Patents by Inventor Matthias Kronewitter

Matthias Kronewitter 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).

  • Patent number: 9352657
    Abstract: An electrical and/or hybrid motor vehicle device includes a charging device for the charging of an accumulator device. The charging device includes a first charging unit with a connector element for the charging of the accumulator device, which is provided for energy transfer by means of contacts. The charging device also includes a second charging unit with an energy transfer unit for the charging of the accumulator device, which is provided for a contactless energy transfer. The charging device has a charging electronic system, which is provided at least in part as an integral construction with the first and second charging units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Karlheinz Baier, Matthias Kronewitter, Thomas Weber
  • Patent number: 9073443
    Abstract: An electric and/or hybrid motor vehicle device includes a charge and/or discharge unit, which has a vehicle-side energy transfer unit for touch-free coupling with at least one corresponding external energy transfer unit for charging and/or discharging at least one battery device. The motor vehicle also includes a motor vehicle level-adjustment unit that is provided to adjust at least two different motor vehicle heights. The adjustment unit is provided to adjust a gap between the at least two energy transfer units to a charge level during a charging and/or discharging process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Karlheinz Baier, Matthias Kronewitter, Thomas Weber
  • Publication number: 20130304298
    Abstract: An electric and/or hybrid motor vehicle device includes a charge and/or discharge unit, which has a vehicle-side energy transfer unit for touch-free coupling with at least one corresponding external energy transfer unit for charging and/or discharging at least one battery device. The motor vehicle also includes a motor vehicle level-adjustment unit that is provided to adjust at least two different motor vehicle heights. The adjustment unit is provided to adjust a gap between the at least two energy transfer units to a charge level during a charging and/or discharging process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Karlheinz Baier, Matthias Kronewitter, Thomas Weber
  • Publication number: 20130300364
    Abstract: An electrical and/or hybrid motor vehicle device includes a charging device for the charging of an accumulator device. The charging device includes a first charging unit with a connector element for the charging of the accumulator device, which is provided for energy transfer by means of contacts. The charging device also includes a second charging unit with an energy transfer unit for the charging of the accumulator device, which is provided for a contactless energy transfer. The charging device has a charging electronic system, which is provided at least in part as an integral construction with the first and second charging units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Karlheinz Baier, Matthias Kronewitter, Thomas Weber
  • Publication number: 20100182037
    Abstract: The invention relates to a diagnostic method for self-excited generators, in which a diagnostic decision is made by means of field current monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2006
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Hermann Bosch, Matthias Kronewitter, Dietmar Munz, Stefan Weis
  • Publication number: 20070142165
    Abstract: The invention relates to method for operating a drive system for a motor vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine (1) and an electric machine (6), it being possible to accelerate a driveshaft (4) of the internal combustion engine by means of the electric machine (6), and in the event of an upshift and/or when an upshift is initiated, an idling rotational speed of the driveshaft (4) is increased by the electric machine (6). If a turbocharger is used to increase the charge pressure, an increase in the idling rotational speed by the electric machine can compensate for low efficiency of the turbocharger at low rotational speeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Walter Klinkner, Matthias Kronewitter, Dietrich Sahm
  • Publication number: 20060137918
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a power supply circuit for a motor vehicle electric system having a starter generator (1), a power electronics system (LE), at least one battery (B), at least one dynamic energy accumulator (3) and a DC/DC converter (2). The power supply circuit has a first connection branch which is provided with the DC/DC converter (2) and is connected to a terminal of the dynamic energy accumulator (3) and a second connection branch which is connected to a terminal of the battery (B). Both connection branches can be disconnected from the starter generator (1) by means of controllable switches (S1, S2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2003
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Dinser, Matthias Kronewitter, Anton Heni, Irmgard Heni