Patents by Inventor Alexander Osswald

Alexander Osswald 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: 20240085442
    Abstract: A slide carrier includes: a base support; and a slide platform having a surface that is parallel to a first plane defined by a first vector and a second vector, wherein a vector extending in a direction opposite to the direction of gravity is normal with respect to a second plane defined by a third vector and a fourth vector, an angle between the first vector and the third vector is greater than zero degrees and less than 90 degrees, and an angle between the second vector and the fourth vector is greater than zero degrees and less than 90 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Meg E. Creasey, Matthew D. Mette, Denny Osswald, James E. Phillips-Portillo, Clayton Reynolds, Curtis C. Rose, Alexander Schmelzer, Franklin R. Ventura
  • Patent number: 11777329
    Abstract: A method controls a charging or discharging current of a removable battery pack and/or an electrical device, in particular a charging device, a diagnostic device or an electrical consumer, using a first monitoring unit integrated in the removable battery pack and a further monitoring unit integrated in the electrical device. The method includes monitoring a defined control potential of a signal or data contact between the removable battery pack and the electrical device using the further monitoring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Osswald, Christoph Klee, Holger Wernerus, Juergen Mack, Marc-Alexandre Seibert, Mickael Segret, Tim Brecht
  • Publication number: 20230157601
    Abstract: A machine tool, more particularly a hand-held machine tool, includes a drive unit and an open- or closed-loop control unit that is configured to control the drive unit. The drive unit is configured to drive a tool insert that is configured to be accommodated and operated with the machine tool. The machine tool also includes at least one sensor unit with an image sensor. The sensor unit is configured to sense user-specific data and to process the same via the open- or closed-loop control unit such that the drive unit is controlled subject to the sensed data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Joachim Schadow, Joern Stock, Alexander Osswald, Florian Esenwein
  • Patent number: 11336108
    Abstract: A method is described for charging an accumulator having terminals at which a terminal voltage is applied. The method includes the following steps: (a) charging the accumulator using a predefined current or a predefined electrical power until the terminal voltage has reached a predefined first value; (b) determining a time-dependent drop in the terminal voltage of the accumulator at a reduced charge current; (c) determining a second value on the basis of the voltage loss, the second value being greater than the first value; and (d) charging the accumulator using a predefined current or a predefined electrical power until the terminal voltage of the accumulator has reached the second value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Osswald, Andreas Sedlmayr, Christoph Klee, Constanze Sorhage, Martin Schmid
  • Publication number: 20220029433
    Abstract: A method detects electrical fault states of at least one energy storage cell of a removable battery pack using a first monitoring unit integrated in the removable battery pack and at least two temperature sensors integrated in the removable battery pack. In an electrical device, in particular a charging device, a diagnostic device or an electrical consumer, that can be electrically connected to the removable battery pack, a measured temperature of a first of the at least two temperature sensors is evaluated by a further monitoring unit of the electrical device and, essentially simultaneously, another measured temperature of a second of the at least two temperature sensors is evaluated by the first monitoring unit of the removable battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander Osswald, Christoph Klee, Mickael Segret, Juergen Mack, Marc-Alexandre Seibert
  • Publication number: 20220029436
    Abstract: A method controls a charging or discharging current of a removable battery pack and/or an electrical device, in particular a charging device, a diagnostic device or an electrical consumer, using a first monitoring unit integrated in the removable battery pack and a further monitoring unit integrated in the electrical device. The method includes monitoring a defined control potential of a signal or data contact between the removable battery pack and the electrical device using the further monitoring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander Osswald, Christoph Klee, Holger Wernerus, Juergen Mack, Marc-Alexandre Seibert, Mickael Segret, Tim Brecht
  • Publication number: 20220029437
    Abstract: A method detects electrical fault states of a removable battery pack. Cell voltage values of a plurality of energy storage cells of the removable battery pack are detected by a first monitoring unit integrated in the removable battery pack and a voltage of the removable battery pack is detected by a further monitoring unit integrated in an electrical device, in particular a charging device, a diagnostic device or an electrical consumer, that can be connected to the removable battery pack. The cell voltage values detected by the first monitoring unit are transmitted to the further monitoring unit. The further monitoring unit sums the cell voltage values and compares this with the voltage value of the removable battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander Osswald, Christoph Klee, Marc-Alexandre Seibert, Mickael Segret
  • Patent number: 10630088
    Abstract: A battery charging device includes: at least one power electronics unit supplying a charging voltage; at least one cooling unit cooling the power electronics unit; and an electronics housing accommodating the at least one power electronics unit in at least one of water-tight and dust-tight manner. The electronics housing is cooled from the outside by a fan of the at least one cooling unit during at least one operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Seidel, Alexander Osswald
  • Patent number: 10601236
    Abstract: A battery charging device includes: a battery housing which delimits at least one battery receiving space at least in part; at least one power electronics unit supplying a charging voltage; and an electronics housing which (i) is formed separately from the battery housing, and (ii) accommodates the power electronics unit in at least one of water-protected manner and dust-protected manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Seidel, Alexander Osswald
  • Publication number: 20200052497
    Abstract: A method is described for charging an accumulator having terminals at which a terminal voltage is applied. The method includes the following steps: (a) charging the accumulator using a predefined current or a predefined electrical power until the terminal voltage has reached a predefined first value; (b) determining a time-dependent drop in the terminal voltage of the accumulator at a reduced charge current; (c) determining a second value on the basis of the voltage loss, the second value being greater than the first value; and (d) charging the accumulator using a predefined current or a predefined electrical power until the terminal voltage of the accumulator has reached the second value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander Osswald, Andreas Sedlmayr, Christoph Klee, Constanze Sorhage, Martin Schmid
