Patents by Inventor Joerg Riegner

Joerg Riegner 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).

  • Charger module for an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 8418679
    Abstract: The invention relates to a charger module (1) for an internal combustion engine, comprising a mechanical charger (2) and two charge coolers (3, 4), mounted downstream of the charger (2), for cooling the compressed charge air. The aim of the invention is to reduce the costs for producing such a charger module without impairing the rigidity or structural stability of the charger module (1). For this purpose, the charger (2) and the two charge coolers (3, 4) are inserted in a common housing (5) which surrounds the charger (2) and the two charge coolers (3, 4) at least on the bottom side and on two opposite sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Ralf Doring, Joerg Riegner, Jens-Uwe Kaulbach, Ralph Hollmig
  • Charger module for an internal combustion engine
    Publication number: 20090071450
    Abstract: The invention relates to a charger module (1) for an internal combustion engine, comprising a mechanical charger (2) and two charge coolers (3, 4), mounted downstream of the charger (2), for cooling the compressed charge air. The aim of the invention is to reduce the costs for producing such a charger module without impairing the rigidity or structural stability of the charger module (1). For this purpose, the charger (2) and the two charge coolers (3, 4) are inserted in a common housing (5) which surrounds the charger (2) and the two charge coolers (3, 4) at least on the bottom side and on two opposite sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Ralf Doring, Joerg Riegner, Jens-Uwe Kaulbach, Ralph Hollmig