Patents by Inventor Judith Schwöbel

Judith Schwöbel 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 for mixing an exhaust gas flow
    Patent number: 8939638
    Abstract: A mixer for mixing an exhaust flow with a fluid injected into an exhaust pipe includes a first mixing element including a base interconnecting first and second sidewalls and a deflection element positioned to be impacted by the injected fluid as well as a mixing fin positioned downstream of the deflection element. A second mixing element includes first and second spaced apart mounting flanges fixed to inner surfaces of the first and second sidewalls. Alternately, the mixer includes first and second mixing elements positioned within circumferentially spaced apart slots axially extending from an open end of a tubular housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    Inventors: Günter Palmer, Tobias Höffel, Judith Schwöbel
  • Method For Mixing An Exhaust Gas Flow
    Publication number: 20130188444
    Abstract: A mixer for mixing an exhaust flow with a fluid injected into an exhaust pipe includes a first mixing element including a base interconnecting first and second sidewalls and a deflection element positioned to be impacted by the injected fluid as well as a mixing fin positioned downstream of the deflection element. A second mixing element includes first and second spaced apart mounting flanges fixed to inner surfaces of the first and second sidewalls. Alternately, the mixer includes first and second mixing elements positioned within circumferentially spaced apart slots axially extending from an open end of a tubular housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Günter Palmer, Daniel R. Tomczak, Tobias Höffel, Judith Schwöbel, Manoj K. Sampath