Patents by Inventor Ralph Tepe

Ralph Tepe 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).

  • Method for monitoring and controlling a pneumatic ride-height control system of a chassis system
    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
  • METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING A PNEUMATIC RIDE-HEIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM OF A CHASSIS SYSTEM
    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