Patents by Inventor Marcus HILBEL

Marcus HILBEL 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 access system for a vehicle, and vehicle
    Patent number: 12286076
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating an access system for a vehicle, in particular of an electric motor-powered motor vehicle, provides for an external feeding device of the vehicle to be is unlocked when a predetermined voltage value of an energy accumulator of the vehicle is reached or fallen below. The external feeding device connected to at least one vehicle access part of a control device of the vehicle, and is configured to be connected to an external electrical energy supply device to supplied electrical energy to the vehicle access part of the control device. When the externally-supplied electrical energy is received, the vehicle access part of the control device is configured to allow access to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Diewald, Bernhard Gasser, Marcus Hilbel, Martin Kaltenbrunner
  • Method for Operating an Access System for a Vehicle, and Vehicle
    Publication number: 20220388480
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating an access system for a vehicle, in particular of an electric motor-powered motor vehicle, provides for an external feeding device of the vehicle to be is unlocked when a predetermined voltage value of an energy accumulator of the vehicle is reached or fallen below. The external feeding device connected to at least one vehicle access part of a control device of the vehicle, and is configured to be connected to an external electrical energy supply device to supplied electrical energy to the vehicle access part of the control device. When the externally-supplied electrical energy is received, the vehicle access part of the control device is configured to allow access to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Stefan DIEWALD, Bernhard GASSER, Marcus HILBEL, Martin KALTENBRUNNER