Patents by Inventor Jörg Herrlitz

Jörg Herrlitz 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 and control device for starting an internal combustion engine comprising a heating device for heating a coolant
    Patent number: 8763577
    Abstract: In a method, the starting behavior of an internal combustion engine (1) with a heating device (40) for heating a coolant is improved. According to the method, the temperature of the coolant to be heated by the heating device (40) and an additional temperature that is associated with the internal combustion engine (1), are determined. The temperatures are compared and a starting fuel amount is determined in accordance with the compared temperatures. The internal combustion engine (1) is started by metering the starting fuel amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Reiner Beckmann, Jörg Herrlitz
  • METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR STARTING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE COMPRISING A HEATING DEVICE FOR HEATING A COOLANT
    Publication number: 20110067665
    Abstract: In a method, the starting behaviour of an internal combustion engine (1) with a heating device (40) for heating a coolant is improved. According to the method, the temperature of the coolant to be heated by the heating device (40) and an additional temperature that is associated with the internal combustion engine (1), are determined. The temperatures are compared and a starting fuel amount is determined in accordance with the compared temperatures. The internal combustion engine (1) is started by metering the starting fuel amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Reiner Beckmann, Jörg Herrlitz