Patents by Inventor Benjamin KNOEFERL

Benjamin KNOEFERL 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).

  • Method for operating an electric or hybrid vehicle with shiftable transmission and electric or hybrid vehicle
    Patent number: 10059329
    Abstract: At least one electric motor is employed for propelling an electric or hybrid vehicle with a shiftable transmission. Upon reaching a shift threshold, a shift operation is performed in the transmission of the vehicle, wherein a value specifying the shift threshold is varied depending on at least one parameter. As the at least one parameter, a speed is used, at which a power provided by the at least one electric motor for propelling the vehicle has a maximum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: AUDI CHINA
    Inventors: Andreas Petz, Sebastian Heber, Benjamin Knoeferl, Arne Herrmann, Gerald Rieder, Roman Strasser
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRIC OR HYBRID VEHICLE WITH SHIFTABLE TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRIC OR HYBRID VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20160311427
    Abstract: At least one electric motor is employed for propelling an electric or hybrid vehicle with a shiftable transmission. Upon reaching a shift threshold, a shift operation is performed in the transmission of the vehicle, wherein a value specifying the shift threshold is varied depending on at least one parameter. As the at least one parameter, a speed is used, at which a power provided by the at least one electric motor for propelling the vehicle has a maximum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Andreas PETZ, Sebastian HEBER, Benjamin KNOEFERL, Arne HERRMANN, Gerald RIEDER, Roman STRASSER