Patents by Inventor Timo Blassnitz

Timo Blassnitz 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).

  • System and method for controlling oil temperature of an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 7810457
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling the temperature of the engine oil of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle are provided. The system includes an engine oil circuit for controlling the temperature of the engine oil, which engine oil circuit includes the internal combustion engine and a coolant/engine-oil heat exchanger; and a coolant circuit for controlling the temperature of the internal combustion engine, which coolant circuit in a main branch, includes the internal combustion engine, a coolant cooler and a first coolant pump and, in an auxiliary branch downstream of the coolant cooler, includes the coolant/engine-oil heat exchanger and a second coolant pump. The heat of the engine oil can thereby be dissipated via the coolant/engine-oil heat exchanger to the coolant and further via the coolant cooler to the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Timo Blassnitz, Oliver Wiech
  • System and Method for Controlling the Temperature of the Engine Oil of an Internal Combustion Engine of a Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20090107424
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling the temperature of the engine oil of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle are provided. The system includes an engine oil circuit for controlling the temperature of the engine oil, which engine oil circuit includes the internal combustion engine and a coolant/engine-oil heat exchanger; and a coolant circuit for controlling the temperature of the internal combustion engine, which coolant circuit in a main branch, includes the internal combustion engine, a coolant cooler and a first coolant pump and, in an auxiliary branch downstream of the coolant cooler, includes the coolant/engine-oil heat exchanger and a second coolant pump. The heat of the engine oil can thereby be dissipated via the coolant/engine-oil heat exchanger to the coolant and further via the coolant cooler to the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
    Inventors: Timo Blassnitz, Oliver Wiech