Patents by Inventor Bernd Neitzel

Bernd Neitzel 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).

  • Method for the operation of an electromechanically operable parking brake
    Patent number: 8185287
    Abstract: An electromechanically actuable parking brake for motor vehicles is disclosed. The brake includes at least one electromechanical actuator whose rotational movement is converted into a translational movement by an actuating unit, and which moves at least one brake element in such a way that at least one brake lining which is connected to the brake element is pressed with a locking force against a rotor which is connected to a motor vehicle wheel, wherein the current consumption of electromechanical actuator when the parking brake is engaged and/or released can be acquired. Furthermore, a method for operating the electromechanically actuable parking brake is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Contintal Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Christof Maron, Jürgen Völkel, Bernd Neitzel, Rainer Klusemann, Oleg Bauer, Axel Büse, Andreas Kohl, Samir Attayebi, Thomas Bauer
  • Method for the Operation of an Electromechanically Operable Parking Brake
    Publication number: 20100010719
    Abstract: An electromechanically actuable parking brake for motor vehicles is disclosed. The brake includes at least one electromechanical actuator whose rotational movement is converted into a translational movement by an actuating unit, and which moves at least one brake element in such a way that at least one brake lining which is connected to the brake element is pressed with a locking force against a rotor which is connected to a motor vehicle wheel, wherein the current consumption of electromechanical actuator when the parking brake is engaged and/or released can be acquired. Furthermore, a method for operating the electromechanically actuable parking brake is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: Contiental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Oleg Bauer, Christof Maron, Jürgen Völkel, Bernd Neitzel, Rainer Klusemann, Axel Büse, Andreas Kohl, Samir Attayebi, Thomas Bauer