Patents Assigned to Bayerische Motoren Wërke Aktiengesellschaft
  • Patent number: 11919374
    Abstract: A method for producing a motor vehicle in which a front door and a rear door are mounted on the same side of a bodyshell. Then the doors are removed. The doors are then pre-assembled while the doors are removed. During the pre-assembly of the doors, the front door is fitted with a first side window and with a first trim, the rear door is fitted with a second side window and with a second trim, the second trim is finally positioned relative to the rear door and the second side window is finally positioned relative to the second trim. The doors are then mounted on the side, whereupon the first trim is finally positioned relative to the second trim and the first side window is finally positioned relative to the first trim while the doors are fitted to the side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Andreas Brenninger
  • Patent number: 11915489
    Abstract: In a method of operating a vehicle, sensor data comprising an object detection of a sensor of the vehicle is provided, the object detection being representative of a detected object. Further, a trust model is provided, wherein the trust model is configured to model a trust in object detection. Depending on the sensor data and the trust model, a trust value of the detected object is determined, the trust value of the detected object being representative of how high a trust in the detected object is. The vehicle is operated depending on the trust value of the detected object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dominik Bauch, Marco Baumgartl, Michael Himmelsbach, Josef Mehringer, Daniel Meissner, Luca Trentinaglia
  • Patent number: 11912329
    Abstract: A steering apparatus for a vehicle, includes: a handle element for actuating the steering by hand; a lever element for transmitting a torque to a steering axle of the steering column of the vehicle in order to steer the vehicle; and a coupling device for coupling the handle element to the lever element so as to convert a force in order to convert a steering movement carried out on the handle element into a rotational movement of the lever element about a steering angle with respect to the steering column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Froemel, Stefan Goldammer, Tobias Lachner, Martin Wiesinger
  • Patent number: 11915529
    Abstract: A processing unit includes a first communication interface that is designed for communication with a server device and/or a mobile device. The processing unit also has a second communication interface, which is designed for communication with the mobile device. The processing unit further has an internal communication interface of the processing unit, which is designed for communication with a vehicle bus network of the vehicle. The processing unit is designed to receive vehicle access data, which is representative of an access authorization of a driver to the vehicle via the second communication interface. The processing unit is also designed to determine depending on the vehicle access data a release signal for enabling a use of the vehicle and to provide it to the internal communication interface. The processing unit is also designed to receive vehicle analysis data via the internal communication interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hakan Demir, Christof Gebhart, Frank Hergemoeller, Philipp Keller, Maximilian Krautwig, Kerstin Landrock
  • Patent number: 11911843
    Abstract: A method for integrally bonding a cast aluminum component to a joining partner. The method includes laser-treating a region of the cast aluminum component that is to be connected to the joining partner. The laser treatment is carried out via a pulsed laser system having a pulse duration of 100 to 200 ns, and an impulse frequency of 10 to 80 kHz. The method also includes integrally bonding the cast aluminum component and the joining partner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Manuel Anasenzl, Jean-Marc Segaud
  • Patent number: 11912293
    Abstract: A method determines a blockage of a sensor of a plurality of sensors of an ego vehicle. The method determines a prior blockage probability of the sensor of the plurality of sensors; receives sensor data of the sensor of the plurality of sensors; determines a performance of the sensor based on the received sensor data; calculates a posterior blockage probability based on the prior blockage probability of the sensor and the performance of the sensor; and determines the blockage of the sensors using the calculated posterior blockage probability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tin Lian Abt, Kira Goehl, Carsten Isert, Luca Parolini, Simon Radler, Sebastian Rauch
  • Patent number: 11912187
    Abstract: A storage device for a vehicle has a guide unit and a hinge element which can be guided on the guide unit and is moveably guided along the guide unit in a drawer-type manner. The hinge element has a contact rest surface and at least one lateral wall at an angle to same. The lateral wall has a plurality of fold regions such that a first hinge part and a second hinge part are formed between fold lines in such a way that, in a use position, the storage device forms a stable support for objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hannes Berg, Julia Schiller
  • Patent number: 11904944
    Abstract: A front wall module for delimiting a front of a passenger cell in a motor vehicle includes a planar carrier structure which forms a front wall portion where a functional shape for receiving a component is formed in the planar carrier structure and where the planar carrier structure is a cast aluminum structural part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hanno Pfitzer, Rudolf Schilling, Manuel Schurz, Jean-Marc Segaud, Thomas Wolff
