Patents by Inventor Volker Wehrmeyer

Volker Wehrmeyer 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).

  • Publication number: 20140332250
    Abstract: A vehicle electrical system component for a data transmission system in a motor vehicle, in particular for an Ethernet transmission system, having a cable with wires and a plug having wire connection contacts for contacting the wires, wherein the wires have an electrical insulation, wherein a common shielding is arranged around the wires which is enclosed by a common cable sheath, wherein the cable has at least three wires and an electrically conductive drain wire, wherein the drain wire contacts the shielding at least in sections and is contacted to a wire connection contact of the plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicants: MD-ELEKTRONIC GMBH, VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Lorena Diaz Ortega, Volker Wehrmeyer, Norbert Friese, Martin Huber
  • Patent number: 6318332
    Abstract: To monitor adequate oil lubrication of an internal combustion engine, air bubbles in the oil flow are detected by means of a sensor arranged in an oil line of a pressure circulation lubrication system and connected to an electronic evaluation system. These air bubbles are an early indicator of inadequate lubrication of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AG
    Inventors: Eckhart Kern, Werner Wallrafen, Joachim Acht, Volker Wehrmeyer
  • Patent number: 6308564
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus are proposed for determining and/or monitoring the quantity and quality of a fluid in which a lowering of the boiling temperature is symptomatic of a deterioration in quality. For this, the filling level and the condition of the fluid—in particular a hygroscopic fluid—are determined successively one after the other by a single sensor of a measuring instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AG
    Inventors: Volker Wehrmeyer, Wolfgang Porth, Werner Wallrafen, Joachim Acht