Patents by Inventor Detlef Schnilzer

Detlef Schnilzer 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: 20130296131
    Abstract: In a motor vehicle drive train device with a drive engine and a drive train which has a first coupling unit in the form of a clutch arranged close to the drive engine and at least one second coupling unit arranged in the flow of force from the drive engine close to the drive wheels of the vehicle, a control unit is provided which controls the coupling units and which has an overrun operating mode wherein, at a first point, the drive engine can be disconnected from the drive train by opening the clutch and, at a second point, the coupling units close to the drive wheels can be disengaged so as to disconnect the drive train also from the drive wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Uwe Mueller, Detlef Schnilzer