Patents by Inventor Martin ALMSTAETTER

Martin ALMSTAETTER 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).

  • Control of a parking brake
    Patent number: 9902376
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for operating a parking brake by a driver of a vehicle, wherein the parking brake is operated by a switching key, which is designed for taking up at least two and, in particular, three states. The method detects the state of the switching key; codes the detected state; generates a check word for the coded state by use of a cyclic redundancy check; creates a message suitable for the transmission by way of a single-wire channel, the message including the coded state and the check word; and sends the message by way of the single-wire channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Almstaetter, Roman Thein, Martin Berndaner
  • Control of a Parking Brake
    Publication number: 20150197223
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for operating a parking brake by a driver of a vehicle, wherein the parking brake is operated by a switching key, which is designed for taking up at least two and, in particular, three states. The method detects the state of the switching key; codes the detected state; generates a check word for the coded state by use of a cyclic redundancy check; creates a message suitable for the transmission by way of a single-wire channel, the message including the coded state and the check word; and sends the message by way of the single-wire channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Martin ALMSTAETTER, Roman THEIN, Martin BERNDANER