Patents by Inventor Danny Eckhard Grosser

Danny Eckhard Grosser 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: 8308594
    Abstract: A drivetrain for a hybrid electric vehicle is provided. The drivetrain includes a motor-generator connected to an engine shaft and transmission via a planetary gear set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Borgwarner Inc.
    Inventor: Danny Eckhard Grosser
  • Publication number: 20110015020
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drivetrain (2) for a motor vehicle, having an engine (4) which has a drivable engine shaft (8) with a tirst axial direction (12), having a transmission (16) which has a transmission input shaft (18) in rotationally driving connection with the engine shaft (8), having an electric machine (26) which has a rotor (30) and a stator (32) and which can be operated in a generator mode and a starter mode, and having a planetary gear set (38) which has three elements (42, 44, 46), specifically a sun gear (50), a planet gear carrier (48) with planet gear carriers (54), and a ring gear (52), of which a first element (42), which forms the drive input side of the planetary gear set (38) in the generator mode and forms the drive output side of the planetary gear set (38) in the starter mode, is in rotationally driving connection with the engine shaft (8), a second element (44), which forms the drive output side of the planetary gear set (38) in the generator mode and forms the drive input
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventor: Danny Eckhard Grosser