Patents by Inventor Klaus Luz

Klaus Luz 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: 20180149111
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for a motor vehicle may include an outer pipe through which hot gas may flow, the outer pipe extending along a longitudinal direction, defining an outer pipe interior, and including two outer pipe walls in a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The heat exchanger may also include an inner pipe arranged in the outer pipe interior, the inner pipe extending along the longitudinal direction, being closed on a first longitudinal end, defining an inner pipe interior, and including two inner pipe walls in the cross section. The inner pipe walls may include a plurality of apertures by which the inner and outer pipe interiors may communicate fluidically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Fahmi Ben Ahmed, Matthias Ganz, Klaus Luz, Holger Schroth
  • Publication number: 20180149112
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for a motor vehicle may include an outer pipe through which hot gas may flow, the outer pipe extending along a longitudinal direction, defining an outer pipe interior, and including two outer pipe walls in a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The heat exchanger may also include an inner pipe arranged in the outer pipe interior, the inner pipe extending along the longitudinal direction, being closed on a first longitudinal end, defining an inner pipe interior, and including two inner pipe walls in the cross section. The inner pipe walls may include a plurality of apertures by which the inner and outer pipe interiors may communicate fluidically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Fahmi Ben Ahmed, Klaus Luz, Matthias Ganz, Holger Schroth
  • Publication number: 20180149062
    Abstract: An exhaust gas heat exchanger for a motor vehicle may include an outer tube extending along a longitudinal direction to be flowed-through by a hot gas. The outer tube may define an outer tube interior space and in a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction may include at least two outer tube-tube walls. An inner tube may be arranged in the outer tube interior space and may extend along the longitudinal direction. A longitudinal end of the inner tube may be closed and may define an inner tube interior space and in the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, may include at least two inner tube-tube walls at least one of which may include a plurality of apertures. A plurality of thermoelectric modules may be arranged on an outside of the at least two outer tube-tube walls and may each include a hot side and a cold side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Matthias Ganz, Fahmi Ben Ahmed, Holger Schroth, Klaus Luz
  • Patent number: 8863542
    Abstract: Apparatus for cooling electrical elements, comprising a heat sink (1, 101, 201) through which a coolant can flow, a plurality of electrical elements (2, 102, 202) which each have a bottom surface and a side surface, with the bottom surfaces being aligned essentially on one plane, with the heat sink (1, 101, 201) having at least one channel (4, 5, 104, 105, 204, 205) through which a coolant can flow and making thermal contact with the electrical elements (2, 102, 202), characterized in that the heat sink (1, 101, 202) extends essentially parallel to the plane of the bottom surfaces, with the channel (4, 5, 104, 105, 204, 205) in the heat sink having a profile which is matched to edges of the electrical elements (2, 102, 202).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Herbert Damsohn, Ronald Gneiting, Tobias Isermeyer, Klaus Luz, Conrad Pfender
  • Patent number: 8647788
    Abstract: A fuel cell module (1) with a fuel cell (2), a residual gas burner (4) and a heat exchanger (6). The service life of the module (1) can be improved by at least one compensator (27) for establishing a flow-carrying connection between the residual gas burner (4) and the heat exchanger (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignees: Eberspächer Climate Control Systems GmbH & Co KG, Behr GmbH & Co KG
    Inventors: Andreas Kaupert, Markus Münzner, Klaus Luz, Martin Brenner
  • Publication number: 20090059528
    Abstract: Apparatus for cooling electrical elements, comprising a heat sink (1, 101, 201) through which a coolant can flow, a plurality of electrical elements (2, 102, 202) which each have a bottom surface and a side surface, with the bottom surfaces being aligned essentially on one plane, with the heat sink (1, 101, 201) having at least one channel (4, 5, 104, 105, 204, 205) through which a coolant can flow and making thermal contact with the electrical elements (2, 102, 202), characterized in that the heat sink (1, 101, 202) extends essentially parallel to the plane of the bottom surfaces, with the channel (4, 5, 104, 105, 204, 205) in the heat sink having a profile which is matched to edges of the electrical elements (2, 102, 202).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Herbert DAMSOHN, Ronald Gneiting, Tobias Isermeyer, Klaus Luz, Conrad Pfender
  • Publication number: 20080261163
    Abstract: The invention relates to a duct burner (1), particularly for a fuel cell system (2), in which two media are brought together, mixed and combusted to generate heat. To this end, the duct burner (1) has a number of nozzles (9), which are distributed over a surface and via which the media are fed to a burn-out chamber (8). Before feeding to the nozzles (9), the first medium in a first distributing chamber (5) and the second medium in a separate second distributing chamber (7) are each distributed onto a surface that corresponds approximately to the surface (F) of the burn-out chamber (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Martin Brenner, Herbert Damsohn, Thomas Heckenberger, Klaus Luz, Conrad Pfender
  • Patent number: 6705101
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle cooling system (1) for a temperature-raising device (4), especially a drive battery or fuel cell, preferably for an electric or hybrid vehicle. The system has a coolant (7) that cools the device (4) with the involvement of an air-conditioning system (8) that serves for air-conditioning of the vehicle passenger compartment. It is preferred that the coolant (7) be a liquid coolant, which is carried in a cooling circuit (2) and for cooling of the liquid to be thermally integrated into the refrigeration circuit (3) of the air-conditioning system. The invention further relates to a method for cooling a temperature-raising vehicle device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: BEHR GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Friedrich Brotz, Herbert Damsohn, Peter Geskes, Klaus Luz, Conrad Pfender
  • Patent number: 6681846
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger, particularly of cross-current design, through which at least two separate media can flow. It comprises plates which are stacked on one another and which are spaced apart from one another in some areas and are in contact with one another in other areas, so that flow paths are formed between respectively adjacent plates in a heat exchange region. The plates have apertures adjacent to the heat exchange region, and the plates are spaced apart from one another by means of shaped-out portions of the plates. Areas succeeding one another about the circumference of the plates have apertures, and these areas are alternately shaped out in opposite directions from the plane of the plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Hans-H. Angermann, Herbert Damsohn, Klaus Luz, Conrad Pfender
  • Patent number: 6666263
    Abstract: The device is used to cool a vehicle appliance, in particular a battery or a fuel cell, by means of a coolant. It has a plurality of identically designed cooling elements, through which coolant can flow, which can be brought into bearing contact to cool at least one component of the vehicle appliance. It includes a first cooling-element side and a second cooling-element side which is on the opposite side from the first cooling-element side. The cooling-element sides have connection openings, which form inlet and outlet openings for the coolant and are in communication with the interior space of the cooling element. In this arrangement, it is provided for the first and second cooling-element sides each to have at least two connection openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Klaus Luz, Herbert Damsohn, Conrad Pfender, Peter Geskes, Friedrich Brotz
  • Publication number: 20030098146
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger, particularly of cross-current design, through which at least two separate media can flow. It comprises plates which are stacked on one another and which are spaced apart from one another in some areas and are in contact with one another in other areas, so that flow paths are formed between respectively adjacent plates in a heat exchange region. The plates have apertures adjacent to the heat exchange region, and the plates are spaced apart from one another by means of shaped-out portions of the plates. Areas succeeding one another about the circumference of the plates have apertures, and these areas are alternately shaped out in opposite directions from the plane of the plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Applicant: BEHR GmbH & CO.
