Patents by Inventor Johann Eichler

Johann Eichler 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).

  • Automatic transmission with an operating element
    Patent number: 9874276
    Abstract: An automatic transmission having an operator control which has at least one manually actuable switching rocker which is arranged on a steering wheel. A sensor senses the actuation of the switching rocker and is connected via a signal path to a transmission control device of the automatic transmission. The switching rocker and the transmission control device are additionally connected to one another via a second signal path which is independent of the signal path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Martin Bauer, Johann Eichler, Hennig Schmahl, Iwo Heidrich
  • AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH AN OPERATING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20150096398
    Abstract: An automatic transmission having an operator control which has at least one manually actuable switching rocker which is arranged on a steering wheel. A sensor senses the actuation of the switching rocker and is connected via a signal path to a transmission control device of the automatic transmission. The switching rocker and the transmission control device are additionally connected to one another via a second signal path which is independent of the signal path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Martin Bauer, Johann Eichler, Hennig Schmahl, Iwo Heidrich