Patents by Inventor Ruediger Block

Ruediger Block 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: 9097336
    Abstract: A device is described for controlling a hydraulic accumulator of a hydraulic system, for example a vehicle transmission, having a valve device which may connect and disconnect an accumulator-side port of the device to and from a system-side port, the valve device including at least one first check valve which is situated hydraulically between the accumulator-side port and the system-side port, and which is blocking in the direction of the system-side port, the valve device also including an electrically actuated control valve which is situated between a control port of the first check valve and the accumulator-side port in such a way that the control valve may hydraulically unblock the first check valve, using the pressure prevailing at the accumulator-side port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Ruediger Block, Nils Steinbach, Werner Hess, Ianislav Krastev, Helmut Schneider, Steffen Strauss, Uwe Kulow, Christof Ott
  • Publication number: 20130284289
    Abstract: A device is described for controlling a hydraulic accumulator of a hydraulic system, for example a vehicle transmission, having a valve device which may connect and disconnect an accumulator-side port of the device to and from a system-side port, the valve device including at least one first check valve which is situated hydraulically between the accumulator-side port and the system-side port, and which is blocking in the direction of the system-side port, the valve device also including an electrically actuated control valve which is situated between a control port of the first check valve and the accumulator-side port in such a way that the control valve may hydraulically unblock the first check valve, using the pressure prevailing at the accumulator-side port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Ruediger Block, Nils Steinbach, Werner Hess, Ianislav Krastev, Helmut Schneider, Steffen Strauss, Uwe Kulow, Christof Ott
  • Publication number: 20130263948
    Abstract: A device is described for controlling a hydraulic accumulator of a hydraulic system, for example a vehicle transmission, having a valve device which may connect and disconnect an accumulator-side port of the device to and from a system-side port, the valve device including at least one valve main stage, which is situated hydraulically between the accumulator-side port and the system-side port and to which a pressure prevailing hydraulically at the accumulator-side port is preferably applied by an application means in the opening direction, the valve device also including an electrically actuated control valve which may connect the system-side port to a control port of the valve main stage which acts in the closing direction of the valve main stage and to the accumulator-side port, at least one first throttle being situated between the control valve and the accumulator-side port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Ruediger Block, Nils Steinbach, Wolfgang Rudolph, Werner Hess, Ianislav Krastev, Manfred Stachely, Helmut Schneider, Steffen Strauss, Uwe Kulow, Christof Ott
  • Patent number: 7095225
    Abstract: A method for detecting the motion of an element relative to a sensor apparatus is proposed, in which a detection of the direction of motion is performed. As a function of the direction of motion, a measurement signal is increased or decreased at predetermined measurement intervals, and only if a predetermined threshold value is exceeded is a direction-of-motion signal generated. Preferably, by means of a counting logic circuit (6), a counter is increased by a binary amount In one direction (2) and the counter (6) is decreased by a binary amount in the respective other direction (3). Upon a detection of measurement signals which as a result of being increased or decreased in a measurement interval do not lead to exceeding of the predetermined amount of the threshold value, vibration of the element is assumed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Walter, Rasmus Rettig, Christelle Andriot, Ruediger Block
  • Patent number: 7013233
    Abstract: The invention proposes a method for detecting the motion of an element relative to a sensor device, in which signals (7 to 15) are evaluated as a function of a pulse generator (1) that is moved past the sensor (3, 4, 5). The signals (7, 8; 10, 11; 13, 14) of two sensor elements (4, 5) disposed next to each other in the movement direction are detected, wherein in order to detect vibrations perpendicular to the movement direction, the phase responses of the signals (7, 8; 10, 11; 13, 14) of the individual sensor elements (4, 5) and of the differential signals (9; 12; 15) of the individual sensor elements (4, 5) are evaluated as to whether all three signals are in phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ruediger Block, Christelle Andriot, Rasmus Rettig, Klaus Walter
  • Patent number: 6967476
    Abstract: A method for detecting the motion of an element relative to a sensor arrangement is proposed, wherein switching signals (1) are evaluated as a function of a pulse transmitter passing in front of the sensor, and a switching hysteresis (H) is adapted in the evaluation as a function of the values of the switching signal (1). When the element moves below a predetermined limiting value (fGrenz), a relatively great switching hysteresis (Hyst0) is set, and when the limiting value (fGrenz) is exceeded, a reduced switching hysteresis (H1) is set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ruediger Block, Christelle Andriot, Rasmus Rettig, Klaus Walter
  • Publication number: 20050122098
    Abstract: A method for detecting the motion of an element relative to a sensor arrangement is proposed, wherein switching signals (1) are evaluated as a function of a pulse transmitter passing in front of the sensor, and a switching hysteresis (H) is adapted in the evaluation as a function of the values of the switching signal (1). When the element moves below a predetermined limiting value (fGrenz), a relatively great switching hysteresis (Hyst0) is set, and when the limiting value (fGrenz) is exceeded, a reduced switching hysteresis (H1) is set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Ruediger Block, Christelle Andriot, Rasmus Rettig, Klaus Walter
  • Publication number: 20050068023
    Abstract: A method for detecting the motion of an element relative to a sensor apparatus is proposed, in which a detection of the direction of motion is performed. As a function of the direction of motion, a measurement signal is increased or decreased at predetermined measurement intervals, and only if a predetermined threshold value is exceeded is a direction-of-motion signal generated. Preferably, by means of a counting logic circuit (6), a counter is increased by a binary amount in one direction (2) and the counter (6) is decreased by a binary amount in the respective other direction (3). Upon a detection of measurement signals which as a result of being increased or decreased in a measurement interval do not lead to exceeding of the predetermined amount of the threshold value, vibration of the element is assumed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Klaus Walter, Rasmus Rettig, Christelle Andriot, Ruediger Block
  • Publication number: 20050024042
    Abstract: The invention proposes a method for detecting the motion of an element relative to a sensor device, in which signals (7 to 15) are evaluated as a function of a pulse generator (1) that is moved past the sensor (3, 4, 5). The signals (7, 8; 10, 11; 13, 14) of two sensor elements (4, 5) disposed next to each other in the movement direction are detected, wherein in order to detect vibrations perpendicular to the movement direction, the phase responses of the signals (7, 8; 10, 11; 13, 14) of the individual sensor elements (4, 5) and of the differential signals (9; 12; 15) of the individual sensor elements (4, 5) are evaluated as to whether all three signals are in phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Ruediger Block, Christelle Andriot, Rasmus Rettig, Klaus Walter