Patents by Inventor Marcus Heck

Marcus Heck 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 and device for driving a motor vehicle with hybrid drive
    Patent number: 9457800
    Abstract: A method for driving a motor vehicle includes selecting a drive mode. The motor vehicle has a hybrid drive including an internal combustion engine and an electric machine for providing a drive torque (t) for driving the motor vehicle. The motor vehicle is drivable by a torque of the internal combustion engine, by virtue of the internal combustion engine being started, or by a torque of the electric machine. The method includes detecting an amount of running activity (tB) of the internal combustion engine. The drive mode is selected based on the detected amount of running activity (tB).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Marcus Heck
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH HYBRID DRIVE
    Publication number: 20150019056
    Abstract: A method for driving a motor vehicle includes selecting a drive mode. The motor vehicle has a hybrid drive including an internal combustion engine and an electric machine for providing a drive torque (t) for driving the motor vehicle. The motor vehicle is drivable by a torque of the internal combustion engine, by virtue of the internal combustion engine being started, or by a torque of the electric machine. The method includes detecting an amount of running activity (tB) of the internal combustion engine. The drive mode is selected based on the detected amount of running activity (tB).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventor: Marcus Heck