Patents by Inventor Sven Schepers
Sven Schepers 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).
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Patent number: 11911752Abstract: A honeycomb body for exhaust gas aftertreatment includes a plurality of interconnected metal foils stacked on one another. The honeycomb body has a central first flow channel running in the axial direction of the honeycomb body, as an inflow section, and has a plurality of second flow channels between in each case two mutually adjacent metal foils. The first flow channel is in fluid communication with the second flow channels. The second flow channels formed between two mutually adjacent metal foils run in a straight line and parallel to one another along a radial direction of the honeycomb body.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBHInventors: Christoph Pabst, Peter Hirth, Ferdi Kurth, Michael Voit, Sven Schepers
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Patent number: 11359533Abstract: A catalytic converter for exhaust gas aftertreatment, with a matrix and a casing, the matrix is formed from a coiled layered stack of metal sheets and is inserted into the casing and bonded thereto only in portions and a method for producing a catalytic converter.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Vitesco Technologies GmbHInventors: Sebastian Dung, Peter Hirth, Sven Schepers
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Publication number: 20220161190Abstract: An electrically heatable catalytic converter with a metal honeycomb body, the honeycomb body being formed by a plurality of wound metal foils and the honeycomb body being received in a casing tube, a device for electrically contacting at least individual foils being led into the casing tube through an opening in the casing tube, the device being formed by an electrode which is electrically insulated from the inside of the casing tube by a connecting layer and mechanically connected to the casing tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2022Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: Vitesco Technologies GMBHInventors: Sven Schepers, Peter Hirth, Thomas Härig
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Publication number: 20220105465Abstract: A device for exhaust-gas aftertreatment, such as an annular catalytic converter, having a first, tubular flow path, having a diverting chamber and having a second, annular flow path, wherein the tubular flow path is delimited outwardly in the radial direction by an inner pipe and the second, annular flow path is delimited inwardly in the radial direction by the inner pipe and outwardly in the radial direction by an outer pipe, and the diverting chamber is designed to divert the exhaust-gas flow from the tubular flow path (8) into the annular flow path, wherein the annular catalytic converter has at least one annular substrate body which has a catalytically active coating applied to it and which is arranged in the annular flow path.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicant: Vitesco Technologies GMBHInventors: Rolf Brück, Peter Hirth, Sven Schepers, David Odenthal
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Publication number: 20220106899Abstract: A device for exhaust-gas aftertreatment, having a first, tubular flow path, having a diverting region and having a second, annular flow path. The tubular flow path is formed by an inner pipe and the annular flow path is, by an outer pipe running substantially parallel to the inner pipe, formed between the inner pipe and the outer pipe, and the diverting region is designed to divert the exhaust-gas flow from the tubular flow path into the annular flow path. The device has an annular catalytically active substrate body and an annular particle filter, wherein the substrate body and the particle filter are arranged in the annular flow path.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicant: Vitesco Technologies GMBHInventors: Rolf Brück, Peter Hirth, Sven Schepers, David Odenthal
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Publication number: 20220072474Abstract: The invention relates to an annular catalytic converter, having a first, tubular flow path, having a diverting region (4) and having a second, annular flow path, wherein the tubular flow path is formed by an inner pipe (1), wherein the annular flow path is formed between the inner pipe (1) and an outer pipe (2) surrounding the inner pipe, and the diverting region (4) is of pot-shaped form for the purposes of diverting the exhaust-gas flow from the tubular flow path into the annular flow path, wherein the inner pipe (1) and/or the outer pipe (2) has a conical cross section (D1, D2, D1, D4) that widens or narrows along the flow direction of the exhaust gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Applicant: Vitesco Technologies GMBHInventors: Rolf Brück, Peter Hirth, Sven Schepers, David Odenthal, Marat Karibayev, Ferdi Kurth
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Publication number: 20210239024Abstract: An exhaust-gas system for guiding and aftertreating exhaust gases from an exhaust-gas source, such as an internal combustion engine, with a flow section through which the exhaust gas may flow, with at least one component which is provided for the exhaust-gas aftertreatment, is arranged in the flow section and through which the exhaust gas may flow, and with an actuator for influencing the exhaust-gas flow in the flow section. The actuator is in fluid communication with the gas volume in the flow section, as a result of which the flow direction of the exhaust gas which flows through the flow section is influenced.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: Vitesco Technologies GMBHInventors: Sven Schepers, Peter Hirth
