Patents by Inventor Torsten Frank

Torsten Frank 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: 12194815
    Abstract: An air-conditioning system for an electrically driveable motor vehicle includes a coolant-conducting HVA circuit to which a traction battery and an evaporator for cooling the traction battery are connected, a coolant-conducting heating circuit for controlling the temperature of an interior compartment of the motor vehicle, to which heating circuit a condenser for releasing thermal power is connected, a coolant-conducting refrigeration circuit, to which the evaporator, the condenser and a compressor are connected, a heat exchanger, which is connected to the HVA circuit and which is controllably connectable to the heating circuit and which is configured for coolant-based transfer of thermal power from the heating circuit into the HVA circuit, and a control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Torsten Frank, Alexander Lichtenberger, Patrick Marinell, Markus Moser, Andreas Siuka
  • Patent number: 12023993
    Abstract: A thermal management system for a motor vehicle includes a heating circuit with an interior compartment heat exchanger; a refrigeration circuit with a compressor; a condenser which is arranged in the heating circuit and in the refrigeration circuit, wherein the heating circuit and the refrigeration circuit are fluidically separated from one another in the condenser; and a chiller, which is arranged in the heating circuit and in the refrigeration circuit. The heating circuit and the refrigeration circuit are fluidically separated from one another in the chiller. In a heating mode, the interior compartment heat exchanger, the chiller and the condenser are connected in series in the heating circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Torsten Frank
  • Publication number: 20230406072
    Abstract: A refrigeration circuit for a motor vehicle includes a refrigerant compressor, a condenser for exchanging heat with a cooling circuit, a chiller for exchanging heat with the cooling circuit, and an evaporator for temperature control of air in an air-conditioning device. The evaporator being in parallel with the chiller, and, in a main circuit, the refrigerant compressor, the condenser, and the parallel circuit of chiller and evaporator being connected in series. The circuit also includes a return line that branches off from the main circuit on a high-pressure side of the refrigerant compressor and leads into the main circuit on a low-pressure side of the refrigerant compressor, and a valve circuit to block and release flow through the return line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Christian ALLGAEUER, Torsten FRANK, Oliver HORN, Irina LADE, Patrick MARINELL, Markus MOSER
  • Publication number: 20230104065
    Abstract: Please substitute the new Abstract submitted herewith for the original Abstract: An air-conditioning system for an electrically driveable motor vehicle includes a coolant-conducting HVA circuit to which a traction battery and an evaporator for cooling the traction battery are connected, a coolant-conducting heating circuit for controlling the temperature of an interior compartment of the motor vehicle, to which heating circuit a condenser for releasing thermal power is connected, a coolant-conducting refrigeration circuit, to which the evaporator, the condenser and a compressor are connected, a heat exchanger, which is connected to the HVA circuit and which is controllably connectable to the heating circuit and which is configured for coolant-based transfer of thermal power from the heating circuit into the HVA circuit, and a control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Torsten FRANK, Alexander LICHTENBERGER, Patrick MARINELL, Markus MOSER, Andreas SIUKA
  • Patent number: 11607925
    Abstract: A method for thermal management of a motor vehicle includes circulating of coolant, in a first operating state, at least in a motor cooling circuit through a series circuit that includes a motor circuit pump, an electric motor, and a low temperature (LT) radiator where the motor circuit pump is activated and where the coolant flows in a first direction through the LT radiator. The method further includes, time-shifted with respect to the first operating state, circulating of coolant, in a second operating state, at least in a chiller cooling circuit through a series circuit including a chiller, a chiller section pump, the motor circuit pump, and the LT radiator where the chiller section pump is activated, where the motor circuit pump is deactivated, where the coolant flows in a second direction through the LT radiator, and where the second direction is opposed to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Felix Artmeier, Niko Fontein, Torsten Frank, Alexander Lichtenberger
  • Publication number: 20220379687
    Abstract: A method for thermal management of a motor vehicle includes circulating of coolant, in a first operating state, at least in a motor cooling circuit through a series circuit that includes a motor circuit pump, an electric motor, and an LT radiator where the motor circuit pump is activated and where the coolant flows in a first direction through the LT radiator. The method further includes, time-shifted with respect to the first operating state, circulating of coolant, in a second operating state, at least in a chiller cooling circuit through a series circuit including a chiller, a chiller section pump, the motor circuit pump, and the LT radiator where the chiller section pump is activated, where the motor circuit pump is deactivated, where the coolant flows in a second direction through the LT radiator, and where the second direction is opposed to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Felix ARTMEIER, Niko FONTEIN, Torsten FRANK, Alexander LICHTENBERGER
  • Publication number: 20220185072
