Patents by Inventor Christian Zingel

Christian Zingel 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).

  • Publication number: 20120167708
    Abstract: A device and method for generating an additional restoring force at the gas pedal for motor vehicles, wherein a change in position of the gas pedal relative to its initial position, brought about by a corresponding activation force counter to a restoring force, leads to an increase in the driving force of the drive engine, and when the activation force diminishes a restoring force returns the gas pedal in the direction of its initial position. An actuator element is provided which applies an additional restoring force which acts in the restoring direction of the gas pedal. For energy efficiency, the invention provides that the magnitude of the additional restoring force (F) acting on the gas pedal is configured such that the gas pedal assumes a position which moves the operating point of the drive engine into a region with a relatively high efficiency level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Conti Temic Microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Brandt, Frank Drews, Tobias Düser, Jens Schröter, Christian Zingel, Alexander Schwarz, Sascha Ott, Andreas Zell, Carmelo Leone