| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7270455 |
Vehicle light and method of indicating different signal patterns of a vehicle light |
September 18, 2007 |
| The invention relates to an automotive light which is characterized in that a reflector with at least one first light source associated with the reflector forms a first lighting system whose light can be guided onto a translucent cover pane. The reflector further comprises a screen p |
| 7268882 |
Gas sensor arrangement in an integrated construction |
September 11, 2007 |
| A gas sensor arrangement comprises a first half-shell mateable with a second half-shell. The first half-shell has a detector receiving opening and radiation source receiving apertures. A gas measuring chamber is formed between the first half-shell and the second half-shell. The gas m |
| 7263418 |
Method and device for visualizing a vehicle repairing |
August 28, 2007 |
| A method is provided for providing image data for visualizing a defective part and/or a repair process and/or a maintenance service of a road-bound vehicle, in particular a car or motorcycle. The aim is to reduce the translation costs for repair manuals. The method is characterized by th |
| 7261969 |
Fuel cell having a perforated foil distributing the fuel gas over the electrode surface |
August 28, 2007 |
| A fuel cell includes a cathode-electrolyte-anode unit, and a perforated foil structure distributes fuel gas over an electrode surface thereof. Longitudinal axes of at least some of the holes forming perforations in the foil are inclined differently relative to the foil surface such that, |
| 7256583 |
Device and method for testing the seal tightness of a fuel tank system of a motor vehicle |
August 14, 2007 |
| A device and method for testing seal tightness of a fuel tank system of a motor vehicle, wherein excess pressure is built up in the fuel tank system by an electrically operated pump and electric current consumption of the pump is compared to reference values in order to determine whether |
| 7255161 |
Method of controlling a heating and air conditioning system in a motor vehicle |
August 14, 2007 |
| A method for controlling a heating and air conditioning system equipped with actuators, preferably vents, is provided. Interior conditions are detected by an interior sensing system, with at least the seat occupancy with occupants being automatically recognized by an object recognition |
| 7252418 |
Lights for motor vehicles |
August 7, 2007 |
| Lights, in particular for motor vehicles, comprising at least one light source and a cover that is arranged in front of the light source in the direction of radiation, wherein the cover includes an electric diffuser which may change the optical properties thereof to generate multi-fu |
| 7248957 |
Control device for an at least partially four-wheel-driven motor vehicle |
July 24, 2007 |
| In the case of a control device for an at least temporarily four-wheel-driven motor vehicle, having a control unit which can variably distribute the driving torque of a drive unit as a function of operating conditions to primary driving wheels, which are permanently connected with th |
| 7243067 |
Method and apparatus for wireless transmission of messages between a vehicle-internal communicat |
July 10, 2007 |
| In a method and apparatus for wireless transmission of messages between a vehicle-internal communication system and a vehicle-external central computer, the vehicle-internal communication system has acoustic output unit for the playback of a received message. In the vehicle-external |
| 7241225 |
Torsional vibration insulator |
July 10, 2007 |
| A torsional vibration insulator for a drive train of a vehicle, in which a primary element and a secondary element can rotate relative to one another. At least two spring elements extend in an arc in a circumferential direction of the rotational axis and are each supported on a radia |
| 7239955 |
Method for controlling an internal combustion engine |
July 3, 2007 |
| A method is provided for controlling an internal combustion engine operating in a homogenous mode. The internal combustion engine exhibits a control unit for setting the air supply, the fuel supply and the ignition angle. The method reduces the fuel consumption and increases a torque |
| 7237203 |
Process and device for visual display of information in motor vehicles |
June 26, 2007 |
| In a process and device for visual display of information in motor vehicles with an electronically controllable display, the display is controlled in such a manner that at least two sets of information, having an interrelated effect, are displayed as a comparison by graphical represe |
| 7234445 |
Device for actuating a throttle valve of an internal combustion engine |
June 26, 2007 |
