Patents by Inventor Juergen Hofmann

Juergen Hofmann 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).

  • Patent number: 8997316
    Abstract: An adapter for the vehicle-side installation of a component, in particular of a lining part, has a first fastening element to which a component-side holding piece can be attached, and a second fastening element to which a vehicle-side retaining element can be attached. The first and second fastening elements are coupled to each other via at least one spring element so as to be movable to a limited extent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH
    Inventors: Hubert Loewe, Oliver Marx, Juergen Hofmann
  • Patent number: 8950043
    Abstract: A connecting assembly (10) for fastening a mount-on part (12) to a carrier part (14), having a clip (16) which includes a deformable locking section (18) for fastening the clip (16) to the carrier part (14), and a separate locking pin (20) which is adapted to be received by the clip (16) by a movement in a mounting direction (22) along a mounting axis (A), the clip (16) and the locking pin (20) including cooperating latching members (24, 26) which form snap connections in a preassembly position and a locking position to fix the locking pin (20) axially on the clip (16). In the preassembly position the locking pin (20) and the clip (16) form a preassembled connecting assembly which is insertable into mounting openings (28, 30) of the mount-on part (12) and of the carrier part (14) by a movement along the mounting axis (A) and is movable to a fastening position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Hofmann, Markus Elsner, Hubert Loewe
  • Publication number: 20140217246
    Abstract: A fastening clip has at least one seat for a line, and at least one hermaphroditic coupling section for connecting the fastening clip to a second fastening clip of identical construction. The first connecting structure has a groove that widens away from an oblong opening and is open in the longitudinal direction, and the second connecting structure has a protruding rail that can engage into the groove and has a thickened portion on its free end. A second locking structure is arranged offset by 180 degrees in relation to a first locking structure. The locking structures are arranged such that the first locking structure of a first fastening clip can lock with the second locking structure of a second fastening clip having an identical coupling section, and the second locking structure of the first fastening clip can lock with the first locking structure of the second fastening clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: TRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH
    Inventors: Hubert Loewe, Juergen Hofmann
  • Patent number: 8757310
    Abstract: A modular system (1) for a battery (2) has a battery housing (3), at least one first battery module (4) having a number n of battery cells (5) and at least one further battery module (6) having a higher number n+x or a lower number n?x of battery cells (5) can be arranged in the battery housing (3). In this case, one first battery module (4) can be arranged in a space-filling manner within the battery housing (3), or one further battery module (6) together with at least one compensation element (7) of the modular system (1) can be arranged in a space-filling manner within the battery housing (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Juergen Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20140159289
    Abstract: In a vibration damper (10) for at least one conduit (12, 12a, 12b), in particular in a vehicle, with at least one receptacle (14, 14a, 14b) in which a conduit (12, 12a, 12b) can be held, and a frame (16) in which the receptacle (14, 14a, 14b) is held and which encloses the receptacle (14, 14a, 14b) in circumferential direction (U), it is provided that the frame (16) is flexible and/or that flexible webs (18a, 18b, 18c, 18d, 18e, 18f) are provided, which keep the receptacle (14, 14a, 14b) spaced from the frame (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: TRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH
    Inventors: Hubert Loewe, Juergen Hofmann, Markus Elsner
  • Patent number: 8738064
    Abstract: In radio communication between a central unit in an airborne vehicle and a radio communication terminal, the central unit controls a setting of transmission power depending on the altitude of the airborne vehicle during climbing and descending flight using hysteresis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Juergen Hofmann, Josef Kolbinger
  • Publication number: 20140050548
    Abstract: In a fastening clip (10) for fastening a component to a carrier (24), in particular a lining part (26) of a motor vehicle to a body sheet, having an anchoring member (12) which can be inserted into an opening (22) of the carrier (24) and has latching tabs (38) which, in a latching position, can rest against an edge of the opening (22) and/or can latch thereon, and having a locking member (16) which can cooperate with the component, extends through the anchoring member (12) and is displaceable relative to these between a mounting position and a locking position in which the locking member (16) fixes the latching tabs (38) in place in the latching position, holding members (40) are provided on the anchoring member (12), with the locking member (16), upon a movement of the locking member (16) from the locking position to the mounting position, urging the holding members (40) radially outwards to a holding position, in which they engage the edge of the opening (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: TRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH
    Inventors: Hubert Loewe, Juergen Hofmann, Philipp Kroell, Franz Hammer, Carsten Lange
  • Patent number: 8602674
    Abstract: A device for connecting two components, in particular a linkage of bars (38) and an engine hood (40), includes a fastening element (10) and a securing element (24) cooperating with the fastening element (10). The fastening element (10) includes a fastening section (18) for connecting the fastening element (10) with the first component and a receiving section (12) for mounting the second component. The securing element (24) includes first and second securing sections (26, 28) and is transferable to a final assembly position, in which the first securing section (26) secures the connection of the fastening element (10) with the first component and at the same time the second securing section (28) secures the mounting of the second component in the receiving section (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignees: TRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH, GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Hubert Loewe, Juergen Hofmann, Klaus Hock, Anett Kilian
  • Publication number: 20130302671
    Abstract: Plate-shaped current conductor (12) for a galvanic cell, with a first surface (16) and a second surface (17), which essentially face each other, and are connected with each other via a first side surface (18) and a second side surface (19), characterized in that the plate-shaped current conductor has, in the area of the first and/or second side surface (18,19), a segment, which has a thickness (d), which is reduced in regard to its cross section vis-à-vis the thickness (D) as defined by first and second surface (16, 17) of the current conductor, which segment extends at least substantially over a sealing area (14) of the current conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Li-Tec Battery GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Eichinger, Michael Gnann, Mykola Polyakov, Juergen Hofmann, Joerg Breu
