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).

  • Method for displaying a fill level of a pressure vessel, and pressure vessel assembly
    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
  • Method for Displaying a Fill Level of a Pressure Vessel, and Pressure Vessel Assembly
    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
  • Method for operating a fuel cell system of a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle
    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
  • Method for Operating a Fuel Cell System of a Motor Vehicle, and Motor Vehicle
    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