Patents by Inventor Marco Ranalli

Marco Ranalli 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: 20090133392
    Abstract: A vaporizer, in particular for an exhaust gas system of a combustion engine, having a heating element with a heating portion and a connection portion, and a vaporizing chamber in which the heating portion of the heating element is arranged, the vaporizing chamber having a fluid inlet and a vapor outlet, the vapor outlet being arranged in the vicinity of the junction between the heating portion and the connection portion whereas the fluid inlet is arranged in the vicinity of the free end of the heating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Marco Ranalli, Chirstopher Noller, William Perrard, Frederic Tronel
  • Patent number: 7468086
    Abstract: In a device for cleaning vehicular exhaust gas, in particular a diesel exhaust particle filter, the individual bodies which together constitute a one-piece filter body, are arranged so as to have an oblique angle with an axis of symmetry of the filter body and/or with the horizontal plane, here in relation to the installation condition of the device in the vehicle and/or an underside of the filter body having a reduced curvature compared to portions of the outer contour adjoining the underside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: ET US Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Marco Ranalli, Christoph Noller
  • Publication number: 20080196386
    Abstract: A connecting element between a housing and an exhaust pipe, particularly a cone, is characterized in that the connecting element is provided at its interior with at least one guide surface capable of pulsing the exhaust gas flow into rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventor: Marco Ranalli
  • Patent number: 7370472
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises an emissions trap and a transfer function device. The transfer function device is configured to determine a transfer function of the emissions trap wherein the transfer function is representative of loading of the emissions trap. An associated method is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: EMCON Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Helmut Venghaus, Lee Watts, Andreas Mayr, Clive D. Telford, Marco Ranalli, Peter Kroner, David Herranz, Gregg Speer, Stefan Schmidt, A. Steven Walleck
  • Patent number: 7332142
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises an exhaust system and an injection system. The injection system is configured to vaporize a first liquid portion of an agent into at least one bubble so as to inject a second liquid portion of the agent into the exhaust system by use of the at least one bubble for delivery of the agent to an emission abatement device of the exhaust system. An associated method is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: EMCON Tehnologies Germany (Augsburg) GmbH
    Inventors: Clive D. Telford, Helmut Venghaus, Lee Watts, Andreas Mayr, Marco Ranalli, Peter Kroner, David Herranz, Gregg Speer, Stefan Schmidt, A. Steven Walleck
  • Publication number: 20080034739
    Abstract: An exhaust system for a motor vehicle with a diesel engine (10) includes a particulate filter unit (36), a particulate receiving accumulator (24) close to the engine being arranged upstream of the particulate filter unit (36) and binding a partial quantity of the particulates contained in the exhaust gas flow, with another partial quantity of the particulates contained in the exhaust gas flow flowing through the particulate receiving accumulator (24) to the particulate filter unit (36). The particulate receiving accumulator (24) is arranged so close to the engine (10) that it is at least partly regenerated during operation owing to the NO2 oxidation effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: Marco Ranalli
  • Publication number: 20070157609
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises an emissions trap and a transfer function device. The transfer function device is configured to determine a transfer function of the emissions trap wherein the transfer function is representative of loading of the emissions trap. An associated method is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Helmut Venghaus, Lee Watts, Andreas Mayr, Clive Telford, Marco Ranalli, Peter Kroner, David Herranz, Gregg Speer, Stefan Schmidt, A. Walleck
  • Publication number: 20070033929
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises parallel and coaxial first and second exhaust gas passageways, a fuel reformer positioned in the first exhaust gas passageway to generate partial combustion product (e.g., H2 and/or CO), and a component such as an emission abatement device or an internal combustion engine positioned to receive the partial combustion product from the first exhaust gas passageway and exhaust gas from the second exhaust gas passageway. An associated method is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Clive Telford, Helmut Venghaus, Lee Watts, Andreas Mayr, Marco Ranalli, Peter Kroner, David Herranz, Gregg Speer, Stefan Schmidt, A. Walleck
  • Publication number: 20070022743
