Patents by Inventor KNUT WEBER

KNUT WEBER 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).

  • Method for operating an internal combustion engine and corresponding internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 10066560
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an internal combustion engine comprising at least one turbocharger, at least one catalytic converter and a variable valve train, a valve overlap parameter being determined in at least one operating mode of the internal combustion engine and being used to set the valve train. According to the invention, the valve overlap parameter is adapted on the basis of at least one parameter for the condition of the catalytic converter and/or at least one parameter for the condition of the turbocharger, prior to being used to set the valve train. The invention also relates to an internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Reza Azadeh, Markus Sonner, Knut Weber
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND CORRESPONDING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20170167419
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an internal combustion engine comprising at least one turbocharger, at least one catalytic converter and a variable valve train, a valve overlap parameter being determined in at least one operating mode of the internal combustion engine and being used to set the valve train. According to the invention, the valve overlap parameter is adapted on the basis of at least one parameter for the condition of the catalytic converter and/or at least one parameter for the condition of the turbocharger, prior to being used to set the valve train. The invention also relates to an internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: REZA AZADEH, MARKUS SONNER, KNUT WEBER