Patents by Inventor Lisa Wankerl

Lisa Wankerl 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).

  • Operating a motor vehicle with an advanced motor restart out of the engine-off coasting mode
    Patent number: 11485362
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a method for controlling a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine with a crankshaft and a drivetrain separable from the internal combustion engine using a releasable clutch comprising: propelling the vehicle in a first operating state in a predetermined range around a speed while the internal combustion engine is off and is separated from the drivetrain by the releasable clutch; sensing a braking operation while in the first operating state; predicting whether a power demand is expected within a predetermined time interval; and, if the power demand is expected, setting the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine in rotation, or increasing a rotational speed of the crankshaft in preparation for an engine restart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Helmut Hamperl, Lisa Wankerl
  • Operating A Motor Vehicle With An Advanced Motor Restart Out Of The Engine-Off Coasting Mode
    Publication number: 20200094833
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a method for controlling a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine with a crankshaft and a drivetrain separable from the internal combustion engine using a releasable clutch comprising: propelling the vehicle in a first operating state in a predetermined range around a speed while the internal combustion engine is off and is separated from the drivetrain by the releasable clutch; sensing a braking operation while in the first operating state; predicting whether a power demand is expected within a predetermined time interval; and, if the power demand is expected, setting the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine in rotation, or increasing a rotational speed of the crankshaft in preparation for an engine restart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: CPT Group GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Hamperl, Lisa Wankerl