Patents by Inventor Bernhard Neubert

Bernhard Neubert 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).

  • Control unit for a vehicle heating or air-conditioning system
    Patent number: 5873520
    Abstract: In the case of a control unit for a vehicle heating or air-conditioning unit having a vehicle-borne monitor permitting access to different display and control menus, in addition to a selection possibility for an automatic program by way of an automatic key, an individual adjusting possibility is provided for the temperature distribution and/or air distribution in different zones of the vehicle interior which can be displayed and selected on the vehicle-borne monitor. The different zones of the vehicle interior can be selected by way of a control element by means of a symbolic representation on the vehicle-borne monitor. An air quantity selector is provided which is arranged in a hidden manner with respect to a temperature selector constructed as a rotary-type knob.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gerhard Ratgeber, Anna Roth, Wolfgang Schmidt, Bernhard Neubert, Hariolf Gentner, Norbert Schicktanz