Patents by Inventor Gerhard Westermeir

Gerhard Westermeir 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: 5576686
    Abstract: In the case of a switch arrangement for reducing the closed circuit current when motor vehicles are parked, including a controllable switch for the central disconnecting essentially of all power supply consuming devices from the motor vehicle battery, the electric supply input of an electric anti-theft device is inseparably connected with the motor vehicle battery. The electric anti-theft device receives an input signal corresponding to the position of the controllable switch and queries the position of a manually operable switch for sensitizing and desensitizing the anti-theft device less often when the controllable switch is open than when the controllable switch is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Westermeir, Reinhard Busch, Johann Leupolz