Patents by Inventor Anton Sappler

Anton Sappler 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).

  • Patent number: 10434839
    Abstract: An air-conditioning system for the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle is provided, wherein the air conditioning system has at least one operator control unit and at least two air outlets. The operator control unit has a touch-sensitive strip. The air-conditioning system is configured to perform the following: separate control of the temperature of the air which flows out of the first air outlet and the temperature of the air which flows out of the second air outlet; determination of the temperature of the air for the first and the second air outlets independently of one another, and as a function of sensed contact with the strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Tille, Anton Sappler, Florian Miedl, Thomas Gerstl
  • Publication number: 20170028818
    Abstract: An air-conditioning system for the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle is provided, wherein the air conditioning system has at least one operator control unit and at least two air outlets. The operator control unit has a touch-sensitive strip. The air-conditioning system is configured to perform the following: separate control of the temperature of the air which flows out of the first air outlet and the temperature of the air which flows out of the second air outlet; determination of the temperature of the air for the first and the second air outlets independently of one another, and as a function of sensed contact with the strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas TILLE, Anton SAPPLER, Florian MIEDL, Thomas GERSTL
  • Patent number: 7011377
    Abstract: An electronic unit for automatically activating a parking brake in dependence of at least one specified operating parameter or operating mode of a motor vehicle, which can be started without a mechanical key, is equipped with a device for arbitrarily preventing the automatic activation of the parking brake. In a first alternative, the unit is connected with a key button, which can be directly manually actuated, in the form of an OFF switch for the arbitrary prevention of the automatic activation of the parking brake. In a second alternative, the electronic unit in a motor vehicle, which can be started through an electronic authorization verification device with wireless code transmission, is equipped with a mechanism with which the arbitrary prevention of the automatic activation of the parking brake can be triggered by inserting the authorization verification device in a holding shaft that is provided for this purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rudolf Ehrmaier, Anton Sappler, Reinhard Schmerer
  • Patent number: 6802574
    Abstract: An electronic control unit is provided for automatically activating a parking brake in dependence of at least one specified operating parameter or operating mode of a motor vehicle, which can be started without a mechanical key. The operating mode for the basic automatic activation of the parking lock is the fact that the internal combustion engine is shut off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rudolf Ehrmaier, Anton Sappler, Reinhard Schmerer
  • Publication number: 20020023809
    Abstract: An electronic control unit is provided for automatically activating a parking brake in dependence of at least one specified operating parameter or operating mode of a motor vehicle, which can be started without a mechanical key. The operating mode for the basic automatic activation of the parking lock is the fact that the internal combustion engine is shut off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Rudolf Ehrmaier, Anton Sappler, Reinhard Schmerer
  • Publication number: 20020024258
    Abstract: An electronic unit for automatically activating a parking brake in dependence of at least one specified operating parameter or operating mode of a motor vehicle, which can be started without a mechanical key, is equipped with a device for arbitrarily preventing the automatic activation of the parking brake. In a first alternative, the unit is connected with a key button, which can be directly manually actuated, in the form of an OFF switch for the arbitrary prevention of the automatic activation of the parking brake. In a second alternative, the electronic unit in a motor vehicle, which can be started through an electronic authorization verification device with wireless code transmission, is equipped with a mechanism with which the arbitrary prevention of the automatic activation of the parking brake can be triggered by inserting the authorization verification device in a holding shaft that is provided for this purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Rudolf Ehrmaier, Anton Sappler, Reinhard Schmerer