Patents by Inventor Volodymyr Frank

Volodymyr 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).

  • Waste-heat utilization device for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 9567941
    Abstract: A waste heat utilization device for a motor vehicle includes a waste heat utilization circuit in which a working medium circulates. The water heat utilization circuit includes a conveying device, an evaporator, an expansion machine, and a condenser. The waste heat utilization device also includes an electrical generator in direct or indirect drive connection with a power take-off shaft of an internal combustion engine. The expansion machine is in direct drive connection with the power take-off shaft of the internal combustion engine for purposes of energy recirculation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Volodymyr Frank, Manuel Jung, Christoph Junker, Eugen Krebs, Alexander Kropp, Thomas Streule
  • Waste-Heat Utilisation Device for a Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20150075163
    Abstract: A waste heat utilization device for a motor vehicle includes a waste heat utilization circuit in which a working medium circulates. The water heat utilization circuit includes a conveying device, an evaporator, an expansion machine, and a condenser. The waste heat utilization device also includes an electrical generator in direct or indirect drive connection with a power take-off shaft of an internal combustion engine. The expansion machine is in direct drive connection with the power take-off shaft of the internal combustion engine for purposes of energy recirculation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Volodymyr Frank, Manuel Jung, Christoph Junker, Eugen Krebs, Alexander Kropp, Thomas Streule