Patents by Inventor Kai Schade
Kai Schade 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: 10635309Abstract: The invention relates to a method for protecting user data of a read/write storage device of an electronic computing system in a motor vehicle. Using test data relating to the run time of the electronic computing system, at least one protection region for protecting a storage region of the read/write storage device is established or removed or is specified in such a manner that the extent and/or position of the protection region with respect to a total storage region comprised by the read/write storage device is changed. The invention further relates to a corresponding electronic computing system.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Kai Schade, Andreas Heise
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Patent number: 10214189Abstract: An electronic control unit for controlling and/or regulating at least one motor vehicle includes at least one integrated microcontroller system for executing software and at least two microcontroller units that each executes at least one independent operating system. The at least one interface is provided for the purpose of interchanging information between the microcontroller units. The electronic control unit includes a first microcontroller unit configured to control and/or regulate of a first motor vehicle system, and a second microcontroller unit configured to use the interface of the first microcontroller unit to provide defaults for the control and/or regulation of the first motor vehicle system.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2013Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHGInventors: Andreas Heise, Kai Schade, Marco Sänger, Reinhard Herr, Michael Zydek, Ralf Hartman, Houman Amjadi
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Publication number: 20170168718Abstract: The invention relates to a method for protecting user data of a read/write storage device of an electronic computing system in a motor vehicle. Using test data relating to the run time of the electronic computing system, at least one protection region for protecting a storage region of the read/write storage device is established or removed or is specified in such a manner that the extent and/or position of the protection region with respect to a total storage region comprised by the read/write storage device is changed. The invention further relates to a corresponding electronic computing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2017Publication date: June 15, 2017Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Kai Schade, Andreas Heise
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Patent number: 9428159Abstract: An electronic controller for a brake system of a motor vehicle, having at least one interface to a control element, in particular a parking brake control switch, and at least two drive circuits for electric parking brake actuators. The electronic controller at least two independent arithmetic units, which are directly connected to each other via a data bus. A motor vehicle equipped with a controller according to the invention requires no transmission lock in an automatic gearbox.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2011Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHGInventors: Andreas Heise, Kai Schade
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Publication number: 20160046265Abstract: An electronic control unit for controlling and/or regulating at least one motor vehicle includes at least one integrated microcontroller system for executing software and at least two microcontroller units that each executes at least one independent operating system. The at least one interface is provided for the purpose of interchanging information between the microcontroller units.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2013Publication date: February 18, 2016Inventors: Andreas Heise, Kai Schade, Marco Sänger, Reinhard Herr, Michael Zydek, Ralf HARTMANN, Houman AMJADI
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Patent number: 8626415Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic braking system (50) for motor vehicles (60), having at least one wheel brake (7, 8, 9, 10) actuated by an electromechanical actuator (11, 12), wherein the electromechanical actuator (11, 12) is associated with an electronic control and/or regulating unit (WCU) (18, 19, 20) in which a data processing program for controlling and/or regulating the electromechanical actuator (11, 12) is executed. The system further having a data bus, in particular a CAN data bus, associated with the electronic control and/or regulating unit (ECU) (18, 19, 20). In the braking system a temporal coordination is achieved between an electronic control and regulating unit (18, 19, 20) associated with an electromechanical actuator (11, 12) and an additional control and regulating unit of the braking system. This end, the loop time of the data processing program for controlling and/or regulating the electromechanical actuator (11, 12) may be altered via the data bus.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2010Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHGInventors: Bernd Geyer, Kai Schade
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Publication number: 20130282249Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic controller for a brake system of a motor vehicle, which comprises at least one interface to a control element, in particular a parking brake control switch, and at least two drive circuits for electric actuators, in particular electric parking brake actuators. According to the invention, the electronic controller comprises two or a plurality of independent arithmetic units, which are directly connected to each other via a data bus. A motor vehicle equipped with a controller or brake system according to the invention requires no transmission lock in an automatic gearbox.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2011Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: Continental Teve AG & Co oHGInventors: Andreas Heise, Kai Schade
