Patents by Inventor Lothar SCHMIDL

Lothar SCHMIDL 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 for operating an automatic gearbox of a motor vehicle, and automatic gearbox for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10801601
    Abstract: A method for operating an automatic gearbox of a motor vehicle. A shifting status of the automatic gearbox is set by a control device. Further, an acoustic signal in an interior of the motor vehicle is detected by a detection unit coupled to the control device. Finally, a shifting status of the automatic gearbox is switched from a first shifting status to a second shifting status by the control device when the acoustic signal exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Lothar Schmidl
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTOMATIC GEARBOX OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND AUTOMATIC GEARBOX FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190048987
    Abstract: A method for operating an automatic gearbox of a motor vehicle. A shifting status of the automatic gearbox is set by a control device. Further, an acoustic signal in an interior of the motor vehicle is detected by a detection unit coupled to the control device. Finally, a shifting status of the automatic gearbox is switched from a first shifting status to a second shifting status by the control device when the acoustic signal exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Lothar SCHMIDL