Patents by Inventor Helmut Pongratz

Helmut Pongratz 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).

  • Patent number: 8474304
    Abstract: A device for determination of solid particle concentration includes a primary diluter (6), a downstream heated evaporator (7), a secondary diluter (8) downstream of the evaporator (7) and a particle counter (5). The secondary diluter (8) is a porous tube diluter and is mounted between the outlet of the evaporator (7) and a stabilization chamber (14), from which the sample flow is diverted to the particle counter (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: AVL List GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Knopf, Helmut Pongratz, Alexander Bergmann
  • Patent number: 8434512
    Abstract: A rotating disc diluter (1) has a rotatable rotary element (4) which carries surface-accessible transfer volumes (9, 10) which along their common path of movement alternately glide over feed and discharge ports (11-18) for an undiluted fluid flow on the one hand and for a dilution fluid flow on the other hand. For the simple widening of the usable dilution rate range, the rotary element (4) has at least two rows of transfer volumes (9, 10) on different paths of movement, the associated feed ports (11-14) of which for the undiluted fluid flow and/or for the dilution fluid flow can be separately controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: AVL List GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Bergmann, Helmut Pongratz
  • Patent number: 8208132
    Abstract: A reservoir (4) for the working fluid of the saturation unit (3) is connected with a sampling section (1) by a pressure equalization line (9) of the gas that is loaded with solid particles, as a result of which a sucking back of the working fluid from the reservoir (4) into the sampling section (1) and other sections of the measurement environment that are connected with such are prevented, even in the presence of unfavorable pressure conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: AVL List GmbH
    Inventors: Christian R. Huetter, Helmut Pongratz, Alexander Bergmann
  • Publication number: 20100180666
    Abstract: A reservoir (4) for the working fluid of the saturation unit (3) is connected with a sampling section (1) by a pressure equalization line (9) of the gas that is loaded with solid particles, as a result of which a sucking back of the working fluid from the reservoir (4) into the sampling section (1) and other sections of the measurement environment that are connected with such are prevented, even in the presence of unfavorable pressure conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Christian R. Huetter, Helmut Pongratz, Alexander Bergmann
  • Publication number: 20100175459
    Abstract: A device for determination of solid particle concentration includes a pre-diluter (6), a downstream heated evaporator (7), a secondary diluter (8) downstream of the evaporator (7) and a particle counter (5) connected to such. The secondary diluter (8) is a porous tube diluter and mounted between the outlet of the evaporator (7) and a stabilization chamber (14), from which the sample flow is branched off for the particle counter (5). With it, the concentration of the solid particles can be measured easily and controllably within a wide range without any corruption as a result of volatile aerosol particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Franz Knopf, Helmut Pongratz, Alexander Bergmann
  • Publication number: 20090049934
    Abstract: Abstract A rotating disc diluter (1) has a rotatable rotary element (4) which carries surface-accessible transfer volumes (9, 10) which along their common path of movement alternately glide over feed and discharge ports (11-18) for an undiluted fluid flow on the one hand and for a dilution fluid flow on the other hand. For the simple widening of the usable dilution rate range, the rotary element (4) has at least two rows of transfer volumes (9, 10) on different paths of movement, the associated feed ports (11-14) of which for the undiluted fluid flow and/or for the dilution fluid flow can be separately controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Alexander Bergmann, Helmut Pongratz