Patents by Inventor Markus Thanner

Markus Thanner 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, processing unit, and computer program for determining a conversion capability of an exhaust gas catalytic converter
    Patent number: 11933206
    Abstract: A method for determining a conversion capability of one or multiple exhaust gas catalytic converters, downstream from an internal combustion engine. The method includes ascertaining a respective local temperature at multiple locations within the one or the multiple catalytic converters, ascertaining a local conversion capability for a section or a partial volume of the one or the multiple catalytic converters based on the local temperature, and ascertaining a global conversion capability of the one or the multiple catalytic converters based on the ascertained local conversion capabilities. A processing unit and a computer program product for carrying out such a method are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Zein, Jan Kappa, Markus Thanner
  • METHOD, PROCESSING UNIT, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING A CONVERSION CAPABILITY OF AN EXHAUST GAS CATALYTIC CONVERTER
    Publication number: 20230032803
    Abstract: A method for determining a conversion capability of one or multiple exhaust gas catalytic converters, downstream from an internal combustion engine. The method includes ascertaining a respective local temperature at multiple locations within the one or the multiple catalytic converters, ascertaining a local conversion capability for a section or a partial volume of the one or the multiple catalytic converters based on the local temperature, and ascertaining a global conversion capability of the one or the multiple catalytic converters based on the ascertained local conversion capabilities. A processing unit and a computer program product for carrying out such a method are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Zein, Jan Kappa, Markus Thanner