Patents by Inventor Thor Windbergs

Thor Windbergs 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: 10273914
    Abstract: An injection device for an internal combustion engine is described, which has a first fuel injector for injecting fuel having a first fuel composition based on ethanol, and a separate second fuel injector for injecting fuel having a second fuel composition, which differs from the first fuel composition, the injection device having a heating device for preheating exclusively the fuel having the first fuel composition and injected by way of the first fuel injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Thor Windbergs
  • Patent number: 9695759
    Abstract: An injection device for an internal combustion engine is proposed having at least one injection valve system for injecting fuel into an intake manifold of the internal combustion engine and at least one heating device for pre-heating fuel injected by the injection valve system, the injection valve system including a first injection valve for injecting fuel in the direction of a first inlet opening of a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine and a separate, second injection valve for injecting fuel in the direction of a second inlet opening of the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Thor Windbergs, Andreas Gutscher, Andreas Posselt, Marko Lorenz
  • Patent number: 9645099
    Abstract: A determining device for determining at least one component of a liquid, e.g., a fuel mixture, for use in motor vehicles, includes at least one sensor which has at least one connecting device for coupling microwave signals into the liquid and/or out of the liquid. The determining device is implemented as a hand-held measuring instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Wendt, Dirk Schmidt, Stephan Schulteis, Werner Soergel, Thor Windbergs
  • Publication number: 20150168312
    Abstract: A determining device for determining at least one component of a liquid, e.g., a fuel mixture, for use in motor vehicles, includes at least one sensor which has at least one connecting device for coupling microwave signals into the liquid and/or out of the liquid. The determining device is implemented as a hand-held measuring instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Wendt, Dirk Schmidt, Stephan Schulteis, Werner Soergel, Thor Windbergs
  • Publication number: 20140261326
    Abstract: An injection device for an internal combustion engine is described, which has a first fuel injector for injecting fuel having a first fuel composition based on ethanol, and a separate second fuel injector for injecting fuel having a second fuel composition, which differs from the first fuel composition, the injection device having a heating device for preheating exclusively the fuel having the first fuel composition and injected by way of the first fuel injector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Thor Windbergs
  • Patent number: 8733167
    Abstract: A method for detecting the tank fuel level of a motor vehicle includes: ascertaining the tank level sensor signal (UTSG) of a tank level sensor, determining a calculated tank level (Fcalc) as a function of a fuel quantity consumed by the internal combustion engine, and providing a corrected tank level signal as a function of the tank level sensor signal (UTSG) and the calculated tank level (Fcalc).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thor Windbergs, Andreas Posselt, Marko Lorenz
  • Publication number: 20120279472
    Abstract: An injection device for an internal combustion engine is proposed having at least one injection valve system for injecting fuel into an intake manifold of the internal combustion engine and at least one heating device for pre-heating fuel injected by the injection valve system, the injection valve system including a first injection valve for injecting fuel in the direction of a first inlet opening of a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine and a separate, second injection valve for injecting fuel in the direction of a second inlet opening of the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Thor WINDBERGS, Andreas GUTSCHER, Andreas POSSELT, Marko LORENZ
  • Patent number: 7865273
    Abstract: In a method for operating an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, a driver type is ascertained. A criterion for performing a diagnosis or a regeneration of a component of the fuel supply system is a function of the ascertained driver type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Posselt, Thor Windbergs, Marko Lorenz, Andreas Gutscher
  • Publication number: 20100185360
    Abstract: A method for detecting the tank fuel level of a motor vehicle includes: ascertaining the tank level sensor signal (UTSG) of a tank level sensor, determining a calculated tank level (Fcalc) as a function of a fuel quantity consumed by the internal combustion engine, and providing a corrected tank level signal as a function of the tank level sensor signal (UTSG) and the calculated tank level (Fcalc).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Thor Windbergs, Andreas Posselt, Marko Lorenz
  • Publication number: 20080161980
    Abstract: In a method for operating an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, a driver type is ascertained. A criterion for performing a diagnosis or a regeneration of a component of the fuel supply system is a function of the ascertained driver type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Andreas Posselt, Thor Windbergs, Marko Lorenz, Andreas Gutscher