Patents by Inventor Thomas Goetze

Thomas Goetze 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: 6718927
    Abstract: Two low-voltage energy storage devices (B1 and B2) are provided in an arrangement that ensures, on the one hand, a high start power in the vehicle electrical system, resulting from being connected to a higher-level voltage, for a starter generator (SG) that is coupled to an internal combustion engine. The arrangement additionally ensures, on the other hand, full compatibility with low-voltage vehicle electrical system consumers (VB). The arrangement allows the two low-voltage energy storage devices (B1 and B2), either separately or when connected in parallel, to supply the vehicle electrical system consumers (VB) with a low voltage. In addition, the arrangement allows the two low-voltage energy storage devices (B1 and B2), when connected in series, to provide the high start power with increased voltage and correspondingly reduced current intensity at least for a cold start of the starter generator (SG).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Goetze, Hans-Peter Johanning
  • Publication number: 20020152981
    Abstract: Two low-voltage energy storage devices (B1 and B2) are provided in an arrangement that ensures, on the one hand, a high start power in the vehicle electrical system, resulting from being connected to a higher-level voltage, for a starter generator (SG) that is coupled to an internal combustion engine. The arrangement additionally ensures, on the other hand, full compatibility with low-voltage vehicle electrical system consumers (VB). The arrangement allows the two low-voltage energy storage devices (B1 and B2), either separately or when connected in parallel, to supply the vehicle electrical system consumers (VB) with a low voltage. In addition, the arrangement allows the two low-voltage energy storage devices (B1 and B2), when connected in series, to provide the high start power with increased voltage and correspondingly reduced current intensity at least for a cold start of the starter generator (SG).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Applicant: SIEMENS AG
    Inventors: Thomas Goetze, Hans-Peter Johanning
  • Patent number: 6320274
    Abstract: In order to reduce the battery load, a second elevated onboard electrical system voltage is provided at least for high-current consuming components. The voltage is derived from the battery voltage via a step-up switching regulator (SUSR) or is supplied by a starter-generator (SG) via a converter (CONV) in the generator mode of the starter-generator, which is coupled with an internal combustion engine (ICE) of the vehicle. The step-up switching regulator is used for battery supply of a start capacitor (CAP) and the converter is used for triggering of the starter-generator to start the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens AG
    Inventors: Thomas Goetze, Hans-Peter Johanning, Heinz Schaefer
  • Patent number: 6206335
    Abstract: An adaptable frame carrier with triaxial freedom of movement for couches and seats, in which the freedom of movement is achieved in the X-, Y- and Z-direction by a system of elements which can be moved relative to one another and are spring loaded, a connecting element making the moveability between the X-, Y- and Z-direction interdependent. The frame carrier having at least one dome-shaped rolling body (3, 8) which rolls along a pressure-resistant rolling plate (2) in the X- and Y-direction, and two cylinders (6, 7) which slide one into the other and are supported against each other in the Z-direction by a compression spring (4). One of the cylinders (7) which slide one into the other being connected in a spring-loaded and hinged manner to the frame (18) of the couch or seat via a frame connection plate (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Inventors: Ulrich Huber, Thomas Götze