Patents by Inventor Michael Kolbl
Michael Kolbl 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).
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Patent number: 11920646Abstract: A method for operating a friction-locking shift element of a transmission of a motor vehicle includes actuating the friction-locking shift element for engagement according to a pressure versus torque characteristic curve. The pressure versus torque characteristic curve has a first characteristic point (a touch point) and a second characteristic point (a contact point), defines a first characteristic curve range between the touch point and the contact point having a first functional dependence, and defines a second characteristic curve range at or after the contact point having a second functional dependence. Once the touch point is reached, the friction-locking shift element begins to transmit torque mainly due to drag torques. Whereas, once the contact point is reached, the friction-locking shift element begins to transmit torque mainly due to friction between shift-element halves of the friction-locking shift element.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Philipp Kölbl, Michael Miller, Jonas Knör
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Publication number: 20240068563Abstract: A method for operating a drive train (1) of a vehicle includes, in order to check the plausibility of an adapted charge pressure value, changing an actuating pressure of a starting component (7) corresponding to an adapted charge pressure value by an offset and ascertaining a resultant change in a torque of an electric machine (3). When the change in the torque of the electric machine (3) and the offset of the actuating pressure correspond to each other within defined limits, a plausible adapted charge pressure value is inferred. When the change in the torque of the electric machine (3) and the offset of the actuating pressure do not correspond to each other within the defined limits, an implausible adapted charge pressure value is inferred.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Jonas Knör, Roland Jäger, Dennis Schaer, Philipp Kölbl, Michael Miller
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Patent number: 8511742Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle component made of plastic, in particular a vehicle body shell component, with at least one supporting layer, with at least one outer skin and with at least one tear-resistant splinter protection layer. According to the invention, the splinter protection layer is formed as a splinter protection fabric and is embedded in the at least one supporting layer, in particular in the edge region thereof, or between two adjacent layers. The splinter protection fabric has the effect of avoiding sharp-edged breaks of the vehicle component in an accident.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2009Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Webasto AGInventors: Dirk Legler, Jan Woköck, Adam Wagner, Thomas Peter, Michael Kölbl, Thomas Stemmer, Petra Heuser, Detlev Mies, Hans-Jürgen Liebig
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Publication number: 20110262703Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a composite component, with the following steps: separate producing a decorative composite made of at least one backing layer and of at least one colorant layer, separate producing a structural composite made of at least one outer layer and of at least one spacer confected thereto, introducing a connecting layer between decorative composite and structural composite, and joining of the structural composite and of the decorative composite together with hardening of the connecting layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2009Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicants: BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE AG, WEBASTO AGInventors: Dirk Legler, Jan Woköck, Adam Wagner, Thomas Peter, Michael Kölbl, Thomas Stemmer, Petra Heuser, Detlef Mies, Hans-Jürgen Liebig
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Patent number: 8042864Abstract: A roof module for motor vehicles is disclosed having an exterior skin, a material layer adjacent thereto, a spacer layer, and a circumferential plastic material.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2008Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AGInventors: Stephan Schleiermacher, Klaus Franken, Karsten Müller, Hans-Juergen Liebig, Detlef Mies, Dirk Legler, Jan Woköck, Frank Kiesewetter, Michael Kölbl, Thomas Stemmer
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Publication number: 20110226312Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle surface component, which can be attached to a vehicle in an exterior arrangement and has a solar cell arrangement, which is connected on its inner side to a carrying layer and is provided toward the outer side of the vehicle with an outer layer. A particularly light and stable vehicle surface component is obtained according to the invention by the carrying layer being produced in the manner of a composite lightweight construction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2009Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: WEBASTO AGInventors: Hubert Böhm, Andreas Lang, Steffen Lorenz, Martin Pollak, Michael Kölbl, Helmut Teschner