| A device for actuating at least one throttle valve of an internal combustion engine is provided. When the throttle valve opening angles are small, the throttle valve and the actuating device are positively coupled, and when the throttle valve opening angles are large, the throttle va |
| 7232007 |
Method for operating a power-assisted hydraulic steering system in a motor vehicle |
June 19, 2007 |
| A method of operating a power-assisted hydraulic steering system of a motor vehicle having a hydraulic pump mechanically driven by a vehicle drive assembly, and having an additional function which reduces the amount of power assistance at a high driving speed in comparison to the ass |
| 7226682 |
Fuel cell with integrated heat exchanger |
June 5, 2007 |
| A fuel cell includes at least one individual cell with an electrolyte/electrode unit, as well as at least one conducting end or intermediate plate, via which a gaseous reactant can be supplied to an electrode at least in one inlet region. In order to lower power losses, as well as th |
| 7225845 |
Arrangement for filling air into a rotating pneumatic tire |
June 5, 2007 |
| A hose-type structure is arranged essentially between the tire and the rim, which structure is connected at the end side with the environment and, by way of a valve, with the interior of the tire. The hose-type structure fills the tire during its rotating movement, and is locally squ |
| 7225773 |
Variable stroke valve drive for an internal combustion engine |
June 5, 2007 |
| A variable stroke valve drive for an internal combustion engine, including an intermediate lever which is slidingly arranged on a crank path of a crank arm the intermediate lever has a working cam with null lifting cam and lifting cam portions. The working cam contacts a gas exchange val |
| 7225413 |
Device for controlling a display screen |
May 29, 2007 |
| A device for controlling a display screen has an actuating element which can be rotated about a longitudinal axis and moved in the direction of the longitudinal axis, enabling a point of a menu structure consisting of menu, partial menus, functions and/or function values to be selected, |
| 7224262 |
Wireless vehicle control system and method |
May 29, 2007 |
| A system and method is provided for wireless remote control of the operation of vehicle components such as a door lock or an entertainment system. An electronic host device, such as a PDA or a mobile telephone, is coupled to a vehicle-specific transponder, and a user interface progra |
| 7219965 |
Linked brake system for motorcycles |
May 22, 2007 |
| A linked brake system for motorcycles includes front and rear wheel brakes, an actuating device by which the front and rear wheel brakes can be operated simultaneously, a control system for controlling brake pressures at the front and rear wheel brakes, and wheel rotational speed sen |
| 7209884 |
Speech input into a destination guiding system |
April 24, 2007 |
| A system and method are provided for the voice input of a destination using a defined input dialog into a destination guiding system in real-time operation. Devices are included by which an entered voice statement of a user is detected via a voice recognition device, compared with st |
| 7206683 |
Control device for an at least partially four-wheel-driven vehicle |
April 17, 2007 |
| In the case of a control device for an at least partially four-wheel-driven motor vehicle, having a control unit which can variably distribute the driving torque of a drive unit to primary driving wheels, which are permanently connected with the drive unit, and to secondary driving w |
| 7203321 |
Device for electroacoustic sound generation in a motor vehicle |
April 10, 2007 |
| A device for electroacoustic sound generation in a motor vehicle with a sound pressure sensor, a signal processing unit, which is connected with the sound pressure sensor and receives and processes signals therefrom, and a loudspeaker unit with at least one loudspeaker connected with the |
| 7201081 |
Bowden cable with a curved guide part |
April 10, 2007 |
| Bowden cable is provided with an interchangeable curved guide part which is detachably connected to a fastening element. Due to the detachable fastening of the curved guide part to the fastening element, a modular design of the Bowden cable is achieved, necessitating only replacement |
| 7200479 |
Method for guiding a multitrack vehicle on a curved path |
April 3, 2007 |
| A method of guiding a multitrack vehicle on a curved path which is defined by the vehicle driver by way of a set steering angle or the like, a curved-path signal representing this desired curved path being guided in a form appropriately revised by an electronic control unit to a steering |
| 7197637 |
Authorization process using a certificate |
March 27, 2007 |
