Patents by Inventor Michael Kaack

Michael Kaack 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: 11698009
    Abstract: An exhaust gas aftertreatment system for an internal combustion engine has an exhaust system that can be connected to an outlet of the internal combustion engine. A three-way catalytic converter that is situated close to the engine and, downstream from the three-way catalytic converter that is situated close to the engine, a second catalytic converter and a particle reduction device are arranged in the direction in which an exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine flows through an exhaust gas channel of the exhaust system. A fuel injector is arranged on the exhaust gas channel so as to inject fuel downstream from the three-way catalytic converter that is situated close to the engine and upstream from the second catalytic converter, and the exhaust system comprises a secondary air system with which secondary air can be blown into the exhaust gas channel downstream from the three-way catalytic converter that is situated close to the engine and upstream from the second catalytic converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Michael Kaack, Stefan Paukner, Falk-Christian Baron Von Ceumern-Lindenstjerna
  • Patent number: 11668217
    Abstract: A device for exhaust gas aftertreatment in an internal combustion engine can be connected to an outlet of the internal combustion engine. The device comprises an exhaust gas system with an exhaust gas channel in which a three-way catalytic converter is arranged, and an exhaust gas burner with which hot burner exhaust gases can be fed into the exhaust gas channel at a feed point upstream from the three-way catalytic converter. The three-way catalytic converter is configured as a lambda probe catalytic converter and comprises a first catalyst volume and a second catalyst volume, whereby a lambda probe is arranged downstream from the first catalyst volume and upstream from the second catalyst volume, whereby the first catalyst volume has a lower oxygen storage capacity than the second catalyst volume. A method for exhaust gas aftertreatment in an internal combustion engine has such an exhaust gas aftertreatment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignees: VOLKSWAGEN AKITENGESELLSCHAFT, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Falk-Christian Baron Von Ceumern-Lindenstjerna, Stefan Paukner, Michael Kaack, Sebastian Hemminger
  • Patent number: 11492949
    Abstract: An exhaust gas aftertreatment system for an internal combustion engine, which comprises an exhaust system which can be connected to the outlet of an internal combustion engine. A catalytic converter close to the engine and a second catalytic converter arranged downstream of the catalytic converter in an underbody of a motor vehicle are provided in the flow direction of an exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine flowing through an exhaust gas duct of the exhaust system. An inlet point for secondary air, an exhaust gas burner, and a fuel injector for introducing fuel into the exhaust gas duct are arranged downstream of the catalytic converter close to the engine and upstream of the second catalytic converter. According to the invention, the exhaust gas burner is activated immediately after the internal combustion engine is started in order to heat the second catalytic converter to its light-off temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Tolga Bozalp, Stefan Paukner, Falk-Christian Baron Von Ceumern-Lindenstjerna, Michael Kaack
  • Publication number: 20220282655
    Abstract: A device for exhaust gas aftertreatment in an internal combustion engine can be connected to an outlet of the internal combustion engine. The device comprises an exhaust gas system with an exhaust gas channel in which a three-way catalytic converter is arranged, and an exhaust gas burner with which hot burner exhaust gases can be fed into the exhaust gas channel at a feed point upstream from the three-way catalytic converter. The three-way catalytic converter is configured as a lambda probe catalytic converter and comprises a first catalyst volume and a second catalyst volume, whereby a lambda probe is arranged downstream from the first catalyst volume and upstream from the second catalyst volume, whereby the first catalyst volume has a lower oxygen storage capacity than the second catalyst volume. A method for exhaust gas aftertreatment in an internal combustion engine has such an exhaust gas aftertreatment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicants: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Falk-Christian BARON VON CEUMERN-LINDENSTJERNA, Stefan PAUKNER, Michael KAACK, Sebastian HEMMINGER
  • Publication number: 20220120202
