Patents Assigned to Audi AG
  • HV energy storage device
    Patent number: 11225168
    Abstract: An HV energy storage device for a motor vehicle as well as a method for operating the HV energy storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Sascha Staudenmaier
  • Bipolar plate having asymmetrical sealing sections, and fuel cell stack having such a bipolar plate
    Patent number: 11228044
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bipolar plate (15) for a fuel cell stack (10) comprising a first sealing section (157) on its side (151) as well as a second sealing section (158) on its second side. The sealing sections are designed to sealingly interact in a fuel cell stack (10) with an elastic seal element (16). It is provided that the first and second sealing sections of the bipolar plate (15) are designed asymmetrically in that at least one sealing projection (1571) is formed in the first sealing section (157), and the second sealing section (158) is formed without a sealing projection and/or is substantially flat. When such bipolar plates (15) alternatingly interact with seal elements (6) that are designed flat in a fuel-cell stack (10), an effective stack seal can be achieved with low required contact pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignees: Volkswagen AG, Audi AG
    Inventor: Adel Jilani
  • System having an infotainment system
    Patent number: 11225143
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for an infotainment system. The infotainment system has a computing unit, on which a first operating system is installed and can be executed. The device has a computing unit, on which a second operating system is installed and can be executed. Radio-supported communication with the Internet can be carried out using the second operating system. The device has at least one generic interface to the infotainment system, whereby applications designed for the second operating system can be provided using the infotainment system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Björn Mittag, Christoph Dalke, Matthijs Paffen, Hans Georg Gruber
  • AUTHENTICATION OF A USER OF A SOFTWARE APPLICATION
    Publication number: 20220014926
    Abstract: Method and system for authenticating a user comprising: transmitting a network authentication of a user, which is provided by an authentication medium, from a mobile terminal belonging to the user to a back-end server of a wireless network to carry out authentication, connecting the mobile terminal to the wireless network, starting a software application to carry out authentication with respect to an application server accessible via the wireless network, on the mobile terminal by the user, and transmitting an application authentication of the user, which is assigned to the started software application, to the application server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Jörg PLECHINGER, Thorsten HEHN
  • Method for determining traffic information
    Patent number: 11222543
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining traffic information with the aid of a central monitoring device which is in communication with a plurality of fleet vehicles in order to obtain traffic information from the fleet vehicles, wherein within communication with the fleet vehicles the monitoring device transmits targeted measurement requests to the fleet vehicles. In one exemplary aspect, the invention proposes that during the transmission of targeted measurement requests, the monitoring device takes account of the quality of sensors with which the individual fleet vehicle are equipped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignees: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, AUDI AG
    Inventors: Christian Merfels, Constanze Hungar, Bernd Rech, Thilo Schaper, Daniel Wilbers, Niklas Koch, Florian Haubner, Simon Seitle
  • Method for controlling a display apparatus for a motor vehicle, display apparatus for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle having a display apparatus
    Patent number: 11221724
    Abstract: A method for controlling a display apparatus comprising a head-up display or a motor vehicle, in which, depending on a signal provided by a sensor device, a height adjustment and/or a rotation of a depiction of a piece of information dependent on the signal is carried out autonomously through a control device. In this case, the signal correlates with a color and/or a brightness of a projection background and/or correlates with a relative movement between the projection background and a projection surface. Through the method, it is possible to ensure an especially good and reliable perceptibility of the depicted piece of information. The invention further relates to a display apparatus for a motor vehicle that is equipped to carry out the method and to a motor vehicle having such a display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Stephanie Cramer
  • Actuation device for actuating an emergency release of 1HE transmission of a motor vehicle, in particular of a car
    Patent number: 11221070
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an actuating device for actuating an emergency release of a transmission, including a parking lock, which transmission is mechanically locked by the parking lock when the parking lock is activated, of a motor vehicle, having at least one vehicle-fixed actuating element, by which the parking lock is manually and mechanically deactivatable, and having a tool formed separately from the actuating element via which the actuating element is manually and mechanically actuatable to manually deactivate the parking lock, wherein the actuating element comprises a roller rotatable around an axis of rotation which is rotatable around the axis of rotation by the tool to thus actuate the actuating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Georg Scheiblecker, Bodo Wilke, Maximilian Steffan, Iris Puckelwaldt
  • Method for operating a plurality of usage units for a wear compensation in an energy supply device, and energy supply device
    Patent number: 11223207
    Abstract: A method for operating an electric energy supply device with a plurality of usage units. Each usage unit is designed to generate or buffer electric energy. A control device is designed to control an exchange of energy between the energy supply device on the one hand and at least one device that is connected to the energy supply device on the other hand. For each usage unit it sets a respective setpoint value for at least one electric operating parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael Hinterberger, Berthold Hellenthal, André Blum
  • Accumulator arrangement
    Patent number: 11223086
    Abstract: An accumulator arrangement including several separate storage facilities for the storage of electrical energy, wherein every storage facility is incorporated in a bar-shaped hollow profile forming an equipment case, wherein the hollow profiles are connected to one another to form a tight composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Markus Thurmeier, Martin Schuessler, Markus Bahr, Stephan Schmidt
