Patents by Inventor Florian Then

Florian Then 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: 9914459
    Abstract: A method for controlling a drive of a vehicle with at least one first axle having at least one mounted wheel. A drive torque is specified by a driver of the vehicle, and the first axle is driven by means of a first electric machine dependent on the drive torque. A second electric machine which is coupled to an internal combustion engine provides electrical energy for driving the first axle with the first electric machine. A respective control or target torque assigned to the second electric machine and the internal combustion engine is computed while taking into consideration the drive torque and machine parameters of at least the second electric machine. The second electric machine and the internal combustion engine are each regulated with respect to the assigned control torque or with respect to the assigned target torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Clemens Burow, Florian Then
  • Patent number: 9827866
    Abstract: A drive device of an at least partially electrically operated vehicle includes at least two vehicle wheels, each wheel being mechanically coupled to an electrical drive unit. Each electrical drive unit obtains electrical energy from an electrical energy storage device during motor operation, and/or supplies the electrical energy storage device with electrical energy during generator operation. When operating as intended, the electrical drive units provide a torque according to a drive-unit-specific torque of a vehicle control system. A maximum total torque is determined by taking into consideration a maximum available output of the electrical energy storage device, wherein the sum formed of the drive-unit-specific torques is limited using the maximum total torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Clemens Burow, Florian Then
  • Publication number: 20160200210
    Abstract: A drive device of an at least partially electrically operated vehicle includes at least two vehicle wheels, each wheel being mechanically coupled to an electrical drive unit. Each electrical drive unit obtains electrical energy from an electrical energy storage device during motor operation, and/or supplies the electrical energy storage device with electrical energy during generator operation. When operating as intended, the electrical drive units provide a torque according to a drive-unit-specific torque of a vehicle control system. A maximum total torque is determined by taking into consideration a maximum available output of the electrical energy storage device, wherein the sum formed of the drive-unit-specific torques is limited using the maximum total torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: CLEMENS BUROW, FLORIAN THEN
  • Publication number: 20160185352
    Abstract: A method for controlling a drive of a vehicle with at least one first axle which having at least one mounted wheel. A drive torque is specified by a driver of the vehicle, and the first axle is driven by means of a first electric machine dependent on the drive torque. A second electric machine which is coupled to an internal combustion engine provides electrical energy for driving the first axle with the first electric machine. A respective control or target torque assigned to the second electric machine and the internal combustion engine is computed while taking into consideration the drive torque and machine parameters of at least the second electric machine. The second electric machine and the internal combustion engine are each regulated with respect to the assigned control torque or with respect to the assigned target torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Clemens Burow, FLORIAN THEN
  • Patent number: 9284366
    Abstract: This invention includes, in part, methods of preparing acetylated Huntingtin (Htt) polypeptides, acetylated Htt polypeptide antigens, and antibodies that specifically recognize acetylated epitopes on Htt polypeptides. The invention also relates, in part, to the preparation and use of antibodies that specifically recognize and bind to acetylated epitopes on acetylated Htt polypeptides when an acetylated residue on the Htt polypeptide is a lysine that corresponds to K444 residue of full-length, wild-type Htt polypeptide. In some aspects, the invention includes hybridoma cell lines that produce antibodies that specifically bind acetylated Htt polypeptide and also includes antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof produced using polypeptides of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Dimitri Krainc, Hyunkyung Jeong, Florian Then
  • Publication number: 20130204473
    Abstract: The vehicle operator should be able to conveniently terminate the process of charging the battery (14) of a motor vehicle (100) with an electric drive (10). For this purpose, during charging the motor vehicle continuously or repeatedly detects whether a predetermined object is located in the vicinity of the motor vehicle, and if this is the case, the charging process is terminated and a provided locking mechanism is released. In particular a “keyless entry” function, which exists anyhow in the motor vehicle, can be used; the predetermined object is then an element having a transponder which is recognized by the motor vehicle as soon as the vehicle operator carrying this element approaches the motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Florian Then, Heiko Staats
  • Publication number: 20090098150
    Abstract: This invention includes, in part, methods of preparing acetylated Huntingtin (Htt) polypeptides, acetylated Htt polypeptide antigens, and antibodies that specifically recognize acetylated epitopes on Htt polypeptides. The invention also relates, in part, to the preparation and use of antibodies that specifically recognize and bind to acetylated epitopes on acetylated Htt polypeptides when an acetylated residue on the Htt polypeptide is a lysine that corresponds to K444 residue of full-length, wild-type Htt polypeptide. In some aspects, the invention includes hybridoma cell lines that produce antibodies that specifically bind acetylated Htt polypeptide and also includes antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof produced using polypeptides of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Dimitri Krainc, Hyunkyung Jeong, Florian Then