Patents Assigned to Volkswagen
  • Publication number: 20240162408
    Abstract: A device for producing a dry film, in particular an electrode layer. The device has a roller apparatus with a first roller and with a second roller for forming the dry film from a dry film material charge, as well as a doctor blade, which is movable to regulate a height of the dry film material charge. In addition, a method is provided for producing a dry film, in particular, by the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ludger BUSSWINKEL, Sebastian REUBER, Roland SCHMIDT-LOBACH, Sven SCHOPF
  • Publication number: 20240162470
    Abstract: A battery cell for a motor vehicle, having a battery cell housing having an insertion opening and at least one cell stack to be inserted into the battery cell housing, and drive coupling structures in the form of elevations and/or indentations extending transversely to the insertion direction being formed on at least one outer side of the cell stack. A system is also provided for a mounting device with at least one drive roller for inserting a cell stack into a battery cell housing of a battery cell. The drive roller having roller coupling structures distributed over the circumference, which are designed to be complementary to the coupling structures on the battery cell package. Also, a method for inserting a cell stack is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Tobias ABEL
  • Patent number: 11984950
    Abstract: A transportation vehicle, an apparatus, a method, and a computer program for a transportation vehicle in a mobile communication system. The method for a first transportation vehicle in a mobile communication system for controlling a radio link to a second transportation vehicle includes setting up a radio link to the second transportation vehicle, determining information related to relative movement between an antenna of the first transportation vehicle and an antenna of the second transportation vehicle based on sensor data of the first transportation vehicle, and adjusting a beam pattern of the antenna of the first transportation vehicle based on the information related to relative movement to control the radio link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Andreas Pfadler, Steffen Schmitz, Andreas Kwoczek
  • Patent number: 11983862
    Abstract: An inspection device and a method for checking an object produced by sintering for potential defects, wherein if at least one predefined prerequisite is satisfied, at least one image is recorded of at least part of the object via an imaging device in the inspection device, and it is checked by the inspection device whether a defect can be detected in the object in at least one image. A predication relating to a potential defect in the object is provided to the inspection device prior to recording the at least one image, and at least one imaging parameter is determined on the basis of the prediction, wherein the at least one image is recorded on the basis of the at least one determined imaging parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Volkswagen A en gesellschaft
    Inventors: Shahrooz Sadeghi Borujeni, Sven Crull, Yasin Bayzidi
  • Patent number: 11982328
    Abstract: A method for preventing stalling of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle has at least one internal combustion engine, at least one automatically controlled clutch, and at least one transmission, wherein a drive shaft of the internal combustion engine can be coupled to a transmission input shaft of the transmission by means of the clutch to transmit torque, wherein the clutch is disengaged if a calculated rotational speed value of the drive shaft is less than a certain threshold value, and wherein the rotational speed value is calculated, in particular continually or continuously, as a function of a determined, current rotational speed of the drive shaft and as a function of a determined, current speed gradient of the drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Rainer Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20240154194
    Abstract: A method for testing a stack of multiple battery cells, each comprising an anode, a cathode, and a separator as types of battery cell layers, wherein the separator is arranged between the anode and the cathode. In a first test step, it is checked whether the edges of the battery cell layers are within a first tolerance range, wherein the battery cells to which this applies are determined to be usable battery cells. Several of the usable battery cells are stacked to the battery cell stack. The battery cell stack is irradiated by X-rays. Via the X-rays, positions of those edges of a type of battery cell layers are determined which delimit at least two of the corners of these battery cell layers, checking whether the greatest distance between the equally located edges of each of the battery cell layers of the selected type is within a second tolerance range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Steffen MASUCH
  • Patent number: 11976604
    Abstract: A method for heating an exhaust gas aftertreatment component in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine. At the combustion chamber, a fuel injector for injecting a fuel into the combustion chamber and a spark plug for igniting a flammable fuel-air mixture are arranged. The internal combustion engine has a valve lift curve switching mechanism, which allows for a shift and/or change of the opening times of the exhaust valve. The method includes: intake of fresh air into the combustion chamber, injection of a fuel into the combustion chamber, ignition of an ignitable fuel-air mixture in the combustion chamber when the piston is in a range of 10° KW to 30° KW after the upper ignition dead point, and opening of the exhaust valve when the piston is in a range of 55° KW to 95° KW after the upper ignition dead point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christopher Gessenhardt, Sven Brannys, Sergej Jakovlev
  • Patent number: 11979770
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a system, a vehicle, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for user equipment, UE, and service provision in a mobile communication system. The method (10) for user equipment (100), UE, in a mobile communication system (400), comprises using (12) a service with a set of quality of service, QoS, requirements in the mobile communication system (400), receiving (14) information related to a future course of the QoS provisioning of the service from the mobile communication system (400), and adapting (16) the service based on the information related to the future course of the QoS and based on the set of QoS requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, MAN TRUCK & BUS SE
