Patents by Inventor Torsten KRANZ

Torsten KRANZ 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).

  • Coupling control module for a trailer coupling
    Patent number: 11433720
    Abstract: A coupling control module according to the invention, comprises the coupling control module designed to transmit at least one configuration bus message to the at least one motor vehicle bus module via the bus interface, wherein the configuration bus message contains a configuration identifier to be entered in configuration data of the motor vehicle bus module, wherein the configuration identifier is provided so that when the motor vehicle continues to be operated, at least one motor vehicle bus module can execute at least one function according to the existence of the trailer coupling and/or according to bus messages received from the coupling control module on the basis of received configuration identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventors: Jorg Beutin, Torsten Kranz, Nikolas Pascher
  • Coupling control module for a trailer coupling
    Publication number: 20190351719
    Abstract: A coupling control module according to the invention, comprises the coupling control module designed to transmit at least one configuration bus message to the at least one motor vehicle bus module via the bus interface, wherein the configuration bus message contains a configuration identifier to be entered in configuration data of the motor vehicle bus module, wherein the configuration identifier is provided so that when the motor vehicle continues to be operated, at least one motor vehicle bus module can execute at least one function according to the existence of the trailer coupling and/or according to bus messages received from the coupling control module on the basis of received configuration identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Jorg BEUTIN, Torsten KRANZ, Nikolas PASCHER