Patents by Inventor Thorsten Moellert
Thorsten Moellert 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: 11964538Abstract: A ventilation device may include first and second supply ducts, a mixing section having a mixing duct into which the first and second supply ducts may lead, the first and second supply ducts arranged in the mixing section adjacent one another in a transverse direction, and first and second guides in the mixing section each running in the transverse direction and being located opposite one another in a longitudinal direction running transversely to the transverse direction, each guide having two guide walls running in the transverse direction and located opposite one another in a height direction running transversely to the transverse direction and longitudinal direction, at least one of the guide walls sloping away from the other guide wall at a slope angle with respect to the longitudinal direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Mahle International GmbHInventors: Marc Fraas, Holger Laux, Thorsten Moellert, Walter Wolf
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Patent number: 11772456Abstract: An air-conditioning system for air-conditioning a vehicle interior is disclosed. The air-conditioning system includes a blower for generating an air flow, a heating device for heating the air flow, and a ducting system that divides the air flow downstream of the heating device over at least two part air flows and supplies the at least two part air flows via associated ducts to associated air outlets, through which the part air flows exit into the vehicle interior. The heating device includes at least two separate regions each with at least one electric heating element that is separately controllable via a control device. The at least two separate regions are each permanently assigned one of the associated ducts of the ducting system.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Inventors: Holger Laux, Thorsten Moellert, Matthias Schall
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Publication number: 20210188044Abstract: An air-conditioning system for air-conditioning a vehicle interior is disclosed. The air-conditioning system includes a blower for generating an air flow, a heating device for heating the air flow, and a ducting system that divides the air flow downstream of the heating device over at least two part air flows and supplies the at least two part air flows via associated ducts to associated air outlets, through which the part air flows exit into the vehicle interior. The heating device includes at least two separate regions each with at least one electric heating element that is separately controllable via a control device. The at least two separate regions are each permanently assigned one of the associated ducts of the ducting system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Holger Laux, Thorsten Moellert, Matthias Schall
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Publication number: 20210178857Abstract: A ventilation device may include first and second supply ducts, a mixing section having a mixing duct into which the first and second supply ducts may lead, the first and second supply ducts arranged in the mixing section adjacent one another in a transverse direction, and first and second guides in the mixing section each running in the transverse direction and being located opposite one another in a longitudinal direction running transversely to the transverse direction, each guide having two guide walls running in the transverse direction and located opposite one another in a height direction running transversely to the transverse direction and longitudinal direction, at least one of the guide walls sloping away from the other guide wall at a slope angle with respect to the longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Marc Fraas, Holger Laux, Thorsten Moellert, Walter Wolf
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Publication number: 20200164768Abstract: A storage device temperature control assembly includes a closed duct system, through which a closed flow path of air leads, wherein an electrical energy storage device of the storage device temperature control assembly is arranged in the flow path. The arrangement of a granulate in the flow path for binding moisture from the air results in an extended service life and/or a simplified implementation of the storage device temperature control assembly. In addition, a motor vehicle includes the storage device temperature control assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Michael Sickelmann, Thorsten Moellert
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Patent number: 10384513Abstract: A housing for a ventilation, heating, and/or air conditioning system of a motor vehicle, wherein the housing is made of multiple parts and forms at least one air flow path in the interior and optionally has at least one heat exchanger, whereby the housing has first regions and has second regions, whereby the first regions have a greater strength than the second regions.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2014Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: MAHLE International GmbHInventors: Andreas Grieb, Thorsten Moellert
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Patent number: 10315486Abstract: An air-conditioning unit of a motor vehicle may include a fan, an evaporator, and a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger may be arranged downstream of the evaporator. The evaporator and heat exchanger may both be arranged in a housing. The air-conditioning unit may also include a first bypass channel bypassing the evaporator. The first bypass channel may be arranged centrally on a side of the evaporator. A width of the first bypass channel may be smaller than a width of the side of the evaporator on which the first bypass channel is arranged.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Mahle International GmbHInventors: Philipp Kullen, Thorsten Moellert, Michael Sickelmann, Vincenzo Venezia
