Patents by Inventor Robert Harkam

Robert Harkam 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).

  • Energy supply system and energy supply method for vehicle subsystems
    Patent number: 8131414
    Abstract: An energy supply system for electrical actuator of a motor vehicle having a engine and battery includes a generator adapted to be driven by the vehicle engine to provide electrical energy to the electric actuator and vehicle battery. A control unit sets an input power provided to the generator by the vehicle engine and is configured to set the output voltage of the generator based on a power request associated with the electric actuator. A method for supplying electrical energy to a vehicle subsystem may be performed using an energy supply system as disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: MAGNA Powertrain AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Karl Reisinger, Helmut Reicht, Robert Harkam, Friedrich Hipp
  • ENERGY SUPPLY SYSTEM AND ENERGY SUPPLY METHOD FOR VEHICLE SUBSYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20090134846
    Abstract: An energy supply system for electrical actuator of a motor vehicle having a engine and battery includes a generator adapted to be driven by the vehicle engine to provide electrical energy to the electric actuator and vehicle battery. A control unit sets an input power provided to the generator by the vehicle engine and is configured to set the output voltage of the generator based on a power request associated with the electric actuator. A method for supplying electrical energy to a vehicle subsystem may be performed using an energy supply system as disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: MAGNA POWERTRAIN AG & CO KG
    Inventors: Karl Reisinger, Helmut Reicht, Robert Harkam, Friedrich Hipp