Patents by Inventor Michael Bogner
Michael Bogner 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: 10015561Abstract: A system and method for identifying an item in a video program including associated metadata. In operation, the correspondence between product information identifying the item, and a scene depicted in the video program in which the product appears, is stored in a database. The associated metadata, previously embedded in the video program, is also copied to the database, and indicates a correspondence between each said scene depicted in the program and the location therein of the scene. A specific scene of interest in the video program is identified by reference to the metadata in the database, and the item in the specific scene is then identified by correlating the metadata for the specific scene with the product information stored in the database, using the stored product/scene correspondence.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2013Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Oohly, LLCInventors: Bruce W. Ballai, Jason Michael Bogner
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Patent number: 9079506Abstract: A method for controlling a hybrid motor vehicle which has an electromotive internal combustion engine, which is operated by an electric accumulator and is operatively connected to a generator for the charging of the accumulator, and a control unit for controlling the drive unit, in particular the internal combustion engine as a function of the charge state of the accumulator. So that the internal combustion engine is operated advantageously, in addition to a control process as a function of the charge state of the accumulator, in order to protect the control unit and/or for the effective operation thereof, the internal combustion engine is controlled, at least as a function of a retrieved continuous power rating of the accumulator, a temperature of the accumulator, of vibrations occurring in the motor vehicle and/or of a downtime of the internal combustion engine.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2010Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KGInventors: Ralf Stopp, Michael Bogner
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Patent number: 8944195Abstract: An electrical drive unit for a motor vehicle, with the drive unit including a wheel hub drive that drives a vehicle wheel. The wheel hub drive has a sealing element which is affected by friction and by means of which the interior of the wheel hub drive is sealed off from the surroundings in an airtight manner. A ventilation device is provided by which a pressure difference between the prevailing air pressure in the interior of the wheel hub drive and the prevailing air pressure of the surrounding air can be compensated by displacing volumes of air.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2010Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Raphael Fischer, Michael Bogner
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Patent number: 8892324Abstract: A safety clutch for an electric drive which includes an electric motor and a shaft which is driven thereby. A transmission of torque between the electric motor and the shaft can be brought about by at least one connecting element. A controllable locking device via which an interruption in the transmission of torque between the electric motor and the shaft can be brought about, is assigned to the connecting element. The use of the safety clutch in an electric drive for a wheeled vehicle is disclosed, a controller evaluating the transmission of torque between the electric motor and the shaft using a vehicle state, and when a fault state is detected the controller transmitting a control signal to the controllable locking device, as a result of which an interruption is brought about in the transmission of torque between the electric motor and the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2011Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Michael Bogner, Raphael Fischer
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Patent number: 8866354Abstract: An electrical drive unit for a motor vehicle, with the drive unit including a wheel-hub drive that drives a vehicle wheel and that is arranged on the vehicle wheel by a wheel bearing, the wheel-hub drive having a rotor and a stator. According to the invention, a sealing device is provided between the rotor and the stator, and/or between the rotor and a component adjacent to the rotor, and/or between the stator and a component adjacent to the stator. A sealing surface of the sealing device is arranged on a radius with the center point around a virtual tilt axis of the wheel bearing, or substantially along a tangent to the radius.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2010Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Raphael Fischer, Michael Bogner
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Patent number: 8677969Abstract: A mass balancing device for balancing free inertial forces and/or free moments of inertia of a reciprocating internal combustion engine (1). The mass balancing device includes two balancer shafts (3, 4) rotating at the same rotational speed in opposite directions of rotation, and a transmission (5) arranged between the crankshaft (2) of the internal combustion engine and the balancer shafts. The transmission drives the balancer shafts at a transmission ratio of crankshaft rotational speed to the balancer shaft rotational speed that is non-uniform over the crankshaft angle such that the angular speed of the balancer shafts is at the maximum at the piston dead centers. The mass balancing device is intended to be configured for an internal combustion engine of multi-cylinder design and the mean value of the transmission ratio is intended to be 1:2.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Peter Solfrank, Michael Bogner
