Patents Assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke Akteingesellschaft
  • Patent number: 10696331
    Abstract: A vehicle body has an inner body structure and an outer body skin, wherein the body structure has, in the region of a vehicle front end, a left supporting carrier and a right supporting carrier and a left suspension strut cup and a right suspension strut cup for accommodating respective suspension struts belonging to the chassis of the vehicle. Each suspension strut cup lies on the side of the associated supporting carrier facing the longitudinal center plane of the vehicle. The body skin has, in the region of the vehicle front end, a left front body side part, a right front body side part, and a front hood arranged between said front body side parts. The left front body side part covers the left suspension strut cup. The right front body side part covers the right suspension strut cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Akteingesellschaft
    Inventors: Thorsten Haas, Gerhard Fichtinger
  • Patent number: 9457720
    Abstract: A display device for a motor vehicle, includes a display device housing, which is open at the front face and in which a display is arranged. A laminated safety glass panel, which is arranged in front of the front face of the display, is supported by the display device housing and/or the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Akteingesellschaft
    Inventors: Mark Pilkington, Andreas Balwe
  • Patent number: 9421928
    Abstract: An electronic control system for a safety device of a motor vehicle includes a first sensor for a motion quantity, a computer for converting the motion quantity to a triggering signal for the safety device, and a second sensor for checking the plausibility of the sensor signal supplied by the first sensor. The two sensors are arranged with an identical construction and/or effect and at an at least approximately identical location on a printed circuit board such that, in a proper operating mode, their output signals have different preceding signs and are identical with respect to their amount over their entire operating range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Akteingesellschaft
    Inventors: Richard Baur, Stephan Muhr, Simon Schilling, Michael Hackenberg, Marcus Weidner
  • Patent number: 8892877
    Abstract: A method and a device are provided for accessing data files of a secure file server, wherein a user or a process is authenticated; wherein access to the data files of the secure file server takes place by way of an encryption module of the secure file server; wherein the encryption module comprises an encryption agreement of a centralized security application; and wherein the access of the authenticated user or process to the secure file server takes place by way of an encrypted protocol taking into consideration the encryption agreement. Such a device may be included in a corresponding computer network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Akteingesellschaft
    Inventor: Sirko Molau