Patents by Inventor Simon HETTENKOFER

Simon HETTENKOFER 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: 11549648
    Abstract: A thermally activatable safety valve for a pressure vessel includes i) a pressure relief unit having a valve for pressure relief of the pressure vessel; ii) at least one release line which extends away from the pressure relief unit; and iii) at least one bursting device. The release line, the bursting device and the valve are fluidically connected and form a common fluid system. The valve is designed, for pressure relief, to pass from a first closed position into a second open position if the pressure in the fluid system is less than an actuating limit pressure. The bursting device is designed to bring about pressure relief in the fluid system if the pressure in the fluid system exceeds a release pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tim Adler, Simon Hettenkofer
  • Publication number: 20220381403
    Abstract: A pressure vessel, in particular a cryogenic pressure vessel, has an inner vessel, an outer vessel and a chamber that can be evacuated at least partly. A motor vehicle includes such a pressure vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Lorenz EHGARTNER, Simon HETTENKOFER, Klaus SZOUCSEK
  • Publication number: 20210273279
    Abstract: A module for a motor vehicle includes at least one operating fluid container, at least one energy storage device, and a cooling device. The at least one operating fluid container is configured to store an operating fluid which is liquid under ambient conditions. The at least one energy storage device is configured to store electrical energy. The cooling device with at least one cooling element is configured to commonly cool the operating medium container and the energy storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Simon HETTENKOFER, Sebastian KLOSS, Alexander ROTHMAYER, Anis SELLAOUTI, Philippe STAUDINGER, Guenther TUSCHL, Roland Constantin VALLERY, Aleksandar VRHOVAC
  • Patent number: 11105466
    Abstract: A method for adjusting temperature and/or pressure of fuel in a pressured container system of a vehicle to a respective temperature setpoint and/or a respective pressure setpoint before a process of filling the pressurized containers includes extracting fuel from a first pressurized container having a first temperature and a first pressure, to bring the first temperature and/or the first pressure of the fuel closer to the temperature setpoint and/or to the pressure setpoint of the first pressurized container. The method also includes supplying the extracted fuel to either a fuel conversion device to power the vehicle or into a second pressurized container, where fuel in the second pressurized container has a second temperature and a second pressure, to bring the second temperature and/or the second pressure of the fuel closer to the temperature setpoint and/or to the pressure setpoint of the second pressurized container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Simon Hettenkofer, Andreas Pelger, Stefan Schott, Andreas Schaefer, Klaus Szoucsek
  • Patent number: 11092291
    Abstract: A safety valve for a pressure vessel has a discharge line which extends away from a pressure relief unit. A substance fills an internal volume of the discharge line. At least one insulation element which is configured for at least reducing the thermal transmission in the discharge line in the axial direction of the discharge line is provided in the discharge line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Simon Hettenkofer
  • Patent number: 10900612
    Abstract: A cryogenic pressure container for a motor vehicle has an inner container and an outer container. An evacuated space is arranged between the inner container and the outer container at least in some regions. The inner container has a synthetic material layer. A barrier layer is arranged at least in some regions between the synthetic material layer and the evacuated space. The barrier layer is designed and arranged so as to at least reduce the transfer of constituents leaking out of the synthetic material layer into the evacuated space, wherein a gap is formed at least in some regions between the barrier layer and the synthetic material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Ulrich Stahl, Lorenz Ehgartner, Simon Hettenkofer, Klaas Kunze, Timo Gutmann
  • Patent number: 10746109
    Abstract: A monitoring apparatus is provided for a pressure tank, in particular in a motor vehicle. The monitoring apparatus is designed to determine current operating parameters of the pressure tank and, on the basis of the operating parameters, to calculate and preferably to display a maximum possible filling level for the pressure tank under the current operating parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Simon Hettenkofer, Klaus Szoucsek
  • Publication number: 20200256518
