Patents by Inventor Johannes GIMPL

Johannes GIMPL 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).

  • Method of controlling a hybrid propulsion system of a vehicle
    Patent number: 11535236
    Abstract: A method of controlling a vehicle hybrid propulsion system is provided. The propulsion system includes an internal combustion engine, first and second clutches, an electric motor, and a gearbox having an input shaft and an output shaft connected to drive wheels. The method includes a first operating mode of starting the engine by the motor, a second operating mode of actuating a gear shift, and a third operating mode which actuates starting of the engine and the gear shift. The method includes passing from the first to the third operating modes even if starting of the engine has not been completed, or passing from the second to the third operating modes even if actuation of the gear shift has not been completed, so that the transition from one operating mode to another can be freely actuated at any time, depending upon operating conditions of the hybrid propulsion system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: C.R.F. Società Consortile per Azioni, Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dario Morina, Simone Martina, Dario Del Pin, Emanuel Corigliano, Timo Kersting, Johannes Gimpl
  • METHOD OF CONTROLLING A HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210009105
    Abstract: A method of controlling a vehicle hybrid propulsion system is provided. The propulsion system includes an internal combustion engine, first and second clutches, an electric motor, and a gearbox having an input shaft and an output shaft connected to drive wheels. The method includes a first operating mode of starting the engine by the motor, a second operating mode of actuating a gear shift, and a third operating mode which actuates starting of the engine and the gear shift. The method includes passing from the first to the third operating modes even if starting of the engine has not been completed, or passing from the second to the third operating modes even if actuation of the gear shift has not been completed, so that the transition from one operating mode to another can be freely actuated at any time, depending upon operating conditions of the hybrid propulsion system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Dario MORINA, Simone MARTINA, Dario DEL PIN, Emanuel CORIGLIANO, Timo KERSTING, Johannes GIMPL