Patents by Inventor Reinhard Artmann

Reinhard Artmann 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).

  • Fuel cell unit including a storage unit for storing and providing liquid water coolant
    Patent number: 8354196
    Abstract: A fuel cell unit is provided having at least one fuel cell to which is connected a coolant circuit associated with a storage unit for storing and providing liquid water coolant at the fuel cell both under normal operating conditions and under frost conditions. The storage unit is set to provide a smaller amount of liquid water coolant under frost conditions than under normal operating conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Reinhard Artmann
  • Fuel Cell Unit Including a Storage Unit for Storing and Providing Liquid Water Coolant
    Publication number: 20110081590
    Abstract: A fuel cell unit is provided having at least one fuel cell to which is connected a coolant circuit associated with a storage unit for storing and providing liquid water coolant at the fuel cell both under normal operating conditions and under frost conditions. The storage unit is set to provide a smaller amount of liquid water coolant under frost conditions than under normal operating conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Reinhard Artmann
  • Plasma jet spark plug
    Patent number: 7477008
    Abstract: A plasma jet spark plug for internal combustion engines includes a center electrode, a shot channel defined by insulation material, and a ground electrode concentric with the shot channel. The center electrode has a conical shape and the ground electrode defines an outlet opening of the shot channel at a distal end of the spark plug. The shot channel has a tapered shape that forms an acceleration zone for plasma that is formed near the conical tip of the center electrode as the plasma moves toward the ground electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Reinhard Artmann, Michael Hallmannsegger
  • Plasma jet spark plug
    Publication number: 20060137642
    Abstract: A plasma jet spark plug for internal combustion engines comprises a central electrode, a shot channel defined by insulation material, and a ground electrode concentric with the shot channel. The center electrode has a conical shape and the ground electrode defines an outlet opening of the shot channel at a distal end of the spark plug. The shot channel has a tapered shape that forms an acceleration zone for plasma that is formed near the conical tip of the central electrode as the plasma moves toward the ground electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Reinhard Artmann, Michael Hallmannsegger