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises an exhaust system and an injection system. The injection system is configured to vaporize a first liquid portion of an agent into at least one bubble so as to inject a second liquid portion of the agent into the exhaust system by use of the at least one bubble for delivery of the agent to an emission abatement device of the exhaust system. An associated method is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Clive Telford, Helmut Venghaus, Lee Watts, Andreas Mayr, Marco Ranalli, Peter Kroner, David Herranz, Gregg Speer, Stefan Schmidt, A. Walleck
  • Publication number: 20060283176
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises an emission abatement device and a ratio oscillator. The emission abatement device comprises a NOx trap and a particulate trap. The ratio oscillator is configured to oscillate a ratio of the oxygen content and regenerative agent content of a flow advanced to the emission abatement device so as to alternately partially regenerate the NOx trap and the particulate trap for a plurality of cycles. An associated method is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Helmut Venghaus, Lee Watts, Andreas Mayr, Clive Telford, Marco Ranalli, Peter Kroner, David Herranz, Gregg Speer, Stefan Schmidt, A. Walleck
  • Publication number: 20060287802
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises an emissions trap and a loading determination device. The emissions trap is configured to trap emissions present in exhaust gas and comprises a first local region and a second local region. The loading determination device is configured to determine emissions loading of the first local region and emissions loading of the second local region. An associated method is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Helmut Venghaus, Lee Watts, Andreas Mayr, Clive Telford, Marco Ranalli, Peter Kroner, David Herranz, Gregg Speer, Stefan Schmidt, A. Walleck
  • Publication number: 20060144632
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a diesel propulsion engine and an exhaust system that comprises a discontinuously regenerating exhaust gas purification system. A fuel evaporator unit serves to enrich engine exhaust gases with fuel vapors. The fuel evaporator unit is connected to a vehicle fuel tank, and is provided upstream of the exhaust gas purification system. The fuel evaporator unit includes a fuel evaporator in the form of a heat exchanger that is exposed to the exhaust gas stream. The heat exchanger has a fuel feed line and a fuel vapor discharge. The fuel evaporator unit also includes an auxiliary oxidizing converter connected upstream of the heat exchanger. A percentage of nonburned diesel fuel in the exhaust gases fed into the auxiliary oxidizing converters is adjustable using an enrichment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: Zeuna-Sdtarker GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marco Ranalli, Stefan Schmidt, Andreas Mayr, Jurgen Klement
  • Patent number: 7010909
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a diesel propulsion engine having an exhaust system. The exhaust system includes a discontinuously regenerating exhaust gas purification system including a catalytic converter unit for burning diesel fuel catalytically and a fuel evaporator unit connected upstream of the catalytic converter unit. The fuel evaporator unit includes an electrical heating element and is connected to the fuel tank of the vehicle by a fuel line. The fuel evaporator unit is spatial from any exhaust gas carrying components. A fuel vapor feeding channel upstream of the catalytic converter unit discharges into an exhaust gas carrying component and extends between the fuel evaporator unit and an exhaust gas carrying component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Zeuna-Starker GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marco Ranalli, Stefan Schmidt, Andreas Mayr, Jurgen Klement
  • Publication number: 20050217227
    Abstract: In a device for cleaning vehicular exhaust gas, in particular a diesel exhaust particle filter, the individual bodies which together constitute a one-piece filter body, are arranged so as to have an oblique angle with an axis of symmetry of the filter body and/or with the horizontal plane, here in relation to the installation condition of the device in the vehicle and/or an underside of the filter body having a reduced curvature compared to portions of the outer contour adjoining the underside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Marco Ranalli, Christoph Noller
  • Publication number: 20050120708
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a diesel propulsion engine having an exhaust system. The exhaust system includes a discontinuously regenerating exhaust gas purification system including a catalytic converter unit for burning diesel fuel catalytically and a fuel evaporator unit connected upstream of the catalytic converter unit. The fuel evaporator unit includes an electrical heating element and is connected to the fuel tank of the vehicle by a fuel line. The fuel evaporator unit is spatial from any exhaust gas carrying components. A fuel vapor feeding channel upstream of the catalytic converter unit discharges into an exhaust gas carrying component and extends between the fuel evaporator unit and an exhaust gas carrying component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Marco Ranalli, Stefan Schmidt, Andreas Mayr, Jurgen Klement