Patents by Inventor Joerg Andres

Joerg Andres 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: 9803535
    Abstract: The invention relates to the cooling system of an internal combustion engine (10) which comprises a combustion engine (12) having at least two cylinder banks (14, 16) and a number of exhaust gas exchangers (18, 20) identical to the number of cylinder banks, as well as a retarder connection, wherein the cooling system can be flown through by a fluid serving as coolant in a preferred flow direction and comprises a cooling system trunk section (30) and a number of cooling system branch sections identical to the number of the cylinder banks (14, 16) of the combustion engine (12), said cooling system branch sections comprising each a cylinder bank branch section (22, 24), an exhaust gas exchanger branch section (36, 38) and a combining branch section (44, 46). The invention further relates to an internal combustion engine (10) corresponding thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH
    Inventors: Felix Henssler, Jörg Andre Reitz
  • Patent number: 9404508
    Abstract: The invention relates to a suction housing (1) for an internal combustion engine, especially for arranging between a first (2) and a second (3) compressor of an internal combustion engine, characterized in that the suction housing (1) comprises an inner space (8) defined by a bottom element (9), a first (10) and a second (11) opposing lateral wall elements projecting from the bottom element (9), and a first (12) and a second (13) opposing front wall elements projecting from the bottom element. An open end (14) having an inlet (14a) via which charge air can enter the inner space (8) of the suction housing (1) is formed opposite the bottom element (9), and a web element (17) projecting from the bottom element (9) and arranged between the first (10) and the second (11) lateral wall elements is located in the inner chamber, said web element interconnecting the first (12) and the second (13) front wall elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: MTU FRIEDRICHSHAFEN GMBH
    Inventors: Rolf Gunkel, Johannes Hiry, Jörg Andre Reitz
  • Patent number: 9175602
    Abstract: The invention relates to a V engine, especially a diesel engine, comprising a first cylinder bank and a second cylinder bank, said V engine being designed for two-stage charging by means of a low-pressure exhaust gas turbocharger and a high-pressure exhaust gas turbocharger. The invention is characterized in that the low-pressure exhaust gas turbocharger and the high-pressure exhaust gas turbocharger are respectively arranged on the front of a cylinder bank above a main output element of the V engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Gunkel, Felix Henssler, Johannes Hiry, Jörg Andre Reitz, Martin Wiedmann
  • Patent number: 9016061
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pipe arrangement (1) comprising a pipe element (2) that is used to connect, in particular fluidically connect, a turbine outlet of one turbocharger (15) to a turbine inlet of another turbocharger (17). The pipe arrangement is characterized in that a first pipe section (8) of the pipe element (2) includes a first fastening device (14) for attaching a first turbocharger (15) as well as a second fastening device (20) for attaching the pipe element (2) to a first support element (21) of an internal combustion engine. Furthermore, a second pipe section (9) includes a third fastening device (16) for attaching a second turbocharger (17) as well as a fourth fastening device (24) for attaching the pipe element (2) to a second support element (25) of an internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Gunkel, Jörg Andre Reitz
  • Patent number: 8886146
    Abstract: An IR receiver having a decision logic circuit for activating or deactivating a squelch. Activation or deactivation of the squelch is effected in dependence on a mean value of the frequency, a variance of the receiver intermediate frequency, a mean value of the audio amplitude, a variance of the audio amplitude and/or a signal strength of the receiver intermediate circuit frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Joerg Andres, Dirk Reymann
  • Publication number: 20120266587
    Abstract: The invention relates to the cooling system of an internal combustion engine (10) which comprises a combustion engine (12) having at least two cylinder banks (14, 16) and a number of exhaust gas exchangers (18, 20) identical to the number of cylinder banks, as well as a retarder connection, wherein the cooling system can be flown through by a fluid serving as coolant in a preferred flow direction and comprises a cooling system trunk section (30) and a number of cooling system branch sections identical to the number of the cylinder banks (14, 16) of the combustion engine (12), said cooling system branch sections comprising each a cylinder bank branch section (22, 24), an exhaust gas exchanger branch section (36, 38) and a combining branch section (44, 46). The invention further relates to an internal combustion engine (10) corresponding thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Felix Henssler, Jörg Andre Reitz
  • Publication number: 20120260889
    Abstract: The invention relates to a suction housing (1) for an internal combustion engine, especially for arranging between a first (2) and a second (3) compressor of an internal combustion engine, characterized in that the suction housing (1) comprises an inner space (8) defined by a bottom element (9), a first (10) and a second (11) opposing lateral wall elements projecting from the bottom element (9), and a first (12) and a second (13) opposing front wall elements projecting from the bottom element. An open end (14) having an inlet (14a) via which charge air can enter the inner space (8) of the suction housing (1) is formed opposite the bottom element (9), and a web element (17) projecting from the bottom element (9) and arranged between the first (10) and the second (11) lateral wall elements is located in the inner chamber, said web element interconnecting the first (12) and the second (13) front wall elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Rolf Gunkel, Johannes Hiry, Jörg Andre Reitz