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Publication number: 20210197184Abstract: A honeycomb body for exhaust gas aftertreatment includes a plurality of interconnected metal foils stacked on one another. The honeycomb body has a central first flow channel running in the axial direction of the honeycomb body, as an inflow section, and has a plurality of second flow channels between in each case two mutually adjacent metal foils. The first flow channel is in fluid communication with the second flow channels. The second flow channels formed between two mutually adjacent metal foils run in a straight line and parallel to one another along a radial direction of the honeycomb body.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2019Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Christoph PABST, Peter HIRTH, Ferdi KURTH, Michael VOIT, Sven SCHEPERS
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Publication number: 20200362743Abstract: A catalytic converter for exhaust gas aftertreatment, with a matrix and a casing, the matrix is formed from a coiled layered stack of metal sheets and is inserted into the casing and bonded thereto only in portions and a method for producing a catalytic converter.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2019Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Sebastian DUNG, Peter HIRTH, Sven SCHEPERS
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Patent number: 10519831Abstract: A delivery device for delivering a reducing agent from a reducing agent tank to an exhaust gas treatment device of an internal combustion engine, includes a partially rigid reducing agent line and a delivery pump disposed in the reducing agent line and having a delivery direction from the reducing agent tank to the exhaust gas treatment device. The delivery device has at least one vibration compensating device selected from the following group: an inflow compensating device upstream of the delivery pump in the delivery direction, an outflow compensating device downstream of the delivery pump in the delivery direction, a pump-internal compensating device within the delivery pump, and a structure borne noise compensating device on a fixing of the delivery pump. A motor vehicle having the delivery device is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: EMITEC Gesellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologie mbHInventors: Jan Hodgson, Sven Schepers
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Patent number: 10443462Abstract: A method for extracting a liquid additive from an interior space of a tank at an extraction point includes: filtering the liquid additive by at least one filter that covers the extraction point and that is configured to separate the extraction point from the interior space of the tank and through which the liquid additive flows, wherein contaminants of the liquid additive are deposited on a surface of the filter, and extracting the liquid additive from the tank at the extraction point; forming at least one porous filter cake from contaminants of the liquid additive on the surface of the filter; and filtering the liquid additive by the at least one porous filter cake, wherein contaminants of the liquid additive are deposited in the filter cake, and extracting the liquid additive from the tank at the extraction point.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2014Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Georges Maguin, Sven Schepers, Jan Hodgson
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Patent number: 10428710Abstract: An injector for adding a liquid additive into an exhaust gas treatment apparatus includes at least one nozzle having a spray disc configured to inject the liquid additive into the exhaust gas treatment apparatus. The spray disc has: at least one spray duct, through which flow of the liquid additive can pass, the spray duct having an outlet opening configured to shape a spray jet of the liquid additive. The spray disc has a reinforcing structure arranged downstream of the outlet opening, the reinforcing structure being configured such that it is not wetted by the spray jet.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2016Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Sven Schepers, Rolf Brück
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Publication number: 20190262758Abstract: A filter for the purification of exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine includes: a housing that can be flowed through by exhaust gas in an axial direction and has an inflow side and an outflow side; a filter body is formed in the housing from a plurality of filter layers, which filter body can be flowed through by the exhaust gas flowing through the housing. The filter layers are of annular form and are arranged concentrically with respect to one another, wherein, in alternating fashion, two filter layers adjacent to one another in a radial direction are connected to one another in fluid-tight fashion at the inflow side, and two filter layers adjacent to one another in a radial direction are connected to one another at the outflow side.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2017Publication date: August 29, 2019Applicant: CPT GROUP GmbHInventors: Peter HIRTH, Rolf BRÜCK, Thomas HÄRIG, Ferdi KURTH, Sven SCHEPERS
