Patents by Inventor Michael Auweiler

Michael Auweiler 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).

  • Drivetrain and method for controlling a drivetrain
    Patent number: 8739915
    Abstract: A drivetrain for a motor vehicle, which has a permanently driven rear axle and a front axle which is driven on demand. The drivetrain comprises a drive unit whose output is connected to an input member of a differential of the rear axle and to a clutch arrangement for driving the front axle. The clutch arrangement has a first and a second friction clutch which can be controlled substantially independently of one another. The input members of said friction clutches are connected to the output of the drive unit. The output members of said friction clutches being connected respectively to a left and to a right driveshaft of the front axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: GETRAG Driveline Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hoeck, Hans-Peter Nett, Michael Auweiler
  • Drivetrain and method for controlling a drivetrain
    Publication number: 20080029328
    Abstract: A drivetrain for a motor vehicle, which has a permanently driven rear axle and a front axle which is driven on demand. The drivetrain comprises a drive unit whose output is connected to an input member of a differential of the rear axle and to a clutch arrangement for driving the front axle. The clutch arrangement has a first and a second friction clutch which can be controlled substantially independently of one another. The input members of said friction clutches are connected to the output of the drive unit. The output members of said friction clutches being connected respectively to a left and to a right driveshaft of the front axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Hoeck, Hans-Peter Nett, Michael Auweiler