Patents by Inventor Stefan NIEMAND

Stefan NIEMAND 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 charging a battery of a motor vehicle by an external charging station and motor vehicle designed to carry out such a method
    Patent number: 11097631
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for charging a battery of a motor vehicle by an external charging station and to a motor vehicle which is designed to carry out such a method. The method includes the following steps which occur before coupling the motor vehicle to the charging station for charging the battery of the motor vehicle: first, on the basis of charging station data received by a motor vehicle, data which characterizes a current maximum charging capacity of the charging station, it is verified whether a predetermined charging state of the battery of the motor vehicle can be achieved by the charging station within a predetermined time. If the predetermined charging state of the battery cannot be achieved, a warning signal is issued.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Reinhard Peer, Stefan Niemand
  • METHOD FOR CHARGING A BATTERY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BY AN EXTERNAL CHARGING STATION AND MOTOR VEHICLE DESIGNED TO CARRY OUT SUCH A METHOD
    Publication number: 20200055420
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for charging a battery of a motor vehicle by an external charging station and to a motor vehicle which is designed to carry out such a method. The method includes the following steps which occur before coupling the motor vehicle to the charging station for charging the battery of the motor vehicle: first, on the basis of charging station data received by a motor vehicle, data which characterizes a current maximum charging capacity of the charging station, it is verified whether a predetermined charging state of the battery of the motor vehicle can be achieved by the charging station within a predetermined time. If the predetermined charging state of the battery cannot be achieved, a warning signal is issued.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Reinhard PEER, Stefan NIEMAND