Patents by Inventor Nicolas Frevert

Nicolas Frevert 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).

  • Starting a motor vehicle drive unit
    Patent number: 10428782
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to remote starting of a drive unit in a stationary motor vehicle. The drive unit includes one or more driving wheels, a clutch and a gearbox for coupling and decoupling the drive unit and the driving wheels. A starting signal is received by a control unit. The control unit only starts the drive unit in response to the received starting signal when it is detected that the drive unit and the driving wheel arrangement are decoupled and/or that the motor vehicle is at a standstill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Dietmar Popp, Nicolas Frevert, Kevin Buhle
  • STARTING A MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVE UNIT
    Publication number: 20180216594
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to remote starting of a drive unit in a stationary motor vehicle. The drive unit includes one or more driving wheels, a clutch and a gearbox for coupling and decoupling the drive unit and the driving wheels. A starting signal is received by a control unit. The control unit only starts the drive unit in response to the received starting signal when it is detected that the drive unit and the driving wheel arrangement are decoupled and/or that the motor vehicle is at a standstill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Dietmar Popp, Nicolas Frevert, Kevin Buhle