Patents by Inventor Bernd Löffler

Bernd Löffler 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: 6591177
    Abstract: A method is described for control of a CVT automatic transmission (1) in which a sensed main pressure (p_hd_act) and a sensed contact pressure (p_s2_act) of a secondary pulley (7) are entered as signals in an electronic transmission control (8). For diagnosis of an error in the sensing of the main pressure (p_hd_act) and/or of the contact pressure (p_s2_act) of the secondary pulley (7) their actual values or comparison variable (|p_hd_act-p_hd_nom|, |p_s2_act-p_s2_nom|) formed therefrom are compared with applicable threshold values (p_hd_min, pd_phd_regdiff, p_s2_min, pd_ps2_regdiff) associated with a range of plausible pressure values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: ZF Batavia, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Bernd Löffler
  • Patent number: 6475112
    Abstract: Engine torque control system based on the dynamic behavior of a driven automatic transmission consists in that the engine dynamics is limited as function of a sporting mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: ZF Batavia, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Bernd Löffler, Peter Janssen
  • Patent number: 6436004
    Abstract: Within the scope of the process for variator slip treatment in continuously variable automatic transmissions of a motor vehicle, upon detection of variator slip, a characteristic field (1) of slip meter is locally incremented according to ratio value (iv) and to engine torque (M_mot) and simultaneously an evaluated slip meter (2) of an evaluation module (3), likewise according to ratio value (iv) and to engine torque (M_mot), is increased, wherein via the evaluation module (3), the variator slip is assessed according to duration and intensity. Besides, a characteristic field (4) of slip status meter connected with the evaluated slip meter (2) is incremented together with the evaluated slip meter (2), a signal being passed on to an error memory (5) so that, with the entry of the error, slip, evaluated slip and slip status meter are entered in the error memory (5) as environmental conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Bernd Löffler, Hans-Dieter Hengstler, Joachim Cichy
  • Publication number: 20010044360
    Abstract: Engine torque control system based on the dynamic behavior of a driven automatic transmission consists in that the engine dynamics is limited as function of a sporting mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventors: Bernd Loffler, Peter Janssen