511494Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Guenter Hans Grosch, Andreas Kuske, Bas van den Heuvel, Richard Fritsche, Wilbert Hemink, Rainer Lach
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Patent number: 11333109Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 24, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Helmut Matthias Kindl, Vanco Smiljanovski, Joerg Kemmerling, Andreas Kuske, Hanno Friederichs, Guenter Hans Grosch, Michael Forsting, Frank Wunderlich, Hans Guenter Quix, Franz Arnd Sommerhoff
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Patent number: 11326486Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Guenter Hans Grosch, Rainer Lach, Franz Weber, Anselm Hopf
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Publication number: 20220080515Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Guenter Hans Grosch, Rainer Kiehn, Krystian Dylong
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Publication number: 20220009342Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Guenter Hans GROSCH, Bert HOBEIN, Thomas Werner STEINKOPF, Rolf Lorenz LOEFFLER, Julio OROZCO SANTOS COY, Stefan KAIMER, Florian HUTH
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Publication number: 20220009343Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Guenter Hans GROSCH, Bert HOBEIN, Thomas Werner STEINKOPF, Rolf Lorenz LOEFFLER, Julio OROZCO SANTOS COY, Stefan KAIMER, Florian HUTH
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Patent number: 11072269Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 6, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Guenter Hans Grosch
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Publication number: 20210154917Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2020Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Guenter Hans Grosch, Bas van den Heuvel, Andreas Kuske, Richard Fritsche, Wilbert Hemink, Rainer Lach
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Publication number: 20210087956Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Guenter Hans Grosch, Rainer Lach, Franz Weber, Anselm Hopf
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Patent number: 10957923Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Guenter Hans Grosch, Thomas Werner Steinkopf, Stephan Strahl, Rainer Lach, Rolf Lorenz Loeffler
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Publication number: 20200340431Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Helmut Matthias Kindl, Vanco Smiljanovski, Joerg Kemmerling, Andreas Kuske, Hanno Friederichs, Guenter Hans Grosch, Michael Forsting, Frank Wunderlich, Hans Guenter Quix, Franz Arnd Sommerhoff
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Publication number: 20200290287Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Guenter Hans Grosch, Andreas Kuske, Bas van den Heuvel, Richard Fritsche, Wilbert Hemink, Rainer Lach
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Patent number: 10605194Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Rainer Lach, Franz Weber, Guenter Hans Grosch
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Patent number: 10605142Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 31, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Guenter Hans Grosch, Felix Goebel, Richard Fritsche, Rainer Lach, Franz Weber
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Patent number: 10598057Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an internal combustion engine having an oil circuit. In one example, a system may include a rising oil line from a block to a cylinder head of an engine; a main oil line in the head; and an oil siphon system including a reservoir positioned between, and having at least one portion at a lower elevation than both, a section the rising line and a section of the main oil line so that oil flows into, and remains in, the reservoir when the engine is shut-off. In this way, the design of the oil circuit may be used to improve oil supply to engine components while minimizing delays in oil supply during engine startup.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Rainer Lach, Franz Weber, Frank Wunderlich, Joerg Kemmerling, Guenter Hans Grosch, Joerg Bonse
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Publication number: 20200040963Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a variable inertia flywheel. In one example, a method adjusting mass bodies of two or more inertia plates of the variable inertia flywheel to generate a plurality of moments of inertia.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Guenter Hans Grosch, Rainer Lach
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Patent number: 10479258Abstract: A motor vehicle having an auxiliary stowage compartment for transporting a compact scooter. The motor vehicle having an engine compartment, a passenger compartment, a luggage compartment in addition to the auxiliary stowage compartment. The auxiliary stowage compartment is accessible from the outside of the motor vehicle, and is opened and closed by a cover that is part of the outer skin of the vehicle wherein the additional stowage compartment is configured to receive a compact scooter.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: FORD MOTOR COMPANYInventors: Rainer Souschek, Guenter Hans Grosch, Thomas Gerhards, Tobias Ricke, Alexandra Gatzweiler, Philipp Wolf
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Patent number: 10450907Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a valve lift control device. In one example, a method may include rotating an adjusting camshaft of the valve lift control device in order to adjust a valve lift of one or more cylinders.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Guenter Hans Grosch, Rainer Lach, Joerg Bonse
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Publication number: 20190305342Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Guenter Hans GROSCH, Thomas Werner STEINKOPF, Stephan STRAHL, Rainer LACH, Rolf Lorenz LOEFFLER