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Publication number: 20110101731Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle component made of plastic, in particular a vehicle body shell component, with at least one supporting layer, with at least one outer skin and with at least one tear-resistant splinter protection layer. According to the invention, the splinter protection layer is formed as a splinter protection fabric and is embedded in the at least one supporting layer, in particular in the edge region thereof, or between two adjacent layers. The splinter protection fabric has the effect of avoiding sharp-edged breaks of the vehicle component in an accident.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2009Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventors: Dirk Legler, Jan Woköck, Adam Wagner, Thomas Peter, Michael Kölbl, Thomas Stemmer, Petra Heuser, Detlev Mies, Hans-Jürgen Liebig
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Publication number: 20090146463Abstract: A roof module for motor vehicles is disclosed having an exterior skin, a material layer adjacent thereto, a spacer layer, and a circumferential plastic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: Bayer MaterialScience AGInventors: Stephan Schleiermacher, Klaus Franken, Karsten Muller, Hans-Juergen Liebig, Detlef Mies, Dirk Legler, Jan Wokoeck, Frank Kiesewetter, Michael Kolbl, Thomas Stemmer
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Publication number: 20080264070Abstract: A device for ventilating and cooling the interior of a vehicle with at least one air guide channel (7) having air inlet openings (8) located in the rear of a solar cell equipped vehicle roof (5a, 5b), the air guide channel (7) being restricted to the rear area (3) of the vehicle roof (5a, 5b) and having at least one fan (15) for taking in outside air (10) and at least one coolng element (14) for cooling the air taken in. The bottom of the air guide channel (7) is formed by a first section (12) of a roof portion (5b) which extends from the vehicle rear toward the vehicle front (3, 1) and the top of the air guide channel (7) is formed by a second section (13) of a roof portion (5a) which extends from the vehicle front toward the vehicle rear (1, 3).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2005Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: Webasto AGInventors: Helmut Teschner, Michael Kolbl, Martin Pollak, Sven Vilsmayer, Rupert Kogler
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Publication number: 20070158973Abstract: A rear hatch arrangement of a motor vehicle is proposed which comprises a first, upper rear hatch part (15) which is attached via a coupling means (16) to a body section (11) and can be pivoted around an axis which runs in the transverse direction of the vehicle, and a second, lower rear hatch part (15) with an upper edge which in the closed position borders the lower edge of the upper rear hatch part (14) and which lower rear hatch part can be pivoted out relative to the upper rear hatch part (14) by means of at least one articulated mechanism. As claimed in the invention the articulated mechanism (19) is guided in at least one guide rail (23) so that the lower rear hatch part (15) in the outwardly pivoted state can be translationally shifted relative to the upper rear hatch part (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2005Publication date: July 12, 2007Applicant: WEBASTO AGInventors: Michael Kolbl, Alain Leroy, Dirk Legler, Thomas Jakimenczuk, Heinz Pschorn, Thomas Rudolph, Heinz Pschorn
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Publication number: 20060192412Abstract: A motor vehicle roof with a roof plate which has a transparent plastic area to which a peripheral plastic edge is molded which is used especially as a cover visor and which extends downward.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2006Publication date: August 31, 2006Applicant: Webasto AGInventors: Miriam Schonauer, Joachim Birkner, Michael Kolbl, Alexander Lang, Rudi Muttenhammer, Martin Pollak, Ralf Schwaighofer, Friedhelm Wulf, Jean-Guy Cocaign
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Publication number: 20060186709Abstract: A motor vehicle roof with a roof plate which has a transparent plastic area to which a peripheral plastic edge is molded which is used especially as a cover visor and which extends downward.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2006Publication date: August 24, 2006Applicant: Webasto AGInventors: Miriam SCHOENAUER, Joachim Birkner, Michael Kolbl, Alexander Lang, Rudi Muttenhammer, Martin Pollak, Ralf Schwaighofer, Friedhelm Wulf, Jean-Guy Cocaign
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Publication number: 20060186707Abstract: A motor vehicle roof with a roof plate which has a transparent plastic area to which a peripheral plastic edge is molded which is used especially as a cover visor and which extends downward.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2006Publication date: August 24, 2006Applicant: Webasto AGInventors: Miriam SCHOENAUER, Joachim Birkner, Michael Kolbl, Alexander Lang, Rudi Muttenhammer, Martin Pollak, Ralf Schwaighofer, Friedhelm Wulf, Jean-Guy Cocaign
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Publication number: 20060186708Abstract: A motor vehicle roof with a roof plate which has a transparent plastic area to which a peripheral plastic edge is molded which is used especially as a cover visor and which extends downward.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2006Publication date: August 24, 2006Applicant: Webasto AGInventors: Miriam SCHOENAUER, Joachim Birkner, Michael Kolbl, Alexander Lang, Rudi Muttenhammer, Martin Pollak, Ralf Schwaighofer, Friedhelm Wulf, Jean-Guy Cocaign