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Publication number: 20170232813Abstract: An air-conditioning unit of a motor vehicle may include a fan, an evaporator, and a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger may be arranged downstream of the evaporator. The evaporator and heat exchanger may both be arranged in a housing. The air-conditioning unit may also include a first bypass channel bypassing the evaporator. The first bypass channel may be arranged centrally on a side of the evaporator. A width of the first bypass channel may be smaller than a width of the side of the evaporator on which the first bypass channel is arranged.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Philipp Kullen, Thorsten Moellert, Michael Sickelmann, Vincenzo Venezia
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Publication number: 20170232816Abstract: An air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle may include a fan, an evaporator, and at least one heat exchanger. The evaporator may be arranged downstream of the heat exchanger and may both be arranged in a housing. An air-conditioning system may also include a first bypass duct that bypasses the heat exchanger and a first flap arranged within the first bypass duct. The heat exchanger may be able to be switched off and may be able to be regulated with regard to a heat output of the heat exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Philipp Kullen, Thorsten Moellert, Michael Sickelmann, Vincenzo Venezia
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Publication number: 20150065027Abstract: A housing for a ventilation, heating, and/or air conditioning system of a motor vehicle, wherein the housing is made of multiple parts and forms at least one air flow path in the interior and optionally has at least one heat exchanger, whereby the housing has first regions and has second regions, whereby the first regions have a greater strength than the second regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Andreas GRIEB, Thorsten MOELLERT
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Patent number: 8091623Abstract: The invention relates to an air mixer vent (5), designed in particular for a motor vehicle air conditioning system (1). Said vent comprises an air deflector element (15), which is located on the air mixer vent (5) and protrudes from a surface of said vent (5), the latter (5) being configured as a partially cylindrical vent or having a curved cross-section in relation to the pivoting axis (6).Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2005Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Roland Hackl, Thorsten Möllert, Thomas Zeller
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Patent number: 7585209Abstract: The invention relates to an air-conditioning device and to a method for the operation of an air-conditioning device. The aim of the invention is to improve current air-conditioning devices such that a desired level of temperature inside the motor vehicle changes as little as possible and the windows are kept mist-free. As a result, each bypass channel, which guides the heat exchanger to an air outlet channel, is associated with a mixing flap in order to control the warm air flow passing through the bypass channel.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2004Date of Patent: September 8, 2009Assignee: BEHR GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Ronny Kiel, Thorsten Möllert, Stéphanie Larpent
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Publication number: 20090209189Abstract: The invention relates to an air-conditioning system comprising a temperature sensing valve. The aim of the invention is to improve air-conditioning systems such that the intermixing of different temperature air currents can be improved by means of an advantageous embodiment of the temperature sensing valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2004Publication date: August 20, 2009Inventors: Ronny Kiel, Thorsten Möllert, Stephanie Larpent
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Patent number: 6659858Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for regulating air mixing in a heating and/or air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle. In the system, recirculated air and/or fresh air is/are distributed via air-flow control elements to different air vents and supplied to the passenger compartment. In order to optimize energy consumption and provide a simpler and therefore more cost effective arrangement, the proportion of recirculated air is determined as a function of the position of the air-flow control element(s). The control unit is designed in such a manner, e.g., by implementation of a computer program, that signals being emitted by the control unit for opening the recirculated-air intake opening are dependent on, inter alia, the position(s) of the air-flow control element(s).Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2002Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co.Inventors: Andreas Kemle, Thorsten Moellert, Harald Riegel, Gebhard Schweizer
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Publication number: 20020115405Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for regulating air mixing in a heating and/or air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle. In the system, recirculated air and/or fresh air is/are distributed via air-flow control elements to different air vents and supplied to the passenger compartment. In order to optimize energy consumption and provide a simpler and therefore more cost effective arrangement, the proportion of recirculated air is determined as a function of the position of the air-flow control element(s). The control unit is designed in such a manner, e.g., by implementation of a computer program, that signals being emitted by the control unit for opening the recirculated-air intake opening are dependent on, inter alia, the position(s) of the air-flow control element(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2002Publication date: August 22, 2002Applicant: BEHR GmbH & CO.Inventors: Andreas Kemle, Thorsten Moellert, Harald Riegel, Gebhard Schweizer