Patents by Inventor Michael Henn

Michael Henn 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: 11078865
    Abstract: A cylinder head housing for a combustion unit, which forms at least two cylinders arranged in-line, having receiving openings for one outlet valve each, which are assigned to the individual cylinders of the combustion unit, comprising exhaust gas channels, which extend from these outlet valve receiving openings and are merged into an exhaust gas outlet channel, and cooling channels having a roof distribution channel which is connected to an injector cooling channel provided for an arrangement above a cylinder and/or having a manifold distribution channel, which extends along the row of outlet valve receiving openings, the manifold distribution channel being connected to a plurality of manifold network channels running along the exhaust gas channels, which are directly or indirectly connected to a manifold collection channel, which extends along the row of outlet valve receiving openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Paulo Urzua Torres, Michael Henn, Martin Bier, Madlen Rudloff
  • Publication number: 20200056563
    Abstract: A cylinder head housing for a combustion unit, which forms at least two cylinders arranged in-line, having receiving openings for one outlet valve each, which are assigned to the individual cylinders of the combustion unit, comprising exhaust gas channels, which extend from these outlet valve receiving openings and are merged into an exhaust gas outlet channel, and cooling channels having a roof distribution channel which is connected to an injector cooling channel provided for an arrangement above a cylinder and/or having a manifold distribution channel, which extends along the row of outlet valve receiving openings, the manifold distribution channel being connected to a plurality of manifold network channels running along the exhaust gas channels, which are directly or indirectly connected to a manifold collection channel, which extends along the row of outlet valve receiving openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Paulo URZUA TORRES, Michael HENN, Martin BIER, Madlen RUDLOFF
  • Patent number: 7380401
    Abstract: A method and a device for monitoring a rotational speed of a first charger for an internal combustion engine, especially an exhaust gas turbocharger, are provided. A first exhaust value representing an exhaust gas composition of the internal combustion engine in a first exhaust section is defined, and a first speed value representing the rotational speed of the first charger is determined according to the defined first exhaust value. The first exhaust value is regulated to a predefined first reference value using a first correcting variable which is ascertained as required for regulation. The first rotational speed value is determined depending on the first correcting variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Henn, Franz Kunz, Hong Zhang
  • Patent number: 7209824
    Abstract: A method for regulating an internal combustion engine where engine measurement and engine adjustment values is provided, and adaptation values modify the engine parameters, comprising measuring a first engine measurement parameter representative of a first physical engine parameter, measuring a second engine measurement parameter representative of a second physical engine parameter, calculating a first estimation parameter via a first engine parameter, calculating a second estimation parameter via a second engine parameter, determining a first operating mode of the engine regulation method, the first operating mode determined by generating a first adaptation value based on the first engine parameter, generating a second adaptation value based on the second measurement parameter, and comparing the percent difference of the first and second adaptation values to a neutral value of the respective engine parameter, and determining a second operating mode of the engine regulation method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Henn, Martin Jehle, Hong Zhang
  • Patent number: 7174880
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine has an air intake tract which comprises at least one inlet pipe leading to one intake duct per cylinder of the internal combustion engine. It also has at least one exhaust gas duct per cylinder of the internal combustion engine, at least a first actuator which is disposed in an inlet pipe or in an intake duct or in an exhaust gas duct and influences the gas exchange in the respective cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Henn, Martin Jehle, Hong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20060260306
    Abstract: A method and a device for monitoring a rotational speed of a first charger for an internal combustion engine, especially an exhaust gas turbocharger, are provided. A first exhaust value representing an exhaust gas composition of the internal combustion engine in a first exhaust section is defined, and a first speed value representing the rotational speed of the first charger is determined according to the defined first exhaust value. The first exhaust value is regulated to a predefined first reference value using a first correcting variable which is ascertained as required for regulation. The first rotational speed value is determined depending on the first correcting variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Henn, Frank Kunz, Hong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20060167612
