Patents by Inventor Philipp Knöpfle

Philipp Knöpfle 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).

  • Drive train for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 9834083
    Abstract: A drive train for a motor vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine which has a crankshaft and is designed to provide drive power for the motor vehicle. A clutch arrangement has an input member and at least one output member, the input member being connected to the crankshaft. A transmission arrangement implements a plurality of gear stages, the transmission arrangement having a transmission housing, at least one input shaft, and at least one output shaft. The output shaft is connectable to driven wheels of the motor vehicle. An electric machine is designed to provide drive power for the motor vehicle and is connected to a transmission shaft of the transmission arrangement. The transmission shaft has a shaft section which extends from the transmission housing and is connected to the electric machine via a traction drive mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: GETRAG Getriebe—und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagen
    Inventors: Uli Christian Blessing, Jörg Meissner, Thomas Hoffmeister, Harald Ihben, Philipp Knöpfle
  • Drive Train For a Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20140283647
    Abstract: A drive train for a motor vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine which has a crankshaft and is designed to provide drive power for the motor vehicle. A clutch arrangement has an input member and at least one output member, the input member being connected to the crankshaft. A transmission arrangement implements a plurality of gear stages, the transmission arrangement having a transmission housing, at least one input shaft, and at least one output shaft. The output shaft is connectable to driven wheels of the motor vehicle. An electric machine is designed to provide drive power for the motor vehicle and is connected to a transmission shaft of the transmission arrangement. The transmission shaft has a shaft section which extends from the transmission housing and is connected to the electric machine via a traction drive mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Uli Christian Blessing, Jörg Meissner, Thomas Hoffmeister, Harald Ihben, Philipp Knöpfle