Patents by Inventor Wilhelm Probst

Wilhelm Probst 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: 8253637
    Abstract: An antenna array for a motor vehicle includes at least one AM antenna for receiving long wave, medium wave and/or short wave signals as well as at least one additional electrically conductive structural part that is arranged so as to be adjacent to the AM antenna. The additional structural part is connected to a ground potential and/or supply potential of the motor vehicle by at least one filter element, by which the signal frequencies in at least one frequency range that is to be received by the AM antenna are suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes Hoedl, Wilhelm Probst
  • Publication number: 20100265144
    Abstract: An antenna array for a motor vehicle includes at least one AM antenna for receiving long wave, medium wave and/or short wave signals as well as at least one additional electrically conductive structural part that is arranged so as to be adjacent to the AM antenna. The additional structural part is connected to a ground potential and/or supply potential of the motor vehicle by at least one filter element, by which the signal frequencies in at least one frequency range that is to be received by the AM antenna are suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes HOEDL, Wilhelm Probst
  • Patent number: 7403167
    Abstract: An antenna configuration is provided for radio reception in motor vehicles, the roof region of which is made predominantly of dielectric materials, and for motor vehicles having roof structures that can be collapsed for open driving operation. The antenna configuration includes a combination of emitters that are integrated into elements of the roof region, with emitters that are disposed in cavities of the interior paneling essentially below the belt line of the vehicle. A ground connection is provided for emitters that are disposed in a roof structure having movable elements by way of at least one resilient contact between movable metal components of the roof structure and the metal car body. Also included is a switching system for alternating operation of the emitters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignees: Delphi Delco Electronics Europe GmbH, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
    Inventors: Wilhelm Probst, Jürgen Sczesny, Detlef Wunnenberg, Laila Bekraoui
  • Publication number: 20060267849
    Abstract: An antenna configuration is provided for radio reception in motor vehicles, the roof region of which is made predominantly of dielectric materials, and for motor vehicles having roof structures that can be collapsed for open driving operation. The antenna configuration includes a combination of emitters that are integrated into elements of the roof region, with emitters that are disposed in cavities of the interior paneling essentially below the belt line of the vehicle. A ground connection is provided for emitters that are disposed in a roof structure having movable elements by way of at least one resilient contact between movable metal components of the roof structure and the metal car body. Also included is a switching system for alternating operation of the emitters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Wilhelm Probst, Jurgen Sczesny, Detlef Wunnenberg, Laila Bekraoui
  • Patent number: 6201504
    Abstract: A vehicle body has a plurality of flat and rod-shaped synthetic plastic elements, and a plurality of antennas connected with the synthetic plastic elements for reception and transmission of various frequencies, the synthetic plastic elements at least partially being provided with surfaces and tracks of a differently thick metal coating, the metal coating being structured so that a selection of the antennas for identical or different frequencies and ground reference surfaces as well as regions with screening action are provided, and depending on an operational frequency and a required radiation diagram, radiations with various operational principals being produced, and the surfaces which act for one frequency as radiators for other frequencies belonging to a ground potential, the antennas and ground reference surfaces produced by a structuring as well the regions with screening action being distributed over synthetic plastic elements, the synthetic plastic elements for a predetermined antenna principle being m
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: FUBA Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Mehran Aminzadeh, Ulrich Dieter Becker, Reinhard Berfelde, Manfred Burkert, Michael Daginnus, Andreas Schwarte, Wilhelm Probst