Patents by Inventor Tobias Hofmann

Tobias Hofmann 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: 20240048147
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a method for digital-to-analog conversion includes: mapping a uniformly distributed input code to a non-uniformly distributed input code of a switched capacitor digital-to-analog converter (DAC), the non-uniformly distributed input code including a most significant code (MSC) and a least significant code (LSC); transferring a first charge from a set of DAC capacitors to a charge accumulator based on the MSC; forming a second charge based on the LSC; and transferring the second charge from the set of DAC capacitors to the charge accumulator, where each capacitor of the set of DAC capacitors is used for each value of the non-uniformly distributed input code, each capacitor of the set of DAC capacitors provides a same corresponding nominal charge within each value of the non-uniformly distributed input code, and where the same nominal charge is proportional to a value of the non-uniformly distributed input code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Matteo Dalla Longa, Francesco Conzatti, Tobias Hofmann, John G. Kauffman, Maurits Ortmanns
  • Publication number: 20230412103
    Abstract: A power tool, in particular a hand-held power tool with a tool, an electric motor for driving the tool and a control unit for controlling the electric motor. The power tool is designed for connection to a mains voltage and includes a rectifier arrangement with an intermediate circuit for providing an intermediate circuit voltage based on the mains voltage, the intermediate circuit voltage having a plurality of successive voltage half-waves, the control unit being configured to provide a torque curve for driving the electric motor, the torque curve including a respective torque half-wave for each voltage half-wave, and the control unit being configured to determine an countervoltage induced in the electric motor and, in response to the countervoltage being greater than or equal to the intermediate circuit voltage, to reduce a current torque value of the torque curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Michael THÜRINGER, Alexander FÜRST, Patrick SCHNELLE, Tobias HOFMANN, Michal CALTA
  • Publication number: 20230412101
    Abstract: A power tool, in particular a hand-held power tool, for example a polishing device, a grinding device and/or a sawing device, with a tool, an electric motor for driving the tool and a control unit for controlling the electric motor. The power tool is designed for connection to a mains voltage and includes a rectifier arrangement with an intermediate circuit for providing an intermediate circuit voltage based on the mains voltage, the Intermediate circuit voltage having a plurality of successive voltage half-waves, and the control unit being configured to provide, for each voltage half-wave, a respective torque half-wave for driving the electric motor, the waveform of which torque half-wave is flattened with respect to the waveform of the voltage half-wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Michael THÜRINGER, Alexander FÜRST, Patrick SCHNELLE, Tobias HOFMANN, Michal CALTA
  • Publication number: 20230387928
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a method for digital-to-analog conversion includes: mapping a uniformly distributed input code to a non-uniformly distributed input code of a switched capacitor digital-to-analog converter (DAC), the non-uniformly distributed input code including a most significant code (MSC) and a least significant code (LSC); transferring a first charge from a set of DAC capacitors to a charge accumulator based on the MSC; forming a second charge based on the LSC; and transferring the second charge from the set of DAC capacitors to the charge accumulator, where each capacitor of the set of DAC capacitors is used for each value of the non-uniformly distributed input code, each capacitor of the set of DAC capacitors provides a same corresponding nominal charge within each value of the non-uniformly distributed input code, and where the same nominal charge is proportional to a value of the non-uniformly distributed input code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Matteo Dalla Longa, Francesco Conzatti, Tobias Hofmann, John G. Kauffman, Maurits Ortmanns
  • Patent number: 11817874
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a method for digital-to-analog conversion includes: mapping a uniformly distributed input code to a non-uniformly distributed input code of a switched capacitor digital-to-analog converter (DAC), the non-uniformly distributed input code including a most significant code (MSC) and a least significant code (LSC); transferring a first charge from a set of DAC capacitors to a charge accumulator based on the MSC; forming a second charge based on the LSC; and transferring the second charge from the set of DAC capacitors to the charge accumulator, where each capacitor of the set of DAC capacitors is used for each value of the non-uniformly distributed input code, each capacitor of the set of DAC capacitors provides a same corresponding nominal charge within each value of the non-uniformly distributed input code, and where the same nominal charge is proportional to a value of the non-uniformly distributed input code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Matteo Dalla Longa, Francesco Conzatti, Tobias Hofmann, John G. Kauffman, Maurits Ortmanns
  • Patent number: 11713045
    Abstract: A method for determining a friction coefficient potential of a road surface. A total torque for operating a vehicle is unequally distributed among at least two wheel torques at wheels of the vehicle. The friction coefficient potential is ascertained using a detected slip between the road surface and at least one of the wheels and the wheel torque present at the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Erban, Nils Hagenlocher, Tobias Oberhardt, Tobias Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20220396277