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Patent number: 10287955Abstract: A module for the metered provision of a liquid includes a chamber having a chamber wall enclosing, at least partially, a chamber space of the chamber. The chamber is surrounded at least partially by a hood. At least one cavity is arranged between the hood and the separated chamber and the hood is heatable.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2014Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Jan Hodgson, Georges Maguin, Philippe Mertes, Michael Metral, Sven Schepers, Christian Vorsmann
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Patent number: 10267194Abstract: A device for supplying a liquid additive includes at least one tank and an extraction unit for delivering the liquid additive out of the tank to an additive consumer. The tank has a tank wall and the extraction unit is mounted on a mounting section of the tank wall. The tank wall is made of an injection molding compound and integrated stiffening structures are provided in the injection molding compound in the region of the mounting section. A method for producing the device and a motor vehicle having the device are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2013Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Jan Hodgson, Sven Schepers
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Publication number: 20180328251Abstract: An injector for adding a liquid additive into an exhaust gas treatment apparatus includes at least one nozzle having a spray disc configured to inject the liquid additive into the exhaust gas treatment apparatus. The spray disc has: at least one spray duct, through which flow of the liquid additive can pass, the spray duct having an outlet opening configured to shape a spray jet of the liquid additive. The spray disc has a reinforcing structure arranged downstream of the outlet opening, the reinforcing structure being configured such that it is not wetted by the spray jet.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2016Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Sven SCHEPERS, Rolf BRÜCK
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Patent number: 9982583Abstract: A dosing valve includes at least a valve housing with a duct, a valve body being movable in order to open and close the dosing valve and a spring exerting a spring force on the valve body and thus holding the valve body in a rest position. The spring is supported on at least one calibration body. The valve body, the spring and the at least one calibration body are disposed in the duct. The at least one calibration body is fastened in the valve housing at least by using a cohesive or material connection. A method for producing the dosing valve and a motor vehicle having the dosing valve are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2014Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: EMITEC Gesellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologie mbHInventors: Jan Hodgson, Sven Schepers, Rolf Brueck
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Patent number: 9897477Abstract: A delivery unit for extracting liquid additive from a tank can be mounted on the tank and includes a fill level sensor for measuring the fill level of liquid additive in the tank. The fill level sensor is set up to emit waves into an emission region of the tank, and the fill level can be measured by using a propagation time measurement of the waves reflected by a liquid surface and striking the fill level sensor again. At least one first reference surface extends at least partially into the emission region and is at a first distance from the fill level sensor. The at least one first reference surface is disposed on a separate calibration component mounted on an outer side of a housing of the delivery unit. A tank for storing liquid additive, a motor vehicle and a method for monitoring a fill level are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2014Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: EMITEC Gesellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologie mbHInventors: Georges Maguin, Cheikh Diouf, Sven Schepers, Jan Hodgson
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Patent number: 9784158Abstract: A device for providing a liquid additive includes an assembly main body on which at least one hydraulic component is mounted for the operation of the device. A plug-in plate is fastened to the assembly main body and at least one electric heater and at least one further electrical component for the operation of the device are mounted on the plug-in plate. The at least one electric heater extends from the plug-in plate into at least one cutout of the assembly main body. A motor vehicle having the device is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2013Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Georges Maguin, Philippe Mertes, Cheikh Diouf, Finn Frederiksen, Sven Schepers, Jan Hodgson
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Patent number: 9765664Abstract: An apparatus for providing liquid additive includes a tank for the liquid additive which has at least one heat distribution structure for distributing heat in a first tank section. A delivery unit is inserted into the tank for removing the liquid additive from the tank. The delivery unit includes at least one heating device. The heating device of the delivery unit and the heat distribution structure of the tank are connected to each other by at least one thermal coupling. A method for assembling the apparatus and a motor vehicle having the apparatus are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: EMITEC Gesellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologie mbHInventors: Peter Bauer, Jan Hodgson, Sven Schepers