Patents by Inventor Karl Dums

Karl Dums 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).

  • Publication number: 20230326683
    Abstract: A film capacitor including a core, a plurality of film layers wrapped around the core, and at least one first spacer arranged between two first film layers of the plurality of film layers, wherein an interstice configured outside of a spacer cross-section is provided between the two first film layers by the at least one first spacer. (FIG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Maximilian BARKOW, Timijan VELIC, Karl DUMS
  • Publication number: 20230057989
    Abstract: A pulse inverter for operating an electric machine of a motor vehicle from a motor vehicle battery, including a housing for delimiting an interior, a power electronics system, provided in the interior of the housing, for converting direct current to alternating current, a first cooling circuit configured to dissipate heat from an outer side of the housing facing away from the power electronics system, and a second cooling circuit, which is separated from the first cooling circuit and communicates with the interior of the housing, configured to directly liquid-cool the power electronics system with an electrically insulating fluid. (FIG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Pascal Heusler, Patrick Fuchs, Karl Dums, Maximilian Barkow, Timijan Velic
  • Patent number: 11469635
    Abstract: A rotor (1) for an electric machine has a sheet stack (2) arranged between a first end plate (3) and a second end plate (4). The first end plate and the second end plate (3, 4) are connected to each other by pipes (5) that extend at least partially through the sheet stack (2). Each pipe (5) has a cooling channel (6) for conducting a coolant. The pipes (5) and the first end plate (3) are constructed as an integral pipe/end plate (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Karl Dums, Niklas Lamparsky, Stefan Oechslen
  • Publication number: 20200328641
    Abstract: A rotor (1) for an electric machine has a sheet stack (2) arranged between a first end plate (3) and a second end plate (4). The first end plate and the second end plate (3, 4) are connected to each other by pipes (5) that extend at least partially through the sheet stack (2). Each pipe (5) has a cooling channel (6) for conducting a coolant. The pipes (5) and the first end plate (3) are constructed as an integral pipe/end plate (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Karl Dums, Niklas Lamparsky, Stefan Oechslen
  • Patent number: 9121560
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle having a lighting device (4-7), which is combined with a noise-output device, and having an electrical drive device. In order to optimize a motor vehicle having a lighting device, which is combined with a noise output device, and having an electrical drive device in respect of the installation space required for the noise output device, at least one diffusing lens of the lighting device (4) is designed as a sound-emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Karl Dums
  • Publication number: 20140146557
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle having a lighting device (4-7), which is combined with a noise-output device, and having an electrical drive device. In order to optimize a motor vehicle having a lighting device, which is combined with a noise output device, and having an electrical drive device in respect of the installation space required for the noise output device, at least one diffusing lens of the lighting device (4) is designed as a sound-emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Karl Dums
  • Patent number: 8079349
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has an internal combustion engine (1) and a drive train (2) with an electric machine that can be operated as a generator. A supercharger (5) supplies air through a mass flow line (6) to an inlet side of the internal combustion engine (1). The air mass flow line (6) has no throttle valve. The supercharger (5) also selectively can function as a secondary air pump to blow secondary air through a branch (7) of the mass flow line (6) and to an outlet side (21a, 21b) of the internal combustion engine (1) upstream of a catalytic converter. A control unit causes the electric machine to operate as a generator when the supercharger (5) is functioning as a secondary air pump to compensate for excess torque caused by a charge pressure generated by the secondary air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Rauner, Sammy Weis, Karl Dums
  • Publication number: 20100025129
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has an internal combustion engine (1) and a drive train (2) with an electric machine that can be operated as a generator. A supercharger (5) supplies air through a mass flow line (6) to an inlet side of the internal combustion engine (1). The air mass flow line (6) has no throttle valve. The supercharger (5) also selectively can function as a secondary air pump to blow secondary air through a branch (7) of the mass flow line (6) and to an outlet side (21a, 21b) of the internal combustion engine (1) upstream of a catalytic converter. A control unit causes the electric machine to operate as a generator when the supercharger (5) is functioning as a secondary air pump to compensate for excess torque caused by a charge pressure generated by the secondary air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Thomas Rauner, Sammy Weis, Karl Dums
  • Patent number: 7162865
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for controlling a drive unit (1), especially of a vehicle, having a combustion engine (5). The method and arrangement make possible a correct charge control when utilizing a secondary air charger (10) as well as make possible a diagnosis of the secondary air charger (10). Secondary air is blown into an exhaust-gas system (15) of the combustion engine (5) via the secondary air charger (10). The secondary air charger (10) is driven by a pressure drop across an actuating element (20) for adjusting an air supply to the engine (5). The actuating element (20) is driven for adjusting an air supply to the engine (5) corrected in dependence upon an air mass flow driving a turbine (25) of the secondary air charger (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Weigand, Karl Dums
  • Publication number: 20040103646
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for controlling a drive unit (1), especially of a vehicle, having a combustion engine (5). The method and arrangement make possible a correct charge control when utilizing a secondary air charger (10) as well as make possible a diagnosis of the secondary air charger (10). Secondary air is blown into an exhaust-gas system (15) of the combustion engine (5) via the secondary air charger (10). The secondary air charger (10) is driven by a pressure drop across an actuating element (20) for adjusting an air supply to the engine (5). The actuating element (20) is driven for adjusting an air supply to the engine (5) corrected in dependence upon an air mass flow driving a turbine (25) of the secondary air charger (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventors: Rainer Weigand, Karl Dums
  • Patent number: 5440933
    Abstract: In a pressure sleeve in particular a vibration pickup, an abutment surface is formed as a circumferential ring at a location radially spaced from a central point. Therefore, the pressure sleeve can be fully pressed against the structure to be monitored by a mounting screw. Therefore a sensor provided with the pressure sleeve can approximately linearily extending and disturbance measuring signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hartmut Brammer, Romuald Fries, Karl Dums, Holger Krebs
  • Patent number: 5398540
    Abstract: A knock sensor for indirect or direct fixing to an internal combustion engine has a housing (10) with a pressure sleeve (11) on the outer side of which a piezoceramic disk, a seismic mass (16), the contact disks (14), and the insulating disks (13) are arranged. The insulating disks (13) or the piezoelectrical disk (15) are or is made slightly electrically conductive so that the voltage spikes which occur due to the pyroelectrical effect can be easily eliminated. In this way, faulty measuring and interference can be avoided in the electrical circuit connected to the knock sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Entenmann, Joerg Bonitz, Stefan Unland, Romuald Fries, Robert Sloboda, Klaus Schenk, Karl Dums