  • METHOD FOR MONITORING A DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220006822
    Abstract: An approach for monitoring a data transmission system that uses a data transmission means such as a vehicle bus or a vehicle network of a motor vehicle. This system includes a monitoring device that transmits a request message to a transmitting device and to a receiving device. The transmitting device generates a particular transmitter response on the basis of the request message, where the transmitter response is transmitted to the monitoring device. The receiving device generates a particular receiver response on the basis of the request message, where the receiver response is transmitted to the monitoring device. The monitoring device receives the transmitter response and the receiver response and checks compliance with a trigger condition which depends on the transmitter response and the receiver response, the compliance of which indicates an event relevant to monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Markus KLEIN, Kamil ZAWADZKI, Changsup AHN, Wolfgang STADLER, Karsten SCHMIDT
  • METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR OPERATING A HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220003995
    Abstract: A display device that can be worn on the head of a vehicle occupant of a motor vehicle is controlled to display a virtual environment within which the vehicle occupant wearing the display device virtually moves according to a detected movement of the motor vehicle. A potential stopping point of the motor vehicle is determined. A deceleration of the motor vehicle is detected within a given environment of the potential stopping point and the display device is controlled to output a virtual scene staging within the virtual environment which causes a deceleration of the virtual movement of the vehicle occupant within the virtual environment corresponding to the deceleration of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Marcus KUEHNE
  • DISPLAY DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220001745
    Abstract: A display device includes a flexible screen device and a pivot mechanism. The flexible screen device is movable between a stowed position, in which the flexible screen device is bent along a circular arc and stowed in a housing, and a use position, in which the flexible screen device protrudes at least partially from the housing. The pivot mechanism is configured to move the flexible screen device between the stowed position and the use position, and includes a motor and a pivot arm. The pivot arm is rotatably mounted on a foot region of the flexible screen device so as to be pivotable about an axis of rotation. The pivot arm is configured to receive a torque from the motor to move the foot region along the circular arc. The flexible screen device is thereby alternately pushed into the use position and pulled into the stowed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Christian WALL
  • DEVICE FOR ACTUATING THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR IN A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220001843
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device in which a brake member and an accelerator member are arranged in an actuation unit for actuating the brake and accelerator in a vehicle. The actuation unit can be moved from an active driving position during autonomous driving into an at least approximately horizontal position to form a leg rest, the brake member and the accelerator member being deactivated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Jörg MICHAEL
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING A RESTRAINT SYSTEM, AND RESTRAINT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220001823
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a restraint system having at least one airbag, wherein a head position of a vehicle occupant relative to a reference point in the vehicle is continuously defined. The distance between the head of the vehicle occupant and the at least one airbag in the idle state is determined from the defined head position of the vehicle occupant. The determined distance is evaluated by a comparison with stored reference values and at least one triggering size of the at least one airbag is determined on the basis of the comparison. When the restraint system is triggered, triggering signals corresponding to the at least one triggering size are transmitted to the at least one airbag, as well as to a corresponding restraint system for a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Franz FÜRST, Christoph GRUNDHEBER, Walter KRÖNES, Bernd JAKOBS
  • Vehicle having a fuel cell system, and method for treating a fluid emerging from the fuel cell system
    Patent number: 11217801
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided having a vehicle front end in which a fuel cell system which has a fuel cell stack is arranged, which full cell system is, at a cathode side, connected at least directly to an exhaust-gas line through which a fluid emerging from the fuel cell stack can be discharged from the vehicle front end. The exhaust-gas system comprises a sorption system for the adsorption of a liquid of the fluid emerging from the fuel cell stack. The invention furthermore relates to a method for treating a fluid of a fuel cell system, which has a fuel cell stack, in a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Thomas Lichius, Herbert Böll, Johannes Weis, Thomas Weustenfeld
  • Method for providing actuator-based vehicle functions in a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle computing device and motor vehicle
    Patent number: 11214207
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for providing vehicle functions in a motor vehicle, whereby vehicle functions are performed in a computing device of the motor vehicle and each of the vehicle functions performed generates command data for at least one respective actuator of an actuator device of the motor vehicle. The disclosure provides that the vehicle functions and the actuator device are coupled through an integration component and the vehicle functions respectively output the command data to the integration component by means of a respective actuator-independent call routine and the integration component converts the command data into respective actuator-specific control data and transmits the control data to the respective actuator by means of an actuator-specific control routine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventor: Günter Kistler
  • Vehicle wheel rim
    Patent number: D940036
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Albert Rosello Visa
  • Vehicle wheel rim
    Patent number: D940037
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Albert Rosello Visa
  • Vehicle wheel rim
    Patent number: D940038
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Albert Rosello Visa
  • Vehicle wheel rim
    Patent number: D940628
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Albert Rosello Visa