Patents by Inventor Klaus Lucka

Klaus Lucka 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: 9784156
    Abstract: Engine exhaust system for an internal combustion engine, the engine exhaust system comprising an exhaust conduit (14) connected to an engine (30), an exhaust gas return conduit (32,33) such that at least a part of the exhaust gas can be returned to the engine. The exhaust gas return conduit, at least along a part of its length, is formed with at least two flow paths (48,49). The engine exhaust system further comprises a particle filter arranged in each of the at least two flow paths and at least one cold flame vaporizer (11) in which fuel is partially oxidized in preheated air to form a cold flame gas. The at least one cold flame vaporizer is arranged in fluid communication with all the flow paths such that the cold flame gas can flow through the particle filters, whereby the cold flame gas can be used to regenerate the particle filter in at least one of the exhaust flow paths while, simultaneously, exhaust gas can flow through the other exhaust flow path or exhaust flow paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Alfa Laval Aalborg A/S
    Inventors: Klaus Lucka, Stephan Kohne
  • Publication number: 20150101315
    Abstract: Exhaust gas apparatus for the cleaning of exhaust gas where the exhaust gas apparatus comprises an exhaust conduit section which is formed with at least two separate flow paths. Each flow path is provided with a particle filter for the removal of particulate matter from the exhaust gas, an NOx trap for the removal of NOx from the exhaust gas. The exhaust gas apparatus further comprises at least one cold flame vaporizer in which fuel is partially oxidized in preheated air to form a cold flame gas where the cold flame vaporizer is arranged in fluid communication with each of the flow paths in the exhaust conduit section such that the cold flame gas can flow through the particle filter and the NOx trap, and valve means for controlling the flow of cold flame gas from the cold flame vaporizer to each flow path in the exhaust conduit section. Thereby, both the particle filter and the NOx trap in at least one of the flow paths can be regenerated in a single operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Dag Ovrebo, Klaus Lucka, Heidi Pohland von Schloss
  • Patent number: 8601984
    Abstract: Engine system comprising a compression ignition engine (20) including at least one combustion chamber and a cold flame vaporizer (40) in which a fuel is partially oxidized in preheated air to form a cold flame gas. The cold flame vaporizer (40) is in fluid communication with the combustion chamber of the compression ignition engine (20). There is further provided means (50) for supplying air such that the cold flame gas can be mixed with the additional air before being injected into the combustion chamber, and means (22) for injecting a pilot fuel into the combustion chamber, thereby producing a pilot flame in the combustion chamber which ignites the mixture of cold flame gas and air. There is also provided a method for a substantially NOx-free combustion of diesel fuel in a compression ignition engine (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Cool Flame Technologies AS
    Inventors: Klaus Lucka, Dag Øvrebø, Heide Pohland Vom Schloss
  • Publication number: 20110023453
    Abstract: Engine exhaust system for an internal combustion engine, the engine exhaust system comprising an exhaust conduit (14) connected to an engine (30), an exhaust gas return conduit (32,33) such that at least a part of the exhaust gas can be returned to the engine. The exhaust gas return conduit, at least along a part of its length, is formed with at least two flow paths (48,49). The engine exhaust system further comprises a particle filter arranged in each of the at least two flow paths and at least one cold flame vaporizer (11) in which fuel is partially oxidized in preheated air to form a cold flame gas. The at least one cold flame vaporizer is arranged in fluid communication with all the flow paths such that the cold flame gas can flow through the particle filters, whereby the cold flame gas can be used to regenerate the particle filter in at least one of the exhaust flow paths while, simultaneously, exhaust gas can flow through the other exhaust flow path or exhaust flow paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2008
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: ENERGY CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY AS
    Inventors: Klaus Lucka, Stephan Kohne
  • Publication number: 20100330446
    Abstract: A hydrogen system (10) comprising a reformer (12), in which a vaporized hydrocarbon fuel (50) is reformed to yield a reformate gas (62) comprising hydrogen, and a hydrogen consumer (40), the reformer and the hydrogen consumer being arranged in fluid communication such that the reformate gas can be fed to the hydrogen consumer, the hydrogen consumer, when in use, consuming at least a part of the hydrogen produced by the reformer wherein the hydrogen system further comprises:—an off gas burner (35) which is arranged such that it is in fluid communication with the hydrogen consumer and a first heat exchanger (21), in which offgas burner, when in use, remaining reformate gas in offgas from the hydrogen consumer is combusted, producing exhaust gas (53) which is passed through the first heat exchanger;—at least one air pump (30) which is arranged such that it is in fluid communication with the reformer and the offgas burner, the at least one air pump, when in use, supplying air to said reformer and offgas burner,—a
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Klaús Lucka, Stephan Köhne, Roland Wruck, Sergej Bauer, Andreas Klausmann, Roland Wollenweber
  • Publication number: 20100242898
    Abstract: Engine system comprising a compression ignition engine (20) including at least one combustion chamber and a cold flame vaporizer (40) in which a fuel is partially oxidized in preheated air to form a cold flame gas. The cold flame vaporizer (40) is in fluid communication with the combustion chamber of the compression ignition engine (20). There is further provided means (50) for supplying air such that the cold flame gas can be mixed with the additional air before being injected into the combustion chamber, and means (22) for injecting a pilot fuel into the combustion chamber, thereby producing a pilot flame in the combustion chamber which ignites the mixture of cold flame gas and air. There is also provided a method for a substantially NOx-free combustion of diesel fuel in a compression ignition engine (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: ENERGY CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY AS
    Inventors: Dag Ovrebo, Klaus Lucka, Heidi Pohland vom Schloss
  • Publication number: 20100236223
    Abstract: Exhaust gas apparatus for the cleaning of exhaust gas where the exhaust gas apparatus comprises an exhaust conduit section which is formed with at least two separate flow paths. Each flow path is provided with a particle filter for the removal of particulate matter from the exhaust gas, an NOx trap for the removal of NOx from the exhaust gas. The exhaust gas apparatus further comprises at least one cold flame vaporizer in which fuel is partially oxidized in preheated air to form a cold flame gas where the cold flame vaporizer is arranged in fluid communication with each of the flow paths in the exhaust conduit section such that the cold flame gas can flow through the particle filter and the NOx trap, and valve means for controlling the flow of cold flame gas from the cold flame vaporizer to each flow path in the exhaust conduit section. Thereby, both the particle filter and the NOx trap in at least one of the flow paths can be regenerated in a single operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: ENERGY CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY AS
    Inventors: Dag Ovrebo, Klaus Lucka, Heidi Pohland vom Schloss
  • Patent number: 6793693
    Abstract: A process for the utilization of a fuel having an initial boiling temperature or prevailing initial boiling temperature range at 1 bar of between 231 K and 830 K, characterized by the following features: (a) the fuel is contacted with at least one oxidant preheated to from 520 K to 880 K at a pressure, p, of ≧1 bar, or at a lower pressure with a reduction of the temperature range, and a C/O molar ratio of between 1:0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Heinrich Köhne
    Inventors: Heinrich Koehne, Klaus Lucka, Ingo Rudolphi, Heinz-Peter Gitzinger, Lutz Hartmann