Patents by Inventor Wolfram Enke

Wolfram Enke 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).

  • Publication number: 20240026807
    Abstract: An exhaust system has at least one exhaust tailpipe which is led through a rear apron of the motor vehicle. The drive train of the vehicle has a rear axle. An air duct is provided in a rear region, which air duct supplies exterior air to the at least one exhaust tailpipe at least in sections. The rear axle has at least one rear axle cover at least in sections. An air inlet opening of the air duct is arranged behind the rear axle cover in a travel direction of the motor vehicle. As a result of the design of the motor vehicle, the rear apron is protected from impingement by hot exhaust gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Wolfram ENKE, Jens JUNGMANN, Sven KLUSSMANN, Stefan KURZ, Thomas MOSELER
  • Patent number: 11085357
    Abstract: To ventilate a heat management system of an internal combustion engine, in which coolants circulate in several coolant circuits, connected inlets of a rotary valve may be opened and closed in a predetermined sequence, in order to ventilate one or more of the coolant circuits in the direction of the compensation tank, by means of at least one ventilation circuit which is in fluid connection with a coolant compensation tank. The rotary valve may be controlled by means of a control unit, wherein a non-connected inlet of the rotary valve is in fluid connection with the coolant compensation tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Richter, Wolfgang Hofmann, Wolfram Enke
  • Patent number: 10023025
    Abstract: A heat management system for an internal combustion engine has an engine cooling circuit, a main cooling circuit that has a main cooler, a heating circuit that has a heating heat exchanger, a coolant pump that moves coolant through the circuits and a rotary slide valve that has at least one switched and at least one non-switched inlet, such that the heating return flow leads into a switchable inlet of the rotary slide valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Richter, Wolfgang Hofmann, Wolfram Enke
  • Publication number: 20170030252
    Abstract: To ventilate a heat management system of an internal combustion engine, in which coolants circulate in several coolant circuits, connected inlets of a rotary valve may be opened and closed in a predetermined sequence, in order to ventilate one or more of the coolant circuits in the direction of the compensation tank, by means of at least one ventilation circuit which is in fluid connection with a coolant compensation tank. The rotary valve may be controlled by means of a control unit, wherein a non-connected inlet of the rotary valve is in fluid connection with the coolant compensation tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Rainer RICHTER, Wolfgang HOFMANN, Wolfram ENKE
  • Publication number: 20160325601
    Abstract: A heat management system for an internal combustion engine has an engine cooling circuit, a main cooling circuit that has a main cooler, a heating circuit that has a heating heat exchanger, a coolant pump that moves coolant through the circuits and a rotary slide valve that has at least one switched and at least one non-switched inlet, such that the heating return flow leads into a switchable inlet of the rotary slide valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Rainer RICHTER, Wolfgang HOFMANN, Wolfram ENKE
  • Patent number: 8899628
    Abstract: A coupling component is provided for a plug-in connection for media-carrying lines, and includes a flow channel that has an inner cross-section that is enlarged in steps in order to allow the formation of a reflux zone when carrying the media, and a vent opening. The step-like enlargement is asymmetrically formed over the circumference of the inner cross-section so as to achieve an improved separation capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Matthias Lepschi, Norbert Dembinski, Wolfram Enke, Florian Iser, Thomas Spiess
  • Publication number: 20130341910
    Abstract: A coupling component is provided for a plug-in connection for media-carrying lines, and includes a flow channel that has an inner cross-section that is enlarged in steps in order to allow the formation of a reflux zone when carrying the media, and a vent opening. The step-like enlargement is asymmetrically formed over the circumference of the inner cross-section so as to achieve an improved separation capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Matthias LEPSCHI, Norbert DEMBINSKI, Wolfram ENKE, Florian ISER, Thomas SPIESS
  • Publication number: 20090205620
    Abstract: A pressure control valve is provided for a crankcase ventilator of an internal combustion engine. The pressure control valve includes a valve housing, a valve diaphragm, and a valve spring. A separate shutoff valve is provided for shutoff of the pressure control valve. A crankcase ventilation device includes such a pressure control valve. A method is provided for operating the crankcase ventilation having the pressure control valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Wolfram ENKE
  • Patent number: 6772716
    Abstract: According to a method and a system for controlling a cooling system of an internal-combustion engine, the capacity of a coolant pump is controllable as a function of a fuel quantity fed to the internal-combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Georg Chekaiban, Ulrich Hess, Wolfram Enke
  • Publication number: 20030113213
    Abstract: According to a method and a system for controlling a cooling system of an internal-combustion engine, the capacity of a coolant pump is controllable as a function of a fuel quantity fed to the internal-combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Georg Chekaiban, Ulrich Hess, Wolfram Enke