Patents by Inventor Thomas OBERPRILLER

Thomas OBERPRILLER 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 in a motor vehicle having at least one drive engine
    Patent number: 9090257
    Abstract: In a motor vehicle having at least one drive engine, the vehicle is made ready for travel, at least as concerns the starting of the drive engine and preferably also the establishment of a frictional connection between the drive engine and driven wheels, by way of a combination operating element which is actuated manually by the driver, without relying on a manually actuated operating element provided for at least the first starting of the drive engine upon the operational start of the vehicle. The vehicle is made ready for travel when at least one manually generated command to select a gear is given by the driver via actuation of the combination operating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Frank Reuter, Ulrich Hetzenecker, Clemente de Castro Bonfim, Thomas Oberpriller
  • Method in a Motor Vehicle Having at Least One Drive Engine
    Publication number: 20130325273
    Abstract: In a motor vehicle having at least one drive engine, the vehicle is made ready for travel, at least as concerns the starting of the drive engine and preferably also the establishment of a frictional connection between the drive engine and driven wheels, by way of a combination operating element which is actuated manually by the driver, without relying on a manually actuated operating element provided for at least the first starting of the drive engine upon the operational start of the vehicle. The vehicle is made ready for travel when at least one manually generated command to select a gear is given by the driver via actuation of the combination operating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Frank REUTER, Ulrich HETZENECKER, Clemente de Castro BONFIM, Thomas OBERPRILLER