Patents Assigned to Dr.
  • Patent number: 9121560
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle having a lighting device (4-7), which is combined with a noise-output device, and having an electrical drive device. In order to optimize a motor vehicle having a lighting device, which is combined with a noise output device, and having an electrical drive device in respect of the installation space required for the noise output device, at least one diffusing lens of the lighting device (4) is designed as a sound-emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Karl Dums
  • Patent number: 9121342
    Abstract: A climate control box for a motor vehicle has a heating device (18) and a cooling device. To increase the range of motor vehicles that have at least one electric drive device, an internal combustion engine (4) is arranged in the climate control box (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Miroslaw Oslislok, Bjoern Pehnert
  • Patent number: 9120436
    Abstract: A roof shell structure for a motor vehicle has a roof shell with an outer shell and an inner roof lining. A sound absorption element is integrated into the roof shell or into the roof shell structure. The sound absorption element is arranged between the outer shell and the inner roof lining in an opening in an inner shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Kai Geissenhoener, Lars Schulz
  • Patent number: 9123120
    Abstract: A computerized image guided biological cellular process progressive selection method receives at least one state cell image. A state cell region recognition is performed using the state cell image to generate state cell region output. A state cell measurement is performed using the state cell region to generate at least one state cell feature output. A state cell decision is performed using the state cell feature to generate state cell selection decision output. The selected cell is progressively selected in at least one follow-on states by its image guided state cell selection method. The method further includes at least one additional image acquired in a later frame of same state and state cell feature includes temporal features of growth patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: DR Vision Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Shih-Jong J. Lee, Samuel V. Alworth
  • Patent number: 9114801
    Abstract: A method for controlling an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle includes interrupting a fuel supply in an overrun mode of the motor vehicle above a switch-off rotational speed of the internal combustion engine. The fuel supply is switched on again when a starting rotational speed (n1) is reached or undershot. A brake pressure gradient of a brake system of the motor vehicle is detected and the starting rotational speed (n1) is varied as a function of the brake pressure gradient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Michael Reinhardt
  • Patent number: 9115518
    Abstract: A device for transmitting at least one of electrical energy and electrical signals from a wall to a swivellable element fastened on the wall so as to be hinged about a hinge axis includes a wall part fastened to the wall, a swivellable-element part fastened on the swivellable-element, and a displacement drive. The swivellable-element part comprises an energy and/or signal transmitter comprising a wall-transmitter part arranged in the wall part and a swivellable-element-transmitter part arranged in the swivellable-element part. At least one of the wall-transmitter part and the swivellable-element-transmitter part are arranged so as to be displaceable in a direction of the hinge axis. The displacement drive is selectively actuatable. The displacement drive is operatively connected to at least one of the wall-transmitter part and a swivellable-element-transmitter part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: DR. HAHN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Tibor Herglotz, Ingo Steinfeld
  • Patent number: 9114426
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrasonic generator (1) with a resonator (3) for transmitting ultrasonic sound to a medium (6) arranged in a receptacle (5). In order to efficiently transmit the ultrasonic sound from the resonator (3) to the medium (6) via the receptacle (5) the resonator (3) comprises a clamping opening (4) for clampingly receiving the receptacle (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Dr. Hielscher GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Hielscher, Thomas Hielscher, Holger Hielscher
  • Patent number: 9116075
    Abstract: A method for checking a function of an outlet valve of an internal combustion engine includes sensing an exhaust gas pressure in an exhaust section of the internal combustion engine. The sensed exhaust gas pressure is compared with a comparison value so as to provide a comparison result and the function of the outlet valve is evaluated as a function of the comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Thomas Melzig
  • Patent number: 9109483
    Abstract: An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine, having a first exhaust tract and a second exhaust tract, wherein a first silencer device is arranged in an end section of the first exhaust tract and a second silencer device is arranged in an end section of the second exhaust tract, and the two exhaust tracts are connected in an inter-communicating manner by a crosstalk point, and, in the first or second exhaust tract downstream of the crosstalk point, there is provided a valve for the selective closure of the respective exhaust tract, wherein a distance between the valve and the crosstalk point is dimensioned such that, at a particular rotational speed of the engine, an exhaust line path between the valve and the crosstalk point serves as a quarter lambda resonator such that, at the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine, disturbing noises of the exhaust system are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Joerg Winkel
  • Publication number: 20150224121
    Abstract: Parenteral (injectable) celecoxib emulsions and nanoemulsions are disclosed as are their use to treat pain in patients so afflicted. The emulsions are generally oil in water emulsions often comprised of an oil phase including an oil and a lecithin wherein the mean droplet size of the discontinuous oil phase is about 200 nanometers or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.
