Patents by Inventor Kai Kuhlbach

Kai Kuhlbach 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: 11408334
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a turbocharger system. In one example, a system comprises an actuator configured to adjust a position of a plurality of guide vanes and a position of a coolant valve configured to adjust coolant flow through a turbine coolant jacket or a compressor coolant jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Franz J. Brinkmann, Ludwig Stump, Carsten Weber, Stefan Quiring, Kai Kuhlbach, Jan Mehring
  • Patent number: 11326549
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an oil gallery of a piston. In one example, a system for a piston comprising an internal oil gallery. The internal oil gallery comprises one or more of a funnel shaped inlet, a funnel shaped outlet, and a plurality of tongues extending along a circumference of the internal oil gallery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Anselm Hopf, Frank Kraemer, Carsten Weber, Paul Turner, Klaus-Peter Heinig, Loic Wendling, Marek Behr, Kai-Martin Mayer, Guenter Bartsch, Kai Kuhlbach, Bernd Steiner, Guenter Grosch
  • Patent number: 11125143
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a cooling arrangement. In one example, a plurality of engine oil passages extend through a cylinder head coolant jacket. The plurality of engine oil passages is fluidly separated from the cylinder head coolant jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Guenter Grosch, Richard Fritsche, Hans Guenter Quix, Kai Kuhlbach
  • Publication number: 20210222646
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an oil gallery of a piston. In one example, a system for a piston comprising an internal oil gallery. The internal oil gallery comprises one or more of a funnel shaped inlet, a funnel shaped outlet, and a plurality of tongues extending along a circumference of the internal oil gallery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Anselm Hopf, Frank Kraemer, Carsten Weber, Paul Turner, Klaus-Peter Heinig, Loic Wendling, Marek Behr, Kai-Martin Mayer, Guenter Bartsch, Kai Kuhlbach, Bernd Steiner, Guenter Grosch
  • Publication number: 20210164385
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a turbocharger system. In one example, a system comprises an actuator configured to adjust a position of a plurality of guide vanes and a position of a coolant valve configured to adjust coolant flow through a turbine coolant jacket or a compressor coolant jacket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Franz J. Brinkmann, Ludwig Stump, Carsten Weber, Stefan Quiring, Kai Kuhlbach, Jan Mehring
  • Publication number: 20210062708
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a cooling arrangement. In one example, a plurality of engine oil passages extend through a cylinder head coolant jacket. The plurality of engine oil passages is fluidly separated from the cylinder head coolant jacket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Guenter Grosch, Richard Fritsche, Hans Guenter Quix, Kai Kuhlbach
  • Publication number: 20110132296
    Abstract: An integration of the exhaust manifold into the cylinder head, initially for turbo application, is proposed, and an associated cooling concept is provided. This serves to achieve significant improvements in characteristic features whilst at the same time affording significantly reduced system costs. The advantages of this application are demonstrated taking a four-cylinder petrol engine constructed with direct fuel injection and turbo-charging as an example. Particularly worth emphasizing are the reduced fuel consumption in the ranges at or close to full load, reduced CO2 emissions in the European Driving Cycle, more rapid catalytic converter start-up, and improved engine warm-up and heating of the vehicle interior, together with the significant reduction in complexity through elimination of the conventional exhaust manifold and the associated significant weight and cost reductions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Kai Kuhlbach