    Abstract: An exhaust gas aftertreatment system for an internal combustion engine, which comprises an exhaust system which can be connected to the outlet of an internal combustion engine. A catalytic converter close to the engine and a second catalytic converter arranged downstream of the catalytic converter in an underbody of a motor vehicle are provided in the flow direction of an exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine flowing through an exhaust gas duct of the exhaust system. An inlet point for secondary air, an exhaust gas burner, and a fuel injector for introducing fuel into the exhaust gas duct are arranged downstream of the catalytic converter close to the engine and upstream of the second catalytic converter. According to the invention, the exhaust gas burner is activated immediately after the internal combustion engine is started in order to heat the second catalytic converter to its light-off temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Tolga BOZALP, Stefan PAUKNER, Falk-Chrilstian BARON VON CEUMERN-LINDENSTJERNA, Michael KAACK
  • Patent number: 11261771
    Abstract: A method for heating a catalytic converter in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, in which an exhaust gas burner for heating the catalytic converter is arranged, upstream of the catalytic converter. A lambda probe for controlling the combustion air ratio of the exhaust gas burner is arranged immediately downstream of the exhaust gas burner and upstream of the catalytic converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventors: Falk-Christian Baron Von Ceumern-Lindenstjerna, Stefan Paukner, Michael Kaack
  • Patent number: 11181024
    Abstract: The invention relates to method for operating an internal combustion engine that has at least two combustion chambers, of which at least one is operated at a substoichiometric air-fuel ratio and of which at least another is operated at a superstoichiometric air-fuel ratio. The outlet of the internal combustion engine is connected to an exhaust gas system in which a three-way catalytic converter is arranged in the flow direction of an exhaust gas through an exhaust gas channel, and an exhaust gas heat-recovery device is arranged downstream from the three-way catalytic converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Falk-Christian Baron Von Ceumern-Lindenstjerna, Stefan Paukner, André Horn, Michael Kaack, Thomas Maischik, Asmus Carstensen
  • Patent number: 10941689
    Abstract: A method for the exhaust gas aftertreatment of a combustion engine having an exhaust system in which at least three catalytic converters and at least three lambda probes are disposed. Downstream of a first catalytic converter, an actively heatable catalytic converter is provided, which is actively heated at a start of the combustion engine. The lambda control of the combustion engine is carried out in each case by that lambda probe disposed downstream of the respective last catalytic converter to reach the light-off temperature thereof. Also, an exhaust gas aftertreatment system for implementing such a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Stefan Paukner, Falk-Christian Baron Von Ceumern-Lindenstjerna, Michael Manz, Michael Kaack
  • Patent number: 10934912
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the exhaust aftertreatment of an internal combustion engine, which on the outlet side is connected to an exhaust gas system. Provided in the exhaust gas system is at least one exhaust aftertreatment component with which, upon reaching the light-off temperature of this exhaust aftertreatment component, the gaseous limited exhaust gas components may be converted into unlimited exhaust gas components. An introduction point is provided at an exhaust duct of the exhaust gas system, at which a hot gas, in particular an exhaust gas of an exhaust gas burner, is introduced into the exhaust duct. The hot gas mixes with the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine in such a way that a hot mixed gas results in which the unburned exhaust gas components are oxidized to unlimited exhaust gas components, without a catalytically active surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Falk-Christian Baron Von Ceumern-Lindenstjerna, Stefan Paukner, Michael Alexander Manz, Michael Kaack, Jens Gockel
  • Publication number: 20210040873
    Abstract: A method for heating a catalytic converter in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, in which an exhaust gas burner for heating the catalytic converter is arranged, upstream of the catalytic converter. A lambda probe for controlling the combustion air ratio of the exhaust gas burner is arranged immediately downstream of the exhaust gas burner and upstream of the catalytic converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Falk-Christian BARON VON CEUMERN-LINDENSTJERNA, Stefan PAUKNER, Michael KAACK
  • Publication number: 20210025303
