Patents by Inventor Axel Willikens

Axel Willikens 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: 8952651
    Abstract: An electrically drivable motor vehicle with at least two parallel connectable vehicle batteries is provided with an electronic circuit arrangement. The electronic circuit arrangement includes a number of electronic load interrupter switches corresponding to the number of vehicle batteries, via which the vehicle batteries can be connected through individually or together to an electrical consumer. The load interrupter switches respectively comprise two power branches arranged anti-parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Peter Herges, Michael Hofmann, Joerg Huber, Dennis Weigel, Axel Willikens
  • Publication number: 20120056477
    Abstract: An electrically drivable motor vehicle with at least two parallel connectable vehicle batteries is provided with an electronic circuit arrangement. The electronic circuit arrangement includes a number of electronic load interrupter switches corresponding to the number of vehicle batteries, via which the vehicle batteries can be connected through individually or together to an electrical consumer. The load interrupter switches respectively comprise two power branches arranged anti-parallel to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Peter Herges, Michael Hofmann, Joerg Huber, Dennis Weigel, Axel Willikens
  • Publication number: 20090048778
    Abstract: Method for finding a vehicle (2), wherein a direction information item relating to the position of a mobile terminal (P2) with respect to the position (P1) of the vehicle is derived by comparing satellite supported position coordinates (P1, P2), and the respective direction information item is output by means of a display unit which is integrated into the mobile terminal (4), the geographic position (P1) of the vehicle (2) is stored in the mobile terminal (4) in the form of position coordinates when the vehicle (2) is deactivated, wherein if the mobile terminal (4) is in a second zone (Z2) surrounding a first zone (Z1), the current coordinates of the geographic position (P2) of the mobile terminal (4) are compared with the stored position (P1) of the vehicle, and if the mobile terminal (4) is in the first zone (Z1), the coordinates of the position (P1) of the vehicle are interrogated from the vehicle on an updated basis by means of a satellite supported position determining system, and this position (P1) of t
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Neil L. Borkowicz, Peter Herges, Joerg Huber, Roland Roessler, Wilhelm Senske, John A. Wilke, Axel Willikens
  • Patent number: 5082994
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an end connector for coupling at least two shielded cables having a plurality of cores, i.e., insulated wires, in such a way that the cables and the cores of the cables are insulated from one another at the connection point. An insulating body defines one or more insulating chambers into which the cables are guided. Desired cores of the cables are electrically coupled at end connection points of the insulating chambers. A cap is coupled to the insulating body to cover the coupled cores. The cap has a metallic outer surface and a hole. The shields of the cables are guided through the hole and electrically coupled to the outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: Daimler-Benz AG
    Inventors: Dieter Braunig, Axel Willikens
  • Patent number: 5039869
    Abstract: A device for controllably switching a rear fog lamp on a vehicle utilizes a switch located in the current path to sense the current flow of a rear fog lamp of a trailer attached to the vehicle. In order to prevent disturbing reflections of the light of a vehicle rear fog lamp of the trailer into the vehicle interior via a front wall of the trailer, during the connection of a trailer rear fog lamp to the vehicle, the vehicle rear fog lamp is switched off automatically by means of the device, with the trailer rear fog lamp remaining intact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Assignee: Daimler-Benz AG
    Inventor: Axel Willikens
  • Patent number: D427591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Heinz-Georg Burghoff, Axel Willikens, Gunter Czymmeck, Michael Josef Mahner, Armin Zachay