Patents by Inventor Carsten Erbguth

Carsten Erbguth 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).

  • Method for controlling a drive unit of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 8382638
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling a drive unit of a motor vehicle with an automatic or automated transmission. The drive unit includes at least one drive motor, which generates a drive torque in an overrun mode. The drive torque acts as a drag torque or as a creep torque on the drive wheels as a function of the current speed. The level of the drive torque in the overrun mode can be at least partially controlled by actuating a brake pedal. The drag torque applied to the drive wheels in the overrun mode can be controlled by actuating the brake pedal in such a way that a reduced drag torque dependent on the actuation of the brake pedal is applied to the drive wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Carsten Erbguth, Florian Gramer, Mathieu Front, Gerd Kraemer
  • Method for Controlling a Drive Unit of a Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20120231926
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling a drive unit of a motor vehicle with an automatic or automated transmission. The drive unit includes at least one drive motor, which generates a drive torque in an overrun mode. The drive torque acts as a drag torque or as a creep torque on the drive wheels as a function of the current speed. The level of the drive torque in the overrun mode can be at least partially controlled by actuating a brake pedal. The drag torque applied to the drive wheels in the overrun mode can be controlled by actuating the brake pedal in such a way that a reduced drag torque dependent on the actuation of the brake pedal is applied to the drive wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Carsten Erbguth, Florian Gramer, Mathieu Front, Gerd Kraemer