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for regulating an internal combustion engine where engine measurement and engine adjustment values are provided, and adaptation values modify the engine parameters, comprising measuring a first engine measurement parameter representative of a first physical engine parameter, measuring a second engine measurement parameter representative of a second physical engine parameter, calculating a first estimation parameter via a first engine parameter, calculating a second estimation parameter via a second engine parameter, determining a first operating mode of the engine regulation method, the first operating mode determined by generating a first adaptation value based on the first engine parameter, generating a second adaptation value based on the second measurement parameter, and comparing the percent difference of the first and second adaptation values to a neutral value of the respective engine parameter, and determining a second operating mode of the engine regulation method, t
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2004
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Henn, Martin Jehle, Hong Zhang
  • Patent number: 7077103
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for regulating the filling of an internal combustion engine to which a combustion air mass flow is fed. Said combustion air mass flow is regulated by a first and a second actuator which are triggered regarding the position thereof. The second actuator is disposed downstream of the first actuator within the air mass flow and has a final upper position in which said actuator is open to the maximum and a final lower position in which the second actuator is closed to the maximum. The actual rotation speed of the internal combustion engine is detected while a set point intake pipe pressure is predefined for triggering the first actuator. The set point intake pipe pressure is determined by means of an rpm-related characteristic map in which the set point air mass flow is not taken into account as long as the second actuator is not located in the final lower position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Henn, Hong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20060054134
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine has an air intake tract which comprises at least one inlet pipe leading to one intake duct per cylinder of the internal combustion engine. It also has at least one exhaust gas duct per cylinder of the internal combustion engine, at least a first actuator which is disposed in an inlet pipe or in an intake duct or in an exhaust gas duct and influences the gas exchange in the respective cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Henn, Martin Jehle, Hong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20060042591
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for regulating the filling of an internal combustion engine to which a combustion air mass flow is fed. Said combustion air mass flow is regulated by a first and a second actuator which are triggered regarding the position thereof. The second actuator is disposed downstream of the first actuator within the air mass flow and has a final upper position in which said actuator is open to the maximum and a final lower position in which the second actuator is closed to the maximum. The actual rotation speed of the internal combustion engine is detected while a set point intake pipe pressure is predefined for triggering the first actuator. The set point intake pipe pressure is determined by means of an rpm-related characteristic map in which the set point air mass flow is not taken into account as long as the second actuator is not located in the final lower position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Michael Henn, Hong Zhang
  • Patent number: 6990957
    Abstract: The invention takes account of the residual gas exiting from the cylinder in order to reliably determine the air mass drawn in. To this end, the dependency of the air mass drawn in on the intake pressure is divided into three areas, from which the average area is modeled as a non-linear dependency of the air mass drawn in on the intake pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jürgen Dingl, Michael Henn
  • Publication number: 20050246090
    Abstract: The invention takes account of the residual gas exiting from the cylinder in order to reliably determine the air mass drawn in. To this end, the dependency of the air mass drawn in on the intake pressure is divided into three areas, from which the average area is modeled as a non-linear dependency of the air mass drawn in on the intake pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jurgen Dingl, Michael Henn
  • Patent number: 6907339
    Abstract: A method for controlling an internal combustion engine having intermittently actuated inlet valves, wherein intake pressure is determined between two final control elements, positions of the control elements are determined, an air quantity flow into the combustion chamber is predicted at preselected times and at preselected positions of the control elements and air is introduced into the engine as a function of the predicted air quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Michael Henn
  • Patent number: 6871632
    Abstract: A method is described for regulating the fuel injection of an internal combustion engine, to which combustion air is fed through an intake tract, in which two final control elements which are connected in series in the intake tract and in each case control the air mass flow through the intake tract are controlled in respect of their position, an air mass flow (MF) into the intake tract and also an induction manifold pressure (P) prevailing in the intake tract between the final control elements are measured and measurement values are formed in the process, the actual position of both final control elements and the actual rotational speed of the internal combustion engine are sensed and model values for air mass flow (MF) and induction manifold pressure (P) are determined therefrom in an invertible numeric model and an alignment of the model is effected by means of the measurement values and model values, and desired positions for the two final control elements are ascertained from desired values for the air ma
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengessellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Henn, Hong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20040049334
