Patents by Inventor Peter Duba

Peter Duba 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).

  • Apparatus for detecting the rotational position of the crankshaft of an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 4783627
    Abstract: The invention proposes a rotor arrangement for use with an automotive Hall generator for detecting the precise position of a select or predetermined one of a plurality of pistons, or the precise rotational position of the crank shaft, of an Otto cycle engine, by providing a distinct marking on a trigger wheel preferably mounted for rotation with the drive shaft of a distributor for generating a signal in a Hall element which signal is then detected by evaluation or discriminating circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1988
    Assignee: Audi AG.
    Inventors: Ernst-Olav Pagel, Wilhelm Bois, Peter Duba