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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120106014 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING AN ELECTRONIC SWITCH INCORPORATED IN AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE, FOR CONTROLLING THE POWER SUPPLY OF AN ELECTRIC LOAD A method for protecting an electronic switch incorporated in an automotive vehicle in order to control the power supply of an electric load, the method including implementing a protection strategy, based on the use of a table of overload intensity values IS, intended to... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120102924 | Method And Device For Measuring The Soot Load In The Exhaust Gas Systems Of Diesel Engines A method and device for measuring the soot load in the exhaust gas systems of diesel engines using a sensor which is mounted downstream of a particulate filter and comprises a sensor element, to measure the operability of the particulate filter. According to the method,... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120048240 | Adjusting Device An adjusting device including an electric motor that has a motor housing, the shaft of the motor running perpendicularly upwards from the electric motor and supporting a gearwheel of an actuating transmission. Oil is conducted from an oil outlet of an oil circuit to the... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120038350 | POSITION SENSOR A position sensor, preferably an angle sensor for detecting the rotational angle of a shaft. The position sensor has a lead frame on which the electronic components of the position sensor are arranged and to which they are electrically connected A plastic encapsulation ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120032618 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACTIVATING A CONTROL ELEMENT OF A DRIVE APPARATUS, SAID CONTROL ELEMENT HAVING A RESPONSE DELAY In order to activate a control element (4) of a drive apparatus (1) for driving an object that can be moved between two end positions, the control element having a response delay (Δtanspr) a parameter (Fakt) influenced by the drive a... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20110279104 | DC CONVERTER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE A step-up converter converts a battery voltage to an intermediate voltage. The intermediate voltage is greater than or equal to the battery voltage. A step-down converter receives the intermediate voltage supplied by the step-up converter and controls an output voltage ... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20120018024 | Corrugated Pipe of a Fuel Line A corrugated pipe of a fuel line of a fuel supply system of a motor vehicle, with at least one flexible wavy portion having waves. The waves are a wave crest and of a wave trough. The at least one wavy portion has a region, the cross section of which has a form deviatin... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110266920 | ELECTROMECHANICAL MOTOR, ESPECIALLY A PIEZOELECTRIC MICROSTEPPER DRIVE A motor which includes two drive elements, especially piezoelectric bending actuators, having effective directions that are perpendicular to each other. These actuators act upon a drive ring to thereby rotate a shaft. Diagonally opposite securing elements are provided o... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110260580 | Electromechanical Motor, especially a piezoelectric Microstepper Drive A microstepper motor which comprises two electromechanical drive elements, especially piezoelectric bending actuators, having effective directions that are perpendicular to each other. These actuators act upon a drive ring to thereby rotate a shaft. The actuators are no... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20120010770 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A HYBRID DRIVE APPARATUS A hybrid drive apparatus has a first drive unit, a second drive unit, and a clutch by way of which the first drive unit and the second drive unit can be coupled. A method for controlling the hybrid drive apparatus includes decoupling the first drive unit and the second ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120006107 | DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE An association unit is designed to determine cylinder-individual lambda signals on the basis of a lambda probe signal and to determine lambda deviation signals for the respective cylinders based on the lambda signals in relation to an averaged lambda signal. Furthermore... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120003083 | Side Channel Pump for Conveying Fuel in a Motor Vehicle A side channel pump for conveying fuel having a flow divider disposed in an impeller. The flow divider divides blade chambers of the impeller into individual partial chambers. Flow dividers are also disposed in housing parts opposing the impeller having partial ring-sha... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110320064 | Method for Operating a Sensor Apparatus and Sensor Apparatus A sensor apparatus includes a housing with a security device, a secure first computation device, a second computation device (AC) and a sensor element. The sensor apparatus detects a temperature in the housing, to activate the first computation device only when the dete... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110303689 | Fluid Container for a Motor Vehicle A collection device with a collection container and a plurality of conducting elements guided on the collection container is disposed in a fluid container for a motor vehicle. The conducting elements are preferably of one-piece construction together with a collection pl... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110300787 | Tank Ventilation System A tank ventilation system includes a flushing line, off which a bypass branches and into which the bypass opens out. A sensor is arranged in the flushing line bypass to determine a concentration of hydrocarbons in a fluid in the flushing line. A hydrocarbon tank is coup... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110296471 | Method for storing and transmitting audio data in an audio and video data stream A method for storing and transmitting audio data in an audio and video data stream. Audio and video data is received by a television reception apparatus. At least part of the received audio and video data is transmitted to a processing and storage apparatus. Audio data ... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110289999 | Method and Device for Calibrating a Sensor A tank ventilation system having an intake tract, the tank ventilation system including a hydrocarbon reservoir, a sensor, and a valve. The valve and the sensor are arranged in a fluid line that couples the hydrocarbon reservoir to the intake tract. The sensor captures ... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110288724 | Device, System, And Method For Authorizing Vehicle Online Services During Driving A device for authorizing an online service during driving in a vehicle. Contents of an online service are authorized according to the vehicle state. The device includes an electronic control unit, a graphical output apparatus, and a communication interface. A system tha... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110286838 | TURBOCHARGER HAVING FASTENING ELEMENTS FOR FASTENING VANE BEARING RINGS OF A VARIABLE TURBINE GEOMETRY VTG A turbocharger with a variable turbine geometry device has one or two blade bearing rings. At least one or more fastening elements are provided for fastening the one or two blade bearing rings. The respective fastening element has at least one section formed with a knur... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110285334 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A BRUSHLESS MOTOR The present invention relates to a method for operating a brushless electric motor whose windings are driven by an inverter with the aid of six switches, having an identification unit being provided in order to identify defective switches, a unit for voltage measurement... