Patents by Inventor Rainer Wehrlein

Rainer Wehrlein 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).

  • Battery arrangement for operating electrical loads in a vehicle for transporting hazardous materials
    Patent number: 9650001
    Abstract: A battery arrangement for electrical loads in a vehicle for transporting hazardous waste includes: a battery having at least a first terminal, electrically connectable to an electrical load; a first electrical resistor electrically connected in series to the battery and a second terminal, the second terminal being electrically connectable to the electrical load; and a switch component connected electrically in parallel to the first electrical resistor and connected electrically to the battery. The switch component is controlled such that a first voltage applicable to a third terminal and having a value exceeding a specifiable value closes the switch component and the first resistor is short-circuited. When the applicable first voltage falls below the specifiable value, the switch component opens and the short-circuit is broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Gruler, Thomas Grill, Rainer Wehrlein
  • Battery Arrangement For Operating Electrical Loads In A Vehicle For Transporting Hazardous Materials
    Publication number: 20150232048
    Abstract: A battery arrangement for electrical loads in a vehicle for transporting hazardous waste includes: a battery having at least a first terminal, electrically connectable to an electrical load; a first electrical resistor electrically connected in series to the battery and a second terminal, the second terminal being electrically connectable to the electrical load; and a switch component connected electrically in parallel to the first electrical resistor and connected electrically to the battery. The switch component is controlled such that a first voltage applicable to a third terminal and having a value exceeding a specifiable value closes the switch component and the first resistor is short-circuited. When the applicable first voltage falls below the specifiable value, the switch component opens and the short-circuit is broken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Martin Gruler, Thomas Grill, Rainer Wehrlein