Patents by Inventor Joerg BARTELS

Joerg BARTELS 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).

  • Motor vehicle having a control element for selecting a vehicle operating mode from a plurality of defined vehicle operating modes
    Patent number: 11841077
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has a control element for selecting a vehicle operating mode from a plurality of defined vehicle operating modes. Furthermore, the motor vehicle has at least one drive motor and an electronically controllable, automated transmission, which is operable in at least one automatic program and in at least one manual program. The motor vehicle also has an electric control arrangement and at least one button for triggering a changeover from an automatic program to a manual program. The electronic control arrangement is configured such that, upon activation of the button for triggering a manual program for a predefined minimum duration by the driver, an operating mode, which is not selectable via the control element based on dynamics, independent of the activation of the control element, is automatically activatable and displayable on the display instead of a selectable operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Joerg Bartels, Johannes Elflein, Stefan Erschen, Fabian Herbst, Michael Marks, Christian Molitor, Jens Adrian Roeth
  • Motor Vehicle Having a Control Element for Selecting a Vehicle Operating Mode From a Plurality of Defined Vehicle Operating Modes
    Publication number: 20220316585
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has a control element for selecting a vehicle operating mode from a plurality of defined vehicle operating modes. Furthermore, the motor vehicle has at least one drive motor and an electronically controllable, automated transmission, which is operable in at least one automatic program and in at least one manual program. The motor vehicle also has an electric control arrangement and at least one button for triggering a changeover from an automatic program to a manual program. The electronic control arrangement is configured such that, upon activation of the button for triggering a manual program for a predefined minimum duration by the driver, an operating mode, which is not selectable via the control element based on dynamics, independent of the activation of the control element, is automatically activatable and displayable on the display instead of a selectable operating mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Joerg BARTELS, Johannes ELFLEIN, Stefan ERSCHEN, Fabian HERBST, Michael MARKS, Christian MOLITOR, Jens Adrian ROETH