  • Patent number: 10300591
    Abstract: A hand tool module having an interconnection device, which has an interface. The interconnection device has, in addition to the interface, at least one auxiliary interface, which is provided to bidirectionally exchange at least power at least with one additional hand tool module and/or a hand tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Marcin Rejman, Wolf Zahn, Gunter Flinspach, Alexander Osswald, Rainer Glauning
  • Patent number: 10205336
    Abstract: A switched-mode power supply is provided which has at least one power circuit for supplying a first electrical consumer, and at least one auxiliary power supply unit for generating a first transformer-coupled output voltage for a switching controller for controlling or regulating the power circuit, and at least one further transformer-coupled output voltage for at least one further electrical consumer in a first operating mode. The first and the at least one further transformer-coupled output voltage of the at least one auxiliary power supply unit are variable in comparison with the first operating mode in a further operating mode of the switched-mode power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander Osswald, Marc-Alexandre Seibert
  • Patent number: 9728994
    Abstract: A device for determining the charge state of an accumulator and having a charging current supply unit that can be operated in a plurality of charging modes is provided. When the storage charge mode is activated, the accumulator is charged only up to a predefined, optimized partially charged state. If the charge state determined at the start of the storage charge mode is higher than the predefined partially charged state, then the discharging device discharges the accumulator as far as the predefined partially charged state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander Osswald, Rainer Glauning
  • Patent number: 9698624
    Abstract: In a charging device having a power element for producing a charge voltage for charging a battery pack from an input voltage provided by an input voltage source, the power element and the input voltage source being capable of being connected to one another in electrically conductive fashion via a separator that can be controlled by a control unit, and the separator being fashioned for the purpose of producing, in an allocated switching mode, an electrically conductive connection between the power element and the input voltage source and, in an allocated separating mode, separating this electrically conductive connection, the control unit is connected, at least for standby power supply, to an allocated energy storage device, and is fashioned for the purpose of controlling the separator during the transition from a charge operating mode to a standby operating mode of the charging device, in order to change the separator over from switching mode to separating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Alexander Osswald
  • Patent number: 9595701
    Abstract: A handheld tool having a battery interface is described, in which a provision is made for the handheld tool to have at least one measuring device interface, which is provided to receive at least data containing measuring information of a handheld tool add-on measuring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Wolf Matthias, Gunter Flinspach, Alexander Osswald, Rainer Glauning
  • Publication number: 20160322842
    Abstract: A charging device for electrical charging of a battery pack of a hand-held power tool including a charging interface for establishing an electrical and/or mechanical coupling of the charging device to an interface unit of the battery pack, the charging interface having at least two counter-contact elements for electrical and/or mechanical contacting of corresponding contact elements of the battery pack. The counter-contact elements include a third counter-contact element designed to forward information transmitted by the third contact element with respect to a first set of predefined battery system parameters of the battery pack to the charging control unit, and a fourth counter-contact element designed to forward information transmitted by the fourth contact element with respect to an instantaneous operating parameter of the battery pack to the charging control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Constanze Sorhage, Thilo Koeder, Alexander Osswald, Marc-Alexandre Seibert
  • Patent number: 9425639
    Abstract: A charging device for a rechargeable energy store which has a first induction coil includes: a coupling surface for positioning the first energy store; a second induction coil for generating a magnetic field in the area of the coupling surface to transfer electrical energy between the first and second induction coils; and a direction control system for bringing an alignment of the field of the second induction coil in line with an alignment of the first induction coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Alexander Osswald
  • Patent number: 9343981
    Abstract: A charging device for charging a battery pack, having a control circuit for a switched-mode power supply transformer assigned to the charging device, the transformer having at least one primary winding switchable using a power switch and at least one first secondary winding for generating an electrical output voltage for charging the battery pack, the output voltage having a first amplitude which is predefinable by a control unit and adjustable using a first voltage limiting control loop. The transformer has at least one second secondary winding for generating at least one electrical auxiliary voltage having a second amplitude which is predefinable by the control unit and adjustable using a second voltage limiting control loop in order to at least reduce an energy feed assigned to an operation of the control circuit from the primary winding to the secondary windings in a standby mode of the control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Alexander Osswald
  • Publication number: 20160094062
    Abstract: A switched-mode power supply is provided which has at least one power circuit for supplying a first electrical consumer, and at least one auxiliary power supply unit for generating a first transformer-coupled output voltage for a switching controller for controlling or regulating the power circuit, and at least one further transformer-coupled output voltage for at least one further electrical consumer in a first operating mode. The first and the at least one further transformer-coupled output voltage of the at least one auxiliary power supply unit are variable in comparison with the first operating mode in a further operating mode of the switched-mode power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Alexander OSSWALD, Marc-Alexandre SEIBERT
  • Publication number: 20160067859
    Abstract: A hand tool module having an interconnection device, which has an interface. The interconnection device has, in addition to the interface, at least one auxiliary interface, which is provided to bidirectionally exchange at least power at least with one additional hand tool module and/or a hand tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Marcin Rejman, Wolf Zahn, Gunter Flinspach, Alexander Osswald, Rainer Glauning