  • Publication number: 20130294319
    Abstract: The present invention refers to transmitting data in a radio communications system. In particular, a method and devices are presented for receiving and transmitting, on a channel, a sequence of radio blocks, the sequence further being divided into a first subset of the sequence of radio blocks which is allocated for user traffic of a first group of radio devices or of a second group of radio devices, and into a second subset of the sequence of radio blocks which is allocated for common control channel information relating only to the second group of radio devices, wherein the first and second subsets of radio blocks are transmitted on the same channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Mikko Markus Haapaniemi, Juergen Hofmann
  • Patent number: 8572818
    Abstract: A connection assembly for fastening an attaching element on a support (10) comprises a holding clip (16), which can be inserted into a mounting opening (20) of the support (10) and has holders (54) for axially fixing the holding clip (16) to the support (10), and a pin (12), which can be reversibly attached to a coupling piece (14) fastened to the attachment element and inserted into the holding clip (16). The pull-off force of the pin (12) in an intermediate position of the connecting assembly, in which the pin (12) has a first orientation relative to the holding clip (16), is larger than in a mounting position of the connection assembly, in which the pin (12) also has the first orientation and is inserted fully into the holding clip (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Hofmann, Hubert Loewe
  • Publication number: 20130270939
    Abstract: An electric machine has a base body with a stator, a rotor shaft mounted in the base body, and a heat exchanger. Cooling ducts for a liquid cooling medium are arranged in the base body. The rotor shaft is embodied as a hollow shaft through which the liquid cooling medium can flow. The heat exchanger dissipates heat contained in the liquid cooling medium to the surroundings of the electric machine. The heat exchanger, the rotor shaft and the cooling ducts are fluidically connected in series, producing a closed circuit for the liquid medium. A feed element is arranged to co-rotate with the rotor shaft. The feed element is inserted in the closed circuit for the liquid cooling medium to forcibly circulate the liquid cooling medium in the closed circuit as the rotor shaft for the liquid cooling medium rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Konrad Brandl, Vladimir Danov, Klaus Dennerlein, Bernd Gromoll, Jürgen Hofmann, Patryk Piotrowski, Andreas Schröter
  • Patent number: 8432123
    Abstract: A method is described for operating an electric motor. The electric motor has at least two phases and a rotor. In the method, a current angular position (phipos) of the rotor is ascertained and, as a function of that, in at least one of the two phases, a potential is applied in such a way that a desired angular position (phiposreq) is achieved. From the current angular position (phipos) and the desired angular position (phiposreq) a setpoint angular velocity (dphides) is ascertained, which is used for influencing the potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Michael-Juergen Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20130052930
    Abstract: A baffle (10) for a venting valve for reducing the admission of sound into the interior in particular of a motor vehicle, including at least one air guiding channel (16, 18, 20, 22) having a labyrinth geometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Juergen Hofmann, Vitali Leidner
  • Publication number: 20130028202
    Abstract: A method and a device for data processing in a network are provided, wherein a DTX state is used for conveying control information within a data unit that is also at least partially used for conveying a DTX information. Furthermore, a communication system is suggested including said device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventor: Juergen Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20130014353
    Abstract: An adapter for the vehicle-side installation of a component, in particular of a lining part, has a first fastening element to which a component-side holding piece can be attached, and a second fastening element to which a vehicle-side retaining element can be attached. The first and second fastening elements are coupled to each other via at least one spring element so as to be movable to a limited extent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Hubert Loewe, Oliver Marx, Juergen Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20130008731
    Abstract: A modular system (1) for a battery (2) has a battery housing (3), at least one first battery module (4) having a number n of battery cells (5) and at least one further battery module (6) having a higher number n+x or a lower number n?x of battery cells (5) can be arranged in the battery housing (3). In this case, one first battery module (4) can be arranged in a space-filling manner within the battery housing (3), or one further battery module (6) together with at least one compensation element (7) of the modular system (1) can be arranged in a space-filling manner within the battery housing (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Juergen Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20120164521
    Abstract: Conductors of a galvanic cell with an essentially flat housing are accessible from the outside by means of recesses, shaped as window-like openings which are essentially arranged in a plane and in parallel to the flat housing surface of the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: LI-TEC BATTERY GMBH
    Inventors: Guenter Eichinger, Juergen Hofmann, Joerg Breu
  • Publication number: 20120164516
    Abstract: The assembly or design of the energy conductors (103, 104, 502) of a storage element (101, 305, 501) for electric energy has specific assembly or design elements (201, 202, 203, 204, 301, 302, 303, 404, 405, 406, 407, 412, 413), which counteract a polarity reversal of the storage element or storage elements upon assembly of such storage elements with other similar storage elements to form a storage block, or upon connection of a storage block to an energy consumer or energy supplier equipped with corresponding contact or retaining elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: LI-TEC BATTERY GMBH
    Inventors: Jens Meintschel, Juergen Hofmann, Claus-Rupert Hohenthanner, Torsten Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20120131772
    Abstract: A holding dowel (10) for fastening a fastening means to a component (22), in particular to a vehicle body part, is adapted to be inserted into and arrested in an opening (20) of the component (22) and has a mount (26) for the fastening means. The holding dowel (10) has a base body (12) made from a hard material, which protrudes into the opening (20) and is adapted to fix the holding dowel (10) in place in the opening (20), and further has a sealing member (18) made from a flexible plastic material, which includes a surrounding sealing lip (38). In the installed condition of the holding dowel (10), the sealing lip (38) rests against the component (22) and seals the opening (20) of the component (22). The sealing member (18) is produced at least partly from a material which under the influence of heat establishes a substance-to-substance bond with the component (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Juergen Hofmann, Michael Demerath