Patents by Inventor Wilhelm Otte

Wilhelm Otte 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).

  • Publication number: 20230039653
    Abstract: A modular motor vehicle architecture is provided for motor vehicles of different motor vehicle types, in each case having at least one drive machine and at least one energy storage unit paired with the at least one drive machine. The at least one energy storage unit is received in a modularly designed underfloor energy storage unit assembly that has a plurality of energy storage unit modules, at least one outer dimension of which is standardized. Each vehicle type is paired with one underfloor energy storage unit assembly from a plurality of standardized underfloor energy storage unit assemblies. And, each underfloor energy storage unit assembly has a plurality of unit module installation areas, a longitudinal dimension of which extending in the longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle is standardized and each of which is designed to receive at least one respective standardized energy storage unit module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Richard EILETZ, Alexander-Wilhelm OTTE, Christoph WARKOTSCH
  • Publication number: 20220212721
    Abstract: A group of motor vehicles contains at least vehicles of two different vehicle types of the following vehicle types: a battery drive vehicle with only one electric motor drive, a hybrid drive vehicle with an electric motor drive and an internal combustion engine drive, a fuel cell drive vehicle with a fuel cell drive, and an internal combustion engine drive vehicle with only one internal combustion engine drive. All of the vehicle types of the group of motor vehicles have a base assembly with a left-side sill structure, a right-side sill structure, an upper base, a lower base, and a central tunnel structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Richard EILETZ, Robert HARRISON, Robert LOCH, Alexander-Wilhelm OTTE, Christoph WARKOTSCH, Alexander WEINGARDT
  • Patent number: 9914347
    Abstract: A mounting device is provided for oscillatingly mounting a range extender, which consists of an internal combustion engine and a generator, on a body and/or a chassis of a motor vehicle by way of vibration-damping elements. At least two of the vibration-damping elements are integrated in load-carrying bearings and one additional one is integrated in a supporting bearing for supporting moments. The mounting device is characterized in that the vibration-damping elements of the mounting device at least for the load-carrying bearings are secured to the range extender, i.e. a first vibration-damping element is secured to the internal combustion engine and a second vibration-damping element is secured to the generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alexander-Wilhelm Otte, Sebastian Pflaum, Andreas Raith, Arthur Huelsmann, Tomasz Jedraszek, Thomas Muschler, Bernhard Hoess, Richard Eiletz, Udo Ochner, Christian Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20170350301
    Abstract: A muffler, in particular an end muffler, is provided for an exhaust system in a vehicle. The muffler has a muffler housing that has an exhaust intake pipe via which exhaust flows into the muffler housing as well as an exhaust discharge pipe via which exhaust flows out of the muffler housing. At least part of the muffler housing or the entire muffler housing is surrounded by an outer housing, and an air gap is provided between the muffler housing and the outer housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel ASSENBAUM, Frieder Martin CHRISTEL, Richard EILETZ, Kamyar Majidi ZADEH, Alexander-Wilhelm OTTE
  • Publication number: 20160243925
    Abstract: A mounting device is provided for oscillatingly mounting a range extender, which consists of an internal combustion engine and a generator, on a body and/or a chassis of a motor vehicle by way of vibration-damping elements. At least two of the vibration-damping elements are integrated in load-carrying bearings and one additional one is integrated in a supporting bearing for supporting moments. The mounting device is characterized in that the vibration-damping elements of the mounting device at least for the load-carrying bearings are secured to the range extender, i.e. a first vibration-damping element is secured to the internal combustion engine and a second vibration-damping element is secured to the generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Alexander-Wilhelm OTTE, Sebastian PFLAUM, Andreas RAITH, Arthur HUELSMANN, Tomasz JEDRASZEK, Thomas MUSCHLER, Bernhard HOESS, Richard EILETZ, Udo OCHNER, Christian SCHMIDT
  • Patent number: 8978516
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hybrid drive, comprising an internal combustion engine, an electric machine and a torque superposition device, by means of which a torque supplied by the internal combustion engine can be superposed on a torque supplied by the electric machine, wherein the torque superposition device has a first and a second torque input and a torque output. The electric machine is coupled to the first torque input via a first transmission device, and the internal combustion engine is coupled to the second torque input via a second transmission device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiegesellschaft
    Inventors: Kilian Funk, Dirk Schlichte, Martin Förg, Nico Daun, Alexander-Wilhelm Otte, Matthias Urbanek, Bernhard Hoess, Lutz Neumann
  • Publication number: 20130296099
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hybrid drive, comprising an internal combustion engine, an electric machine and a torque superposition device, by means of which a torque supplied by the internal combustion engine can be superposed on a torque supplied by the electric machine, wherein the torque superposition device has a first and a second torque input and a torque output. The electric machine is coupled to the first torque input via a first transmission device, and the internal combustion engine is coupled to the second torque input via a second transmission device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Kilian FUNK, Dirk SCHLICHTE, Martin FÖRG, Nico DAUN, Alexander-Wilhelm OTTE, Matthias URBANEK, Bernhard HOESS, Lutz NEUMANN
  • Patent number: 4376704
    Abstract: A double drum vacuum filter with drums positioned parallel to one another with a gap therebetween and rotating in opposite directions with suction applied within the foraminous drums to remove filtrate from a solid which forms on the surface with tapered extraction tubes within the drum angled at an angle greater than 90.degree. relative to the drum surface and with stripping devices disposed on the downrunning side of the drums below the center thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1983
    Assignee: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz AG
    Inventors: Wilhelm Otte, Reinhold Winckowski
  • Patent number: 4115265
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for dehydrating suspensions by means of a vacuum filter and consisting of applying the suspension to the surface of the vacuum filter, directing steam along the path parallel to the surface and thereafter passing the steam into contact with the filter cake on the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1978
    Assignee: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wilhelm Otte, Gunther Bergmann, Kar-Heinz Kubitza
  • Patent number: 4102791
    Abstract: A double drum filter of the vacuum type which includes a pair of oppositely rotating foraminous surfaced drums having their foraminous surfaces in substantially abutting contact, the faces of the drums being connected to one another by means of baffle plates. The baffle plates preferably include sealing elements which abut the overflow edges of the faces. Other improvements include the combination of filter cake removal devices and cleansing nozzles which are positioned about the foraminous periphery of the drum in offset relation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1978
    Assignee: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Wilhelm Otte