Patents by Inventor Claus Beyer
Claus Beyer 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: 11814885Abstract: A closure device having a lock element that can be locked on a mating piece, preferably for closing a sealing flap of an opening, in particular an inspection flap, preferably in a drywall construction, in particular for a wall or a ceiling is provided. A closure device is distinguished by the fact that the lock element is arranged in such a way that, preferably under the action of a spring, in a first position with respect to the mating piece it is or can be moved into a locking position and, in a second position, it reaches a position and/or a state without any blocking action.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2017Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: KNAUF GIPS KGInventor: Claus Beyer
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Publication number: 20210131153Abstract: A closure device having a lock element that can be locked on a mating piece, preferably for closing a sealing flap of an opening, in particular an inspection flap, preferably in a drywall construction, in particular for a wall or a ceiling is provided. A closure device is distinguished by the fact that the lock element is arranged in such a way that, preferably under the action of a spring, in a first position with respect to the mating piece it is or can be moved into a locking position and, in a second position, it reaches a position and/or a state without any blocking action.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2017Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventor: Claus BEYER
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Patent number: 10814844Abstract: A braking controller and method in a towing vehicle towing one or more towed vehicles as a combination vehicle provides brake control of the one or more towed vehicles based on a level of braking force applied to the towing vehicle. A non-enhanced braking mode applies a first level of braking force to the towed vehicles in a predetermined reduced proportion relative to the level of braking force applied to the towing vehicle, and an enhanced braking mode applies a second level of braking force to the towed vehicles greater than the first level of braking force. The enhanced braking mode strategy is used unless trailer capability information reported by one or more the trailers fails to match against expected trailer capability information.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLCInventors: Phillip J. Kasper, Michael D. Tober, Claus Beyer, Joseph M. MacNamara, Subashish Sasmal
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Patent number: 10525950Abstract: A braking controller and method in a towing vehicle towing one or more towed vehicles as a combination vehicle provides brake control of the one or more towed vehicles based on a level of braking force applied to the towing vehicle. A non-enhanced braking mode applies a first level of braking force to the towed vehicles in a predetermined reduced proportion relative to the level of braking force applied to the towing vehicle, and an enhanced braking mode applies a second level of braking force to the towed vehicles greater than the first level of braking force. The enhanced braking mode strategy is used unless trailer capability information reported by one or more the trailers fails to match against expected trailer capability information.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLCInventors: Phillip J. Kasper, Michael D. Tober, Claus Beyer, Joseph M. Macnamara, Subashish Sasmal
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Publication number: 20190084534Abstract: A braking controller and method in a towing vehicle towing one or more towed vehicles as a combination vehicle provides brake control of the one or more towed vehicles based on a level of braking force applied to the towing vehicle. A non-enhanced braking mode applies a first level of braking force to the towed vehicles in a predetermined reduced proportion relative to the level of braking force applied to the towing vehicle, and an enhanced braking mode applies a second level of braking force to the towed vehicles greater than the first level of braking force. The enhanced braking mode strategy is used unless trailer capability information reported by one or more the trailers fails to match against expected trailer capability information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Phillip J. Kasper, Michael D. Tober, Claus Beyer, Joseph M. MacNamara, Subashish Sasmal
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Publication number: 20190084537Abstract: A braking controller and method in a towing vehicle towing one or more towed vehicles as a combination vehicle provides brake control of the one or more towed vehicles based on a level of braking force applied to the towing vehicle. A non-enhanced braking mode applies a first level of braking force to the towed vehicles in a predetermined reduced proportion relative to the level of braking force applied to the towing vehicle, and an enhanced braking mode applies a second level of braking force to the towed vehicles greater than the first level of braking force. The enhanced braking mode strategy is used unless trailer capability information reported by one or more the trailers fails to match against expected trailer capability information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Phillip J. Kasper, Michael D. Tober, Claus Beyer, Joseph M. Macnamara, Subashish Sasmal
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Patent number: 6672683Abstract: The invention relates to an electronically regulated brake system comprising a central control device (Z1; Z2) and at least one pressure control valve (A). According to the invention, the electronically regulated brake system additionally includes at least one pressure regulating valve (B) and/or at least one pressure regulating module (C).Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2002Date of Patent: January 6, 2004Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbHInventors: Werner Stumpe, Herbert Schramm, Claus Beyer, Juergen Wrede
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Patent number: 5615935Abstract: Under conditions which indicate all wheels are unstable, all have been in pressure decrease for a long time, and the vehicle reference velocity has been continuously negatively corrected for a long time, recovery are flags set on all wheels. If all recovery flags are set and four wheel drive axle oscillations are present and the reference velocity has not been in negative correction for too long, the gradient of the vehicle reference velocity is limited to a fixed lesser slope. If one or more recovery flags are set, other measures can be taken, including flattening of the vehicle reference velocity through gradual additions to the calculated vehicle acceleration, and giving longer pressure holds and delaying pressure increase. The recovery flag is reset separately on each wheel only when that specific wheel becomes completely stable.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 1995Date of Patent: April 1, 1997Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Claus Beyer, John Gatza, Carlos Atoche, Sam Totonji
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Patent number: 5277482Abstract: A reference speed signal approximating the vehicle speed is generated from the wheel speed signals. Wheel slippage signals are generated from the wheel speed signals and the reference speed signal, and used to produce control signals for brake pressure control devices at the wheels. The ABS is switched off when the vehicle is not braked and a wheel slippage signal exceeds a threshold for a predetermined period of time. In a preferred embodiment, the wheel slippage signal used for generating the control signal is reduced by a specified amount when the slippage signal exceeds a smaller threshold for a predetermined period of time.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 1991Date of Patent: January 11, 1994Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Claus Beyer, Peter Dominke
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Patent number: 5262951Abstract: An ABS is described in which the wheel slip is used. For this purpose, a reference signal is required, the gradient of which is obtained from an auxiliary reference signal. In order to achieve an even better matching of the reference to the vehicle speed, the gradient is made dependent on the extent of the pressure reduction in a closed-loop control cycle, specifically the gradient is reduced with increasing pressure reduction.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 1991Date of Patent: November 16, 1993Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Claus Beyer, Peter Dominke, Ulf Herlin, Joachim Bielesch
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Patent number: 5249852Abstract: An anti-lock brake system is described in which, when an instability limit IS is exceeded by an instability criterion KK=aB+b.multidot.L+cIL+dV.sub.F(where a, b, c and d are constants and B is the relative wheel deceleration, L is the wheel slip and IL is the integral of the wheel slip and V.sub.F is the calculated vehicle deceleration, a pressure reduction pulse is produced, the width of which depends on the reduction time in the preceding cycle. This pulse also resets the integrator and the differentiator required for obtaining the wheel deceleration to 0. Between the pressure reduction pulses, pressure is held constant.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 1991Date of Patent: October 5, 1993Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Claus Beyer, Peter Dominke, Eberhard Sonntag
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Patent number: 5184876Abstract: The reference speed required for slip development is formed by using an auxiliary reference which specifies the reference slope during a sudden drop in wheel speed. In other circumstances, the speed of the second fastest wheel is included in the forming of a reference during the control action. In the absence of ABS control, the average speed of the non-driven wheels determines the reference speed. The change of reference speed forming from average value to use of the slope of the auxiliary reference and the speed of the second fastest wheel is made both at commencement of control action and even independently control action, when the sum of all wheel slips exceeds a threshold value a.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 1991Date of Patent: February 9, 1993Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Claus Beyer, Peter Dominke, Eberhard Sonntag