Patents by Inventor Christian PÖPPEL

Christian PÖPPEL 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).

  • Scooter and method for operating a scooter
    Patent number: 11420703
    Abstract: A scooter with a footboard providing a contact surface for a user of the scooter, with a front axle including a first front wheel and a second front wheel and a rear axle comprising a first rear wheel and a second rear wheel, and with a steering column for steering at least the front wheels. Inclination of the footboard about a roll axis of the footboard effects a steering angle of the two front wheels in a first direction and, at the same time, a steering angle of the two rear wheels in a second direction opposite the first direction. The disclosure further relates to a method for operating such a scooter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Istvan Virag, Franz Reinwald, Christian Pöppel, Mathias Neumann, Michael Karmann, Sebastian Ordner
  • SCOOTER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SCOOTER
    Publication number: 20210046994
    Abstract: A scooter with a footboard providing a contact surface for a user of the scooter, with a front axle including a first front wheel and a second front wheel and a rear axle comprising a first rear wheel and a second rear wheel, and with a steering column for steering at least the front wheels. Inclination of the footboard about a roll axis of the footboard effects a steering angle of the two front wheels in a first direction and, at the same time, a steering angle of the two rear wheels in a second direction opposite the first direction. The disclosure further relates to a method for operating such a scooter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Istvan VIRAG, Franz REINWALD, Christian PÖPPEL, Mathias NEUMANN, Michael KARMANN, Sebastian ORDNER