Patents by Inventor Claudio STRUCKMANN

Claudio STRUCKMANN 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: 12466272
    Abstract: A method for detecting an eminent drive of at least one rear wheel of an electrically driven rear axle of a motor vehicle over a milled edge during a forward drive is provided. For this purpose, the motor vehicle has a vertical position sensor system on the front axle. Changes in the vertical position of at least one front wheel or the front axle are forwarded to a controller which limits the torque power that can be requested from the electric drive unit of the rear axle in the event of changes in the vertical position which exceed a specific threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Marc Espenhain, Werner Foag, Nora Gruen, Claudio Struckmann, Christian Wimmer
  • Publication number: 20240262214
    Abstract: A method for detecting an eminent drive of at least one rear wheel of an electrically driven rear axle of a motor vehicle over a milled edge during a forward drive is provided. For this purpose, the motor vehicle has a vertical position sensor system on the front axle. Changes in the vertical position of at least one front wheel or the front axle are forwarded to a controller which limits the torque power that can be requested from the electric drive unit of the rear axle in the event of changes in the vertical position which exceed a specific threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Marc ESPENHAIN, Weener FOAG, Nora Gruen, Claudio STRUCKMANN, Christian WIMMER
  • Publication number: 20230382158
    Abstract: A cover element is suitable for attachment to a vehicle wheel having a hub, a wheel rim provided with a rim well for accommodating a tire, and wheel spokes which connect the hub to the wheel rim. The cover element is designed to cover at least one gap between two wheel spokes that adjoin one another in the circumferential direction. The outer surface of the cover element, at least in regions, is provided with at least one bistable display element, such as an e-paper display element having a display device, or is formed by at least one such element, wherein the display device can be supplied with electrical control signals via a control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Stella CLARKE, Benedikt FELLA, Mike SEIDEL, Claudio STRUCKMANN