Patents by Inventor Michael Guenthner

Michael Guenthner 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).

  • Internal-combustion engine and homogeneous charge compression ignition process
    Patent number: 8347850
    Abstract: An internal-combustion engine can be operated in a homogeneous charge compression ignition mode at least under certain operating conditions. The combustion mixture present in the combustion chamber reaches auto-ignition conditions and ignites itself. The internal-combustion engine includes a triggering unit for triggering the auto-ignition during the homogeneous charge compression ignition mode before the auto-ignition conditions have been reached. The triggering unit is constructed as a corona ignition system and can be operated for triggering the auto-ignition during the homogeneous charge compression ignition mode, particularly by generating a non-thermal plasma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Schenk, Michael Guenthner
  • Internal-Combustion Engine and Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition Process
    Publication number: 20110232602
    Abstract: An internal-combustion engine can be operated in a homogeneous charge compression ignition mode at least under certain operating conditions. The combustion mixture present in the combustion chamber reaches auto-ignition conditions and ignites itself. The internal-combustion engine includes a triggering unit for triggering the auto-ignition during the homogeneous charge compression ignition mode before the auto-ignition conditions have been reached. The triggering unit is constructed as a corona ignition system and can be operated for triggering the auto-ignition during the homogeneous charge compression ignition mode, particularly by generating a non-thermal plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Schenk, Michael Guenthner