Patents by Inventor Thomas Sticher

Thomas Sticher 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: 8121756
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for influencing the driving dynamics of a vehicle with an electronic brake system. The device includes a brake actuator for adjusting a brake torque at least one wheel brake of the vehicle. The brake torque can be determined in a torque distributing device according to a yaw torque requirement. A first control unit can be activated in the presence of a critical driving condition as is used to determine a first yaw torque requirement due to driving dynamics control. A management device (12) has a second control unit, which can be activated in the presence of a subcritical driving condition, and a second yaw torque requirement (R:D_GM) can be determined by the second control unit due to driving dynamics control, and the second yaw torque requirement (R:D_GM) can be sent to the torque distributing device (20), and an activated state of the first control unit a signal (I:EBS_Status; R: D_GM; R:[S1, S2, . . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & CO, OHG
    Inventors: Bernhard Giers, Robert Schmidt, Thomas Sticher, Thorsten Ullrich
  • Publication number: 20110054736
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for influencing the driving dynamics of a vehicle with an electronic brake system. The device includes a brake actuator for adjusting a brake torque at least one wheel brake of the vehicle. The brake torque can be determined in a torque distributing device according to a yaw torque requirement. A first control unit can be activated in the presence of a critical driving condition as is used to determine a first yaw torque requirement due to driving dynamics control. A management device (12) has a second control unit, which can be activated in the presence of a subcritical driving condition, and a second yaw torque requirement (R:D_GM) can be determined by the second control unit due to driving dynamics control, and the second yaw torque requirement (R:D_GM) can be sent to the torque distributing device (20), and an activated state of the first control unit a signal (I:EBS_Status; R: D_GM; R:[S1, S2, . . .
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Bernhard Giers, Robert Schmidt, Thomas Sticher, Thorsten Ullrich
  • Patent number: 7537294
    Abstract: In a method of controlling a hydraulic vehicle brake system with active hydraulic brake force boosting, wherein the driver can introduce brake pressure into a master brake cylinder with an actuating device, wherein the pressure introduced by the driver is boosted by an active hydraulic pressure increasing unit, a braking request or a suspected braking request of the driver is determined and, when a braking request or a suspected braking request of the driver is detected, a separating valve that is arranged in a line connecting the master brake cylinder and the hydraulic pressure increasing unit is opened or remains open and the pressure increasing unit is actuated for pressure generation purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Helmut Fennel, Thomas Sticher
  • Publication number: 20080046159
    Abstract: A single-track vehicle comprising a brake control unit, wherein the brake control unit includes a means for actively assisting the driver by means of an active variation or limitation of a vehicle speed or of a quantity derived therefrom, in particular vehicle acceleration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Mark Baijens, Thomas Sticher, Oliver Huth, Markus Ohly, Thomas Meurers, Patrick Wischer
  • Publication number: 20050173978
    Abstract: In a method of controlling a hydraulic vehicle brake system with active hydraulic brake force boosting, wherein the driver can introduce brake pressure into a master brake cylinder by means of an actuating device, preferably a brake pedal, wherein the pressure introduced by the driver is boosted by means of an active hydraulic pressure increasing unit, in particular a hydraulic pump, a braking request or a suspected braking request of the driver is determined and, when a braking request or a suspected braking request of the driver is detected, a separating valve that is arranged in a line connecting the master brake cylinder and the hydraulic pressure increasing unit is opened or remains open and the pressure increasing unit is actuated for pressure generation purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Helmut Fennel, Thomas Sticher