    Inventors: Franklin Okumu, Jan-Jon Chu, Julie Ann Webb, Rafael Anthony Sabino, Andrew Xian Chen
  • Patent number: 9106169
    Abstract: A controller structure for more than two drive units coupled mechanically to a movable element includes a position measuring device for determining an actual position of the movable element and a position controller for calculating a setpoint speed from a setpoint position and the actual position, the position measuring device and the position controller jointly serving all drive units. Each drive unit, however, has a speed controller of its own. The drive units are configured either as master or as slave, individual drive units also being able to assume both functions. A torque-master-slave controller ensures a compensation of the torques between the drive units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH
    Inventors: Josef Schoenhuber, Frieder Kohler, Stefan Maier
  • Patent number: 9102219
    Abstract: A wind deflector (1) for a roof opening of a motor vehicle has a receptacle (4) and a first deployable segment (2). A four-bar linkage connection is configured by two links (5, 6) between the first deployable segment (2) and the receptacle (4). Each link (5, 6) is connected pivotally at one of its end regions (7) to the first segment (2) and at the receptacle (4). A second segment (3) is arranged substantially parallel to the first segment (2) and is connected pivotally to the two links (5, 6) in each case in a central region (8) of the links (5, 6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Timo Czechtizky
  • Patent number: 9102233
    Abstract: A drive train (2) of a purely electrically drivable motor vehicle has at least one electric machine (13, 14), a transmission (21), a planetary differential (22) and a drivable axle (2). The axle (2) can be driven by the electric machine (13, 14) via the transmission (21) and the differential (22). The planetary differential (22) has an input (32, 33) connected to the electric machine (13, 14), a first output (28, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38) connected to a first section (4) of the drivable axle (2), and a second output (30, 31, 42) connected to a second section (5) of the drivable axle (2). Rotational axes of the input and outputs of the planetary differential (22) form an intermediate axis (53) arranged between an axle (15) of a rotor (17) of the electric machine (13, 14) and the drivable axle (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Daniel Knoblauch, Martin Fuechtner
  • Patent number: 9102081
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for generating particles are provided. The method may be a method for generating particles from a flowable medium, the method involving forming drops from the flowable medium, arranging the drops on a particle forming surface and solidifying the drops, thereby forming the particles. The apparatus may be an apparatus for generating particles from a flowable medium with a drop generator and a particle forming surface, the drop generator being formed to arrange drops on the particle forming surface and the particle forming surface may be adapted to contact the drops when the particles are being formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Dr. Hielscher GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Hielscher, Thomas Hielscher, Holger Hielscher
  • Patent number: 9102367
    Abstract: A rear spoiler for a motor vehicle has a spoiler body (14) for deflecting a stream of air to provide an aerodynamic effect. The spoiler body (14) has a main spoiler (16) with a main surface (21) and an auxiliary spoiler (18) with an auxiliary surface (62). A multi-jointed actuating kinematics (34) can move the main spoiler (16) and the auxiliary spoiler (18) between a storage position where the auxiliary surface (62) of the auxiliary spoiler (18) is at least partially below the main spoiler (16) and a use position where the auxiliary spoiler (18) is substantially in a common plane with the main surface (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dominik Beierl, Jochen Meder, Joachim Paul, Frank Neubrand, Haiko Neher
  • Patent number: 9104225
    Abstract: An actuating device for performing gearshifts in a transmission and for switching functional elements includes substantially two control levers which are connected to, and arranged so as to rotate conjointly with, the steering wheel. One control lever is designed as a so-called gearshift paddle and is arranged above a further control lever for the functional elements. The lower control lever is designed so as to be movable relative to the upper gearshift paddle control lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Martin Pohanka
  • Publication number: 20150217387
    Abstract: A reamer or similar tool comprising a cutting device having a cutting edge, a clamping device, whereby the cutting device can be clamped to the main body of the tool, an adjusting device that interacts with the cutting device, for adjusting the machining diameter of the tool, and a guiding device comprising an elongated guiding element, which interacts with an elongated guiding receptacle such that the cutting device can be guided in a sliding manner perpendicularly to the center axis during a displacement when the adjusting device is activated. The guiding element and the guiding receptacle extend perpendicularly to the center axis of the main body of the tool. The guiding device of the tool has a single guiding element and/or a single guiding receptacle, and the guiding element has an elongated elevation and the guiding receptacle has an elongated recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Mapal Fabrik für Präzisionswerkzeuge Dr. Kress KG
    Inventor: Dieter Kress
  • Patent number: 9096165
    Abstract: A method is provided for generating noise in an interior and exterior of a motor vehicle in which a control unit is provided which can be activated and which is operatively connected to a noise generator. The noise generator is connected to at least one noise emitting device (3). The noise emitting device (3) is mounted underneath a hood of the motor vehicle, and is connected to the vehicle interior via at least one hose with at least one sound transmitting element. Sound waves are extracted from the noise emitting device (3) and are transmitted into the vehicle interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Daniel Grosse-Budde
  • Patent number: 9096143
    Abstract: A temperature control system for a drive device of a motor vehicle includes a first temperature control circuit, which is coupled to an electric drive apparatus of the drive device; a second temperature control circuit, which is separate from the first temperature control circuit and is coupled to an electric energy store of the drive device; and a heat exchanger for optionally transferring heat between the first temperature control circuit and the second temperature control circuit. A method for operating a temperature control system for a drive device of a motor vehicle includes optional transmission of heat between the first temperature control circuit and the second temperature control circuit by way of a heat exchanger in such a way that heat is extracted from the first temperature control circuit and the second temperature control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Martin Füchtner
  • Patent number: D736674
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Grant Larson