Patents by Inventor Ralf SEIBERT

Ralf SEIBERT 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).

  • Control unit for providing a one-pedal feel and/or a creep function
    Patent number: 12275389
    Abstract: A control unit for a motor vehicle which includes at least one electric machine for driving one or more wheels of the vehicle and at least one friction brake is provided. The control unit is configured to determine that a one-pedal feel function is to be provided via an acceleration pedal of the vehicle and/or a creep function is to be provided via a brake pedal of the vehicle. Additionally, the control unit is configured to operate the electric machine at least temporarily in combination with the friction brake in order to provide the one-pedal feel function and/or the creep function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Eberl, Werner Foag, Andreas Rank, Florian Schnappauf, Ralf Seibert, Georg Soyer
  • Control Unit for Providing a One-Pedal Feel and/or a Creep Function
    Publication number: 20220080942
    Abstract: A control unit for a motor vehicle which includes at least one electric machine for driving one or more wheels of the vehicle and at least one friction brake is provided. The control unit is configured to determine that a one-pedal feel function is to be provided via an acceleration pedal of the vehicle and/or a creep function is to be provided via a brake pedal of the vehicle. Additionally, the control unit is configured to operate the electric machine at least temporarily in combination with the friction brake in order to provide the one-pedal feel function and/or the creep function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas EBERL, Werner FOAG, Andreas RANK, Florian SCHNAPPAUF, Ralf SEIBERT, Georg SOYER