| In a process for insuring data integrity of software for a control unit of a motor vehicle, a central system (trust center) can issue certificates to authorized parties, enabling them to properly sign software for the control unit and import it into a vehicle to enable operation of the |
| 7197592 |
Method for exchanging data between several stations |
March 27, 2007 |
| In a method for exchanging data between several stations belonging to various data bus systems. The data bus systems are spatially and physically separate from each other. The stations exchange data via control devices which are respectively associated with a data bus system and whic |
| 7197386 |
Control system for a vehicle with at least part-time four-wheel drive |
March 27, 2007 |
| In the case of a control system for a vehicle with at least part-time four-wheel drive, having a control unit which detects or determines quantities proportional to the wheel speeds of all wheels and the vehicle speed, and by means of which the driving torque of a drive unit can be v |
| 7195265 |
Fork bridge for a motorcycle suspension |
March 27, 2007 |
| A motorcycle chassis component, such as a fork bridge of a front wheel fork, is provided with an integrated partial section of a fluid system circuit, such as a hydraulic brake circuit. By providing a partial section of the fluid system in the chassis component, the chassis component |
| 7188823 |
Electromagnetic valve operating device with adjustable neutral position |
March 13, 2007 |
| An electromagnetic valve actuating mechanism for an internal combustion engine has an axially displaceable control element with an armature plate, for opening or closing a valve. Two solenoids are arranged behind one another in the displacement direction and spaced with respect to one |
| 7188018 |
Control device for an at least partially four-wheel-driven motor vehicle |
March 6, 2007 |
| In the case of a control device for an at least partially four-wheel-driven motor vehicle, having a control unit which can variably distribute the driving torque of a drive unit to primary driving wheels, which are permanently connected with the drive unit, and to secondary driving w |
| 7184881 |
Method for diagnosing errors in an intake system of an internal combustion engine having a varia |
February 27, 2007 |
| A method for diagnosing errors in an intake system of an internal combustion engine having a variable intake manifold geometry is provided. According to the method, an air mass flow oscillation in the intake manifold is detected at an engine rotational speed that is present, the dete |
| 7181226 |
Method for digitally transferring information via telephone connections |
February 20, 2007 |
| In a method for digitally transferring information via telephone connections, in which a receiver registers the sender's telephone number, the receiver is assigned a plurality of callable telephone numbers. Each time a specific sender dials a callable telephone number, the receiver r |
| 7168725 |
Displacement bearing and motorcycle fork having such a displacement bearing |
January 30, 2007 |
| Displacement bearing, in particular for fork pipes of motorcycle forks, having an inside part which has raceways extending in the direction of fork displacement on its outside part, an outside part which extends around the inside part and is displaceable in relation to the inside par |
| 7166842 |
Gas sensor arrangement with reduced settling time |
January 23, 2007 |
| A gas sensor arrangement for detecting the presence or concentration of an analyte in a measuring gas comprises a gas measuring chamber having an inlet for receiving the measuring gas. A measuring radiation source is arranged in the gas measuring chamber. The measuring radiation source |
| 7165522 |
Cylinder head of an internal combustion engine having a camshaft bearing rail |
January 23, 2007 |
| A cylinder head of an internal combustion engine is provided with a cylinder head housing and with a divided camshaft bearing rail having a lower part, which comprises lower bearing blocks, and having an upper part, which comprises upper bearing covers. In addition, the cylinder head |
| 7165438 |
Wedge driving tool having mutually adjustable elements for the cutting and/or non-cutting shapin |
January 23, 2007 |
| A wedge driving tool for cutting and/or non-cutting shaping of a sheet metal workpiece in a press includes a mould- and/or tool-bearing working slider, which may be displaced between a slider bed and a driver at a predetermined angle. For obtaining a working slider which may be conti |
| 7163096 |
Double clutch drive with position maintaining function |
January 16, 2007 |
| A double clutch drive has a first and a second clutch, wherein for normal operation for the closing and opening of the first clutch a first hydraulic device governed by an electronic control is provided, and for the closing and opening of the second clutch a second hydraulic device is |