    Abstract: A thermally activatable safety valve for a pressure vessel includes i) a pressure relief unit having a valve for pressure relief of the pressure vessel; ii) at least one release line which extends away from the pressure relief unit; and iii) at least one bursting device. The release line, the bursting device and the valve are fluidically connected and form a common fluid system. The valve is designed, for pressure relief, to pass from a first closed position into a second open position if the pressure in the fluid system is less than an actuating limit pressure. The bursting device is designed to bring about pressure relief in the fluid system if the pressure in the fluid system exceeds a release pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Tim ADLER, Simon HETTENKOFER
  • Publication number: 20200109791
    Abstract: A pressure-relief device is provided for a pressure vessel for storing a fuel which is gaseous at ambient pressure. The pressure-relief device is designed, upon complying with a triggering condition, to open a duct between a pressure vessel connection element of the pressure-relief device and an outlet opening of the pressure-relief device, with the result that fuel can flow out of a pressure vessel connected to the pressure vessel connection element into the surroundings of the pressure vessel via the duct in order to reduce an internal pressure in the interior of the pressure vessel. The pressure-relief device is designed to reduce the cross section of the duct with reducing internal pressure in the pressure vessel connected to the pressure vessel connection element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventor: Simon HETTENKOFER
  • Publication number: 20190170299
    Abstract: A method for adjusting temperature and/or pressure of fuel in a pressured container system of a vehicle to a respective temperature setpoint and/or a respective pressure setpoint before a process of filling the pressurized containers includes extracting fuel from a first pressurized container having a first temperature and a first pressure, to bring the first temperature and/or the first pressure of the fuel closer to the temperature setpoint and/or to the pressure setpoint of the first pressurized container. The method also includes supplying the extracted fuel to either a fuel conversion device to power the vehicle or into a second pressurized container, where fuel in the second pressurized container has a second temperature and a second pressure, to bring the second temperature and/or the second pressure of the fuel closer to the temperature setpoint and/or to the pressure setpoint of the second pressurized container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Simon HETTENKOFER, Andreas PELGER, Stefan SCHOTT, Andreas SCHAEFER, Klaus SZOUCSEK
  • Publication number: 20190003648
    Abstract: A method for cooling a first cryogenic pressure vessel, where the first cryogenic pressure vessel is designed for the storage of cryogenic gas, includes firstly conducting gas through the first pressure vessel for the purposes of cooling the first pressure vessel and subsequently feeding the gas to a second pressure vessel for the purposes of storing the gas, until the temperature of the first pressure vessel has reached a predetermined temperature value or until the second pressure vessel has reached a predefined degree of filling with gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Jan-Mark KUNBERGER, Simon Hettenkofer
  • Publication number: 20180328540
    Abstract: A safety valve for a pressure vessel has a discharge line which extends away from a pressure relief unit. A substance fills an internal volume of the discharge line. At least one insulation element which is configured for at least reducing the thermal transmission in the discharge line in the axial direction of the discharge line is provided in the discharge line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventor: Simon HETTENKOFER
  • Publication number: 20170261159
    Abstract: A cryogenic pressure container for a motor vehicle has an inner container and an outer container. An evacuated space is arranged between the inner container and the outer container at least in some regions. The inner container has a synthetic material layer. A barrier layer is arranged at least in some regions between the synthetic material layer and the evacuated space. The barrier layer is designed and arranged so as to at least reduce the transfer of constituents leaking out of the synthetic material layer into the evacuated space, wherein a gap is formed at least in some regions between the barrier layer and the synthetic material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Hans-Ulrich STAHL, Lorenz EHGARTNER, Simon HETTENKOFER, Klaas KUNZE, Timo GUTMANN
  • Publication number: 20170122225
    Abstract: A monitoring apparatus is provided for a pressure tank, in particular in a motor vehicle. The monitoring apparatus is designed to determine current operating parameters of the pressure tank and, on the basis of the operating parameters, to calculate and preferably to display a maximum possible filling level for the pressure tank under the current operating parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Simon HETTENKOFER, Klaus SZOUCSEK