Patents by Inventor Heiner OTTE

Heiner OTTE 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).

  • Charge changing control device, reciprocating engine and method for operating a charge changing control device
    Patent number: 11187118
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a charge changing control device for a reciprocating engine, comprising at least one cam follower configured for being pivotably actuated around a pivot axis (P) upon rotational movement of a camshaft, and an adjustment unit configured for setting at least three different charge-changing modes of the device by translationally displacing the pivot axis relative (P) to a rotational axis (R) of the camshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Carsten Rickert, Eike Sixel, Pay Brodersen, Heiner Otte
  • CHARGE CHANGING CONTROL DEVICE, RECIPROCATING ENGINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CHARGE CHANGING CONTROL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200355098
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a charge changing control device for a reciprocating engine, comprising at least one cam follower configured for being pivotably actuated around a pivot axis (P) upon rotational movement of a camshaft, and an adjustment unit configured for setting at least three different charge-changing modes of the device by translationally displacing the pivot axis relative (P) to a rotational axis (R) of the camshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Carsten RICKERT, Eike SIXEL, Pay BRODERSEN, Heiner OTTE