Patents by Inventor Andreas Egger
Andreas Egger 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).
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Patent number: 11916236Abstract: A ceramic component and a method for manufacturing a ceramic component are disclosed. In an embodiment a ceramic component includes a ceramic base body and at least one metallization located an outer surface of the ceramic base body, wherein the metallization contains lithium vanadium phosphate having the general chemical formula LixVy(PO4)z, copper and glass, wherein a is a proportion of copper, b is a proportion of lithium vanadium phosphate and c is a proportion of glass which is contained in the metallization, wherein the following applies: 40 wt. %?a?99 wt. %, 1 wt. %?b?30 wt. %, 0 wt. %?c?20 wt. %, wherein x is a proportion of lithium, y is a proportion of vanadium and z is a proportion of phosphate in lithium vanadium phosphate, and wherein the following applies: 0<x, 0<y, 0<z.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: TDK Electronics AGInventors: Stefan Obermair, Yongli Wang, Andreas Egger, Manfred Schweinzger
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Patent number: 11891277Abstract: An elevator system includes at least one car and at least one counterweight. At least two support means having different physical properties are arranged between the at least one car and the at least one counterweight.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: INVENTIO AGInventors: Florian Dold, Andreas Egger, Marcus Junig, Daniel Meierhans, Philipp Müller, Adrian Steiner, Volker Zapf
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Publication number: 20230411877Abstract: A printed circuit board-and-plug arrangement comprises a printed circuit board from which at least one electrically conductive contact lug which is electrically connected to at least one conductor track of the printed circuit board protrudes, and a plug housing composed of insulating material, which plug housing has at least one opening, wherein a metal strip or metal wire is embedded in the insulating material so that at least a portion of the metal strip or the metal wire protrudes into the opening, wherein the plug housing is releasably connected to the printed circuit board so that the contact lug is inserted into the opening and thereby comes into contact with the portion, wherein the longitudinal direction of the contact lug and the longitudinal direction of the portion run perpendicularly in relation to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2021Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Andreas Egger, Alexander Raab, Marius Pascut, Eero Malinen
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Patent number: 11840873Abstract: A closing device for opening and closing an opening in a vehicle is disclosed. The closing device comprises a closing system, having a closing body (SK) that is fitted on the vehicle (FZ) in a movable manner and is configured to open and close the opening (O), a drive device (AV) that is operatively connected to the closing body (SK) and is configured to move the closing body (SK), and a transmission system (US) that is arranged between the closing body (SK) and the drive device (AV) and is configured to transmit a drive force generated by the drive device (AV) to the closing body (SK). The closing system (SLS) has a closing system spring rate (FRSLS) that characterizes an overall elasticity of the closing body (SLS), of the drive device (AV) and of the transmission system (US). The closing device (SV) also comprises a force transmission spring unit (KUFE) that is configured to pick up the drive force transmitted from the drive device (AV) to the closing body (SK).Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Peter Gubesch, Andreas Egger, Stefan Ehrlich, Roland Enzlmüller
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Patent number: 11722077Abstract: The disclosure relates to a motor vehicle having at least one vehicle side, on which a front door and a rear door are provided, and to a method for operating an electric motor in a respective rear door of the at least one vehicle side. The disclosure relates to a motor vehicle having at least one vehicle side, on which a front door and a rear door are provided, wherein an electric motor configured to provide a motorized door function is provided in the rear door and wherein a control device configured to operate the motor which is connected to the motor via electrical conductor elements for transferring a motor current is provided. According to the disclosure, the control device is arranged in the front door and is configured to also control at least one door function of the front door.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Andreas Egger, Marc Desgeans, Stefan Ehrlich, Johann Meier
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Publication number: 20230002193Abstract: An elevator system includes at least one car and at least one counterweight. At least two support means having different physical properties are arranged between the at least one car and the at least one counterweight.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2020Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Florian Dold, Andreas Egger, Marcus Junig, Daniel Meierhans, Philipp Müller, Adrian Steiner, Volker Zapf
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Patent number: 11378469Abstract: A method and an apparatus for identifying a force and/or torque exerted by a part, in particular a seat or closing part, such as, a window winding system or sunroof or trunk lid or sliding door of a motor vehicle, that can be electrically adjusted by way of an electric motor on a body resting on said part, having an actuation system, which is configured to apply a voltage to the motor, which voltage causes a force of the part on a body, if present, resting on the part, having a measurement device, which is configured, while the motor is stationary, to measure a variable of the motor representing a movement of the motor, having a comparison device, which is configured to identify, based on the measured variable, a force that is exerted by the part on a body resting on the part.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Stefan Rath, Andreas Egger, Stefan Holzmann
