Patents by Inventor Achim Otterbein

Achim Otterbein has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Steering system for a vehicle and steering method for a vehicle
    Patent number: 10160488
    Abstract: A steering system for a vehicle includes at least two wheels configured to be steered independently of each another. A steering setpoint generator is configured to steer the at least two wheels according to a steering program. An operating element is configured to rotate the vehicle during travel about a center of rotation which moves with a principal movement vector. The steering program is configured so that a direction of the principal movement vector of the center of rotation can be changed with the steering setpoint generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: HUBTEX MASCHINENBAU GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Achim Otterbein
  • STEERING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND STEERING METHOD FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170029023
    Abstract: A steering system for a vehicle includes at least two wheels configured to be steered independently of each another. A steering setpoint generator is configured to steer the at least two wheels according to a steering program. An operating element is configured to rotate the vehicle during travel about a center of rotation which moves with a principal movement vector. The steering program is configured so that a direction of the principal movement vector of the center of rotation can be changed with the steering setpoint generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: HUBTEX MASCHINENBAU GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: ACHIM OTTERBEIN
  • Steering system for a vehicle and steering method for a vehicle
    Patent number: 9499198
    Abstract: A steering system for a vehicle includes at least two wheels configured to be steered independently of each another. A steering setpoint generator is configured to steer the at least two wheels according to a steering program. An operating element is configured to rotate the vehicle during travel about a center of rotation which moves with a principal movement vector. The steering program is configured so that a direction of the principal movement vector of the center of rotation can be changed with the steering setpoint generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: HUBTEX MASCHINENBAU GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Achim Otterbein
  • STEERING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND STEERING METHOD FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150191202
    Abstract: A steering system for a vehicle includes at least two wheels configured to be steered independently of each another. A steering setpoint generator is configured to steer the at least two wheels according to a steering program. An operating element is configured to rotate the vehicle during travel about a center of rotation which moves with a principal movement vector. The steering program is configured so that a direction of the principal movement vector of the center of rotation can be changed with the steering setpoint generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: HUBTEX MASCHINENBAU GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Achim Otterbein