Patents by Inventor Karl Schaufler

Karl Schaufler 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).

  • Fuel cell system comprising a water separator
    Patent number: 9252438
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell with an anode chamber and a cathode chamber. The fuel cell system also includes a recirculation device that recirculates anode exhaust gas to the anode input, which includes a discharge line for discharging liquid and/or gas from the region of the recirculation device, and an air conveying device for supplying the cathode chamber with a supply air flow. A water separator, which is connected to the discharge line and through which at least a portion of the supply air flow passes, is situated between the air conveying device and the cathode chamber in the area of the supply air flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Holger Baur, Uwe Pasera, Hans-Joerg Pflugfelder, Karl Schaufler, Sven Schmalzriedt, Simon Steinhuebl, Harald Teves
  • Fuel Cell System Comprising a Water Separator
    Publication number: 20140178779
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell with an anode chamber and a cathode chamber. The fuel cell system also includes a recirculation device that recirculates anode exhaust gas to the anode input, which includes a discharge line for discharging liquid and/or gas from the region of the recirculation device, and an air conveying device for supplying the cathode chamber with a supply air flow. A water separator, which is connected to the discharge line and through which at least a portion of the supply air flow passes, is situated between the air conveying device and the cathode chamber in the area of the supply air flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Holger Baur, Uwe Pasera, Hans-Joerg Pflugfelder, Karl Schaufler, Sven Schmalzriedt, Simon Steinhuebl, Harald Teves