Patents by Inventor Raphael Künzig

Raphael Künzig 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).

  • Publication number: 20260257664
    Abstract: A method for coupling a first partial drive train of a hybrid vehicle having a first shaft, an internal combustion engine and a first electric machine, which can be selectively operated in generator or motor mode, to a second partial drive train of the hybrid vehicle having a second shaft and an electric drive machine. In a control or regulating step, a speed adjustment of the first shaft is carried out by acting on the speed of the first electric machine, wherein, at the same time, the torque of the internal combustion engine is changed in the same direction in order to achieve the same performance level of the first shaft before the speed adjustment. A computer program product and a hybrid vehicle drive train with a control device containing the computer program product, which is designed to bring about the method is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 3, 2026
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Weber, Ulrich Neuberth, Marian Preisner, Raphael Künzig
  • Patent number: 11098771
    Abstract: A method determines the travel of a clutch in a hydraulic clutch-actuation system. A hydraulic signal which extends between a transmitting end and a receiving end is acted upon by an acoustic signal for the generation of a wave packet. The acoustic signal on the transmitting end of the clutch-actuation system is fed into the hydraulic fluid, a wave packet generated by the acoustic signal on the receiving end is reflected back to the transmitting end, a running time of the transmitted and reflected wave packet on the transmitting end is evaluated to determine the coupling travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Erhard Hodrus, Raphael Künzig
  • Publication number: 20200362927
    Abstract: A method determines the travel of a clutch in a hydraulic clutch-actuation system. A hydraulic signal which extends between a transmitting end and a receiving end is acted upon by an acoustic signal for the generation of a wave packet. The acoustic signal on the transmitting end of the clutch-actuation system is fed into the hydraulic fluid, a wave packet generated by the acoustic signal on the receiving end is reflected back to the transmitting end, a running time of the transmitted and reflected wave packet on the transmitting end is evaluated to determine the coupling travel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Erhard Hodrus, Raphael Künzig