Patents by Inventor Markus KOBAN

Markus KOBAN 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).

  • Publication number: 20260241914
    Abstract: A method for generating a brake signal for electric braking of an at least partially electrically powered motor vehicle by an electronic computing device of a braking apparatus of the motor vehicle includes determining a stopping phase of the motor vehicle by the electronic computing device, wherein the stopping phase is defined from a predetermined speed value to the standstill of the motor vehicle, and generating a control torque curve for the brake signal such that a polynomial torque curve related to a vehicle speed is generated for an electric drive motor of the motor vehicle as an electric braking device of the braking apparatus for electric braking. A computer program product, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and an electronic computing device are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2026
    Publication date: August 20, 2026
    Inventors: Christian FLENKER, Klaus HABERMANN, Markus KOBAN, Yoann MARAIS
  • Patent number: 11906109
    Abstract: A method for displaying a fill level of a pressure vessel includes measuring an actual fill level of the pressure vessel, calculating a displayable fill level based on the actual fill level, and displaying the displayable fill level via a display device. In the method, during refueling between a first filling point (FP1) and a second filling point (FP2), the displayable fill level is increased in relation to the actual fill level in accordance with a predefined characteristic curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Koban, Andreas Pelger
  • Publication number: 20230107671
    Abstract: A method for displaying a fill level of a pressure vessel includes measuring an actual fill level of the pressure vessel, calculating a displayable fill level based on the actual fill level, and displaying the displayable fill level via a display device. In the method, during refueling between a first filling point (FP1) and a second filling point (FP2), the displayable fill level is increased in relation to the actual fill level in accordance with a predefined characteristic curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Markus KOBAN, Andreas PELGER
  • Patent number: 11411238
    Abstract: A method for operating a fuel cell system of a motor vehicle includes the steps of: i) detecting whether a washing process of the motor vehicle in a wash facility for cleaning the exterior of the motor vehicle is taking place or is imminent and ii) reducing the supply of an oxidizing agent to a fuel cell stack of the fuel cell system when it has been detected that a washing process is taking place or is imminent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Juergen Binder, Holger Hummel, Markus Koban, Martin Scherrer, Danilo Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20200411887
    Abstract: A method for operating a fuel cell system of a motor vehicle includes the steps of: i) detecting whether a washing process of the motor vehicle in a wash facility for cleaning the exterior of the motor vehicle is taking place or is imminent and ii) reducing the supply of an oxidizing agent to a fuel cell stack of the fuel cell system when it has been detected that a washing process is taking place or is imminent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Juergen BINDER, Holger HUMMEL, Markus KOBAN, Martin SCHERRER, Danilo ZIMMERMANN