Patents by Inventor Helmut Krenn

Helmut Krenn 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).

  • Method and system for the regulation and/or control of an engine gearbox unit in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 7096106
    Abstract: A method for regulating and/or controlling an engine-transmission unit in a motor vehicle includes prioritizing torque demands to obtain an only torque value, storing the only torque value as a current successful situation and retaining the torque value for the previous successful situation, and processing the torque value of the current successful situation as well as the torque value of the previous successful situation to comparable torque values in each case required for the implementation of the demands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmut Krenn, Lothar Wolf, Hubert Schumacher
  • Method and system for the regulation and/or control of an engine gearbox unit in a motor vehicle
    Publication number: 20050222745
    Abstract: A method for regulating and/or controlling an engine-transmission unit in a motor vehicle includes prioritizing torque demands to obtain an only torque value, storing the only torque value as a current successful situation and retaining the torque value for the previous successful situation, and processing the torque value of the current successful situation as well as the torque value of the previous successful situation to comparable torque values in each case required for the implementation of the demands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
    Inventors: Helmut Krenn, Lothar Wolf, Hubert Schumacher
  • Process and device for engine and transmission control in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 6360154
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process and a device for engine and transmission control in a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine controlled by an engine control and a stepped automatic transmission controlled by a transmission control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmut Krenn, Lothar Wolf