Patents by Inventor Marko Weirich

Marko Weirich 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: 7174705
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes an exhaust-gas aftertreatment device, and an operating method is for operating the internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine is operable with a lean mixture and a rich mixture, the internal combustion engine having an exhaust-gas aftertreatment device, which includes a nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converter and a particle filter. When lean exhaust gas flows through the nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converter, it removes nitrogen oxides from the exhaust gas by storing them, and, when reducing exhaust gas flows through the nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converter, it produces ammonia through reduction of stored and/or supplied nitrogen oxides and releases it to the exhaust gas. Downstream from the nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converter, the exhaust-gas aftertreatment device includes a SCR catalytic converter, which reduces nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas, using ammonia produced by the nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Klaus Binder, Josef Günther, Andreas Hertzberg, Brigitte Konrad, Bernd Krutzsch, Heinz-Jost Ölschlegel, Stefan Renfftlen, Dirk Voigtländer, Michel Weibel, Marko Weirich, Günter Wenninger, Rolf Wunsch
  • Patent number: 7146969
    Abstract: 1. Motor vehicle having an activated carbon filter and method for regenerating an activated carbon filter. 2. A motor vehicle (1) is proposed, comprising an, in particular, direct-injection internal combustion engine (2), a fuel tank (3) and an aeration device (4) for the fuel tank that comprises an activated carbon filter (5) and a regeneration device (6) for regenerating the activated carbon filter, and a method for regenerating an activated carbon filter in a motor vehicle comprising an, in particular, direct-injection internal combustion engine. 2.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventor: Marko Weirich
  • Patent number: 6766642
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas aftertreatment device with a nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converter for an internal combustion engine, and a method for operating an exhaust-gas aftertreatment device which is assigned to an internal combustion engine and has a nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converter. An SCR catalytic converter is arranged in the exhaust-gas aftertreatment device, it being possible for the exhaust gas which emerges from the nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converter to be fed to the SCR catalytic converter when the internal combustion engine is in a desulphating operating mode with a reducing exhaust-gas composition, in order for H2S which is formed during the desulphating to be removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Klaus Binder, Josef Günther, Andreas Hertzberg, Brigitte Konrad, Bernd Krutzsch, Heinz-Jost Ölschlegel, Stefan Renfftlen, Dirk Voigtländer, Michel Weibel, Marko Weirich, Günter Wenninger, Rolf Wunsch
  • Publication number: 20040139737
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas aftertreatment device with a nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converter for an internal combustion engine, and a method for operating an exhaust-gas aftertreatment device which is assigned to an internal combustion engine and has a nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converter. An SCR catalytic converter is arranged in the exhaust-gas aftertreatment device, it being possible for the exhaust gas which emerges from the nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converter to be fed to the SCR catalytic converter when the internal combustion engine is in a desulphating operating mode with a reducing exhaust-gas composition, in order for H2S which is formed during the desulphating to be removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Klaus Binder, Josef Gunther, Andreas Hertzberg, Brigitte Konrad, Bernd Krutzsch, Heinz-Jost Olschlegel, Stefan Renfftlen, Dirk Voigtlander, Michel Weibel, Marko Weirich, Gunter Wenninger, Rolf Wunsch
  • Patent number: 6662552
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas cleaning system removes at least nitrogen oxides contained in exhaust-gas from a combustion source. An ammonia-generation catalytic converter generates ammonia using constituents of at least some of the exhaust gas emitted from the combustion source during ammonia-generation operating phases. Downstream a nitrogen oxide reduction catalytic converter reduces nitrogen oxides which are contained in the exhaust gas emitted from the combustion source using the ammonia generated as reducing agent. A nitrogen monoxide generation unit is situated outside the combustion source, for enriching the exhaust gas which is fed to the ammonia-generation catalytic converter with generated nitrogen monoxide during the ammonia-generation operating phases. The system is used for cleaning exhaust gases of motor vehicle internal-combustion engines which are operated predominantly in lean-burn mode, removing nitrogen oxides which are contained therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Josef Gunther, Bernd Krutzsch, Christof Schoen, Dirk Voigtlaender, Miechel Weibel, Marko Weirich
  • Publication number: 20030056499
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas aftertreatment device with a nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converter for an internal combustion engine, and a method for operating an exhaust-gas aftertreatment device which is assigned to an internal combustion engine and has a nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converter. An SCR catalytic converter is arranged in the exhaust-gas aftertreatment device, it being possible for the exhaust gas which emerges from the nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converter to be fed to the SCR catalytic converter when the internal combustion engine is in a desulphating operating mode with a reducing exhaust-gas composition, in order for H2S which is formed during the desulphating to be removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Klaus Binder, Josef Gunther, Andreas Hertzberg, Brigitte Konrad, Bernd Krutzsch, Heinz-Jost Olschlegel, Stefan Renfftlen, Dirk Voigtlander, Michel Weibel, Marko Weirich, Gunter Wenninger, Rolf Wunsch
  • Patent number: 6338244
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for purifying an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine includes an ammonia generating catalyst for generating ammonia from nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas to be purified, and a nitrogen oxide reducing catalyst downstream of the ammonia generating catalyst, for reduction of nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas to be purified. Generated ammonia is used as the reducing agent. A nitrogen oxide adsorption catalyst is arranged upstream of the ammonia generating catalyst, or the ammonia generating catalyst is arranged in an exhaust pipe branch which pertains to only a part of several separately controllable internal-combustion sources. One or more additional exhaust pipe branches assigned to the other internal-combustion sources and lead to the nitrogen oxide reducing catalyst, while bypassing the ammonia generating catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Josef Guenther, Brititte Konrad, Bernd Krutzsch, Arno Nolte, Dirk Voigtlaender, Michel Weibel, Marko Weirich, Guenter Wenninger