    Abstract: A method for carrying out a start-up process of an at least semi-automated vehicle. The method includes: recognizing at least one unsuccessful start-up process using a first set of drive parameters; reporting the unsuccessful start-up process to a control system; receiving changed driving-related boundary conditions from the control system; ascertaining at least one changed drive parameter from the changed driving-related boundary conditions; and repeating the start-up process at least once, using the at least one changed drive parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas Schultz, Lukas Oppolzer, Selina Meier, Tobias Hofmann, Nils Pletschen, Thomas Brettschneider
  • Patent number: 11485104
    Abstract: The invention relates to a material roll preparation arrangement. The material roll preparation arrangement comprises a receiving apparatus for receiving a material roll to be prepared with a wound material web, and at least one material roll preparation apparatus which is assigned to the receiving apparatus for the preparation of the material roll which is received in the receiving apparatus for further processing, in particular in a corrugator plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: BHS Intralogistics GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Ruhland, Martin Ruhland, Thomas Huber, Tobias Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20220321045
    Abstract: A method for determining a rotor position of an electric motor (2) of a power tool (10), in particular an electric screwdriving tool, including the steps of: checking (S4) whether a first electric motor current (I1) is below a threshold value (SW), and in response to the check indicating that the first electric motor current (I1) is below the threshold value (SW), determining a rotor position of the electric motor (2) based on the first electric motor current (I1) and/or a second electric motor current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Tobias Hofmann, Michael Thüringer
  • Publication number: 20220209602
    Abstract: A system including a first drive motor (120) and a second drive motor (20). The drive motors (20, 120) are provided for a suction device (400) or a machine tool in the form of a hand-held power tool (200, 300) or a semi-stationary machine tool or form components of the suction device (400) or the machine tool. Each of the drive motors (20, 120) has a stator (80) with an excitation coil assembly (86) and a rotor (40, 140) with a motor shaft (30, 130) which is rotatably mounted about a rotational axis on the stator or relative to the stator (80) using a bearing assembly (24A) and which passes through a shaft through-opening (42, 142) of a laminated core (41, 141) held on a holding portion (33) of the respective motor shaft (30, 130).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Jörg Wilde, Markus Stark, Patrick Schön, Tobias Hofmann, Florian Goos
  • Patent number: 11365794
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spur gear differential (1), in particular for motor vehicles, comprising a planet carrier (2) for circulating about a differential axis (X), a first output spur gear (3), which is arranged coaxially to the differential axis (X), a second output spur gear (4), which is likewise arranged coaxially to the differential axis (X), and at least one pair (5) of planet gears (6, 7) that mesh with one another, said pair being rotatably arranged in the planet carrier (2), each planet gear (6, 7) meshing with one output spur gear (3, 4). At least one of the output spur gears (3, 4) and/or of the planet gears (6, 7) is conically toothed in such a way that, when the planet gears (6, 7) rotate relative to one another, the at least one of the output spur gears (3, 4) and/or of the planet gears (6, 7) is moved into a position in which a blocking effect is brought about. The invention further relates to a corresponding method for producing a spur gear differential (1) of this type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Hirschvogel Umformtechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Tobias Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20220187413
    Abstract: A method and a safety system for localizing at least two objects has a control and evaluation unit, and at least one radio location system. The radio location system has at least three arranged radio stations, wherein at least two respective radio transponders are arranged at the objects. The two radio transponders are arranged spaced apart from one another. Position data of the radio transponders and thus position data of the objects can be determined by means of the radio location system, and the position data can be transmitted from the radio station of the radio location system to the control and evaluation unit and/or the position data can be transmitted from the radio transponder to the control and evaluation unit. The control and evaluation unit is configured to cyclically detect and compare the position data of the radio transponders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Markus HAMMES, Patrik FETH, Magnus ALBERT, Andreas SIXT, Tobias HOFMANN, Eduard MOSGALEWSKY, Dominic RUH, Matthias NEUDORF, Lasse DAU, Jan SCHLEMMER, Mathias AMS, Hagen FETH
  • Publication number: 20220187806
    Abstract: A method and a safety system for localizing at least two objects with varying locations, having at least one control and evaluation unit, having at least one radio location system, wherein the radio location system has at least three arranged radio stations, wherein at least one respective radio transponder is arranged at the objects, wherein first objects are persons and second objects are mobile objects, wherein the radio transponders have identification, wherein a respective radio transponder is at least associated with either a respective person or a mobile object, whereby the control and evaluation unit is configured to distinguish the persons and mobile objects, and wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured to associate a risk classification with each person at least in dependence on the position of the person with respect to at least one mobile object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Markus HAMMES, Patrik FETH, Magnus ALBERT, Andreas SIXT, Tobias HOFMANN, Eduard MOSGALEWSKY, Dominic RUH, Matthias NEUDORF, Lasse DAU, Jan SCHLEMMER, Mathias AMS, Hagen FETH, Holger WAIBEL
