Patents by Inventor Bernd Ritter

Bernd Ritter 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: 11203356
    Abstract: A method for setting a driving mode of a vehicle which is driven by at least one electric machine, wherein several levels of a recuperation mode and a coasting mode are provided for the vehicle mode, wherein a first operating step or a second operating step is carried out with an operating element, wherein a level of the recuperation mode is raised upon a one-time carrying out of the first operating step with the operating element, wherein a level of the recuperation mode is set by one-time carrying out of the first operating step with the operating element which level is higher than a lowest level of the recuperation mode, wherein the coasting mode is directly set up when carrying out the second operating step with the operating element starting from the set, in particular higher level of the recuperation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Bernd Ritter
  • Publication number: 20190308638
    Abstract: A method for setting a driving mode of a vehicle which is driven by at least one electric machine, wherein several levels of a recuperation mode and a coasting mode are provided for the vehicle mode, wherein a first operating step or a second operating step is carried out with an operating element, wherein a level of the recuperation mode is raised upon a one-time carrying out of the first operating step with the operating element, wherein a level of the recuperation mode is set by one-time carrying out of the first operating step with the operating element which level is higher than a lowest level of the recuperation mode, wherein the coasting mode is directly set up when carrying out the second operating step with the operating element starting from the set, in particular higher level of the recuperation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Bernd RITTER
  • Patent number: 9667082
    Abstract: It should be possible in a motor vehicle having an electric drive to allow a deep discharge of the electrochemical energy storage device by a control input (S18), which is otherwise forbidden. In the present case, it is counted how often the deep discharge has occurred, and an event is preferably triggered when a threshold value (i-limit) has been reached for a predetermined number of times, specifically a warning signal is outputted and/or the subsequent deep discharge is blocked (S26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Bernd Ritter
  • Publication number: 20130320756
    Abstract: It should be possible in a motor vehicle having an electric drive to allow a deep discharge of the electrochemical energy storage device by a control input (S18), which is otherwise forbidden. In the present case, it is counted how often the deep discharge has occurred, and an event is preferably triggered when a threshold value (i-limit) has been reached for a predetermined number of times, specifically a warning signal is outputted and/or the subsequent deep discharge is blocked (S26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventor: Bernd Ritter