    Abstract: A method is described for controlling an internal combustion engine, having intermittently actuated inlet valves, in which in each case fuel is introduced into a combustion chamber and a combustion air mass flow (MF) flowing into the combustion chamber through an intake tract is set, whereby a pressure (P) is measured in the intake tract and two final control elements, which influence the air mass flow (MF) in each case, connected in series in the intake tract are used for setting the air mass flow (MF), whereby the method provides for measuring the pressure in the intake tract between the two final control elements and for measuring the position of the final control elements, for predicting prior to the fuel introduction the air quantity flowing into the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine after completion of an inlet valve opening operation from the measured values for pressure and position of the final control elements, and for choosing the quantity of fuel introduced depending on the pred
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventor: Michael Henn
  • Patent number: 6684689
    Abstract: The activation of a swirl control valve which is seated downstream of a throttle valve in the intake tract of an internal combustion engine is diagnosed. The swirl control valve is activated by a specific adjustment travel within a supercritical operating range of the intake pipe pressure in the intake tract downstream of the throttle valve. If a specific jump in pressure that is dependent on the adjustment travel does not take place in the intake tract downstream of the throttle valve, a defect in the actuation of the swirl control valve is diagnosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert Fromm, Johann Graf, Michael Henn, Hong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20030221669
    Abstract: A method is described for regulating the fuel injection of an internal combustion engine, to which combustion air is fed through an intake tract, in which two final control elements which are connected in series in the intake tract and in each case control the air mass flow through the intake tract are controlled in respect of their position, an air mass flow (MF) into the intake tract and also an induction manifold pressure (P) prevailing in the intake tract between the final control elements are measured and measurement values are formed in the process, the actual position of both final control elements and the actual rotational speed of the internal combustion engine are sensed and model values for air mass flow (MF) and induction manifold pressure (P) are determined therefrom in an invertible numeric model and an alignment of the model is effected by means of the measurement values and model values, and desired positions for the two final control elements are ascertained from desired values for the air ma
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Michael Henn, Hong Zhang
  • Patent number: 6619262
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine having cylinders with injection valves and air mass-setting actuators, an air/fuel ratio sensor detecting the ratio in the individual cylinders, and a sensor detecting a torque generated in the individual cylinders or differences in the torques generated in the cylinders includes individually determining the air/fuel ratio for each cylinder, individually correcting an activation of the fuel injection valve for each cylinder as a function of the detected air/fuel ratio and of a desired value of the air/fuel ratio, determining the variable characterizing the torque or the differences in the torque for each cylinder, individually correcting an activation of the air mass-setting actuator for each cylinder as a function of the detected value of the variable characterizing the torque or of the variable characterizing the difference in the torque specifically with the effect of assimilating the torques generated by the individual cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johann Graf, Michael Henn, Gerhard Schopp
  • Publication number: 20020129646
    Abstract: The activation of a swirl control valve which is seated downstream of a throttle valve in the intake tract of an internal combustion engine is diagnosed. The swirl control valve is activated by a specific adjustment travel within a supercritical operating range of the intake pipe pressure in the intake tract downstream of the throttle valve. If a specific jump in pressure that is dependent on the adjustment travel does not take place in the intake tract downstream of the throttle valve, a defect in the actuation of the swirl control valve is diagnosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Robert Fromm, Johann Graf, Michael Henn, Hong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20020121268
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine having cylinders with injection valves and air mass-setting actuators, an air/fuel ratio sensor detecting the ratio in the individual cylinders, and a sensor detecting a torque generated in the individual cylinders or differences in the torques generated in the cylinders includes individually determining the air/fuel ratio for each cylinder, individually correcting an activation of the fuel injection valve for each cylinder as a function of the detected air/fuel ratio and of a desired value of the air/fuel ratio, determining the variable characterizing the torque or the differences in the torque for each cylinder, individually correcting an activation of the air mass-setting actuator for each cylinder as a function of the detected value of the variable characterizing the torque or of the variable characterizing the difference in the torque specifically with the effect of assimilating the torques generated by the individual cylinders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: Johann Graf, Michael Henn, Gerhard Schopp