Patents by Inventor Mel Gehrs

Mel Gehrs 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).

  • Motor vehicle with electric boost motor
    Publication number: 20070284164
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for operating a motor vehicle having an electric motor and a hydrocarbon fueled engine. The method includes the steps of moving the vehicle using the electric motor and the engine when the vehicle is below a first predetermined speed wherein an instantaneous respective torque contribution of the electric motor and engine is based upon a detected engine load and a vehicle velocity and moving the vehicle using the engine alone when the vehicle is above the first predetermined speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: George Hamstra, Mel Gehrs