Patents by Inventor Michael Willing

Michael Willing 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).

  • TARGET GAME WITH SPRAYING FEATURE
    Publication number: 20240399226
    Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, an apparatus may include a base, a lever extending outwardly from the base, a target coupled to an end portion of the lever opposite the base, and a spray nozzle coupled with the base and configured to spray liquid responsive to the lever being deflected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: David Yakos, Matthew Scott Holmquist, Jordan Michael Willing
  • Method for operating an internal combustion engine of a drivetrain of a vehicle during launching
    Patent number: 11674463
    Abstract: A method for operating an internal combustion engine of a drivetrain of a vehicle during launching. The vehicle has an exhaust-gas aftertreatment system for purifying exhaust gas of the engine. After a starting operation of the engine, the drivetrain is operated in a first operating state. In this first operating state, the engine is operated at idle, the exhaust-gas aftertreatment system is heated by the internal combustion engine, and a launch prohibition is active. The launch prohibition that is active in the first operating state prevents launching using the internal combustion engine. After a predefined state of the exhaust-gas aftertreatment system has been attained, the drivetrain is operated in a second operating state. The launch prohibition is inactive in the second operating state, such that launching using the engine is possible in the second operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Willing, Moritz Martiny
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF A DRIVETRAIN OF A VEHICLE DURING LAUNCHING
    Publication number: 20220333540
    Abstract: A method for operating an internal combustion engine of a drivetrain of a vehicle during launching. The vehicle has an exhaust-gas aftertreatment system for purifying exhaust gas of the engine. After a starting operation of the engine, the drivetrain is operated in a first operating state. In this first operating state, the engine is operated at idle, the exhaust-gas aftertreatment system is heated by the internal combustion engine, and a launch prohibition is active. The launch prohibition that is active in the first operating state prevents launching using the internal combustion engine. After a predefined state of the exhaust-gas aftertreatment system has been attained, the drivetrain is operated in a second operating state. The launch prohibition is inactive in the second operating state, such that launching using the engine is possible in the second operating state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Willing, Moritz Martiny