Patents by Inventor Hubertus Doepke

Hubertus Doepke 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: 10054095
    Abstract: A method and start-stop device for initiating an automatic shutdown of an engine, in particular a combustion engine, in a motor vehicle are provided, wherein an automatic shutdown of the engine is initiated if a condition triggering a stop has been met and no shutdown preventer has been met. A first condition triggering a stop is determined depending on a delay request, when with the triggered delay request a braking value is requested that exceeds a predetermined first shutdown braking threshold without exceeding a predetermined second shutdown braking threshold that is greater than the predetermined first shutdown braking threshold. A second condition triggering a stop is determined depending on a delay request, if with the triggered delay request a braking value is requested that exceeds the predetermined second shutdown braking threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johann Schweikl, Hubertus Doepke
  • Publication number: 20170159632
    Abstract: A method and start-stop device for initiating an automatic shutdown of an engine, in particular a combustion engine, in a motor vehicle are provided, wherein an automatic shutdown of the engine is initiated if a condition triggering a stop has been met and no shutdown preventer has been met. A first condition triggering a stop is determined depending on a delay request, when with the triggered delay request a braking value is requested that exceeds a predetermined first shutdown braking threshold without exceeding a predetermined second shutdown braking threshold that is greater than the predetermined first shutdown braking threshold. A second condition triggering a stop is determined depending on a delay request, if with the triggered delay request a braking value is requested that exceeds the predetermined second shutdown braking threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Johann SCHWEIKL, Hubertus DOEPKE
  • Patent number: 9662992
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes at least one electric motor for driving the motor vehicle, at least one electrical energy storage device via which the electric motor can be supplied with electrical current, and a charging device having at least one coil via which electrical energy can be inductively transmitted for charging the electrical energy storage device. An internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle includes a reservoir in which lubricant for lubricating the internal combustion engine can be received and on which the coil, and optionally at least one electronics component associated with the coil, is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Hubertus Doepke
  • Publication number: 20140247009
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes at least one electric motor for driving the motor vehicle, at least one electrical energy storage device via which the electric motor can be supplied with electrical current, and a charging device having at least one coil via which electrical energy can be inductively transmitted for charging the electrical energy storage device. An internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle includes a reservoir in which lubricant for lubricating the internal combustion engine can be received and on which the coil, and optionally at least one electronics component associated with the coil, is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Hubertus DOEPKE
  • Patent number: 6666787
    Abstract: An electromechanical transmission for use with a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine includes a planetary gear assembly, an electric drive, a changeover gear assembly, and a driven shaft. A planetary gear assembly includes an input shaft and first and second output shafts, wherein the input shaft is coupled to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine. The electric drive includes first and second rotors connected to two of the input shaft and two output shafts of the planetary gear assembly, respectively. A changeover gear assembly includes first and second gear shafts connected to the two output shafts of the planetary gear, respectively. The changeover gear assembly also includes a first gear wheel pair rotatably mounted to the first gear shaft and a second gear wheel pair rotatably mounted to the second gear shaft. The changeover gear assembly further includes a shifting mechanism operatively associated with each gear shaft and the corresponding gear wheel pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Hubertus Doepke
  • Publication number: 20030013569
    Abstract: An electromechanical transmission for use with a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine includes a planetary gear assembly, an electric drive, a changeover gear assembly, and a driven shaft. A planetary gear assembly includes an input shaft and first and second output shafts, wherein the input shaft is coupled to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine. The electric drive includes first and second rotors connected to two of the input shaft and two output shafts of the planetary gear assembly, respectively. A changeover gear assembly includes first and second gear shafts connected to the two output shafts of the planetary gear, respectively. The changeover gear assembly also includes a first gear wheel pair rotatably mounted to the first gear shaft and a second gear wheel pair rotatably mounted to the second gear shaft. The changeover gear assembly further includes a shifting mechanism operatively associated with each gear shaft and the corresponding gear wheel pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
    Inventor: Hubertus Doepke