Patents by Inventor Richard Brecht

Richard Brecht 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 reversibly coding an engine controller for a motor vehicle in manipulation-proof fashion, and engine controller
    Patent number: 8688361
    Abstract: A reversible, manipulation-proof method encodes an engine controller for a motor vehicle, which is designed for use in motor vehicles with different operating characteristics. At least one first operating characteristic is defined in invariant form for the motor vehicle, with which method during commissioning of the engine controller the first operating characteristic is stored in the engine controller during and/or after an authentication process in such a way that it can only be changed during and/or after a further authentication process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Joerg Herz, Richard Brecht
  • METHOD FOR REVERSIBLY CODING AN ENGINE CONTROLLER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE IN MANIPULATION-PROOF FASHION, AND ENGINE CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20130253807
    Abstract: A reversible, manipulation-proof method encodes an engine controller for a motor vehicle, which is designed for use in motor vehicles with different operating characteristics. At least one first operating characteristic is defined in invariant form for the motor vehicle, with which method during commissioning of the engine controller the first operating characteristic is stored in the engine controller during and/or after an authentication process in such a way that it can only be changed during and/or after a further authentication process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Joerg Herz, Richard Brecht