  • Patent number: 11904962
    Abstract: A device is provided for operating a vehicle which can be driven in an at least partly automated manner, the device includes an actuating element which can be operated by a driver for controlling at least the lateral control of the vehicle, and includes a wheel angle adjuster which, when actuated by the actuating element of the driver and/or by an electronic control unit controlling the automated lateral control of the vehicle, controls a steering angle at the steerable wheels of the vehicle. The device is characterized in that the device has at least one so-called interpretation operating mode which differs from a substantially manual operating mode in that one or more operation action(s) initiated by the driver at the actuating element are suitably interpreted in accordance with the degree of haptic contact between the driver and the actuating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Alexander Augst
  • Patent number: 11909200
    Abstract: An electrical system for a motor vehicle includes a current distributor; a plurality of first lines which are designed to connect a corresponding plurality of electric components to the current distributor; a plurality of semiconductor-based first switch elements, wherein a specified first switch element of a specified first line is designed to interrupt said specified first line; a second line which is designed to connect the current distributor to the electrical system; a limiting unit which is designed to limit or prevent a second current on the second line; and a control unit which is designed to determine that the specified first switch element does not open although a first current running through the specified first switch element exceeds a first current threshold and, in response to said determination, to trigger the limiting unit to limit or prevent the second current on the second line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Joachim Froeschl, Ottmar Sirch
  • Patent number: 11904717
    Abstract: A system preconditions a battery pack of a vehicle to support fast charging. The system detects a trigger that that indicates the vehicle will be traveling or the battery pack of the vehicle has been reduced to a predetermined capacity. The system collects a plurality of samples of location data of the vehicle. The system predicts a destination of the vehicle based on the samples. The system determines a propensity of a user to charge the vehicle based on previous charging behavior of the user. The system determines a confidence score of the predicted destination and the determined propensity. The system determines whether to schedule preconditioning of the battery pack based on the confidence score meeting a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Adam Langton, Henry Pease, Anderson Vankayala
  • Patent number: 11905632
    Abstract: A method for producing a trim part includes the following steps: generating a surface covering, wherein a knitted semi-finished product is generated on a flat knitting machine; the knitted semi-finished product is washed; the washed knitted semi-finished product is heat set; and laminating, in particular press-laminating or compression-laminating, the generated surface covering onto a carrier part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Aumann, Florian Dechant, Johann Gasslhuber
  • Patent number: 11904972
    Abstract: A height detection system of a motorcycle for determining a load-dependent height of a rear carrier part in relation to a rear wheel swing arm of the motorcycle includes a measuring device connecting the rear carrier part and the rear wheel swing arm for measuring the distance between the rear carrier part and the rear wheel swing arm, and a fastening web formed integrally and protruding from the rear carrier part in the direction of the rear wheel swing arm. The fastening web includes a lateral bearing face configured to receive a rear carrier end of the measuring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tim Krych, Martin Pazulla
  • Patent number: 11905863
    Abstract: A media channel assembly for an internal combustion engine includes at least one distribution channel for distributing a medium to various components of the internal combustion engine, and at least one supply channel, which is coupled to the distribution channel by way of at least one media passage opening. At least a wall region of the distribution channel lying opposite the media passage opening is curved, at least in parts, toward the media passage opening. An internal combustion engine includes such a media channel assembly, and a motor vehicle includes such an internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Schrattenberger, Ferdinand Weidinger
  • Patent number: 11906109
    Abstract: A method for displaying a fill level of a pressure vessel includes measuring an actual fill level of the pressure vessel, calculating a displayable fill level based on the actual fill level, and displaying the displayable fill level via a display device. In the method, during refueling between a first filling point (FP1) and a second filling point (FP2), the displayable fill level is increased in relation to the actual fill level in accordance with a predefined characteristic curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Koban, Andreas Pelger
  • Patent number: D1015210
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Tianyuan Li
  • Patent number: D1015218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Sebastian Simm
  • Patent number: D1015245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Dinko Kraljevic
  • Patent number: D1015981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Julia Baaske
  • Patent number: D1015982
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Dinko Kraljevic