    Inventors: Hans-H. Angermann, Herbert Damsohn, Klaus Luz, Conrad Pfender
  • Publication number: 20020195237
    Abstract: The device is used to cool a vehicle appliance, in particular a battery or a fuel cell, by means of a coolant. It has a plurality of identically designed cooling elements, through which coolant can flow, which can be brought into bearing contact to cool at least one component of the vehicle appliance. It includes a first cooling-element side and a second cooling-element side which is on the opposite side from the first cooling-element side. The cooling-element sides have connection openings, which form inlet and outlet openings for the coolant and are in communication with the interior space of the cooling element. In this arrangement, it is provided for the first and second cooling-element sides each to have at least two connection openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Applicant: Behr GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Klaus Luz, Herbert Damsohn, Conrad Pfender, Peter Geskes, Friedrich Brotz
  • Publication number: 20020184908
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle cooling system (1) for a temperature-raising device (4), especially a drive battery or fuel cell, preferably for an electric or hybrid vehicle. The system has a coolant (7) that cools the device (4) with the involvement of an air-conditioning system (8) that serves for air-conditioning of the vehicle passenger compartment. It is preferred that the coolant (7) be a liquid coolant, which is carried in a cooling circuit (2) and for cooling of the liquid to be thermally integrated into the refrigeration circuit (3) of the air-conditioning system. The invention further relates to a method for cooling a temperature-raising vehicle device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Applicant: BEHR GmbH & CO.
    Inventors: Friedrich Brotz, Herbert Damsohn, Peter Geskes, Klaus Luz, Conrad Pfender
  • Patent number: 6482082
    Abstract: In a heating and/or air-conditioning system especially for an automobile with a blower housing and a distributor housing located in front of and below an instrument panel, provision is made such that the distributor housing can be separated toward the vehicle interior from the blower housing. The distributor housing has a front end facing the vehicle interior which fills a recess in the instrument panel provided for removing the distributor housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Martin Derleth, Klaus Luz, Adem Hizli, Markus Schmid, Martin Stemmler, Walter Wolf
  • Patent number: 6478858
    Abstract: A desorbable sorption filter, in particular for a heating or air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle, has a metallic support (12) which can be heated by flow of current and an adsorber (14) mounted at or on the support (12). To provide an improved, directly heatable sorption filter which particularly enables inexpensive production and good electrical and thermal conductive contact without the use of adhesives, it is proposed for the adsorber (14) to be of planar design and to be mechanically connected to the support (12, 112) by means of holding elements (26) formed integrally on the support (12, 112).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Hans-H. Angermann, Roland Burk, Herbert Damsohn, Klaus Luz, Tilo Rinckleb
  • Patent number: 6318456
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger of the crosscurrent type, through which at least two fluids flow, consisting of plates which are stacked one on the other between two cover plates and which are spaced from one another in regions and are in contact in regions, so that fluid paths are formed between them in a heat transfer region, and of inlet ducts and outlet ducts which are arranged laterally in duct regions and which are formed from inlet duct openings and outlet duct openings in the plates, at least one inlet duct and one outlet duct being fluidically connected to a group of fluid paths which are next but one. The object of the invention is to develop a heat exchanger of the type initially mentioned, in such a way that, while having at least the same operating reliability, it can be produced more efficiently and more cost-effectively and has a lower weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Martin Brenner, Klaus Luz, Herbert Damsohn, Conrad Pfender
  • Publication number: 20010015131
    Abstract: A desorbable sorption filter, in particular for a heating or air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle, has a metallic support (12) which can be heated by flow of current and an adsorber (14) mounted at or on the support (12). To provide an improved, directly heatable sorption filter which particularly enables inexpensive production and good electrical and thermal conductive contact without the use of adhesives, it is proposed for the adsorber (14) to be of planar design and to be mechanically connected to the support (12, 112) by means of holding elements (26) formed integrally on the support (12, 112).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Applicant: BEHR GmbH & CO.
    Inventors: Hans-H. Angermann, Roland Burk, Herbert Damsohn, Klaus Luz, Tilo Rinckleb