Patents by Inventor Christian Minx

Christian Minx 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: 10018235
    Abstract: A hydraulic supply apparatus for an automatic or automated transmission of a motor vehicle includes a high-pressure circuit which has a pressure accumulator and is supplied through the use of a high-pressure pump, a low-pressure circuit which is supplied through the use of a low-pressure pump, wherein the high-pressure pump and the low-pressure pump are driven by a common drive unit, and a valve which is provided downstream of the high-pressure pump. The valve has three switching positions, wherein a supply to the high-pressure circuit by the high-pressure pump is possible in the first switching position, and the output end of the high-pressure pump is connected to a reservoir or to the input end of the high-pressure pump in the second switching position. The high-pressure circuit is connected to the reservoir in the third switching position of the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernd Morthorst, Jens Struckmann, Christian Minx, Martin Langer
  • Publication number: 20150337914
    Abstract: A hydraulic supply apparatus for an automatic or automated transmission of a motor vehicle includes a high-pressure circuit which has a pressure accumulator and is supplied through the use of a high-pressure pump, a low-pressure circuit which is supplied through the use of a low-pressure pump, wherein the high-pressure pump and the low-pressure pump are driven by a common drive unit, and a valve which is provided downstream of the high-pressure pump. The valve has three switching positions, wherein a supply to the high-pressure circuit by the high-pressure pump is possible in the first switching position, and the output end of the high-pressure pump is connected to a reservoir or to the input end of the high-pressure pump in the second switching position. The high-pressure circuit is connected to the reservoir in the third switching position of the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Bernd Morthorst, Jens Struckmann, Christian Minx, Martin Langer