Patents by Inventor Hermann Hoinkhaus

Hermann Hoinkhaus 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: 20240059117
    Abstract: Method for correcting a height value, measured using a height sensor, of a spring-damper unit of a motor vehicle, wherein the measured height value is corrected by a correction value that is dependent on an acceleration value if the motor vehicle is accelerated in a longitudinal and/or lateral direction, the correction value being adjusted while the motor vehicle is moving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Wolters, Klaus Wenger, Hermann Hoinkhaus
  • Publication number: 20230373263
    Abstract: A method for changing a ride height position of a motor vehicle comprises measuring a respective relative distance of a vehicle superstructure from corresponding wheels, with spring travel sensors and transmitting a respective spring travel signal to an electronic open-loop and closed-loop control device of the motor vehicle. The spring travel signals pass through a frequency filtering in the electronic open-loop and closed-loop control device The frequency filtering initially comprising a bandpass filtering which splits the spring travel signal into a signal component excited by the wheel and a signal component excited by the vehicle superstructure. The signal component excited by the vehicle superstructure is filtered out, the frequency filtering then comprising an absolute value conversion of the bandpass-filtered spring travel signal and subsequently a low-pass filtering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Hoinkhaus, Frank Wolters
  • Patent number: 9259987
    Abstract: A method for monitoring and controlling a chassis pneumatic ride-height control system. Repeatedly measuring a current height of the chassis; detecting when the current height of the chassis exceeds at least one predefined height threshold. A time interval threshold is associated with the height threshold; repeatedly measuring a time interval in which the current height of the chassis exceeds the predefined height threshold; detecting when the measured lime interval exceeds the predefined time interval threshold associated with the predefined height threshold; repeatedly checking whether both the height threshold and the associated time interval threshold are exceeded, and if so, preventing the current height of the chassis from rising further and/or increasing stability of the chassis; deactivating the measures when the repeated check shows that the current height of the chassis is below the at least one height threshold and the associated time interval threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Marc Nettelmann, Werner Schünemann, Oliver König, Hermann Hoinkhaus, Ralph Tepe
  • Patent number: 9108481
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for carrying out a plausibility check for recognizing a loss in load-bearing capacity in at least one suspension strut of a suspension system of a motor vehicle chassis during the operation of the chassis. Target-actual comparisons of measured suspension paths with evaluation parameters having predetermined critical threshold values calculated from the suspension paths are performed. In the event that the predetermined critical threshold values are exceeded or not attained, a recognition signal is set for a possible loss in load-bearing capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventor: Hermann Hoinkhaus
  • Publication number: 20140379210
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for carrying out a plausibility check for recognizing a loss in load-bearing capacity in at least one suspension strut of a suspension system of a motor vehicle chassis during the operation of the chassis, wherein target-actual comparisons of measured suspension paths with evaluation parameters having predetermined critical threshold values calculated trom the suspension paths are performed, and wherein in the event that the predetermined critical threshold values are exceeded or not attained, a recognition signal is set for a possible loss in load-bearing capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventor: Hermann Hoinkhaus
  • Publication number: 20140163820
    Abstract: A method for monitoring and controlling a chassis pneumatic ride-height control system. Repeatedly measuring a current height of the chassis; detecting when the current height of the chassis exceeds at least one predefined height threshold. A time interval threshold is associated with the height threshold; repeatedly measuring a time interval in which the current height of the chassis exceeds the predefined height threshold; detecting when the measured lime interval exceeds the predefined time interval threshold associated with the predefined height threshold; repeatedly checking whether both the height threshold and the associated time interval threshold are exceeded, and if so, preventing the current height of the chassis from rising further and/or increasing stability of the chassis; deactivating the measures when the repeated check shows that the current height of the chassis is below the at least one height threshold and the associated time interval threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Marc Nettelmann, Werner Schünemann, Oliver König, Hermann Hoinkhaus, Ralph Tepe
  • Patent number: 7886882
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gas spring/damper unit (1) having at least one movably mounted displacement piston (2) and two displacement chambers (3, 4) whose volume increases or diminishes according to the direction of travel of the displacement piston (2) and which are interconnected via overflow ducts (6, 7) in which throttle valves (16, 16?, 16?, 17, 17?, 17?, 17??) are disposed. Several throttle valves (16, 16?, 16?, 17, 17?, 17?, 17??) having different valve characteristics are positioned so as to be effective in one direction of flow. One throttle valve (17) is designed for damping eigenfrequencies ranging from 1 to 1.5 Hz while another throttle valve (17?) is designed for damping eigenfrequencies ranging from 10 to 40 Hz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Continental Aktiengesellschaf
    Inventors: Christof Behmenburg, Heinz Job, Thomas Engelke, Jörg Kock, Hermann Hoinkhaus
  • Publication number: 20080000739
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gas spring/damper unit (1) having at least one movably mounted displacement piston (2) and two displacement chambers (3, 4) whose volume increases or diminishes according to the direction of travel of the displacement piston (2) and which are interconnected via overflow ducts (6, 7) in which throttle valves (16, 16?, 16?, 17, 17?, 17?, 17??) are disposed. Several throttle valves (16, 16?, 16?, 17, 17?, 17?, 17??) having different valve characteristics are positioned so as to be effective in one direction of flow. One throttle valve (17) is designed for damping eigenfrequencies ranging from 1 to 1.5 Hz while another throttle valve (17?) is designed for damping eigenfrequencies ranging from 10 to 40 Hz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Christof Behmenburg, Heinz Job, Thomas Engelke, Jorg Kock, Hermann Hoinkhaus
  • Patent number: 6868946
    Abstract: A method controls the damper current of a damper of a motor vehicle. The damper is adjustable by an electrical current and the permissible change of the current per time interval is delimited by a limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Continental Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jörg Kock, Ralf Johannknecht, Jörg Grotendorst, Stefan Zoufal, Alexander Stiller, Hermann Hoinkhaus
  • Publication number: 20030139856
    Abstract: A noise-burdened signal is filtered in accordance with a method of digitally filtering to filter out the noise component. The method includes inputting a signal into a digital filter of a filter length (K+1) wherein the filter length is less than the period of the fundamental frequency of the signal. A signal component of an order (m) is filtered from the signal based on earlier scanning values of the signal within the filter length. A filtered signal value is then outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Uwe Creutzburg, Hermann Hoinkhaus, Andreas Rieckmann
  • Publication number: 20020166741
    Abstract: A method controls the damper current of a damper of a motor vehicle. The damper is adjustable by an electrical current and the permissible change of the current per time interval is delimited by a limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: Jorg Kock, Ralf Johannknecht, Jorg Grotendorst, Stefan Zoufal, Alexander Stiller, Hermann Hoinkhaus