Patents by Inventor Mike Basset

Mike Basset 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).

  • Electric vehicle
    Patent number: 9764728
    Abstract: An electric vehicle may include at least one motor configured to transmit a drive output. A motor-generator unit may be configured to supply the at least one motor with electrical power. The motor-generator unit may include an internal combustion piston engine, which may include a crankshaft configured to rotation about an axis of rotation, and an electrical generator that may be drive connected to the piston engine. A control device may be in communication with the motor-generator unit. The control device may be configured to vary a generator torque of the electrical generator during a rotation cycle of the crankshaft in response to a crankshaft angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Mike Basset, Tony Cains, Jonathan Hall, Marco Warth
  • ELECTRIC VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150203094
    Abstract: An electric vehicle may include at least one motor configured to transmit a drive output. A motor-generator unit may be configured to supply the at least one motor with electrical power. The motor-generator unit may include an internal combustion piston engine, which may include a crankshaft configured to rotation about an axis of rotation, and an electrical generator that may be drive connected to the piston engine. A control device may be in communication with the motor-generator unit. The control device may be configured to vary a generator torque of the electrical generator during a rotation cycle of the crankshaft in response to a crankshaft angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Mike Basset, Tony Cains, Jonathan Hall, Marco Warth