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Publication number: 20130152614Abstract: A thermal management module for the distribution as required of coolant flows in an electric vehicle, including a valve arrangement (4) having several valves (1, 2, 3). A first valve (1) for connecting a first cooling circuit (5) and a second valve (2) for connecting a second cooling circuit (6) as well as a third valve (3) for connecting a bypass circuit are provided, wherein the bypass circuit (7) allows bypassing a cooler (8) arranged in the first cooling circuit (5). The invention further relates to a cooling system for an electric vehicle having such a thermal management module.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KGInventors: Thomas Traudt, Michael Bogner
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Publication number: 20130071057Abstract: An electric wheel drive (1) includes a wheel bearing (2) which has two parts (3, 4) which can be rotated relative to one another, namely an inner part (3) and an outer part (4), wherein a potential equalization element (15) which makes contact with the inner part (3) on its end side (13) is fastened to the outer part (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Raphael Fischer, Michael Bogner, Tobias Vogler
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Publication number: 20130060437Abstract: A safety clutch for an electric drive which includes an electric motor and a shaft which is driven thereby. A transmission of torque between the electric motor and the shaft can be brought about by at least one connecting element. A controllable locking device via which an interruption in the transmission of torque between the electric motor and the shaft can be brought about, is assigned to the connecting element. The use of the safety clutch in an electric drive for a wheeled vehicle is disclosed, a controller evaluating the transmission of torque between the electric motor and the shaft using a vehicle state, and when a fault state is detected the controller transmitting a control signal to the controllable locking device, as a result of which an interruption is brought about in the transmission of torque between the electric motor and the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2011Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co KGInventors: Michael Bogner, Raphael Fischer
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Publication number: 20120312118Abstract: A mass balancing device for balancing free inertial forces and/or free moments of inertia of a reciprocating internal combustion engine (1). The mass balancing device includes two balancer shafts (3, 4) rotating at the same rotational speed in opposite directions of rotation, and a transmission (5) arranged between the crankshaft (2) of the internal combustion engine and the balancer shafts. The transmission drives the balancer shafts at a transmission ratio of crankshaft rotational speed to the balancer shaft rotational speed that is non-uniform over the crankshaft angle such that the angular speed of the balancer shafts is at the maximum at the piston dead centers. The mass balancing device is intended to be configured for an internal combustion engine of multi-cylinder design and the mean value of the transmission ratio is intended to be 1:2.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2011Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KGInventors: Peter Solfrank, Michael Bogner
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Publication number: 20120248849Abstract: A wheel hub drive unit for driving a motor vehicle wheel, with the unit including a wheel hub drive that has a bearing element (14) by which the wheel hub drive is arranged on a wheel hub (20) of the motor vehicle. The wheel hub drive has a mechanically designed blocking element (40) for applying a braking force to the wheel hub (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2010Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KGInventors: Raphael Fischer, Michael Bogner
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Publication number: 20120242197Abstract: An electrical drive unit for a motor vehicle, with the drive unit including a wheel-hub drive that drives a vehicle wheel and that is arranged on the vehicle wheel by a wheel bearing, the wheel-hub drive having a rotor and a stator. According to the invention, a sealing device is provided between the rotor and the stator, and/or between the rotor and a component adjacent to the rotor, and/or between the stator and a component adjacent to the stator. A sealing surface of the sealing device is arranged on a radius with the center point around a virtual tilt axis of the wheel bearing, or substantially along a tangent to the radius.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2010Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KGInventors: Raphael Fischer, Michael Bogner
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Publication number: 20120242137Abstract: An electrical drive unit for a motor vehicle, with the drive unit including a wheel hub drive that drives a vehicle wheel. The wheel hub drive has a sealing element which is affected by friction and by means of which the interior of the wheel hub drive is sealed off from the surroundings in an airtight manner. A ventilation device is provided by which a pressure difference between the prevailing air pressure in the interior of the wheel hub drive and the prevailing air pressure of the surrounding air can be compensated by displacing volumes of air.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2010Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KGInventors: Raphael Fischer, Michael Bogner
