Patents by Inventor Werner Herrmann

Werner Herrmann 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 communicating vehicle data of a vehicle
    Patent number: 9940758
    Abstract: A method for communicating vehicle data relating to a vehicle automatically determines whether a vehicle is in a predefined surrounding area of a service facility. If this has been detected, a predefined set of vehicle data is provided via a communication interface of the vehicle for transmission to a vehicle data collection device. The set of vehicle data received by the vehicle data collection device is at least partially made available to the service facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Uwe Krueger, Werner Herrmann, Julius Teske
  • Method for Communicating Vehicle Data of a Vehicle
    Publication number: 20150134193
    Abstract: A method for communicating vehicle data relating to a vehicle automatically determines whether a vehicle is in a predefined surrounding area of a service facility. If this has been detected, a predefined set of vehicle data is provided via a communication interface of the vehicle for transmission to a vehicle data collection device. The set of vehicle data received by the vehicle data collection device is at least partially made available to the service facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Uwe KRUEGER, Werner HERRMANN, Julius TESKE
  • Low mass direct acting hydraulic valve lifter
    Patent number: 5230308
    Abstract: A direct acting hydraulic valve lifter features in a preferred embodiment a follower assembled with a thin wall metal shell and a light plastic baffle to support a lash adjusting hydraulic element assembly. An inlet riser chamber has sufficient cross section to minimize oil flow restriction in cold oil conditions. Dead space between the shell and baffle is filled with a strong lightweight foam to support and retain the baffle and displace oil for low mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1993
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel G. Gauthier, Donald G. Engel, John J. Krieg, Michael J. Warden, Werner Herrmann, Richard K. Donoghue, Gary J. De Angelis
  • Reset device for the digit rollers of a counter
    Patent number: 5122642
    Abstract: A reset device (7) for the digit rollers (3) of a counter has a positioning spring (22) developed integrally on a shift drive bridge (9), the positioning spring being adapted to engage by means of a detent projection (21) into detent recesses (17-20) of the side surfaces (13-16) of a position setter (12). In this way, the position setter (12) passes in particularly reliable manner into each of its four possible positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1992
    Assignee: VDO Adolf Schindling AG
    Inventor: Werner Herrmann