Patents by Inventor Klaus Reiner

Klaus Reiner 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).

  • Device for determining the mass of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 4941365
    Abstract: Device for determining the mass of a motor vehicle by determining the running resistance of the vehicle with the clutch in the drive train disengaged, and by repeatedly determining the torque of the engine and, at the same time, repeatedly measuring the vehicle acceleration with the clutch engaged and by taking into account the ratio of the transmission, an average value of the vehicle mass can be determined with a high degree of accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1990
    Assignee: Daimler-Benz AG
    Inventors: Klaus Reiner, Heinz Rieker, Josef Stoll