Patents by Inventor Thomas Obenaus

Thomas Obenaus 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: 11203965
    Abstract: An exhaust gas aftertreatment system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system has a first aftertreatment element including a first inlet region and a first outlet region, and a second aftertreatment element including a second inlet region and a second outlet region The first outlet region is connected to the second inlet region via at least one connection section, and the at least one connection section extends outside the first aftertreatment element. At least parts of the first inlet region and of the second inlet region are arranged in a common distributor housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: AVL List GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Obenaus
  • Publication number: 20210172366
    Abstract: An exhaust gas aftertreatment system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system has a first aftertreatment element including a first inlet region and a first outlet region, and a second aftertreatment element including a second inlet region and a second outlet region The first outlet region is connected to the second inlet region via at least one connection section, and the at least one connection section extends outside the first aftertreatment element. At least parts of the first inlet region and of the second inlet region are arranged in a common distributor housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Obenaus
  • Publication number: 20180172469
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for outputting a manoeuvre instruction by a route guidance device, the method including: determining a route for a movable object; determining a current position of the object on the route; determining a manoeuvre position arranged on the route where the object is to execute a manoeuvre to follow the route and, depending on a number of paths (n) of paths, which are arranged between the position of the object and the manoeuvre position alongside the route, and/or a traffic density (d) on the route between the position of the object and the manoeuvre position; determining an output position which is arranged between the position of the object and the manoeuvre position on the route; generating a manoeuvre instruction attributed to the output position; outputting a manoeuvre instruction to a user of the route guidance device when the object reaches the output position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Preh Car Connect GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas OBENAUS, Torsten TRENTZSCH, Benno SENGER
  • Patent number: 9903244
    Abstract: Directing exhaust gas around a catalyst may pre-heat the catalyst and may thereby bring the catalyst quickly in its operating temperature range. An exhaust gas treatment system for treating the exhaust gas may include a first flow path, a second flow path, and a control system. The first flow path may include a catalyst. The second flow path may be coaxially arranged in heat exchange relation with respect to the first flow path. The control system may be configured to control the flow of exhaust gas through the first flow path or the second flow path dependent upon the catalyst temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jan Dreves, Carsten Rickert, Thomas Obenaus
  • Patent number: 9410461
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine, in particular a large multi-fuel diesel internal combustion engine, and includes an SCR catalytic converter that can be bypassed, and at least one control element for switching the flow in an exhaust gas line between a first position where the SCR catalytic converter is active and a second position where the SCR catalytic converter is bypassed, and at least one flow path bypassing the SCR catalytic converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: AVL LIST GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Obenaus
  • Publication number: 20150176454
    Abstract: Directing exhaust gas around a catalyst may pre-heat the catalyst and may thereby bring the catalyst quickly in its operating temperature range. An exhaust gas treatment system for treating the exhaust gas may include a first flow path, a second flow path, and a control system. The first flow path may include a catalyst. The second flow path may be coaxially arranged in heat exchange relation with respect to the first flow path. The control system may be configured to control the flow of exhaust gas through the first flow path or the second flow path dependent upon the catalyst temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jan Dreves, Carsten Rickert, Thomas Obenaus
  • Publication number: 20150034029
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder with a reciprocating piston, and in which the cylinder head and the cylinder block are integrally arranged as a head-block unit, having at least one exhaust-gas turbocharger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: AVL LIST GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Obenaus, Helmut Melde-Tuczai, Thomas Brandl, Gyula Toth, Gerhard Maier
  • Publication number: 20140352285
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine, in particular a large multi-fuel diesel internal combustion engine, and includes an SCR catalytic converter that can be bypassed, and at least one control element for switching the flow in an exhaust gas line between a first position where the SCR catalytic converter is active and a second position where the SCR catalytic converter is bypassed, and at least one flow path bypassing the SCR catalytic converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas Obenaus
  • Patent number: 8839758
