Patents by Inventor Michael BÜRCKERT

Michael BÜRCKERT 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).

  • Warning system and warning method for a motor vehicle having a high-voltage battery
    Patent number: 11688888
    Abstract: A warning system and a warning method for a motor vehicle having a high-voltage battery. The warning system includes a battery housing having the high-voltage battery, an underride protection device, a spatially closed cavity, at least one pressure sensor, and an evaluation device. The spatially closed cavity is arranged in a vertical direction of the warning system above the underride protection device and below the battery housing and is designed to change a volume of the cavity upon a deformation of the underride protection device under the action of a predetermined external force on the underride protection device. The at least one pressure sensor is designed to detect a pressure change value that describes a change in pressure in the pressure in the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Markus Thurmeier, Bernd Mlekusch, Markus Sandfort, Julius Rausch, Christian Smykalla, Michael Bürckert
  • WARNING SYSTEM AND WARNING METHOD FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY
    Publication number: 20210336298
    Abstract: A warning system and a warning method for a motor vehicle having a high-voltage battery. The warning system includes a battery housing having the high-voltage battery, an underride protection device, a spatially closed cavity, at least one pressure sensor, and an evaluation device. The spatially closed cavity is arranged in a vertical direction of the warning system above the underride protection device and below the battery housing and is designed to change a volume of the cavity upon a deformation of the underride protection device under the action of a predetermined external force on the underride protection device. The at least one pressure sensor is designed to detect a pressure change value that describes a change in pressure in the pressure in the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Markus THURMEIER, Bernd MLEKUSCH, Markus SANDFORT, Julius RAUSCH, Christian SMYKALLA, Michael BÜRCKERT