Patents by Inventor Christian Märkl

Christian Märkl 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 start-up control of an electric vacuum pump
    Patent number: 10808690
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a start-up of an electric vacuum pump for a vacuum system of a vehicle, wherein the start-up can occur according to at least two different start-up modes, i.e., according to a standard mode and according to at least one special mode, wherein in the standard mode the vacuum pump is connected to a supply voltage in a non-clocked manner and in the special mode the vacuum pump is connected to a supply voltage in a dynamically clocked manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Kalbeck, Jürgen Schicke, Christian Märkl
  • METHOD FOR THE START-UP CONTROL OF AN ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP
    Publication number: 20140356190
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a start-up of an electric vacuum pump for a vacuum system of a vehicle, wherein the start-up can occur according to at least two different start-up modes, i.e., according to a standard mode and according to at least one special mode, wherein in the standard mode the vacuum pump is connected to a supply voltage in a non-clocked manner and in the special mode the vacuum pump is connected to a supply voltage in a dynamically clocked manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Alexander Kalbeck, Jürgen Schicke, Christian Märkl
  • ASSEMBLY FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP
    Publication number: 20130342147
    Abstract: An assembly for controlling an electric vacuum pump for a vehicle, which is connectable by at least one switch, which can be controlled by an electronic control unit, to a supply voltage, wherein the electronic control unit in a start-up phase connects the vacuum pump to an additional electrical resistor between the supply voltage and the vacuum pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Dieter Bidlingmeyer, Alexander Kalbeck, Bernd Pfaffeneder, Michael Irsigler, Christian Märkl