    Inventors: Roman Alieiev, Ernst Zielinski, Andreas Pfadler, Joakim Cerwall
  • Patent number: 11975441
    Abstract: A gripper device for an object and a changing robot having such a gripper device. The gripper device includes a housing having an inner contour that is a negative contour adapted at least partly to the contour of an object. Also disclosed is a charge plug for a transportation vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Stephan Herold, Daniel Schütz, Kristin Fondahl, Annika Raatz, Serhat Ibrahim, Julius Ibenthal, Felix Bartling
  • Patent number: 11970060
    Abstract: A head-up display for a transportation vehicle. The head-up display includes an imaging unit for generating an image, and an optical system for projecting the image onto a projection surface. The optical system includes at least a first mirror, a curved second mirror arranged adjacent to the first mirror, and a selectively reflective element configured in an optical path between the first mirror and the second mirror. The optical system is configured such that light emitted from the imaging unit is directed to pass through the selectively reflective element, reflected off the first mirror towards the selectively reflective element, reflected by the selectively reflective element towards the second mirror, and reflected by the second mirror towards the selectively reflective element, and passed through to be directed to the projection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Steffen Zozgornik
  • Patent number: 11969513
    Abstract: A system and method for safe decontamination of a vehicle cabin while passengers can be present are disclosed that uses and/or has at least one data storage, at least one processor, at least one infrared (“IR”) sensor, and at least one ultraviolet (“UV”) emitter having a beam steering module. At least one contaminated area in the vehicle cabin is tracked using IR sensor data from the IR sensor. It is determined if there's a direct line of sight between the UV emitter and the at least one contaminated area. If so, UV emitter is activated to target the at least one contaminated area and blocking UV illumination on non-contaminated areas of the vehicle cabin and areas temporarily covered by a passenger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Philipp Nils Kuepper, Jerramy Lee Gipson
  • Patent number: 11970178
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing or generating a training data set for machine learning to operate a vehicle component. Provided multidimensional data points are divided up in a first step by dividing up the plurality of data points into multidimensional clusters by using a cluster algorithm. Then a training data set is generated by selecting data points from the basic training data set. The selection comprises determining a smallest cluster among the plurality of clusters with the lowest number of data points. Furthermore, at least one subset of the data points of the smallest cluster is provided for the training data set. In another step, a subset of data points is selected from each of the other clusters for the training data set, wherein the number of selected data points of each other cluster corresponds to the number of selected data points of the smallest cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Jonas Kaste, Kristof van Ende
  • Patent number: 11970222
    Abstract: A method for actuating a vehicle steering actuator which is coupled to a steering gear, comprising: providing an end stop return function with which a first control variable for the vehicle steering actuator can be ascertained, on the basis of which a force that returns the steering gear in the direction of a defined position can be at least partially generated with the vehicle steering actuator; ascertaining whether the steering gear falls below a limit distance from an end stop; and if this is the case: actuating the vehicle steering actuator on the basis of the first control variable ascertained with the end stop return function, which control variable has a value above a threshold value; wherein, if the limit distance is not fallen below, no control variable is ascertained with the end stop return function or a control variable with a value not exceeding the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Stefan Berkner, Jens Zientek, Barbara Neef
  • Patent number: 11973233
    Abstract: A catalyst structure includes: (1) a substrate; (2) a catalyst layer on the substrate; and (3) an adhesion layer disposed between the substrate and the catalyst layer. In some implementations, an average thickness of the adhesion layer is about 1 nm or less. In some implementations, a material of the catalyst layer at least partially extends into a region of the adhesion layer. In some implementations, the catalyst layer is characterized by a lattice strain imparted by the adhesion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Friedrich B. Prinz, Shicheng Xu, Yongmin Kim, Thomas Jaramillo, Drew C. Higgins, Maha Yusuf, Zhaoxuan Wang, Kyung Min Lee, Marat Orazov, Dong Un Lee, Tanja Graf, Thomas Schladt, Gerold Huebner, Hanna-Lena Wittern, Jonathan Edward Mueller
  • Patent number: 11970097
    Abstract: A vehicle seat having a panel arranged as a trim part on a structure of the vehicle seat by means of a panel holder so as to be fixed to the seat structure. Provision is made that the panel holder includes, in addition to a primary frame, a crash-modified auxiliary frame, which frames are made of formed wires, wherein the auxiliary frame, in the assembled state of the panel holder and the panel, is arranged in a critical region of the panel where a high crash force acts on the panel in the event of a crash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Steffen Maciej, Marcel Reps
  • Patent number: D1026749
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Marco Antonio Pavone
  • Patent number: D1026750
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Michal Uhrin, Daniel Scharfschwerdt, Thomas Stöcker
  • Patent number: D1026751
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Felipe Montoya Bueloni, Thiago Carfi Do Rosario Pinho
  • Patent number: D1026752
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Felipe Montoya Bueloni, Thiago Carfi Do Rosario Pinho
  • Patent number: D1027232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: René Herzog