Patents by Inventor Kai Storjohann

Kai Storjohann 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).

  • Patent number: 6148256
    Abstract: A control for a motor vehicle includes a transmission control and an engine control which are connected to one another through a communication channel. Functional units of the transmission control which are dependent on data of an engine and of a chassis of the motor vehicle, so-called engine-specific and chassis-specific functional units, are integrated into the engine control. Functional units having a function which is dependent on data of the transmission, so-called transmission-specific components, are contained in a computer-controlled gear shifting configuration. Data which are necessary for controlling the transmission are exchanged between the engine control and the gear shifting configuration through the communication channel 6. A shift point selection control, which can be constructed as a fuzzy control, is contained in the engine control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Friedrich Graf, Joachim Schafer, Kai Storjohann, Michael Ulm
  • Patent number: 6026342
    Abstract: A control unit includes a transmission control unit and an engine control unit which are connected to one another through a communication channel. Functional units of the transmission control unit which are dependent on data from the engine and the chassis of the motor vehicle, so-called engine-specific and chassis-specific functional units, are integrated into the engine control unit. Functional units performing an operation that is dependent on data from the transmission, so-called transmission-specific components, are contained in a computer-controlled transmission ratio changing device. Data which are necessary for controlling the transmission, data for selecting or determining the transmission ratio of the transmission and configuration parameters for adapting the control unit to the respective motor vehicle, are exchanged between the engine control unit and the transmission ratio changing device through the communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Friedrich Graf, Joachim Schafer, Kai Storjohann, Michael Ulm
  • Patent number: 5749060
    Abstract: A control configuration for a motor vehicle includes an engine control and a transmission control which are connected to one another through a communication channel. A transmission is shifted by using electrohydraulic pressure control valves for actuating friction elements in the transmission. The transmission control is mounted at a transmission housing. Solenoids of the electrohydraulic pressure control valves are integrated into the transmission control. Sensor signals which are to be evaluated by the transmission control are transmitted by sensors to the transmission control wirelessly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Friedrich Graf, Kai Storjohann, Michael Ulm, Ralf-Johannes Lenninger, August Kammerl