    Abstract: A thermal management system for a motor vehicle includes a heating circuit with an interior compartment heat exchanger; a refrigeration circuit with a compressor; a condenser which is arranged in the heating circuit and in the refrigeration circuit, wherein the heating circuit and the refrigeration circuit are fluidically separated from one another in the condenser; and a chiller, which is arranged in the heating circuit and in the refrigeration circuit. The heating circuit and the refrigeration circuit are fluidically separated from one another in the chiller. In a heating mode, the interior compartment heat exchanger, the chiller and the condenser are connected in series in the heating circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventor: Torsten FRANK
  • Patent number: 11038855
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for encrypted communication between a client and a server, wherein the communication comprises request messages, each with request elements, and response messages, each with response elements. Request elements and response elements can comprise data. It is an object of the invention to hamper or prevent unauthorized access to the data during communication and also during storage and processing on the server. In this case, it is assumed that the communication channel and also the server itself are not trustworthy and neither client nor server provide measures or are adaptable in order to counter said risks of unauthorized access, for example by means of cryptographic methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: medisite GmbH
    Inventor: Torsten Frank
  • Publication number: 20200203786
    Abstract: An accumulator arrangement may include a plurality of battery cells respectively having a plurality of bearing surfaces. The plurality of battery cells may be stacked in a stacking direction to form at least one battery block. The arrangement may further include at least one cooling device that may include a plurality of cooling elements through which a cooling fluid is flowable. A respective cooling element may be arranged between and abut against adjacent battery cells and clamped thereto. The at least one cooling device may further include at least one fluid guide tube having at least one fluid guide duct through which the cooling fluid is flowable. The at least one fluid guide tube may include at least one deformable adaptation area that may, via deformation, compensate at least one of an expansion and a compression of the at least one battery block in the stacking direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Akash Athanikar, Torsten Frank, Martin Mittermaier, Erik Person, Dieter Reisinger
  • Publication number: 20180191692
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for encrypted communication between a client and a server, wherein the communication comprises request messages, each with request elements, and response messages, each with response elements. Request elements and response elements can comprise data. It is an object of the invention to hamper or prevent unauthorized access to the data during communication and also during storage and processing on the server. In this case, it is assumed that the communication channel and also the server itself are not trustworthy and neither client nor server provide measures or are adaptable in order to counter said risks of unauthorized access, for example by means of cryptographic methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventor: Torsten FRANK
  • Publication number: 20150158237
    Abstract: A vacuum thermoforming process for producing a transparent molding free from optical defects, whereby the prior temperature of the mold and preform is controlled, the preform is premolded, the mold is shaped under sub-atmospheric pressure, the mold shape is cooled, and the transparent molding is removed. The transparent plastic molding is produced from polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) or polycarbonate (PC) with particularly good optical quality and with relatively low cycle times. Upon removal, these moldings are dimensionally stable, free from distortion, and exhibit no surface defects such as pimples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG
    Inventors: Torsten Frank, Manfred Rimpl, Vitali Klein
  • Publication number: 20130008491
    Abstract: The invention describes a composite in which solar cells can be encapsulated, being a photovoltaic module, composed of the following elements: an outer layer made of a transparent thermoplastic and/or a barrier foil, and an elastic layer into which the solar cells have been embedded and a barrier foil or a barrier sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: Evonik Industries AG
    Inventors: Thomas Rhein, Torsten Frank, Gunther Benz, Uwe Numrich, Florian Schwager, Michael Olbrich
  • Patent number: 7230180
    Abstract: A multi-strand steel cable includes steel strands jacketed with plastic fibers, where the plastic fiber jacketing is melted onto the steel strands by a thermal treatment. The steel cable has a core formed by an unjacketed steel strand, and the core is surrounded by jacketed steel strands. The heat supplied during the thermal treatment is introduced in such a way that certain areas of the steel strands which have been jacketed with the melted plastic fibers, namely, the areas adjacent to the core, are melted onto the outside circumference of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Concord Raumnetz GmbH
    Inventor: Torsten Frank
  • Publication number: 20060204752
    Abstract: A multi-strand steel cable includes steel strands jacketed with plastic fibers, where the plastic fiber jacketing is melted onto the steel strands by a thermal treatment. The steel cable has a core formed by an unjacketed steel strand, and the core is surrounded by jacketed steel strands. The heat supplied during the thermal treatment is introduced in such a way that certain areas of the steel strands which have been jacketed with the melted plastic fibers, namely, the areas adjacent to the core, are melted onto the outside circumference of the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Applicant: Corocord Raumnetz GmbH
    Inventor: Torsten Frank