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Publication number: 20130268798Abstract: The invention relates to a microprocessor system for executing software modules, at least some of which are security critical, within the scope of controlling functions or tasks assigned to the software modules, comprising an intrinsically safe microprocessor module having at least two microprocessor cores. At least one further intrinsically safe microprocessor module having at least two microprocessor cores is provided. At least two microprocessor modules are connected via a bus system, at least two software modules are provided which execute functions, at least some of which overlap, the software modules having at least partially overlapping functions are distributed on a microprocessor module or n at least two microprocessor modules, and means for comparing or arbitrating events generated with the software modules for the identical functions are provided in order to detect software or hardware faults.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: Continental Teve AG & Co. oHGInventors: Kai Schade, Peter Zimmerschitt-Halbig, Andreas Heise
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Patent number: 8240198Abstract: A method used for determining a profile depth or wear on a tread of a tire of a vehicle, and/or a tire characteristic, a magnetic field being detected by a magnetic field sensor disposed in the interior of the tire, particularly in the area of the tread on the tire interior, or at a distance from the tire, particularly in the area of a wheel housing or a wheel well of the vehicle, the magnetic field being transmitted or changed by at least one indicator element disposed in the tread on the tire exterior. The current wear state of the tread and/or the tire characteristic, particularly a tire type and/or permissible top speed, is determined based on output signals of the magnetic field sensor. The invention further relates to tires.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2008Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Kai Schade, Andreas Heise, Stefan Kammann
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Publication number: 20120130615Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic braking system (50) for motor vehicles (60), having at least one wheel brake (7, 8, 9, 10) actuated by an electromechanical actuator (11, 12), wherein the electromechanical actuator (11, 12) is associated with an electronic control and/or regulating unit (WCU) (18, 19, 20) in which a data processing program for controling and/or regulating the electromechanical actuator (11, 12) is executed. The system further having a data bus, in particular a CAN data bus, associated with the electronic control and/or regulating unit (ECU) (18, 19, 20). In the braking system a temporal coordination is achieved between an electronic control and regulating unit (18, 19, 20) assoicated with an electromechanical actuator (11, 12) and an additional control and regulating unit of the braking system. This this end, the loop time of the data processing program for controlling and/or regulating the electromechanical actuator (11, 12) may be altered via the data bus.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OAGInventors: Bernd Geyer, Kai Schade
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Patent number: 8074507Abstract: Tire module for the detection of tire state quantities which includes a printed circuit board and a piezoelectric transducer with a housing and at least one transducer element, wherein the transducer element is coupled to piezoelectric material or consists of piezoelectric material, and wherein the piezoelectric transducer is executed as a surface-mounted device (SMD) and as such is mounted on the printed circuit board by terminal areas and is electrically connected to the printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2008Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Sighard Schräbler, Kai Schade, Stefan Kammann, Markus Neumann, Wolfgang Käfer
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Publication number: 20100276044Abstract: A method used for determining a profile depth or wear on a tread of a tire of a vehicle, and/or a tire characteristic, a magnetic field being detected by a magnetic field sensor disposed in the interior of the tire, particularly in the area of the tread on the tire interior, or at a distance from the tire, particularly in the area of a wheel housing or a wheel well of the vehicle, the magnetic field being transmitted or changed by at least one indicator element disposed in the tread on the tire exterior. The current wear state of the tread and/or the tire characteristic, particularly a tire type and/or permissible top speed, is determined based on output signals of the magnetic field sensor. The invention further relates to tires.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2008Publication date: November 4, 2010Inventors: Andreas Heise, Stefan Kammann, Kai Schade
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Publication number: 20100170332Abstract: Tire module for the detection of tire state quantities which includes a printed circuit board and a piezoelectric transducer with a housing and at least one transducer element, wherein the transducer element is coupled to piezoelectric material or consists of piezoelectric material, and wherein the piezoelectric transducer is executed as a surface-mounted device (SMD) and as such is mounted on the printed circuit board by terminal areas and is electrically connected to the printed circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2008Publication date: July 8, 2010Inventors: Stefan Kammann, Sighard Schräbler, Kai Schade, Wolfgang Käfer, Markus Neumann