| 7162358 |
Fault detection system and method for detecting a faulty temperature sensor in motor vehicles |
January 9, 2007 |
| An error detection system is provided for identifying a defective temperature sensor in motor vehicles including an internal combustion engine and at least one electronic control unit that is provided with a mechanism for detecting the immobilization time between turning off and rest |
| 7158017 |
Method for controlling a safety system in a vehicle |
January 2, 2007 |
| In a method for controlling a safety system in a vehicle, wherein an output signal of at least one impact sensor is subjected to frequency analysis in an evaluation unit which is integrated into an electronic control unit, the frequency analysis is performed in at least one predeterm |
| 7152904 |
Corner bow for a vehicle having a folding top |
December 26, 2006 |
| A corner bow for a vehicle having a folding top can be swiveled about a transverse vehicle axis formed jointly on lateral folding top control arms. The corner bow is fastened to the folding top fabric or to a tension band that connects several transverse hoops or "bows" of the foldin |
| 7152137 |
Method for exchanging data between a plurality of subscribers by means of a data bus |
December 19, 2006 |
| The invention relates to a method for exchanging data between a plurality of subscribers (K1, K2, K3, K) by means of a data bus. The subscribers are located in their totality in at least two spatially and physically separate subordinate data buses and exchange, in the interval in which |
| 7151259 |
Method for operating an optoelectronic sensor device |
December 19, 2006 |
| A method for operating a spatial-resolution opto-electronic sensor device is provided. In order to produce a computed image of the surroundings, the sensor surface is activated as a sequence of n-tuples of pairs from activation intervals and assigned subsets of sensor elements in such a |
| 7150494 |
Flat section of the outer skin of the bodywork of a motor vehicle |
December 19, 2006 |
| An at least partially moveable motor-vehicle outer skin is already known per se. An actuator formed of a polymer and/or ion-exchanging and/or other material exhibiting various conformations is provided so that the outer skin can be moved. This material is moveable as a result of phys |
| 7150157 |
Method for operating an air conditioner, and air conditioner for a means of transport |
December 19, 2006 |
| A method for operating an air conditioning system that is operable both manually and automatically for a transportation means and an air conditioning system for implementing the method are provided. An automatic characteristic line is corrected based on a manual operation. The air co |
| 7146952 |
Valve tappet system, especially anti-rotation bucket tappet having curved cam follower surface |
December 12, 2006 |
| A valve tappet system includes a base body, a lateral section, which forms a guide surface for guiding the base body along an oscillation axis. The anti-rotation element to suppress a rotational or swiveling movement about the oscillation axis. The anti-rotation element has a seat face |
| 7143855 |
Method for controlling a shiftable clutch in the drive train of a 4-wheel drive motor vehicle |
December 5, 2006 |
| A method of controlling a shiftable clutch in a drive train between a front axle and a rear axle of a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive is provided. One axle is driven directly and the other axle, as a hang-on system, is coupled by way of the clutch. In order to create a method of |
| 7142962 |
Method for the wireless defect elimination on a motor vehicle |
November 28, 2006 |
| A system and method for the wireless diagnosis, elimination of a defect, for a servicing or for preparing a servicing of a motor vehicle are provided. A checking device checks whether the vehicle has a technical defect, whether a vehicle servicing should be carried out or whether the |
| 7136734 |
Method for controlling a seat adjustment |
November 14, 2006 |
| The invention relates to a method for controlling a seat adjustment by means of a passenger compartment camera system, with which images of at least one portion of an individual sitting on a vehicle seat are recorded, and by means of a control unit, via which at least one type of mov |
| 7136207 |
Holographic display system |
November 14, 2006 |
| A holographic display system for a vehicle includes a projection unit (2), a holographic beam combiner (3), and a viewing mirror (4, 4'). The projection unit includes a light source for the emission of a luminous signal and a controllable imaging unit illuminated by the light source, |