    Abstract: An exhaust gas aftertreatment system for an internal combustion engine has an exhaust system that can be connected to an outlet of the internal combustion engine. A three-way catalytic converter that is situated close to the engine and, downstream from the three-way catalytic converter that is situated close to the engine, a second catalytic converter and a particle reduction device are arranged in the direction in which an exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine flows through an exhaust gas channel of the exhaust system. A fuel injector is arranged on the exhaust gas channel so as to inject fuel downstream from the three-way catalytic converter that is situated close to the engine and upstream from the second catalytic converter, and the exhaust system comprises a secondary air system with which secondary air can be blown into the exhaust gas channel downstream from the three-way catalytic converter that is situated close to the engine and upstream from the second catalytic converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Michael KAACK, Stefan PAUKNER, Falk-Christian BARON VON CEUMERN-LINDENSTJERNA
  • Patent number: 10781801
    Abstract: An axial piston motor having a cylinder housing, in which a plurality of cylinders are formed, and having pistons which are movably guided in the cylinders, wherein the pistons are attached to a swash plate and wherein a flow of a fluid that has entered via an inlet into the axial piston motor is controlled into and out of the cylinders by means of inlet and outlet valves, wherein the inlet and/or outlet valves comprise fluid change openings which are formed in a cylinder head plate and which can be temporarily released and covered by means of a rotary slide, for which purpose the rotary slide forms at least one passage opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Asmus Carstensen, Artur Semke, Thomas Schulenburg, Andreas Herr, Marcus Dallmann, Bernd Hupfeld, Holger Lange, Andre Horn, Michael Kaack, Thomas Maischik, Uwe Kammann
  • Publication number: 20200232364
    Abstract: A device for exhaust gas aftertreatment in an internal combustion engine can be connected to an outlet of the internal combustion engine. The device comprises an exhaust gas system with an exhaust gas channel in which a three-way catalytic converter is arranged, and an exhaust gas burner with which hot burner exhaust gases can be fed into the exhaust gas channel at a feed point upstream from the three-way catalytic converter. The three-way catalytic converter is configured as a lambda probe catalytic converter and comprises a first catalyst volume and a second catalyst volume, whereby a lambda probe is arranged downstream from the first catalyst volume and upstream from the second catalyst volume, whereby the first catalyst volume has a lower oxygen storage capacity than the second catalyst volume. A method for exhaust gas aftertreatment in an internal combustion engine has such an exhaust gas aftertreatment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicants: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Falk-Christian BARON VON CEUMERN-LINDENSTJERNA, Stefan PAUKNER, Michael KAACK, Sebastian HEMMINGER
  • Publication number: 20200232359
    Abstract: An exhaust gas system for an internal combustion engine, comprising a first exhaust emission control device close to the engine and a second exhaust emission control device remote from the engine. The second exhaust emission control device is heatable by a combination of an upstream burner and an electric heating device. For heating the exhaust emission control devices after an engine start, the internal combustion engine is operated with at least one engine-internal measure for raising the exhaust gas temperature, and the burner and the electric heating device are activated at the same time or offset in time for heating the second exhaust emission control device. A mixed gas entering the second exhaust emission control device is set to a stoichiometric lambda value. The invention allows accelerated heating of the exhaust emission control devices, and thus, a reduction in starting emissions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Michael KAACK, Stefan PAUKNER, Falk-Christian BARON VON CEUMERN-LINDENSTJERNA, Tolga BOZALP
  • Publication number: 20200191084
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for exhaust aftertreatment of an internal combustion engine with at least one combustion chamber and an outlet that is connected to an exhaust system, wherein at least one catalytic converter is arranged in the exhaust system. Furthermore, a secondary-air system is provided with which secondary air can be introduced into an exhaust duct of the exhaust system at an intake point downstream from the outlet of the internal combustion engine and upstream from the catalytic converter, and a first lambda sensor is arranged in the exhaust duct downstream from the intake point and upstream from the catalytic converter. The internal combustion engine is operated immediately after start-up with a substoichiometric combustion air ratio (? E<1), and secondary air is introduced into the exhaust duct of the exhaust system downstream from an outlet of the internal combustion engine and upstream from the first lambda sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Falk-Christian BARON VON CEUMERN-LINDENSTJERNA, Christoph Nee, Michael Kaack, Stefan Paukner
