Patents by Inventor Gregor WALLA

Gregor WALLA 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: 11867284
    Abstract: A gearbox system for a vehicle includes an automated manual gearbox; a gearbox control device which controls the gearbox; a monostable toggle switch which is movable by a user in two deflection directions to select a plurality of driving ranges of the gearbox control device, and a visual device which displays graphically a gearshift diagram with driving ranges selectable by the monostable toggle switch. The gearbox control device has a further driving range which cannot be selected by the monostable toggle switch but can be exited by moving the monostable toggle switch. The visual device has at least one display to display a symbol indicating at least one deflection direction by which the further driving range can be exited. The gearbox control device may control the at least one display such that the symbol is only displayed when the further driving range is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Peters, Benjamin Sprengart, Gregor Walla
  • Patent number: 11851000
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a facet body, the interior of which is translucent and which includes a surface made of a plurality of flat facets. The facet body is arranged on an opening formed in a cover that outwardly delimits an inner region of the lighting device. The surface of the facet body includes a first surface section and a second surface section, the first surface section is outwardly exposed via the opening and is translucent, and the second surface section lies in the inner region and has a reflective layer with the exception of one or more translucent surface regions. A plurality of light sources are arranged in the inner region such that the light sources emit light into the facet body via the translucent surface region(s) of the second surface section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alexander Hersonski, Sebastian Maria Kroes, Matthias Lindner, Thomas Scherzinger, Gregor Walla, Carsten Wuenderlich
  • Publication number: 20230349461
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gearbox system for a vehicle having: an automated manual gearbox; a gearbox control device designed to control the automated manual gearbox; a monostable toggle switch which can be operated by a user, in particular a driver, and is movable in at least, in particular exactly, two deflection directions and by means of which a plurality of driving ranges of the gearbox control device can be selected by the user; and a visual device which displays or can display graphically a gearshift diagram with driving ranges selectable by the toggle switch. The gearbox control device has a further driving range which cannot be selected by means of the toggle switch but can be exited by moving the toggle switch in at least one of the two deflection directions. The visual device has at least one display designed to display a symbol which indicates the at least one deflection direction of the toggle switch by means of which the further driving range can be exited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Stephan Peters, Benjamin Sprengart, Gregor Walla
  • Publication number: 20230099228
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a facet body, the interior of which is translucent and which includes a surface made of a plurality of flat facets. The facet body is arranged on an opening formed in a cover that outwardly delimits an inner region of the lighting device. The surface of the facet body includes a first surface section and a second surface section, the first surface section is outwardly exposed via the opening and is translucent, and the second surface section lies in the inner region and has a reflective layer with the exception of one or more translucent surface regions. A plurality of light sources are arranged in the inner region such that the light sources emit light into the facet body via the translucent surface region(s) of the second surface section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander HERSONSKI, Sebastian Maria KROES, Matthias LINDNER, Thomas SCHERZINGER, Gregor WALLA, Carsten WUENDERLICH
  • Publication number: 20220243804
    Abstract: A gearbox system for a vehicle includes an automated manual gearbox; a gearbox control device which controls the gearbox; a monostable toggle switch which is movable by a user in two deflection directions to select a plurality of driving ranges of the gearbox control device, and a visual device which displays graphically a gearshift diagram with driving ranges selectable by the monostable toggle switch. The gearbox control device has a further driving range which cannot be selected by the monostable toggle switch but can be exited by moving the monostable toggle switch. The visual device has at least one display to display a symbol indicating at least one deflection direction by which the further driving range can be exited. The gearbox control device may control the at least one display such that the symbol is only displayed when the further driving range is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Stephan PETERS, Benjamin Sprengart, Gregor WALLA