Patents by Inventor Serge Vos

Serge Vos 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).

  • Publication number: 20230415534
    Abstract: A stabilizer assembly for a two-track vehicle comprises: a first and a second stabilizer section; a spring element between the stabilizer sections; a hydraulic actuator having an actuator outer part and an actuator inner part, each of which is non-rotatably connected to one of the stabilizer sections, and an intermediate element connected to the actuator outer part and actuator inner part respectively via outer and inner engagement means, wherein one of the engagement means has a pitch component in the axial direction and the other runs parallel to the longitudinal axis, so that a relative rotational movement of the actuator parts is converted into an axial movement of the intermediate element, wherein the intermediate element pressurises a first and second hydraulic chamber respectively; the hydraulic chambers being hydraulically connected to one another with interposition of a control element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel Schröder, Thomas Schrüllkamp, Andreas Gersmeier, Serge Vos, Gerhard Zeller
  • Publication number: 20210146739
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel suspension has a hydraulic adjustment system for the base of a support spring provided between a wheel-guide component and the vehicle structure. The suspension includes a piston pump which is driven via a relative movement of the vehicle structure in relation to a wheel-guiding component and intended for conveying hydraulic medium through a return valve into a hydraulic chamber provided at the spring base, as well as a pressurized compensation volume for providing hydraulic medium. Preferably, the piston pump has a pump cylinder and a pump piston guided such that it can move relative to the former and a return channel connected to the hydraulic chamber feeds into the pump cylinder in such a way that the feed opening is blocked or released by the pump piston in a position-dependent manner, wherein hydraulic medium can flow via the released feed opening, out of the hydraulic chamber, through the pump cylinder and into the compensation volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Roland SCHMIDT, Serge VOS
  • Patent number: 9090141
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel suspension is provided having a hydraulic vibration damper, which is connected in parallel to a suspension spring which proportionally supports the vehicle body. A rebound spring is provided, which preferably and typically becomes effective in the event of larger spring deflection distances. The support point of the rebound spring is displaceable in relation to the damper housing by way of a spring support piston, which is provided therein and is displaceable by fluid externally supplied with pressure via pump. In this case, the pump is connected to a pressure accumulator for the fluid and delivers fluid out of the pressure accumulator into the damper housing or out of the damper housing back into the pressure accumulator. The absolute value of the spring constant of the pressure accumulator is at least in the order of magnitude of the spring constant of the associated suspension spring or springs, or is greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Roland Schmidt, Serge Vos, Holger Klein
  • Publication number: 20140217693
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel suspension is provided having a hydraulic vibration damper, which is connected in parallel to a suspension spring which proportionally supports the vehicle body. A rebound spring is provided, which preferably and typically becomes effective in the event of larger spring deflection distances. The support point of the rebound spring is displaceable in relation to the damper housing by way of a spring support piston, which is provided therein and is displaceable by fluid externally supplied with pressure via pump. In this case, the pump is connected to a pressure accumulator for the fluid and delivers fluid out of the pressure accumulator into the damper housing or out of the damper housing back into the pressure accumulator. The absolute value of the spring constant of the pressure accumulator is at least in the order of magnitude of the spring constant of the associated suspension spring or springs, or is greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Roland SCHMIDT, Serge VOS, Holger KLEIN
  • Patent number: 7941255
    Abstract: In a method and apparatus for detecting shock absorber damage, features of a shock absorber are determined by analyzing a signal of an antilock braking system rotational wheel speed sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Wimmer, Serge Vos, Marcus Jautze
  • Patent number: 6959234
    Abstract: A process and device for monitoring the state of a wheel of a motor vehicle in which an output signal of a sensor is converted into an essentially rectangular pulse signal. A respective duration of the pulse is measured; and an especially weighted average between the duration of a current value and a preceding value is determined, wherein a current value and a preceding value exhibit a time interval and/or lie a specific step size apart. A correction factor is determined from each deviation between the duration of a current value and a respective mean value. A step size of the correction method is matched to an error order of a fault. Preferably the step size with a periodic deviation of the mth order that is to be eliminated is determined according to the formula j=1/m×n/4; for motor vehicles in particular according to the formula j=1/m×12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Serge Vos, Markus Wimmer, Wolfgang Zimprich, Marcus Jautze
  • Publication number: 20040225426
    Abstract: In a method and apparatus for detecting shock absorber damage, features of a shock absorber are determined by analyzing a signal of an antilock braking system rotational wheel speed sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: Baverische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Wimmer, Serge Vos, Marcus Jautze
  • Publication number: 20030093240
    Abstract: A process and device for monitoring the state of a wheel of a motor vehicle in which an output signal of a sensor is converted into an essentially rectangular pulse signal. A respective duration of the pulse is measured; and an especially weighted average between the duration of a current value and a preceding value is determined, wherein a current value and a preceding value exhibit a time interval and/or lie a specific step size apart. A correction factor is determined from each deviation between the duration of a current value and a respective mean value. A step size of the correction method is matched to an error order of a fault. Preferably the step size with a periodic deviation of the mth order that is to be eliminated is determined according to the formula j=l/m×n/4; for motor vehicles in particular according to the formula j=l/m×12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Serge Vos, Markus Wimmer, Wolfgang Zimprich, Marcus Jautze
  • Publication number: 20020010533
    Abstract: In a method and apparatus for detecting shock absorber damage, features of a shock absorber are determined by analyzing a signal of an antilock braking system rotational wheel speed sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Wimmer, Serge Vos, Marcus Jautze