Patents by Inventor Markus Matthes

Markus Matthes 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: 20110010015
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling a system (i.e., a heating, ventilating and/or air-conditioning of a motor vehicle. The control unit generates a control signal that regulates the system given a deviation of the actual value from a prescribed desired value by a threshold in order to reduce the deviation, wherein the threshold is varied as a function of a noise level prevailing inside the vehicle. In addition, a computer program product is provided for implementing such a method, as well as a correspondingly equipped air-conditioning system of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Frank Jordan, Markus Matthes
  • Patent number: 7470177
    Abstract: A device for control of the air flow rates into the instrument panel air outlets of a vehicle heating or air conditioning unit is described that is provided with a casing, with damper doors for both instrument panel side air outlets in the casing parts and at least one damper door for the instrument panel central air outlet in the casing part, whereby the damper doors are pivotably supported on one common shaft. Exactly one closing position is assigned to the damper doors in the first casing part, whereas several closing positions are assigned to the damper door in the second casing part continuously over a pivoting range of the shaft, whereby the closing position of the damper doors is arranged in the pivoting range of the damper door. This device enables separation and independent control of the air flow rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christoph Capellmann, Olaf Degenhardt, Michael Friedl, Christian Heidinger, Christoph Malig, Markus Matthes, Dietmar Zehren
  • Publication number: 20080142207
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for tempering and ventilating of motor vehicles with an air inlet opening and an air outlet region, wherein air flows are distributed into different vehicle regions. The device is provided with a basic casing, through which a partition extends to divide the flow path of the air from the air inlet opening to the air outlet region into two flow paths. In one flow path, a waste heat exchanger is arranged to heat the air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Friedl, Christoph Capellmann, Christoph Malig, Dietmar Zehren, Markus Matthes
  • Publication number: 20070077878
    Abstract: A device for control of the air flow rates into the instrument panel air outlets of a vehicle heating or air conditioning unit is described that is provided with a casing, with damper doors for both instrument panel side air outlets in the casing parts and at least one damper door for the instrument panel central air outlet in the casing part, whereby the damper doors and are pivotably supported on one common shaft. Exactly one closing position is assigned to the damper doors in the casing part, whereas several closing positions are assigned to the damper door in the casing part continuously over a pivoting range of the shaft, whereby the closing position of the damper doors is arranged in the pivoting range of the damper door. This device enables to achieve separation and independent control of the air flow rates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Christoph Capellmann, Olaf Degenhardt, Michael Friedl, Christian Heidinger, Christoph Malig, Markus Matthes, Dietmar Zehren