Patents by Inventor Bertil Riksen

Bertil Riksen 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).

  • Starting process for an internal-combustion engine
    Patent number: 6286470
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for starting an internal-combustion engine of a vehicle is provided, having a starting device for starting the internal-combustion engine in which the rotational starting speed can be controlled or automatically controlled. For minimizing starting energy, shortening the starting time, increasing the starting safety and reducing the emissions during the start, the rotational speed generated by the starting device is adjusted to a defined maximal rotational starting speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bertil Riksen, Jens Kriese, Franz Rosskopf, Steffen Lutz, Winfried Weuste, Oliver Froelich