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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110265742 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING WATER PUMP OF HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF A water pump control apparatus and method of a hybrid vehicle are used to control a motorized water pump according to the heat emission amount of an engine. The apparatus and method include calculating a temperature difference by detecting a temperature of a coolant exh... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110259287 | Engine cooling device In an engine, a block-side flow path for circulating cooling water to cool a cylinder block, and a head-side flow path for circulating cooling water to cool a cylinder head are formed. A head-side outlet temperature of cooling water flowing out of the head-side flow pat... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110232591 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR A COMBUSTION ENGINE A coolant circuit includes a first pipe segment, a second pipe segment, and a seal between the pipe segments which are displaceable relative to each other. A resilient locking tang runs parallel to the first pipe segment and has a detent element. An elongated guide port... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110232590 | COOLING CIRCUIT FOR THE THERMAL REGULATION OF AN ENGINE INDEPENDENT FROM OTHER CONSUMERS A thermal regulation device for a cooling system of an engine that includes a pump positioned upstream from a cooling housing of the engine and at least one consumer requiring permanent cooling. The device includes a main pipe for circulating coolant through the cooling... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110214629 | Waste Heat Accumulator/Distributor System A waste heat accumulator/distributor system for use in a vehicle. The system includes an engine coolant loop directing engine coolant through a power plant, a powertrain electronics coolant loop directing electronics coolant through a powertrain electronics system; and ... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110197832 | COOLANT JACKETS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD OF CONTROL An internal combustion engine is provided. The internal combustion engine includes a cylinder block having a cooling jacket and a cylinder head having two cooling jackets. In one example, the internal combustion engine may be operated so as to reduce engine friction and... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110185991 | MOISTURE PURGING IN AN EGR SYSTEM A two stage cooled EGR system for a turbocharged internal combustion engine with an intake air charge air cooler. The first EGR cooler is a liquid-to-air cooler and the second, low temperature EGR cooler, is an air-to-air cooler combining with the gas flow downstream of... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110107984 | ENGINE THAT IS PROVIDED WITH WATER PUMP An engine that is equipped with a water pump, may include a pump housing that is mounted on one side of a cylinder block with an impeller rotatably mounted on a front side thereof to pump coolant, an inlet fitting that is mounted on the cylinder block at a predetermined... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20100326375 | THERMOSTAT DEVICE In a thermostat device, a high-temperature cooling water inlet that introduces high-temperature cooling water from a bypass path that has been heated by an engine and has bypassed a radiator is provided at a side position of the valve housing that is substantially ortho... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100282191 | FAIL SAFE ENGINE COOLANT THERMOSTAT A fail safe engine coolant thermostat coupled between an engine and a radiator. The thermostat includes a body having a bore extending between an inlet and an outlet. An actuator exposed to coolant fluid and capable of extended and retracted positions based on coolant t... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100263610 | SWITCHABLE WASTE GAS EXCHANGER The invention relates to switchable waste gas exchangers which can are arranged and used, in particular, in exhaust gas recirculation lines in internal combustion engines, especially in motor vehicles.... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100212612 | Module For The Cooling Circuit Of An Engine In An Automobile The invention relates to a module for a cooling circuit of a motor vehicle engine comprising at least one control valve (18) allowing a circulation according to at least one normal mode. The module also comprises a thermal safety device (30) for the circui... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100206250 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE The invention relates to a cooling system (1) in a motor vehicle with a cooling circuit in which at least one internal combustion engine (2), one pump (3) and one cooling device (4) are arranged, wherein
| 08/19/2010 |
| 20100175640 | FAILSAFE THERMAL BYPASS VALVE FOR COOLING SYSTEM A thermal bypass valve for a heat exchanger circuit includes a valve housing forming a valve chamber including a bypass passage and ports for the flow of heat exchange fluid into and out of the valve chamber as well as a bypass port defined by a valve seat. Two axially ... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100154730 | COOLANT FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD A coolant flow control system includes a fluid cooling device, a coolant bypass circuit, and a controller. The controller is configured to generate a control signal indicative of a desired flow of coolant through the coolant bypass circuit as a function of the projected... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100146969 | Vehicle or Stationary Power Plant Having a Turbocharged Internal Combustion Engine as a Drive Source A vehicle or stationary power plant having an internal combustion engine as a drive source and having components adapted to be supplied with heat from a medium accommodated in a closed loop The turbine of the exhaust gas turbocharger provided for turbocharging the inter... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100125401 | CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING ENGINE COOLANT HEAT LOSS A control system for an engine includes an air calculation module that determines, based on a plurality of first coolant temperatures sensed during a period of engine operation, a first cumulative mass of intake air combusted by the engine during the period that corresp... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20090205589 | Thermostatic Valve A thermostatic valve for a cooling system of an internal combustion engine, having a thermostatic operating element for arrangement in a distributing chamber as the drive element for a main valve element between an engine outlet and a connector to a coolant cooler, and ... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090194061 | Oil Module Comprising An Integrated Cooling Water Channel The invention relates to an oil module of a water-cooled internal combustion engine, comprising an oil filter, oil and water channels, a water pump and a thermostatic valve which opens various temperature-dependent water circuits. One water channel starts behind the the... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090165735 | Thermostatic Valve A thermostatic valve in a cooling system in an internal combustion engine, with a common short-circuit element (21), comprising a section serving as a short circuit valve gate (26) and a short circuit valve disc (25), arranged upstream in the extend... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090151659 | Method for automatically controlling an internal combustion engine A method for automatically controlling an internal combustion engine, where, during normal operation in a first controller mode, a charge air temperature controller is set as dominant for a map-controlled thermostatic valve for automatically controlling the charge air t... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090151658 | COOLANT CIRCULATION CIRCUIT FOR ENGINE The present invention relates to a coolant circulation circuit for an engine, which includes a first coolant line through which coolant heated in an engine and circulated in a radiator passes, a second coolant line through which coolant heated in the engine and circulat... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090114170 | Method for automatically controlling the charge air temperature of an internal combustion engine A method for automatically controlling the charge air temperature of an internal combustion engine, in which a coolant flow upstream of a recooler is distributed as a function of the position of a characteristic diagram-type thermostat valve between a recooler coolant f... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090084331 | Thermostat assembly having integral Cylinder head and thermostat housing A thermostat assembly for a combustion engine having at least one cylinder is disclosed. The assembly has a cylinder head configured to cap off the at least one cylinder, the cylinder head having a recess fluidly connected to a coolant passage of the combustion engine. ... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20080295811 | Engine system having cooled and heated inlet air A thermal management system for an engine is disclosed. The thermal management system may have a first heat exchanger situated to cool air directed into the engine, a pump configured to pressurize a fluid directed through the engine, and a second heat exchanger situated... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20050126517 | Integrated heat exchange and fluid control device An integrated heat exchange and fluid control device is provided having an inlet, a valve, a heat exchange section in fluid connection with the valve, a bypass section in fluid connection with the valve, and an outlet section in fluid communication with the bypass secti... | 06/16/2005 |