  • Publication number: 20120260652
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compressor assembly (1) and to a method for producing a compressor assembly (1), in particular for a turbocharger, wherein the compressor assembly (1) comprises a compressor housing (2) having a first inlet opening (6) for the inflow to a characteristic map-stabilizing gap (10), said opening having a first cross-section (7), and a second inlet opening (8) for the inflow to a channel (12) provided for forming a primary flow, said second opening having a second cross-section (9). The first (6) and the second (8) inlet openings are arranged radially adjacent to one another with respect to an inflow direction (5). The compressor assembly (1) comprises a tube section (3) arranged on the compressor housing (2) for the inflow to the first (6) and the second (8) inlet openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Johannes Hiry, Jörg Andre Reitz
  • Publication number: 20120255528
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pipe arrangement (1) comprising a pipe element (2) that is used to connect, in particular fluidically connect, a turbine outlet of one turbocharger (15) to a turbine inlet of another turbocharger (17). The pipe arrangement is characterized in that a first pipe section (8) of the pipe element (2) includes a first fastening device (14) for attaching a first turbocharger (15) as well as a second fastening device (20) for attaching the pipe element (2) to a first support element (21) of an internal combustion engine. Furthermore, a second pipe section (9) includes a third fastening device (16) for attaching a second turbocharger (17) as well as a fourth fastening device (24) for attaching the pipe element (2) to a second support element (25) of an internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Rolf Gunkel, Jörg Andre Reitz
  • Publication number: 20120255299
    Abstract: The invention relates to a V engine (1), especially a diesel engine, comprising a first cylinder bank (2) and a second cylinder bank (3), said V engine being designed for two-stage charging by means of a low-pressure exhaust gas turbocharger (4, 5) and a high-pressure exhaust gas turbocharger (6, 7). The invention is characterised in that the low-pressure exhaust gas turbocharger (4, 5) and the high-pressure exhaust gas turbocharger (6, 7) are respectively arranged on the front of a cylinder bank (2, 3) above a main output element (23) of the V engine (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Rolf Gunkel, Felix Henssler, Johannes Hiry, Jörg Andre Reitz, Martin Wiedmann
  • Publication number: 20110255880
    Abstract: An IR receiver having a decision logic circuit for activating or deactivating a squelch. Activation or deactivation of the squelch is effected in dependence on a mean value of the frequency, a variance of the receiver intermediate frequency, a mean value of the audio amplitude, a variance of the audio amplitude and/or a signal strength of the receiver intermediate circuit frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Joerg Andres, Dirk Reymann
  • Patent number: 6816092
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for encoding data of a data signal by a periodic synchronous signal having at least two signal levels in a baseband signal. To provide a possibility by which the data of the synchronous signal can be encoded and decoded again in a simple and economical manner without having to employ the expensive hardware used in known methods, it is proposed, according to the invention, that the baseband signal is generated by combining the data signal and the synchronous signal, this combining step being carried out in such a way that, depending on the signal level of the synchronous signal, the signal level of the baseband signal lies in an associated level range independent from the data signal. The invention is also directed to a corresponding method for decoding a baseband signal and corresponding circuit arrangements. The method is preferably used for encoding and decoding audio signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co.KG
    Inventor: Joerg Andres
  • Publication number: 20040008792
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for encoding data of a data signal by a periodic synchronous signal having at least two signal levels in a baseband signal. To provide a possibility by which the data of the synchronous signal can be encoded and decoded again in a simple and economical manner without having to employ the expensive hardware used in known methods, it is proposed, according to the invention, that the baseband signal is generated by combining the data signal and the synchronous signal, this combining step being carried out in such a way that, depending on the signal level of the synchronous signal, the signal level of the baseband signal lies in an associated level range independent from the data signal. The invention is also directed to a corresponding method for decoding a baseband signal and corresponding circuit arrangements. The method is preferably used for encoding and decoding audio signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventor: Joerg Andres
  • Patent number: 5920631
    Abstract: A multiplex transmission device for multiple-channel signals, in particular multiple-channel audio signals, has a plurality of input channels, each of which receives an input signal, a multiplexer, the input channels being connected with the inputs of the multiplexer, and with an output channel which is connected to the output of the multiplexer for sending an output signal which is multiplexed from the input signals. A control element is connected in each input channel for controlling the amplitude of the respective input signal and a regulating device is provided for controlling the control elements. A special feature of the device consists in that the regulating device uses the output signal of the multiplexer as a regulating variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Joerg Andres