  • Publication number: 20220161192
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a treatment system, by means of which an optimized workpiece treatment is facilitated. The method for operating a treatment system comprises the following steps: guiding workpieces through a treatment basin filled with a treatment medium in order to treat the workpieces; rinsing the workpieces with a rinsing medium while and/or after the workpieces are removed from the treatment basin; and producing the rinsing medium from the treatment medium, wherein the rinsing medium is produced using a preparation device preferably by filtering, in particular nano-filtering, the treatment medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Jürgen WESCHKE, Oliver SAUER, Tobias HOFMANN
  • Publication number: 20220050281
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically determining a plurality of positions (P1-P8) in a sample arrangement (40) in the object space of a microscope (1) comprising a microscope objective (10) which defines an optical axis (8), wherein: a measurement beam (30) is generated by a measurement beam device (19) and directed at the sample arrangement (40), and a measurement beam (32, 32?) reflected by the sample arrangement (40) is detected by a detector (28) which produces an output signal; the sample arrangement (40) is displaced in at least one direction perpendicular to the optical axis (8); and the plurality of positions (P1-P8) in the sample arrangement is determined on the basis of the displacement by means of output signals of the detector (28) generated during the displacement in the at least one direction. The invention also relates to a corresponding microscope (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Tobias HOFMANN, Christof STEY, Volker SCHACHT
  • Publication number: 20220048516
    Abstract: A method for determining a friction coefficient potential of a road surface. A total torque for operating a vehicle is unequally distributed among at least two wheel torques at wheels of the vehicle. The friction coefficient potential is ascertained using a detected slip between the road surface and at least one of the wheels and the wheel torque present at the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas Erban, Nils Hagenlocher, Tobias Oberhardt, Tobias Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20210356025
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spur gear differential (1), in particular for motor vehicles, comprising a planet carrier (2) for circulating about a differential axis (X), a first output spur gear (3), which is arranged coaxially to the differential axis (X), a second output spur gear (4), which is likewise arranged coaxially to the differential axis (X), and at least one pair (5) of planet gears (6, 7) that mesh with one another, said pair being rotatably arranged in the planet carrier (2), each planet gear (6, 7) meshing with one output spur gear (3, 4). At least one of the output spur gears (3, 4) and/or of the planet gears (6, 7) is conically toothed in such a way that, when the planet gears (6, 7) rotate relative to one another, the at least one of the output spur gears (3, 4) and/or of the planet gears (6, 7) is moved into a position in which a blocking effect is brought about. The invention further relates to a corresponding method for producing a spur gear differential (1) of this type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventor: Tobias Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20200254711
    Abstract: The invention relates to a material roll preparation arrangement. The material roll preparation arrangement comprises a receiving apparatus for receiving a material roll to be prepared with a wound material web, and at least one material roll preparation apparatus which is assigned to the receiving apparatus for the preparation of the material roll which is received in the receiving apparatus for further processing, in particular in a corrugator plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Karl RUHLAND, Martin RUHLAND, Thomas HUBER, Tobias HOFMANN
  • Patent number: 10449598
    Abstract: A method for producing a gearwheel having an axis of rotation and a tooth system. The teeth have an axial undercut on the tooth flank sides thereof. A blank is provided having a tooth system, wherein the teeth of the tooth system are provided so as to be tilted relative to the axis of rotation such that a forming tool can advance substantially fully into the tooth flank sides of the teeth through an axial linear motion along the axis of rotation. A preliminary form of the at least one axial undercut can be provided on the tooth flank sides. A first axial forming operation is performed in the form of a first axial forging blow via which a preliminary form of the at least one axial undercut is introduced on the tooth flank sides or an already existing preliminary form of an axial undercut is sized for accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Hirschvogel Umformtechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Tobias Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20170021406
    Abstract: A method for producing a gearwheel having an axis of rotation and a tooth system. The teeth have an axial undercut on the tooth flank sides thereof. A blank is provided having a tooth system, wherein the teeth of the tooth system are provided so as to be tilted relative to the axis of rotation such that a forming tool can advance substantially fully into the tooth flank sides of the teeth through an axial linear motion along the axis of rotation. A preliminary form of the at least one axial undercut can be provided on the tooth flank sides. A first axial forming operation is performed in the form of a first axial forging blow via which a preliminary form of the at least one axial undercut is introduced on the tooth flank sides or an already existing preliminary form of an axial undercut is sized for accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Hirschvogel Umformtechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Tobias HOFMANN