Patents by Inventor Roland Ehniss

Roland Ehniss 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).

  • Remote-controllable central control device
    Publication number: 20050068191
    Abstract: A control device in a vehicle is used for controlling a plurality of vehicle functions. An air interface is provided, via which the control device in the vehicle may be accessed from an input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2002
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Bernd Eschke, Joerg Fischer, Hans-Joerg Mathony, Doerte Eimers-Klose, Klaus-Michael Mayer, Dirk Hoheisel, Alfred Kizler, Rainer Lust, Roland Ehniss, Bernd Flick, Jan Egelhaaf, Hartmut Becker
  • Indicating system for an automatic motor vehicle transmission
    Patent number: 5009128
    Abstract: An indicating system for an automatic motor vehicle transmission is described which includes second indicating elements in addition to first indicating elements for indicating a preselected driving step. The second indicating elements, particularly during a semi-automatic operating mode of the motor vehicle transmission with a manual preselection of the gear steps, displays an actually shifted gear step. The first and second indicating elements are advantageously arranged in two vertical parallel rows in an indicating instrument of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1991
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Willi Seidel, Roland Ehniss, Klaus Skabrond, Ulrich Sauter, Ulrich Maier, Roland Ebner
  • Diagnostic system for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 4748843
    Abstract: A diagnostic system including a display system in a combination instrument of the motor vehicle and a testing unit connected by a stimulating line (L) and a communication line (K) serial bus system to control systems for selectively reading defect reports from the defined storage areas of the control systems and displaying them on the display system. A diagnostic system is started by plugging a diagnostic plug or an external testing unit into a plug device connected with the testing unit or the bus system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1988
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.f. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Schafer, Dieter Marx, Roland Ehniss, Roland Ebner
  • Central servicing and information controller for vehicle auxiliary equipment
    Patent number: 4731769
    Abstract: A central operating input and information output system for the control of a plurality of optional instruments in a vehicle has a display for displaying information and an option menu. A first control input controls the functions of the optional instruments and selects the option menu from a basic menu. The option menu indicates the functions of the optional instruments controllable by the first control input. The system has a second control input which controls at least one optional instrument and accesses at least one basic function of the system, irrespective of the option menu currently selected. This allows a central operating input and information output system to have a favorable ergonomic design, to be operated simply, and require a minimum of space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1988
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.f. Porsche Akiengesellshaft
    Inventors: Peter Schaefer, Roland Ehniss, Dieter Marx