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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7531253 | Method for monitoring the operational state of a fuel cell stack The invention relates to a method for monitoring the operational state of a fuel cell stack comprising a plurality of series-connected single cells. In order to significantly reduce measuring costs and apparatus a low-frequency current or voltage signal is impressed... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7513157 | Method and device for determining the redox state of a reaction surface coated with a catalyst material The invention relates to a method and device for determining the redox state of an anode (11), which is coated with a catalyst material or consisting thereof, associated with a high temperature fuel cell (10) or a reaction surface (16) of a refo... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7506630 | Internal combustion engine The invention relates to an invention combustion engine comprising a cylinder head (1) with at least one inlet port (4) and at least one injection device (6) per cylinder (2), which extends into the combustion chamber. In order to reduce ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7499477 | Internal combustion engine The invention relates to an internal combustion engine with a laser ignition device (1), Q-switched, pumped solid-state laser with a pulsed pumped light source (30), a solid laser crystal (2), enclosed in a resonator, a Q-switch (4), for ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7454963 | Method for ensuring the reliability of technical components A test program ensures the reliability of technical components, especially of internal combustion engines and the parts thereof, by use of a test program. A method is provided which enables an evaluation of the entire test program. If a reliability target cannot be ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7444190 | Method for creating a non-linear, stationary or dynamic model of a control variable of a machine A method for creating a non-linear, stationary or dynamic overall model of a control variable of a combustion engine or partial systems thereof is based on simplified partial model functions that are used to determine in a weighted fashion at each desired operating ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434564 | Internal combustion engine A cylinder head for an internal combustion engine wherein intake openings to the cylinder are partly surrounded by a mask formed by a material projection of the top face of the combustion chamber, a contour of the mask having a flat main section of maximum height be... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7428889 | Internal combustion engine The invention relates to an internal combustion engine comprising at least one piston which is mounted in a cylinder in a reciprocating manner. ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7424877 | Internal combustion engine The invention relates to an internal combustion engine comprising a variable valve drive device provided with at least one camshaft having at least one cam arrangement. Said cam arrangement comprises a cam which can be displaced essentially radially in relation to t... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7415963 | Method for operating an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a direct-injection internal combustion engine that is operated in a first operating range associated with the low part load, with largely homogeneous combustion of the mixture and subsequent injection. Said internal combustion engine is oper... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7373917 | Method for operating a hybrid vehicle The invention relates to a method for operating a hybrid vehicle with a drive train which comprises an internal combustion engine driven by diesel fuel and at least one electric driving machine. In order to reduce the nitrogen oxide and exhaust particulate emissions... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7346448 | Measuring arrangement and method to determine at intervals the usability potential of at least one operational fluid in an engine A measuring and testing system for a test piece (1) with at least one operational fluid, particularly to test an internal combustion engine, is provided with at least one measuring arrangement connected to a space (2) of the test piece (1) conta... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7345766 | Measuring chamber for photo-acoustical sensors A measuring chamber for photo-acoustical sensors for the continuous measurement of radiation-absorbing substances, in particular of radiation-absorbing particles, in gaseous samples includes at least one entry and at least one exit for the samples, a tube section wi... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334561 | Internal combustion engine According to the invention, noise of an internal combustion engine is reduced by dynamically correcting the moment of injection when the engine is in the transient mode. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334461 | Method of measuring exhaust gas on internal combustion engines In a method of measuring exhaust gas of internal combustion engines, preferably in test benches, through the use of CVS (constant value sampling) full-flow systems, the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine is mixed with combustion gas, preferably air, and t... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7314037 | Engine brake system of a multicylinder internal combustion engine comprising a cooled intermediate pipe for exchanging gas between cylinders during engine braking The invention relates to a multicylinder internal combustion engine (1) comprising intake valves and exhaust valves that are provided with at least one additional valve (10) for each cylinder (C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311005 | Method and device for continuous measuring of dynamic fluid consumption, including pressure regulator In a method for continuous measuring of dynamic fluid consumption, particularly fuel, the pressure beyond the flow sensor is adjusted to a constant value by means of a pressure regulator by using a continuously-operating flow sensor with variable pressure drop, pref... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305961 | Module-like constructed internal combustion engine The invention relates to a modular internal combustion engine (1) comprising an engine housing (17, 117) with a crankshaft drive (40) having at least one reciprocating piston (4) in a cylinder (2), which acts on a crankshaft (6 | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302834 | Method for supplying an internal combustion engine with conditioned combustion gas, device for carrying out said method, method for determining the quantities of pollutants in the exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine, and device for carrying out said method A method and apparatus for determining the quantities of pollutants in the exhaust gases of internal combustion engines wherein an essentially constant and fully conditioned quantity of humidity and/or temperature-conditioned combustion gas is supplied to the intern... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7257477 | Method for controlling a prime mover for a vehicle The invention relates to a method for controlling a prime mover for a vehicle, particularly a combustion engine, comprising at least one engine control unit and at least one additional controller in the drive train. According to the invention, command variable deman... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7231816 | Method and apparatus for continuous measuring of dynamic fluid consumption A method and device for continuous measuring of dynamic fluid consumption, particularly gaseous or liquid motor fuel, employs a continuously operating flow sensor with variable decrease in pressure, preferably a mass flow sensor. The pressure downstream from the flo... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222517 | Method for determining the characteristic properties of soot particles A method for determining the characteristic properties of soot particles originating from combustion processes utilizes the determination of the blackening of a filter paper. In order to allow for achieving a quick and relatively accurate determination of the partic... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210436 | Four-cycle combustion engine, particularly for lawnmowers The invention relates to a four-stroke internal combustion engine (10), especially for lawnmowers, comprising at least one cylinder for a reciprocating piston which acts via a connecting rod on a crankshaft (12) and at least one overhead camshaft (1... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207311 | Method for operating a direct injection diesel engine A method for operating a direct injection diesel engine which is operated in a first operating region corresponding to low to medium partial load in such a way that fuel combustion takes place at a local temperature below the temperature of NOx formation ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7093502 | Ultrasonic gas flowmeter as well as device to measure exhaust flows of internal combustion engines and method to determine flow of gases An ultrasonic gas flowmeter includes a measuring pipe with flowing gas, transmitting and receiving sound transducers, transmission and reception electronics, and evaluation electronics. The sound transducers (7, 8, 9, 10) are designed as capacitive electro-ac... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7047954 | Method for carrying out an internal exhaust gas recirculation to the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a method for carrying out an internal exhaust gas recirculation to the combustion chamber of a Diesel internal combustion engine according to which the inlet valve is briefly opened during the exhaust cycle. According to the invention, the s... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7039541 | Method for controlling a test bench In a test bench design consisting at least of an internal combustion engine (1) having its own sensor technology, actuator technology and control devices, a dynamometric brake (2), and a test bench computer (5) controlling the internal combustio... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028539 | Method for supplying an internal combustion engine with conditioned combustion gas, device for carrying out said method, method for determining the quantities of pollutants in the exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine, and device for carrying out said method The invention relates to a method for supplying an internal combustion engine with conditioned combustion gas, involving the supply of humidity and/or temperature-conditioned combustion gas. The aim of this method is to largely enable the combustion air to be reliab... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7020554 | Method of regulating or controlling a cyclically operating internal combustion engine A method of regulating or controlling a cyclically operating internal combustion engine using a computation model by which the cycle or portions of the cycle of the internal combustion engine is, or are, divided into individual parts and the operating condition with... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7007547 | Optical sensor or emitter used for monitoring combustion processes An optical sensor or emitter (1) used for monitoring combustion processes in a combustion chamber is provided with an optical element (2) on a side facing the combustion chamber and an optical fiber or fiber bundle (3) on a side opposite the com... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6972841 | Method and apparatus for determining the non-volatile component of aerosol particles in a gas sample The invention relates to a method for determining the non-volatile component of aerosol particles in a gas sample, especially in the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines, where the aerosol particles are deposited on an oscillating sensor (2) of at least... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6968284 | Method for the analysis and evaluation of measured values of an open test system In a method for the analysis and evaluation of measured values of an open test system, a test piece is monitored during a test run by at least one signal channel which sends a signal to an evaluation unit for further processing whereby at least one plausibility node... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6948309 | Method of operating an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a method of operating an internal combustion engine having at least one mode of operation in which combustion substantially relies on autoignition of a compression ignitable homogeneous fuel/air mixture, more specifically of a gasoline/air m... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6941918 | Internal combustion engine with at least one cylinder The invention relates to an internal combustion engine (1) with at least one cylinder (2) with a reciprocating piston (4) coupled to a connecting rod (5) for rotating a crankshaft (6), with an engageable gear (8) that is com... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6928964 | Cylinder head for a liquid-cooled multi-cylinder internal combustion engine A cylinder head for a liquid-cooled multi-cylinder internal combustion engine, with a cooling chamber configuration adjacent to a fire deck, which is partitioned by an intermediary deck essentially parallel to the fire deck into a lower cooling chamber in the direct... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6925979 | Method of operating a multicylinder internal combustion engine A method for the operation of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine with intake and exhaust valves and at least one braking valve for each cylinder, the braking valves being connected to a common pressure vessel (braking rail), wherein during the start-up phas... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6899063 | Cylinder head for a multicylinder liquid-cooled internal combustion engine A cylinder head for a multi-cylinder liquid-cooled internal combustion engine having a cooling chamber configuration adjacent to a fire deck which is divided by an intermediate deck essentially parallel to the fire deck into a lower cooling chamber next to the fire ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6892682 | Two-stroke internal combustion engine with internal scavenging The invention relates to a two-stroke internal combustion engine with longitudinal scavenging, with at least one piston reciprocating in a cylinder, with at least one exhaust valve disposed in the cylinder head floor and with at least one intake slot per cylinder wh... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6880509 | Intake manifolding for an internal combustion engine An intake manifolding for an internal combustion engine in which the swirl of at least one intake charge flowing into a combustion chamber through at least one intake port opening is variable, the intake port opening being controlled by an intake valve and at least ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880510 | Cylinder head for an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a cylinder head (1) for an internal combustion engine with at least one inlet channel (3), which generates a swirling flow (S) in the combustion chamber (2), preferably curved in the direction of the swirling flow (S) wi... | 04/19/2005 |