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Patent number: 11131126Abstract: A door handle assembly having a vehicle door handle and a vehicle door. The vehicle door handle moves between a first, retracted position, in which an essentially planar surface of the vehicle door handle is flush with an outer face of the vehicle door, and a second, extended position, in which a grip opening between the outer face of the vehicle door and a grip inner side of the vehicle door handle is cleared for a user. The vehicle door handle is movable between the first and second positions aided by an electric motor, controlled by a control unit. The electric motor can be set in rotation starting from the second position of the door handle by application of a user's external force on the basis of a mechanical coupling of the vehicle door handle to the electric motor sensed by a sensing unit and fed to the control unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2017Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Inventors: Stefan Ehrlich, Andreas Egger
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Patent number: 11054713Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for controlling an assembly comprising multiple switchable electrochromic individual panes, to set a transmittance individually in each case for these by a respective electrical actuation signal, wherein respective data of the state at the time of each individual pane are recorded by a control device and a configuration of the respective actuation signal is established in each case for each individual pane on the basis of the state data. The configurations of the actuation signals are thereby made to match one another in such a way that the individual panes have preferably the same transmittance value.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Rene Hinterberger, Peter Gubesch, Tobias Frischmuth, Johannes Greil, Andreas Egger
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Publication number: 20210172215Abstract: The disclosure relates to a motor vehicle having at least one vehicle side, on which a front door and a rear door are provided, and to a method for operating an electric motor in a respective rear door of the at least one vehicle side. The disclosure relates to a motor vehicle having at least one vehicle side, on which a front door and a rear door are provided, wherein an electric motor configured to provide a motorized door function is provided in the rear door and wherein a control device configured to operate the motor which is connected to the motor via electrical conductor elements for transferring a motor current is provided. According to the disclosure, the control device is arranged in the front door and is configured to also control at least one door function of the front door.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2018Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Andreas EGGER, Marc DESGEANS, Stefan EHRLICH, Johann MEIER
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Publication number: 20210135221Abstract: A ceramic component and a method for manufacturing a ceramic component are disclosed. In an embodiment a ceramic component includes a ceramic base body and at least one metallization located an outer surface of the ceramic base body, wherein the metallization contains lithium vanadium phosphate having the general chemical formula LixVy(PO4)z, copper and glass, wherein a is a proportion of copper, b is a proportion of lithium vanadium phosphate and c is a proportion of glass which is contained in the metallization, wherein the following applies: 40 wt. %?a?99 wt. %, 1 wt. %?b?30 wt. %, 0 wt. %?c?20 wt. %, wherein x is a proportion of lithium, y is a proportion of vanadium and z is a proportion of phosphate in lithium vanadium phosphate, and wherein the following applies: 0<x, 0<y, 0<z.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Stefan Obermair, Yongli Wang, Andreas Egger, Manfred Schweinzger
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Publication number: 20200309610Abstract: A method and an apparatus for identifying a force and/or torque exerted by a part, in particular a seat or closing part , such as, a window winding system or sunroof or trunk lid or sliding door of a motor vehicle, that can be electrically adjusted by way of an electric motor on a body resting on said part, having an actuation system, which is configured to apply a voltage to the motor, which voltage causes a force of the part on a body, if present, resting on the part, having a measurement device, which is configured, while the motor is stationary, to measure a variable of the motor representing a movement of the motor, having a comparison device, which is configured to identify, based on the measured variable, a force that is exerted by the part on a body resting on the part.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2017Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Stefan Rath, Andreas Egger, Stefan Holzmann
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Publication number: 20200123833Abstract: A closing device for opening and closing an opening in a vehicle is disclosed. The closing device comprises a closing system, having a closing body (SK) that is fitted on the vehicle (FZ) in a movable manner and is configured to open and close the opening (O), a drive device (AV) that is operatively connected to the closing body (SK) and is configured to move the closing body (SK), and a transmission system (US) that is arranged between the closing body (SK) and the drive device (AV) and is configured to transmit a drive force generated by the drive device (AV) to the closing body (SK). The closing system (SLS) has a closing system spring rate (FRSLS) that characterizes an overall elasticity of the closing body (SLS), of the drive device (AV) and of the transmission system (US). The closing device (SV) also comprises a force transmission spring unit (KUFE) that is configured to pick up the drive force transmitted from the drive device (AV) to the closing body (SK).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Peter Gubesch, Andreas Egger, Stefan Ehrlich, Roland Enzlmüller
