Patents by Inventor Rupert Kogler

Rupert Kogler 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).

  • Patent number: 9776618
    Abstract: A motor vehicle comprises an assembly for charging an energy store, which assembly has: an element for converting radiation energy into electrical energy, a further element for providing electrical energy, the energy store, a control device which is coupled to the conversion element, to the further element and to the energy store, in order to control the charging of the energy store by the conversion element and the further element, as a function of prediction data which comprises weather data, and as a function of a predefined value of the state of charge of the energy store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventor: Rupert Kogler
  • Publication number: 20150224982
    Abstract: A motor vehicle comprises an assembly for charging an energy store, which assembly has: an element for converting radiation energy into electrical energy, a further element for providing electrical energy, the energy store, a control device which is coupled to the conversion element, to the further element and to the energy store, in order to control the charging of the energy store by the conversion element and the further element, as a function of prediction data which comprises weather data, and as a function of a predefined value of the state of charge of the energy store.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Webasto SE
    Inventor: Rupert Kogler
  • Patent number: 7836705
    Abstract: A device for ventilating and cooling the interior of a vehicle with at least one air guide channel (7) having air inlet openings (8) located in the rear of a solar cell equipped vehicle roof (5a, 5b), the air guide channel (7) being restricted to the rear area (3) of the vehicle roof (5a, 5b) and having at least one fan (15) for taking in outside air (10) and at least one cooling element (14) for cooling the air taken in. The bottom of the air guide channel (7) is formed by a first section (12) of a roof portion (5b) which extends from the vehicle rear toward the vehicle front (3, 1) and the top of the air guide channel (7) is formed by a second section (13) of a roof portion (5a) which extends from the vehicle front toward the vehicle rear (1, 3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Webasto AG
    Inventors: Helmut Teschner, Michael Koelbl, Martin Pollak, Sven Vilsmayer, Rupert Kogler, Werner Paetz, Alfred Renner, Gerit Erbeck, Hubert Boehm, Steffen Lorenz
  • Patent number: 7802842
    Abstract: The invention relates to a roof module of a motor vehicle, which can be fastened to the chassis of the motor vehicle and defines a roof area. The aim of the invention is to improve the utility of the roof module or the motor vehicle. For this purpose, the roof module (9) is a planar full roof that is non-transparent or at least partially transparent, or the roof module (9) is a panoramic roof that projects towards the top and/or is at least partially transparent and/or comprises a roof box fixed to the top thereof, or comprises a bearing device (18) for detachably fixing a roof box (19) to the top of the roof module (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Webasto AG
    Inventors: Oliver Vogt, Bernhard Schleicher, Thomas Rudolph, Michael Koelbl, Anton Jöhl, Alain Leroy, Rupert Kogler, Nigel Westwood, Mirko Konta
  • Publication number: 20080264070
    Abstract: A device for ventilating and cooling the interior of a vehicle with at least one air guide channel (7) having air inlet openings (8) located in the rear of a solar cell equipped vehicle roof (5a, 5b), the air guide channel (7) being restricted to the rear area (3) of the vehicle roof (5a, 5b) and having at least one fan (15) for taking in outside air (10) and at least one coolng element (14) for cooling the air taken in. The bottom of the air guide channel (7) is formed by a first section (12) of a roof portion (5b) which extends from the vehicle rear toward the vehicle front (3, 1) and the top of the air guide channel (7) is formed by a second section (13) of a roof portion (5a) which extends from the vehicle front toward the vehicle rear (1, 3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: Webasto AG
    Inventors: Helmut Teschner, Michael Kolbl, Martin Pollak, Sven Vilsmayer, Rupert Kogler
  • Publication number: 20080257622
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mortor vehicle comprising an air-conditioning unit (10) that is provided with an electrically operated compressor (12). Said motor vehicle further comprises a generator (16) which can be operated by a vehicle drive unit (14) in order to generate electric power, a battery (18) that can be charged by means of the electric power generated by the generator, and a solar module (22) for generating electric power, the motor vehicle especially being a hybrid vehicle. According to the invention, another battery is provided which can be charged using the power generated by the solar module (22) while the electrically operated compressor (12) can be operated using power stored in the first battery (18) and/or power stored in the additional battery (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: WEBASTO AG
    Inventors: Helmut Teschner, Noureddine Khelifa, Rupert Kogler
  • Publication number: 20080185876
    Abstract: The invention relates to a roof module of a motor vehicle, which can be fastened to the chassis of the motor vehicle and defines a roof area. The aim of the invention is to improve the utility of the roof module or the motor vehicle. For this purpose, the roof module (9) is a planar full roof that is non-transparent or at least partially transparent, or the roof module (9) is a panoramic roof that projects towards the top and/or is at least partially transparent and/or comprises a roof box fixed to the top thereof, or comprises a bearing device (18) for detachably fixing a roof box (19) to the top of the roof module (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Oliver Vogt, Bernhard Schleicher, Thomas Rudolph, Michael Koelbl, Anton Johl, Alain Leroy, Rupert Kogler, Nigel Westwood, Mirko Konta