Patents by Inventor Kay Schintzel

Kay Schintzel 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: 9394871
    Abstract: When fuel is injected into a combustion chamber (2) of a cylinder (13) of an engine (30) of a vehicle (10), the fuel is injected in the form of multiple jets (3) with the aid of an injector (1). In this connection, a first plane is defined in which both the central axis (11) of the injector (1) and the central axis (12) of the cylinder (13) lie. Furthermore, a second plane is defined in which both the central axis (11) of the injector (1) and the surface normal of the first plane lie. The jets (3) are generated in such a way that for each jet pair, which is formed from two of the jets (3), an angle between the projections of the two central axes of the two jets of the jet pair into the second plane is smaller than 50°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Kay Schintzel, Lars Hentschel, Jörg Theobald, Andreas Thaysen, Feitse Ebus
  • Patent number: 9279381
    Abstract: To prevent particle emissions, the start of injection of an internal combustion engine is controlled as a function of a detected dynamics of an operating parameter of the internal combustion engine. The dynamics is detected by comparing the temporal change of the operating parameter to a threshold value. The control may be carried out such that, in particular, a value of the start of injection, determined with the aid of a regulation, is frozen for a specific holding period following the detection of the dynamics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Eike Bunsen, Rene Fink, Kay Schintzel, Matthias Schultalbers, Olaf Magnor
  • Publication number: 20140251274
    Abstract: When fuel is injected into a combustion chamber (2) of a cylinder (13) of an engine (30) of a vehicle (10), the fuel is injected in the form of multiple jets (3) with the aid of an injector (1). In this connection, a first plane is defined in which both the central axis (11) of the injector (1) and the central axis (12) of the cylinder (13) lie. Furthermore, a second plane is defined in which both the central axis (11) of the injector (1) and the surface normal of the first plane lie. The jets (3) are generated in such a way that for each jet pair, which is formed from two of the jets (3), an angle between the projections of the two central axes of the two jets of the jet pair into the second plane is smaller than 50°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Kay Schintzel, Lars Hentschel, Jörg Theobald, Andreas Thaysen, Feitse Ebus
  • Publication number: 20120065865
    Abstract: To prevent particle emissions, the start of injection of an internal combustion engine is controlled as a function of a detected dynamics of an operating parameter of the internal combustion engine. The dynamics is detected by comparing the temporal change of the operating parameter to a threshold value. The control may be carried out such that, in particular, a value of the start of injection, determined with the aid of a regulation, is frozen for a specific holding period following the detection of the dynamics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Eike Bunsen, Rene Fink, Kay Schintzel, Matthias Schultalbers, Olaf Magnor