Patents by Inventor Markus Kees
Markus Kees 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).
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Patent number: 10800266Abstract: A mobility system includes an electrically drivable motor vehicle and an electrically drivable battery transport cart. A rechargeable drive battery of the motor vehicle is received in the battery transport cart. The battery transport cart can be releasably inserted into a downwardly open region of a supporting structure of the motor vehicle. The disclosure also relates to a battery transport cart, an electrically drivable motor vehicle and a method to charge a rechargeable drive battery of an electrically drivable motor vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Ford Motor CompanyInventors: Arnulf Sponheimer, Markus Kees
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Publication number: 20190135125Abstract: A mobile energy storage device is provided that is arranged to drive autonomously in public traffic to a requested location and to supply energy to a parked electrically powered motor vehicle during the parking time thereof. The energy storage device contains a storage device for hydrogen and a fuel cell and is arranged to charge the parked motor vehicle with electric current that is generated by the fuel cell from the stored hydrogen. A method of charging a vehicle using the mobile energy storage device is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Arnulf SPONHEIMER, Markus KEES, Bert HOBEIN
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Publication number: 20180222338Abstract: A mobility system includes an electrically drivable motor vehicle and an electrically drivable battery transport cart. A rechargeable drive battery of the motor vehicle is received in the battery transport cart. The battery transport cart can be releasably inserted into a downwardly open region of a supporting structure of the motor vehicle. The disclosure also relates to a battery transport cart, an electrically drivable motor vehicle and a method to charge a rechargeable drive battery of an electrically drivable motor vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: FORD MOTOR COMPANYInventors: Arnulf SPONHEIMER, Markus KEES
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Patent number: 8814210Abstract: A belt presenter for a seat belt system comprising a belt strap and deflection fittings (16) includes an arm (102) having a belt strap guide (104) and a mounting portion (106) by which the arm (102) is adapted to be mounted to a vehicle lining (10). The arm (102) is manually movable about an axis of rotation (108) into a plurality of locking positions. The axis of rotation (109) about which the arm (102) can be rotated is arranged, in the vehicle-mounted state, to be offset from a mounting point (18) of deflection fittings (16) of the seat belt system.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: TRW Automotive GmbHInventors: Mario Zauder, Peter Goehringer, Markus Kees, Juergen Petzi
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Patent number: 8784266Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods for operating an automatic start/stop system in a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an automatic clutch, wherein the automatic start/stop system automatically opens the clutch as a function of propulsion requests, wherein the automatic opening of the clutch is prohibited in certain driving situations such as detected hazardous situations.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Urs Christen, Markus Kees, Gilberto Burgio, Rainer Busch, Thomas Rambow, Uwe Gussen
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Publication number: 20130088002Abstract: A belt presenter for a seat belt system comprising a belt strap and deflection fittings (16) includes an arm (102) having a belt strap guide (104) and a mounting portion (106) by which the arm (102) is adapted to be mounted to a vehicle lining (10). The arm (102) is manually movable about an axis of rotation (108) into a plurality of locking positions. The axis of rotation (109) about which the arm (102) can be rotated is arranged, in the vehicle-mounted state, to be offset from a mounting point (18) of deflection fittings (16) of the seat belt system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2012Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: TRW Automotive GmbHInventors: Mario Zauder, Peter Goehringer, Markus Kees, Juergen Petzi
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Publication number: 20120270701Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods for operating an automatic start/stop system in a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an automatic clutch, wherein the automatic start/stop system automatically opens the clutch as a function of propulsion requests, wherein the automatic opening of the clutch is prohibited in certain driving situations such as detected hazardous situations.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Urs Christen, Markus Kees, Gilberto Burgio, Rainer Busch, Thomas Rambow, Uwe Gussen
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Publication number: 20120191317Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for controlling the operation of an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle, with a brake line, at least one sensor for measuring the brake line pressure in the brake line, a stop-start device for automatically switching off and starting the internal combustion engine, and an adaptive cruise control device for regulating the vehicle speed as a function of environmental information captured in a sensor-based manner, wherein a brake cylinder acting on the brake line is associated with the adaptive cruise control device and wherein the stop-start device and the adaptive cruise control device are coupled to one another in that the automatic switching-off and starting of the internal combustion engine via the stop-start device is executed directly as a function of the brake line pressure measured by the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2011Publication date: July 26, 2012Inventors: Armin Mueller-Lerwe, Urs Christen, Rainer Busch, Thomas Rambow, Uwe Gussen, Markus Kees
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Patent number: 8095291Abstract: The invention relates to a control device for a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine and a stop/start device, and to a method for controlling the operation of an internal combustion engine in such a motor vehicle, wherein the stop/start device is designed to switch off the internal combustion automatically when at least one stop condition is met, wherein the switching off of the internal combustion engine when the stop condition is present does not take place until after a switch off delay time has passed. The control device is designed to prevent, in reaction to a first voice command, the automatic switching off of the internal combustion engine for a predefined time period and/or until a predefined vehicle operating state criterion has been fulfilled irrespective of whether or not the stop condition was already met at the time when the voice command was issued.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2009Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Urs Christen, Rainer Busch, Uwe Gussen, Thomas Rambow, Markus Kees, Armin Mueller-Lerwe
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Patent number: 7683765Abstract: The invention relates to a system for a motor vehicle having a monitoring unit which monitors a fault-free functionality of at least one operator control unit of the motor vehicle and generates warning signals in the case of limit-value functions of the at least one operator control unit. The monitoring unit generates tactile signals as warning signals so that degradation of performance of the at least one operator control unit can be communicated haptically to a driver of the motor vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2005Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Julian Requejo, Achim Seibertz, Markus Kees, Jan Pieter Maurice
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Publication number: 20090326790Abstract: The invention relates to a control device for a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine and a stop/start device, and to a method for controlling the operation of an internal combustion engine in such a motor vehicle, wherein the stop/start device is designed to switch off the internal combustion automatically when at least one stop condition is met, wherein the switching off of the internal combustion engine when the stop condition is present does not take place until after a switch off delay time has passed. The control device is designed to prevent, in reaction to a first voice command, the automatic switching off of the internal combustion engine for a predefined time period and/or until a predefined vehicle operating state criterion has been fulfilled irrespective of whether or not the stop condition was already met at the time when the voice command was issued.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Inventors: Urs Christen, Rainer Busch, Uwe Gussen, Thomas Rambow, Markus Kees, Armin Mueller-Lerwe
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Publication number: 20060119474Abstract: The invention relates to a system for a motor vehicle having a monitoring unit which monitors a fault-free functionality of at least one operator control unit of the motor vehicle and generates warning signals in the case of limit-value functions of the at least one operator control unit. The monitoring unit generates tactile signals as warning signals so that degradation of performance of the at least one operator control unit can be communicated haptically to a driver of the motor vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2005Publication date: June 8, 2006Inventors: Julian Requejo, Achim Seibertz, Markus Kees, Jan Maurice