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine having a connecting assembly for a cylinder head (2) includes at least one air- or gas-conducting part (4) that connects to at least one flow opening (3a) of the cylinder (2), in particular an exhaust manifold (5) or an intake manifold, and a sealing element (9) disposed between the air- or gas-conducting part (4) and the cylinder head (2). In order to reduce the assembly complexity and save installation space, at least one fastening means (7) for the air- or gas-conducting part (4) is disposed spatially separate from the sealing element (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: AVL List GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Obenaus
  • Patent number: 8393146
    Abstract: An exhaust emission control device is provided which is compact in size and has favorable dispersibility of exhaust gas from a muffling structure 2 to an oxidation catalyst 3. The muffling structure 2 arranged upstream of the oxidation catalyst in a direction D of gas flow has a dispersion plate 6 for dividing the interior of the casing 5 into dispersion chambers 7a and 7b upstream and downstream in the direction D of gas flow, respectively, and an inner pipe 8 inserted from outside of and into the chamber 7a and with a tip end fixed to the dispersion plate 6 and circumferentially formed with pores 9a, 9b, 9c and 9d having diameters gradually reduced in the order in the direction D of gas flow from upstream to downstream. The dispersion plate 6 facing the dispersion chambers 7a and 7b is formed with a plurality of radially-outward-larger-diametered and radially-inward-smaller-diametered pores 14, 15 and 16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignees: Hino Motors, Ltd., AVL List GmbH
    Inventors: Minoru Kowada, Hisaki Torisaka, Heimo Schreier, Harald Grantner, Thomas Obenaus
  • Publication number: 20120318229
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine having a connecting assembly for a cylinder head (2) includes at least one air- or gas-conducting part (4) that connects to at least one flow opening (3a) of the cylinder (2), in particular an exhaust manifold (5) or an intake manifold, and a sealing element (9) disposed between the air- or gas-conducting part (4) and the cylinder head (2). In order to reduce the assembly complexity and save installation space, at least one fastening means (7) for the air- or gas-conducting part (4) is disposed spatially separate from the sealing element (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventor: Thomas Obenaus
  • Patent number: 8327630
    Abstract: An exhaust system including an exhaust emission control device with a post treatment unit (e.g., a selective reduction catalyst) for depuration of exhaust gas flowing therethrough is disclosed. The exhaust system includes a layout that introduces the exhaust gas into the post-treatment unit through a turnabout. An introductory part encircles an inlet end of the post-treatment unit and receives the exhaust gas through an exhaust inlet port from a direction substantially perpendicular to an axis of the selective reduction catalyst. The introduction part is formed with a first depression cambered away from the inlet end of the selective reduction catalyst and approaching toward the inlet end of the selective reduction catalyst as the first depression extends away from the exhaust inlet port and toward an introduction direction of the exhaust gas, thereby promoting uniformity of the exhaust gas flow entering the post-treatment unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignees: Hino Motors, Ltd., AVL List GmbH
    Inventors: Minoru Kowada, Hisaki Torisaka, Heimo Schreier, Harald Grantner, Thomas Obenaus
  • Publication number: 20110214416
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to make it possible to introduce exhaust gas 3 into a post-treatment unit such as selective reduction catalyst 6 through turnabout, with distribution of flow of the exhaust gas 3 being uniformized. Disclosed is an exhaust emission control device with a selective reduction catalyst 6 (post-treatment unit) for depuration of the exhaust gas 3 through passing therethrough being arranged in an exhaust system, a layout being applied which introduces the exhaust gas 3 into the selective reduction catalyst 6 through turnabout. An introductory part 14 is provided which encircles an inlet end of the selective reduction catalyst 6 and guides the exhaust gas 3 through the exhaust inlet port 13 from a direction substantially perpendicular to an axis of the selective reduction catalyst 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicants: HINO MOTORS ,LTD., AVL LIST GMBH
    Inventors: Minoru Kowada, Hisaki Torisaka, Heimo Schreier, Harald Grantner, Thomas Obenaus
  • Publication number: 20110107750
    Abstract: An exhaust emission control device is provided which is compact in size and has favorable dispersibility of exhaust gas from a muffling structure 2 to an oxidation catalyst 3. The muffling structure 2 arranged upstream of the oxidation catalyst in a direction D of gas flow has a dispersion plate 6 for dividing the interior of the casing 5 into dispersion chambers 7a and 7b upstream and downstream in the direction D of gas flow, respectively, and an inner pipe 8 inserted from outside of and into the chamber 7a and with a tip end fixed to the dispersion plate 6 and circumferentially formed with pores 9a, 9b, 9c and 9d having diameters gradually reduced in the order in the direction D of gas flow from upstream to downstream. The dispersion plate 6 facing the dispersion chambers 7a and 7b is formed with a plurality of radially-outward-larger-diametered and radially-inward-smaller-diametered pores 14, 15 and 16.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicants: HINO MOTORS ,LTD., AVL LIST GMBH
    Inventors: Minoru Kowada, Hisaki Torisaka, Heimo Schreier, Harald Grantner, Thomas Obenaus