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Patent number: 8267822Abstract: A belt drive is provided which includes a circulating belt (8) which is driven by at least one drive element (9) and which drives at least one driven element (10). At least one first tensioning device (20) acts upon the belt (8) in the slack strand and at least one second tensioning device acts in the tightened strand. To prevent or reduce jumps and/or transverse oscillations of the belt (8), the second device (21) guides the belt (8) and at least one third device (22) which is arranged radially inside the belt drive, which is suitable, optionally, limits deviations of the belt (8). The second device (30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100) also tensions the belt (8) in such a manner that it is subjected to a force (F1) which is smaller than the force (F2) which is oriented counter thereto during the operation of the belt (8) on the second tensioning device (30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100).Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2010Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Bolko Schuseil, Michael Bogner, Roman Kern
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Patent number: 8187140Abstract: A planetary gear mechanism which has at least one drive unit, at least one output unit and a freewheel unit. The freewheel unit is provided for blocking a moment which is introduced at the output unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2008Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventor: Michael Bogner
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Publication number: 20110290554Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting substantially constant environmental conditions for an electrical component, which conducts and/or stores current. The electrical component is surrounded by a housing, which has an opening to obtain a connection to the external environment of the housing. The housing has means, which protect the electrical component substantially from dirt, dust and/or moisture from the external environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Inventors: Michael BOGNER, Raphael FISCHER
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Publication number: 20110053719Abstract: A belt drive is provided which includes a circulating belt (8) which is driven by at least one drive element (9) and which drives at least one driven element (10). At least one first tensioning device (20) acts upon the belt (8) in the slack strand and at least one second tensioning device acts in the tightened strand. To prevent or reduce jumps and/or transverse oscillations of the belt (8), the second device (21) guides the belt (8) and at least one third device (22) which is arranged radially inside the belt drive, which is suitable, optionally, limits deviations of the belt (8). The second device (30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100) also tensions the belt (8) in such a manner that it is subjected to a force (F1) which is smaller than the force (F2) which is oriented counter thereto during the operation of the belt (8) on the second tensioning device (30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Bolko Schuseil, Michael Bogner, Roman Kern
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Publication number: 20110028254Abstract: A belt drive is provided, especially a timing-belt drive for an internal-combustion engine, with a driving gear of a driveshaft, at least one driven gear of a driven shaft, and a belt means, wherein the driving or the driven gear imparts additional irregularity to the belt drive due to its noncircular shape and its phase position, which leads to stable running of the belt means. A noncircular gear that can be mounted easily and in phase, as well as with a fixed position, is realized in that the driving or driven noncircular gear has in its in-phase rotational position a rotationally fixed connection to its driving or driven shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Michael Bogner, Rainer Pflug
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Publication number: 20110022258Abstract: A method for controlling a hybrid motor vehicle which has an electromotive internal combustion engine, which is operated by an electric accumulator and is operatively connected to a generator for the charging of the accumulator, and a control unit for controlling the drive unit, in particular the internal combustion engine as a function of the charge state of the accumulator. So that the internal combustion engine is operated advantageously, in addition to a control process as a function of the charge state of the accumulator, in order to protect the control unit and/or for the effective operation thereof, the internal combustion engine is controlled, at least as a function of a retrieved continuous power rating of the accumulator, a temperature of the accumulator, of vibrations occurring in the motor vehicle and/or of a downtime of the internal combustion engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Ralf STOPP, Michael BOGNER
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Publication number: 20090286637Abstract: A tensioning device for a traction mechanism, in particular a belt or a chain, is provided including a lever arm (2, 19) over which the traction mechanism is guided and on which a tensioning spring is arranged with its one end, the other end of the tensioning spring is arranged on a spring holder (6, 21), by which the tensioning device (1, 18, 30) can be fastened to an external object. A holding element (11, 22, 34), which extends from the lever arm (2, 19) to the spring holder (6, 21) and is detachably arranged on both said lever arm (2, 19) and said spring holder (6, 21), holds the tensioning device (1, 18, 30) in a position with a preloaded tensioning spring (4, 20, 33).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2007Publication date: November 19, 2009Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KGInventors: Hermann Stief, Michael Bogner