Patents by Inventor Bernd Davids

Bernd Davids 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 a motor vehicle having an automatic transmission with improved comfort
    Patent number: 6736754
    Abstract: In a method for operating a motor vehicle having an automatic transmission in the time of a selection action for a driving-mode range, first a driver's requirement for a change in the driving-mode range is transferred to a selection device, a change signal is then generated by the selection device, the change signal is subsequently transferred to a control unit, and, finally, a change in the driving-mode range of the automatic transmission is brought about by the control unit according to the change signal. In the time of the selection action for the driving-mode range, at least one braking device is actuated in an automated manner by the or a control unit. Drive-train oscillations may be reduced or avoided by the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Bernd Davids, Ulrich Eckle, Roland Flinspach, Günter Wörner
  • Method for operating a motor vehicle having an automatic transmission with improved comfort
    Publication number: 20020045980
    Abstract: In a method for operating a motor vehicle having an automatic transmission in the time of a selection action for a driving-mode range, first a driver's requirement for a change in the driving-mode range is transferred to a selection device, a change signal is then generated by the selection device, the change signal is subsequently transferred to a control unit, and, finally, a change in the driving-mode range of the automatic transmission is brought about by the control unit according to the change signal. In the time of the selection action for the driving-mode range, at least one braking device is actuated in an automated manner by the or a control unit. Drive-train oscillations may be reduced or avoided by the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Bernd Davids, Ulrich Eckle, Roland Flinspach, Gunter Worner