Patents by Inventor Quirin Sterner

Quirin Sterner 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).

  • Method for determining additional fuel consumption in a motor vehicle and method for displaying additional fuel consumption
    Patent number: 7797994
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining fuel consumption in a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine and a generator which is driven by the internal combustion engine, characterized in that additional fuel consumption produced by an electric consumer which is connected to the generator is determined. In order to determine fuel consumption, at least one current value of the generator drive capacity is taken into account. The invention also relates to a method for displaying fuel consumption, characterized in that the excess fuel consumption caused by an electric consumer on board the motor vehicle is displayed in a separate manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventor: Quirin Sterner
  • Method for determining additional fuel consumption in a motor vehicle and method for displaying additional fuel consumption
    Publication number: 20070088493
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining fuel consumption in a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine and a generator which is driven by the internal combustion engine, characterized in that additional fuel consumption produced by an electrical consumer which is connected to the generator is determined. In order to determine fuel consumption, at least one current value of the generator drive capacity is taken into account. The invention also relates to a method for displaying fuel consumption, characterized in that the excess fuel consumption caused by an electrical consumer on board the motor vehicle is displayed in a separate manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventor: Quirin Sterner