Patents by Inventor Maximilian ERTL

Maximilian ERTL 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: 11034369
    Abstract: A transport for transporting a transport good and/or a person. Therein, a storage space formed in a body of the transport for receiving the transport good as well as a standing and/or seating surface for the person are provided, wherein a cover is displaceable with respect to the body and/or the storage space, which closes the storage space in a first position and exposes it in a second position, wherein the cover has a retaining mechanism for the person, which is disposed above the standing and/or seating surface in the second position for retaining the person. The disclosure also relates to a method of operating a transport means as well as a transport system having multiple transport means movable independently of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Stephan Beutler, Maximilian Ertl
  • Patent number: 10901411
    Abstract: A method for operating a transport system having at least one transport means. In this case, it is provided that a period of use of the transport by a user or at least a beginning of the period of use is recorded by detecting a use of the transport means if at least two of the following conditions are met: A communication link of an assistance device of the user to the transport system exists or is being created; a load capacity of the transport means or a change in the load capacity is detected; and a movement of the transport means and/or an operation of a drive device of the transport means exists or exist or is or are being initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Stephan Beutler, Maximilian Ertl
  • Patent number: 10744922
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments of the invention relate to methods for operating a transport system, which have a large number of transport mechanism and means. The invention further relates to a corresponding transport system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Vladimir Idelevitch, Christina Fendt, Sebastian Schindler, Maximilian Ertl, Stephan Beutler, Daniel Budnik, Frank Hehne, Simon Reuschenbach, Arne Bramfeld
  • Publication number: 20190291762
    Abstract: A transport for transporting a transport good and/or a person. Therein, a storage space formed in a body of the transport for receiving the transport good as well as a standing and/or seating surface for the person are provided, wherein a cover is displaceable with respect to the body and/or the storage space, which closes the storage space in a first position and exposes it in a second position, wherein the cover has a retaining mechanism for the person, which is disposed above the standing and/or seating surface in the second position for retaining the person. The disclosure also relates to a method of operating a transport means as well as a transport system having multiple transport means movable independently of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Stephan BEUTLER, Maximilian ERTL
  • Publication number: 20190243354
    Abstract: A method for operating a transport system having at least one transport means. In this case, it is provided that a period of use of the transport by a user or at least a beginning of the period of use is recorded by detecting a use of the transport means if at least two of the following conditions are met: A communication link of an assistance device of the user to the transport system exists or is being created; a load capacity of the transport means or a change in the load capacity is detected; and a movement of the transport means and/or an operation of a drive device of the transport means exists or exist or is or are being initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Stephan BEUTLER, Maximilian ERTL
  • Publication number: 20180297505
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments of the invention relate to methods for operating a transport system, which have a large number of transport mechanism and means. The invention further relates to a corresponding transport system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Vladimir IDELEVITCH, Christina FENDT, Sebastian SCHINDLER, Maximilian ERTL, Stephan BEUTLER, Daniel BUDNIK, Frank HEHNE, Simon REUSCHENBACH, Arne BRAMFELD
  • Publication number: 20180300836
    Abstract: A method for operating a transport system, which has a large number of transport mechanisms, and a corresponding transport system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Vladimir IDELEVITCH, Maximilian ERTL, Stephan BEUTLER