Patents Assigned to Daimler
  • Compressor for an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 8307648
    Abstract: In a compressor of a turbocharger of an internal combustion engine comprising a housing with an inflow channel; a compressor impeller arranged in the inflow channel; and a bypass channel which has a first flow opening upstream of the compressor impeller inlet, a second flow opening downstream of the compressor impeller inlet and an axial annular chamber which connects the first and the second flow openings. An axial vane structure is provided in the axial annular chamber of the bypass channel, which imparts a swirl direction corresponding to that of the air mass flow in the inflow channel to the air mass flowing through the bypass channel from the second to the first flow opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Siegfried Sumser, Gernot Hertweck, Paul Löffler, Lionel Le Clech
  • Internal combustion engine valve drive train shifting device
    Patent number: 8307797
    Abstract: In an internal combustion engine valve drive train shifting device including a camshaft having at least two shifting units arranged on the camshaft in spaced relationship, at least one coupling unit is provided interconnecting the at least two shifting units for shifting purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Jens Meintschel, Thomas Stolk, Alexander Von Gaisberg-Helfenberg
  • Internal combustion engine valve drive train switching device
    Patent number: 8307795
    Abstract: In an internal combustion engine valve drive train switching device, at least one safety device is provided for preventing an unscheduled switching of a valve train switching unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Jens Meintschel, Thomas Stolk, Alexander von Gaisberg-Helfenberg
  • Method for Producing a Body Shell of a Motor Vehicle and Body Shell for a Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20120280534
    Abstract: A method for producing a body-in-white of a passenger car is provided. A support structure assigned to the body-in-white of the motor vehicle and which includes at least one support part is produced. The support part of the support structure is, depending on a variant of the motor vehicle, at least in some regions provided with at least one reinforcing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventor: Konrad Eipper
  • Plug Connection Between a Wiper Blade and a Wiper Arm
    Publication number: 20120279009
    Abstract: A plug connection between a wiper blade and a wiper arm of a wiper mechanism for a windscreen of a vehicle is provided. A bolt standing laterally away from the wiper arm can be introduced into a socket. The bolt includes a recess extending in the direction of the middle axis of the bolt. When the socket is pushed onto the bolt, a raised element extending in radial direction and arranged on an inner wall of the socket can be guided along the recess. The recess includes an extension region, into which the raised element can be brought by twisting the bolt and the socket relative to each other. A stop limiting the twisting is formed in the extension region between the bolt and the socket. A locking position of the socket is thus precisely defined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Thomas Erney, Holger Fitterer, Alexander Mittler, Rainer Schlageter, Michael Schulze, Jan Urban
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120283921
    Abstract: A vehicular powertrain system includes an engine, an electro-mechanical transmission and an electric machine arranged in an input-split hybrid configuration. A control system for the powertrain system includes a control module signally connected to a plurality of input devices and configured to execute program code stored on a computer readable medium to control the powertrain. The program code monitors operator inputs, determines an intent to service the vehicle based upon the operator inputs, commands the electric machine to generate a net torque output of zero, and controls the engine speed correlative to an operator depression of an accelerator pedal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicants: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, LLC, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, CHRYSLER LLC, DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Marek L. Wilmanowicz, Matthew Leonard Kaufer, Mark J. Potter, Anthony H. Heap, William R. Cawthorne, Michael Bolton
  • Method and apparatus to control clutch fill pressure in an electro-mechanical transmission
    Patent number: 8303463
    Abstract: A method to control a powertrain including a transmission, an engine, and an electric machine includes applying through a series of clutch fill events a series of incrementally changing command pressures in a pressure control solenoid controllably connected to a clutch within the transmission, monitoring a pressure switch fluidly connected to the pressure control solenoid and configured to indicate when the pressure switch is in a full feed state, determining changes in cycle times of the pressure switch corresponding to sequential applications of the series of incrementally changing command pressures, selecting a preferred command pressure to achieve a transient state in the clutch based upon the changes in pressure switch cycle times, and controlling the clutch based upon the preferred command pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignees: GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Daimler AG, Chrysler Group LLC, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jy-Jen F. Sah, Ali K Naqvi
  • Ambient pressure fuel cell system employing partial air humidification
    Patent number: 8304123
    Abstract: A fuel cell system is provided that is capable of operating at high temperatures and near-ambient pressure with partial humidification of air supplied to the fuel cell stack. The fuel cells of the stack incorporate gas diffusion barrier layers at the cathode side thereof. The system includes a cooling loop for circulating a liquid coolant through the stack. In some embodiments, an incoming air stream is partially humidified with water vapor transferred from a cathode exhaust stream in a gas-exchange humidifier or enthalpy wheel. In other embodiments, a cathode recycle is employed to partially humidify the incoming air. The humidity of the air and cathode exhaust streams is maintained below a stack saturation point. Methods of operating the fuel cell system are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignees: Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Richard A. Sederquist, Brian W. Wells, Alexander Mossman, Craig R. Louie
  • Wiper Arrangement and Method for Operating a Wiper Arrangement for a Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20120272471
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper system with an associated windscreen washer system for a motor vehicle is provided. The windscreen washer system includes a washer fluid supply line leading to outlets. The outlets are preferably provided on the wiper blade and are therefore capable of moving together with a corresponding wiper arm of the windscreen wiper system. A coupling part moving together with the moving wiper arm and connecting the wiper blade to the respective wiper arm is provided with changeover valves. An emergence of washer fluid from the outlets can be controlled by the changeover valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Heiko Schmid, Holger Fitterer
  • Bicycle
    Patent number: D670208
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Klaus Frenzel, Steffen Koehl, Yves Renaud, Diederik Vanbrabant, Gorden Wagener
  • Radiator grill for a vehicle
    Patent number: D670213
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Steffen Koehl, Minchul Koo, Toru Nakano, Frank Pfisterer, Il Hun Yoon
  • Vehicle, toy, and/or replicas thereof
    Patent number: D670606
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Klaus Frenzel, Hans-Dieter Futschik, Steffen Koehl, Minchul Koo, Volker Leutz, Gorden Wagener
  • Radiator grill for a vehicle
    Patent number: D670619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Michael Frei, Klaus Frenzel, Gorden Wagener
  • Radiator grill for a vehicle
    Patent number: D670620
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Michael Frei, Klaus Frenzel, Gorden Wagener
  • Rear portion of a vehicle, toy, and/or replicas thereof
    Patent number: D670621
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Klaus Frenzel, Hans-Dieter Futschik, Steffen Koehl, Minchul Koo, Volker Leutz, Gorden Wagener
  • Front bumper for a vehicle
    Patent number: D670624
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Steffen Koehl, Minchul Koo, Toru Nakano, Frank Pfisterer, Il-Hun Yoon
  • Rear bumper diffuser for a vehicle
    Patent number: D670625
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Michael Frei, Klaus Frenzel, Gorden Wagener
  • Front bumper for a vehicle
    Patent number: D670627
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Mark Fetherston, Klaus Frenzel, Hans-Dieter Futschik, Gorden Wagener
  • Wheel or wheel cover
    Patent number: D670632
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventor: Oliver Schweizer
  • Taillight for a vehicle
    Patent number: D670837
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Thomas Binder, Klaus Frenzel, Hans-Dieter Futschik, Stefan Handt