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110285186 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING A SEAT AND USE THEREOF A method for automatically setting a component of a vehicle that can be automatically set, wherein the vehicle has a seat that can be electrically adjusted has the following steps: adjusting (101, 102) the seat (FS) or a seat part (SL) over a specified adjustment... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110257878 | System For Use In A Motor Vehicle, And Method For Examining Goods A system for use in a motor vehiclewherein a navigation system and a control unit. The control unit is designed such that, using a list of goods stored in the control unit, a route of stops for purchasing the goods which can be depicted by the navigation system is produ... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110257815 | System for Collecting Operating Data of a Vehicle A system for collecting operating data of a vehicle, including a digital tachograph that can be installed rigidly in the vehicle, and a receiver module for receiving data for controlling the tachograph. The module is removalby connected to the tachograph by way of an in... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110246887 | Infotainment System An infotainment system includes a display device, a freely accessible data transfer interface for a user of the infotainment system, a computing unit, a first memory and a user interface with an input unit and a graphical operating interface. The infotainment system is ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110244275 | BATTERY A battery has an at least partially electrically conducting housing, a first charge carrier, a second charge carrier, and a battery cover. The battery cover encompasses a printed circuit board that has a first circuit board contact and a second circuit board contact. Th... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110241582 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR A MOTOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAID MOTOR A control device is for a motor, especially a brushless DC motor. The control device contains a bridge circuit for generating a rotating field for the motor and a sensor system for detecting a position of a rotor of the motor, a control signal for the bridge circuit bei... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110239625 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADAPTING THE INJECTION AGENT SUPPLY IN AN INJECTION SYSTEM, AND EXHAUST GAS AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM In a method and a device for adapting the injection agent supply for an emission control system, the following steps are carried out: a) setting of a agent pressure target value in the line upstream of the pump in relation to the ambient pressure; b) opening of the pres... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110227759 | Method and System for Ascertaining a Local Information Item for a Vehicle A method and system for ascertaining at least one traffic-related local information item for a vehicle includes a reception device in a radio system to receive sent data from a radio system in at least one other vehicle in the vicinity of the one vehicle as defined by t... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110226804 | Method for rapidly emptying the activated carbon filter while using an HC sensor (concentration change) A method for rapidly emptying an activated carbon filter while using an HC sensor (concentration change). A device for a tank system, for a motor vehicle having the device for a tank system and to a method for emptying an activated carbon filter for a tank system. The c... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110223011 | TURBOCHARGER WITH A BEARING ARRANGEMENT FOR MOUNTING A ROTOR SHAFT A turbocharger, which is particularly suitable for a motor vehicle, includes: a rotor shaft with a turbine impeller and a compressor impeller disposed thereon. The rotor shaft has a roller bearing assembly for mounting in the housing of the turbocharger.... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110221703 | Haptic Operating Device A haptic control device, particularly for motor vehicles, with a touchpad including at least one contact-sensitive touch. A control signal can be triggered upon contact with the touch region, and the touchpad can be moveably driven by a drive in the plane of the touchpa... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110221584 | System for Recording Collisions A system for recording collisions in motor vehicles. The system includes a control unit that is connected to ultrasound sensors that can be disposed on or in the vehicle and is connected to acceleration sensors that can be disposed in the vehicle. Accident events are de... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110208387 | System and On-Board Unit For Integrating Functions of Vehicle Devices An on-board unit, which is in the form of a tachograph, and includes at least one position-finding device and/or at least one radio communication device which can be coupled to the on-board unit for the purpose of use by the on-board unit or are included by the latter. ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110190989 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CRITERION OF THE SEVERITY OF AN ACCIDENT BY MEANS OF AN ACCLERATION SIGNAL AND A SOLID-BORNE SOUND SIGNAL A method for determining a criterion of the severity of an accident by means of an acceleration signal and a solid-borne sound signal. The signal edge direction of the absolute value of the acceleration signal is detected. If the signal edge of the absolute value of the... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110189011 | TURBOCHARGER HAVING AN INSERTION PLATE A turbocharger has a rotor housing. Said rotor housing has an insertion element. Said insertion element is configured such that the same forms an over-hanging spiral together with said rotor housing.... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110187863 | METHOD FOR DETECTING EXPANSIVE STATIC OBJECTS A method for detecting expansive static objects from a vehicle in motion. For this purpose, the method employs a front camera that interacts with an image processing device. The front camera can detect road markings on the road. A lateral detection device detects object... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110187405 | TRANSCEIVER CIRCUITS A transceiver circuit supports a bidirectional mode and the bidirectional transceiver circuit is signal-compatible with JEDEC SSTL 2. A differential transceiver circuit supports a bidirectional mode and is also signal-compatible with JEDEC SSTL 2. Finally, transceiver c... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110185564 | Method for Fixing an Annular Segment Package Having a Cylindrical Outer Wall in An Annular Housing An annular housing has an inner wall that is configured in the form of an inner cone. In the method for fixing the annular segment package, said package is either initially inserted into the annular housing and an annular sleeve the outer wall of which is configured in ... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110178675 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LOCATING THE LONGITUDINAL POSITION OF THE WHEELS OF A VEHICLE A method for locating the longitudinal position of wheels (2, 3, 5, 6) of a vehicle (1) in which each wheel is fitted with a tangential measurement sensor (16) suitable for delivering measurement signals including a carrier of amplitudes and frequen... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110173694 | Method For Activating Functions Of A Tachograph A method for activating functions of at least one tachograph having a control unit and an interface. The control unit is activated by a program to perform a first group of functions. First, a connection of an external storage medium to the interface of the at least one ... | 07/14/2011 |