  • Publication number: 20200131959
    Abstract: The invention relates to method for operating an internal combustion engine that has at least two combustion chambers, of which at least one is operated at a substoichiometric air-fuel ratio and of which at least another is operated at a superstoichiometric air-fuel ratio. The outlet of the internal combustion engine is connected to an exhaust gas system in which a three-way catalytic converter is arranged in the flow direction of an exhaust gas through an exhaust gas channel, and an exhaust gas heat-recovery device is arranged downstream from the three-way catalytic converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Falk-Christian BARON VON CEUMERN-LINDENSTJERNA, Stefan PAUKNER, André HORN, Michael KAACK, Thomas MAISCHIK, Asmus CARSTENSEN
  • Publication number: 20200049050
    Abstract: A method for the exhaust gas aftertreatment of a combustion engine having an exhaust system in which at least three catalytic converters and at least three lambda probes are disposed. Downstream of a first catalytic converter, an actively heatable catalytic converter is provided, which is actively heated at a start of the combustion engine. The lambda control of the combustion engine is carried out in each case by that lambda probe disposed downstream of the respective last catalytic converter to reach the light-off temperature thereof. Also, an exhaust gas aftertreatment system for implementing such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Stefan PAUKNER, Falk-Christian BARON VON CEUMERN-LINDENSTJERNA, Michael MANZ, Michael KAACK
  • Publication number: 20200040784
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the exhaust aftertreatment of an internal combustion engine, which on the outlet side is connected to an exhaust gas system. Provided in the exhaust gas system is at least one exhaust aftertreatment component with which, upon reaching the light-off temperature of this exhaust aftertreatment component, the gaseous limited exhaust gas components may be converted into unlimited exhaust gas components. An introduction point is provided at an exhaust duct of the exhaust gas system, at which a hot gas, in particular an exhaust gas of an exhaust gas burner, is introduced into the exhaust duct. The hot gas mixes with the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine in such a way that a hot mixed gas results in which the unburned exhaust gas components are oxidized to unlimited exhaust gas components, without a catalytically active surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Falk-Christian Baron Von Ceumern-Lindenstjerna, Stefan Paukner, Michael Alexander Manz, Michael Kaack, Jens Gockel
  • Publication number: 20200011306
    Abstract: An axial piston motor having a cylinder housing, in which a plurality of cylinders are formed, and having pistons which are movably guided in the cylinders, wherein the pistons are attached to a swash plate and wherein a flow of a fluid that has entered via an inlet into the axial piston motor is controlled into and out of the cylinders by means of inlet and outlet valves, wherein the inlet and/or outlet valves comprise fluid change openings which are formed in a cylinder head plate and which can be temporarily released and covered by means of a rotary slide, for which purpose the rotary slide forms at least one passage opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Asmus CARSTENSEN, Artur SEMKE, Thomas SCHULENBURG, Andreas HERR, Marcus DALLMANN, Bernd HUPFELD, Holger LANGE, Andre HORN, Michael KAACK, Thomas MAISCHIK, Uwe KAMMANN
  • Patent number: 9535040
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for testing connections of metal workpieces to plastic compounds for cavities by means of ultrasound, wherein the plastic compound is arranged between the workpiece as an intermediate layer or is connected to the workpiece on one side and the cavity is located within the plastic compound, wherein the cavity is connected to the workpiece by means of a remaining plastic layer or plastic skin and wherein the plastic compound is exposed to ultrasonic signals of a certain test frequency and pulse length from the metal side of the workpiece by means of at least one ultrasonic probe, and in particular the ultrasonic signals reflected by flaws in the plastic compound are detected by the same or another ultrasonic probe and converted into electrical signals that can be evaluated and subjected to a threshold observation. The test frequency of the ultrasonic signals is set in a range of 1 to 10 MHz so that the attenuation of the sound is minimal after passing through the plastic skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: SALZGITTER MANNESMANN LINE PIPE GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Kaack, Christian Kremer, Jörn Winkels, Holger Brauer