Patents by Inventor Bernd ELLEMANN

Bernd ELLEMANN 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: 12631057
    Abstract: A method for operating a lock arrangement for a motor vehicle, the lock arrangement has a lock which fixes a vehicle flap movably mounted on the motor vehicle in a closed position when the lock is in the locking position, holds it in the closed position when the lock is in the unlocking position or releases it for displacement into a first open position and releases it for displacement into a second open position different from the first open position when the lock is in the release position. The lock is actuated using an actuator by which an actuating element can be displaced. The lock is brought from the locking position to the unlocking position upon a first displacement of the actuating element and from the unlocking position to the release position upon a second displacement of the actuating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Andre Schubert, Bernd Ellemann, Matthias Hahn
  • Publication number: 20250034915
    Abstract: A method for operating a lock arrangement for a motor vehicle, the lock arrangement has a lock which fixes a vehicle flap movably mounted on the motor vehicle in a closed position when the lock is in the locking position, holds it in the closed position when the lock is in the unlocking position or releases it for displacement into a first open position and releases it for displacement into a second open position different from the first open position when the lock is in the release position. The lock is actuated using an actuator by which an actuating element can be displaced. The lock is brought from the locking position to the unlocking position upon a first displacement of the actuating element and from the unlocking position to the release position upon a second displacement of the actuating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Andre SCHUBERT, Bernd ELLEMANN, Matthias HAHN