Patents by Inventor Tilo Meister

Tilo Meister 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: 7389850
    Abstract: An auxiliary power assisted steering system of a motor vehicle is provided. When a power limit for the system supplying the auxiliary power assist (or a limit for the specified steering angle) is exceeded, at least when considered over time, the gear ratio between the steering angle selected by the driver and the travel of the tie rod pivot point is adjusted to be more indirect in comparison with the preselected gear ratio. The superimposing unit may superimpose an additional steering angle acting in the opposite direction on the driver's steering angle, so that the displacement speed of the tie rod pivot point is reduced or the travel of the tie rod pivot point may be readjusted to the steering angle selected by the driver with a time delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Reidar Fleck, Tilo Meister, Michael Glanzer
  • Publication number: 20060201737
    Abstract: An auxiliary power assisted steering system of a motor vehicle is provided. When a power limit for the system supplying the auxiliary power assist (or a limit for the specified steering angle) is exceeded, at least when considered over time, the gear ratio between the steering angle selected by the driver and the lift of the tie rod pivot point is adjusted to be more indirect in comparison with the preselected gear ratio. The superimposing unit may superimpose an additional steering angle acting in the opposite direction on the driver's steering angle, so that the displacement speed of the tie rod pivot point is reduced or the lift of the tie rod pivot point may be readjusted to the steering angle selected by the driver with a time delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Reidar Fleck, Tilo Meister, Michael Glanzer