Patents by Inventor Helmut Saeufferer

Helmut Saeufferer 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).

  • Method of cooling the interior of motor vehicles (powered at least partly by hydrogen)
    Patent number: 4179896
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for cooling the interior of a motor vehicle which motor vehicle is powered at least in part by hydrogen liberated from a hydride. Cooling of the interior such as the passenger compartment or cargo area is achieved by using the heat of the interior to supply at least part of the heat necessary for heating the hydride to liberate hydrogen. The apparatus includes, in combination with the interior of a vehicle a hydride container and heat transfer mechanism for transferring the heat of the interior to the hydride container thus cooling the interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1979
    Assignee: Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft Stuttgart-Untertuerkheim
    Inventors: Helmut Buchner, Helmut Saeufferer