Patents by Inventor Rolf Traub

Rolf Traub 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: 7941999
    Abstract: In an internal combustion engine with at least one turbocharger supplying compressed air to the engine cylinders which are divided into a first group and a second group, a first exhaust gas line connecting a first section of an exhaust gas collection line to the turbine, a recirculation line for returning exhaust gas from a second section of the exhaust gas collection line to the charge air supply line, a first control device controls the exhaust gas flow from a section of the cylinders to the first section of the exhaust gas collection line, a second control device controls the exhaust gas flow to the turbine and a third control device controls the exhaust gas flow recirculated to the charge air supply line for the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Kasper, Rolf Traub
  • Publication number: 20080216475
    Abstract: In an internal combustion engine with at least one turbo-charger including a compressor and a turbine, a charge air supply line for supplying compressed air from the compressor to the engine cylinders which are divided into a first group and a second group, an exhaust gas collection line having a first section connected to the first group of cylinders and a second section connected to the second group of cylinders, a first exhaust gas line which connects the first section of the exhaust gas collection line to the turbine, a recirculation line for returning exhaust gas from the second section of the exhaust gas collection line to the charge air supply line, and a first control device for controlling the exhaust gas flow from the second section to the first section of the exhaust gas collection line, a second control device is arranged in the first exhaust gas line for controlling the exhaust gas flow to the turbine and a third control device is arranged in the exhaust gas recirculation line for controlling the
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Werner Kasper, Rolf Traub