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Patent number: 7017972Abstract: A motor vehicle is provided which includes a passenger compartment, a vehicle roof which in its closed position closes the passenger compartment, and a cargo bed open to the top and located behind the passenger compartment. The vehicle roof can be swiveled from its closed position into an open position in which its rear edge is located behind the passenger compartment near the cargo bed. A multiple-joint arrangement is provided for swiveling the motor vehicle roof out of the closed position into the open position and thus allowing the vehicle to be easily converted from a pick-up into a convertible. The multiple-joint arrangement includes a first part attached to the roof at or near the rear edge of the roof and a second part attached to a middle area of the roof.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2004Date of Patent: March 28, 2006Assignee: Webasto AGInventors: Thomas Rudolph, Michael Kölbl, Peter Oberhaus, Francois De Gaillard, Manfred Färber
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Publication number: 20050077757Abstract: A motor vehicle roof with a roof plate which has a transparent plastic area to which a peripheral plastic edge is molded which is used especially as a cover visor and which extends downward.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2004Publication date: April 14, 2005Inventors: Miriam Schonauer, Joachim Birkner, Michael Kolbl, Alexander Lang, Rudi Muttenhammer, Martin Pollak, Ralf Schwaighofer, Friedhelm Wulf, Jean-Guy Cocaign
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Publication number: 20050077747Abstract: A cargo support having a frame element (1) for mounting in the lower area (15) of a rear window (6) of a motor vehicle (2). The frame element (1) can be mounted to have a first mounting position framing the rear window (6) on the motor vehicle (2) and a second mounting position in which it is essentially horizontal for supporting cargo (20) on the vehicle. A second frame member (5) can be provided for co-acting with the window area frame element (1) for support cargo.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2003Publication date: April 14, 2005Applicant: Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbHInventors: Francois De Gaillard, Martin De Waal, Jean-Luc Guicheteau, Izumi Kimoto, Michael Kolbl, Peter Mitterbauer, Martin Pollak, Claudio Righetti, Miriam Schonauer, Sigeru Ueki, Bernhard Vecchioni
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Patent number: 6878054Abstract: A ventilation cap (3) for a motor vehicle roof (1) for ventilation of the motor vehicle interior (4) and a roof with such a ventilation cap, in which the ventilation cap (3) is formed to be oblong having an air duct with a front air opening (6) and with a rear air opening (7) which discharge above the motor vehicle roof (1), the air duct being flow-connected to the motor vehicle interior (4) via a flow path which is formed in the ventilation cap (3). The motor vehicle roof (1) is formed preferably as a glass roof with at least two glass surfaces (2a, 2b), on which the ventilation cap (3) is mounted essentially a central longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2003Date of Patent: April 12, 2005Assignee: Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbHInventors: Joachim Klesing, Michael Kölbl, Martin Pollak, Bernd Schleicher, Wolfgang Seifert, Helmut Teschner, Bernhard Vecchioni
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Publication number: 20050017545Abstract: A motor vehicle is provided which includes a passenger compartment, a vehicle roof which in its closed position closes the passenger compartment, and a cargo bed open to the top and located behind the passenger compartment. The vehicle roof can be swiveled from its closed position into an open position in which its rear edge is located behind the passenger compartment near the cargo bed. A multiple-joint arrangement is provided for swiveling the motor vehicle roof out of the closed position into the open position and thus allowing the vehicle to be easily converted from a pick-up into a convertible. The multiple-joint arrangement includes a first part attached to the roof at or near the rear edge of the roof and a second part attached to a middle area of the roof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2004Publication date: January 27, 2005Applicant: Webasto AGInventors: Thomas Rudolph, Michael Kolbl, Peter Oberhaus, Francois De Gaillard, Manfred Farber
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Publication number: 20050017548Abstract: A motor vehicle is provided which includes a passenger compartment, a vehicle roof which in its closed position closes the passenger compartment, and a cargo bed open to the top and located behind the passenger compartment. The vehicle roof can be swiveled from its closed position into an open position in which its rear edge is located behind the passenger compartment near the cargo bed. A roof swiveling device is attached to the vehicle roof in the area of a rear edge of the roof for swiveling the vehicle roof out of the closed position into the open position. Thus the vehicle can be easily converted from a pick-up into a convertible.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2004Publication date: January 27, 2005Applicant: Webasto AGInventors: Thomas Rudolph, Michael Kolbl, Peter Oberhaus, Francois De Gaillard, Manfred Farber