Patents by Inventor Jurgen Luft

Jurgen Luft 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: 11719350
    Abstract: A coolant flow control module, having a first outer housing, a first rotor located in the first outer housing, a second outer housing adjacent the first outer housing, and a second rotor disposed in the second outer housing. The second rotor is engaged with the first rotor such that the first rotor and second rotor rotate in unison. An actuator is connected to the first rotor, a first plurality of ports is integrally formed as part of the first outer housing, and a second plurality of ports is integrally formed as part of the second outer housing. The actuator rotates the first rotor and second rotor to at least one of a plurality of orientations such that fluid is able to flow through the first plurality of ports and the first rotor, and fluid is able to flow through the second plurality of ports and the second rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES USA, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Dragojlov, Benjamin MacNally, Russell M Modien, Jeremy Daniel Schmidt, Kris Leo Barboza, Qingqing Xie, David Rene Forgeron, Jürgen Luft
  • Publication number: 20200393053
    Abstract: A coolant flow control module, having a first outer housing, a first rotor located in the first outer housing, a second outer housing adjacent the first outer housing, and a second rotor disposed in the second outer housing. The second rotor is engaged with the first rotor such that the first rotor and second rotor rotate in unison. An actuator is connected to the first rotor, a first plurality of ports is integrally formed as part of the first outer housing, and a second plurality of ports is integrally formed as part of the second outer housing. The actuator rotates the first rotor and second rotor to at least one of a plurality of configurations such that fluid is able to flow through the first plurality of ports and the first rotor, and fluid is able to flow through the second plurality of ports and the second rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Dragojlov, Benjamin MacNally, Russell M Modien, Jeremy Daniel Schmidt, Kris Leo Barboza, Qingqing Xie, David Rene Forgeron, Jürgen Luft
  • Patent number: 5052507
    Abstract: A load-adjustment device for the internal combustion engine of an automotive vehicle has a control lever (1) which, for instance, displaces a throttle valve and is held by a coupling spring (9) against an intermediate lever (5) which can be swung directly by the accelerator pedal (3). A damping device (11) is so developed that, upon a sudden movement of the intermediate lever (5) in the direction of full load, the control lever (1) follows this movement only with a time lag action so that the automative vehicle is not accelerated with excessive jerk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Assignee: VDO Adolf Schindling AG
    Inventors: Jurgen Luft, Eckhart Kern
  • Patent number: 4991552
    Abstract: A throttle-valve setting device has, for idle adjustment, a motor setting lever (10) which displaces a throttle valve (3) and is connected via a path-dependent controlling movement-reversal device (15) to a setting member (13) of a setting motor (12). Thereby, upon activation of the setting motor (12), the setting lever (10) first swings slightly in one direction and then in the other direction to the full-load position of the throttle valve (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: VDO Adolf Schindling AG
    Inventors: Jurgen Luft, Erwin Schneider
  • Patent number: 4962823
    Abstract: A load-adjustment device for the internal combustion engine of an automotive vehicle has a control lever (1) which, for instance, displaces a throttle valve and is held by a coupling spring (9) against an intermediate lever (5) which can be swung directly by the accelerator pedal (3). A damping device (11) is so developed that, upon a sudden movement of the intermediate lever (5) in the direction of full load, the control lever (1) follows this movement only with a time lag action so that the automotive vehicle is not accelerated with excessive jerk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1990
    Assignee: VDO Adolf Schindling AG
    Inventors: Jurgen Luft, Eckhart Kern