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Publication number: 20190048623Abstract: A door handle assembly having a vehicle door handle and a vehicle door. The vehicle door handle moves between a first, retracted position, in which an essentially planar surface of the vehicle door handle is flush with an outer face of the vehicle door, and a second, extended position, in which a grip opening between the outer face of the vehicle door and a grip inner side of the vehicle door handle is cleared for a user. The vehicle door handle is movable between the first and second positions aided by an electric motor, controlled by a control unit. The electric motor can be set in rotation starting from the second position of the door handle by application of a user's external force on the basis of a mechanical coupling of the vehicle door handle to the electric motor sensed by a sensing unit and fed to the control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2017Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Stefan Ehrlich, Andreas Egger
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Publication number: 20190041715Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for controlling an assembly comprising multiple switchable electrochromic individual panes, to set a transmittance individually in each case for these by a respective electrical actuation signal, wherein respective data of the state at the time of each individual pane are recorded by a control device and a configuration of the respective actuation signal is established in each case for each individual pane on the basis of the state data. The configurations of the actuation signals are thereby made to match one another in such a way that the individual panes have preferably the same transmittance value.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Rene Hinterberger, Peter Gubesch, Tobias Frischmuth, Johannes Greil, Andreas Egger
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Patent number: 8704476Abstract: To detect an entrapment situation when a driven component is adjusted using a mechanical adjustment system which has an electric motor (2), a value (Fakt) relating to the force acting upon the driven component is compared with a threshold value (FTh) relating to a reference value (FRef). The reference value (FRef), and thus the threshold value (FTh), are continuously matched, for the purpose of force tracking, with the force value which changes during the movement of adjustment depending on the mechanical system.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2010Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Andreas Egger, Stefan Holzinger, Roman Morawek
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Patent number: 8461826Abstract: A device (10) for the detection of quadrature signals of a signal unit (11; 21) has a common power supply line (VBATT_A & B) and a common ground wire (GND), and emits at least two out-of-phase square wave signals (IA, IB; IS, ID) during operation for analyzing the same in an analysis unit (16), wherein both out-of-phase square wave signals (IA, IB; IS, ID) are applied to the common power supply line (VBATT_A & B) at different amplitudes, wherein the two out-of-phase square wave signals (IA, IB; IS, ID) are modulated onto the supply current (I0)), and wherein the analysis unit (16) is or can be connected to the power supply line.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2008Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Andreas Egger, Wolfgang Köllner, Peter Stephan Mulacz, Caroline Renault
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Patent number: 8463505Abstract: In a computer-aided detection of the jamming of an object, wherein, when adjusting a component of a motor vehicle using an adjusting drive (6), measurement values related to the adjusting force (F) are compared to a prescribed threshold value (FR), initiating a slowdown, stop, or reversing of the adjusting motion when said value is reached. A spring rate correcting term characterizing the rigidity of the object is determined for correcting the relationship between the adjusting force (F) and the threshold value (FR), and is considered in the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2009Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Andreas Egger, Stefan Holzmann, Roman Morawek
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Patent number: 8370029Abstract: For the purpose of detecting a jam during the adjustment of a component of a motor vehicle using an adjustment drive, wherein measured values related to the adjustment force (F) are compared to a threshold value (FREF) and when the threshold value is reached, the adjusting movement is slowed or stopped, and optionally reversed, it is proposed that the component speed or a parameter correlated therewith is detected and the threshold value (FREF) modified accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2008Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Andreas Egger, Roman Morawek, Peter Stephan Mulacz
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Publication number: 20120112677Abstract: To detect an entrapment situation when a driven component is adjusted using a mechanical adjustment system which has an electric motor (2), a value (Fakt) relating to the force acting upon the driven component is compared with a threshold value (FTh) relating to a reference value (FRef). The reference value (FRef), and thus the threshold value (FTh), are continuously matched, for the purpose of force tracking, with the force value which changes during the movement of adjustment depending on the mechanical system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2010Publication date: May 10, 2012Inventors: Andreas Egger, Stefan Holzinger, Roman Morawek