Patents Assigned to Aktiengesellschaft
  • Charging Device and Charging Method with Float-Mounted Charging Unit
    Publication number: 20140091757
    Abstract: A charging arrangement includes a vehicle having a charging module in the vehicle underbody, and a stationary charging station with a charging unit, for the inductive charging of a battery of the vehicle. The charging station is disposed close to the ground or in the ground. The charging unit is floatingly disposed in the charging station, within a predefined horizontal movement area. The charging module has at least one localization magnet and the charging unit has at least one positioning magnet. The charging unit is constructed as a primary coil, and the charging module is constructed as a secondary coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hartmut PROEBSTLE, Josef KRAMMER
  • DETECTING PROBE MOUNTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140090467
    Abstract: A detecting probe mounting device for fixation in the proximity to a rotating member of a machine is provided. The detecting probe mounting device includes at least two detecting probes with a connecting part and a detecting part for detecting parameters of the machine and/or the rotating member, a probe support structure with one through hole for each detecting probe and with mounting means for mounting each detecting probe at the probe support structure, wherein in a mounted state the connecting part and the detecting part are located on different sides of each through hole, and fixing means for fixing the probe support structure at a predefined position in proximity to the rotating member of the machine, wherein in the fixed state the detecting part of each detecting probe is facing the rotating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Dave Carter
  • PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR THE RAPID AND SAFE ACTIVATION OF FUEL PUMPS
    Publication number: 20140093400
    Abstract: A process is provided for the rapid and safe activation of a fuel pump, having a definable fallback level for a delivery volume of the fuel pump. The process recognizes a possible crash situation and, defines the fallback level as a first delivery volume value which is assigned to a closing position of the fuel pump in response to the recognized possible crash situation. A control system includes a crash recognition device and an electronic fuel pump with the definable fallback level, in which case the crash recognition device is connected with respect to communication with the electronic fuel pump, and the crash recognition device is constructed for implementing the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Richard BAUR, Marcus WEIDNER, Simon SCHILLING, Klaus ACHATZ
  • METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TEMPERATURE IN A WINDING OF SUBCONDUCTORS OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE
    Publication number: 20140092938
    Abstract: A method for determining a temperature at a predetermined location in a winding of subconductors of an electric machine is provided where each subconductor is encased in electric subconductor insulation. The method includes predetermining the location between one of the subconductors and the associated subconductor insulation; arranging, in said winding, an optical fibre with a sensor material piece that is fixed to the predetermined location, the optical properties of said sensor material piece being temperature-dependent and uninfluenced by stretching; exposing the sensor material piece to light via the optical fibre such that, following an interaction with the sensor material piece, light is emitted from said sensor material piece; measuring the spectrum of the light; and using this spectrum to determine the temperature at the predetermined location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Haiko Adolf, Marcus Banda, Norbert Keyssner, Roland Röding, Lothar Trefflich
  • CONFIGURATION AND METHOD FOR TOMOSYNTHETIC FLUOROSCOPY
    Publication number: 20140093032
    Abstract: A configuration and an associated operating method for tomosynthetic fluoroscopy utilize an x-ray emitter and with an x-ray detector. The configuration further contains a mounting device, which is rotatably mounted about a rotational axis and about which the x-ray emitter is arranged such that the optical axis of the x-ray emitter is directed to the x-ray detector and that, in the case of a rotation of the mounting device, the focus of the x-ray emitter describes a circular path. An advantage offered by the invention lies in ensuring robust tomosynthetic fluoroscopy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: FRANK DENNERLEIN
  • OVERLOAD RELEASE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A CIRCUIT BREAKER
    Publication number: 20140091894
    Abstract: An overload release is disclosed, in particular for a circuit breaker, including a metal strip which is made of at least two different types of metal and around which a heat conductor is wound. In an embodiment, the mechanical and electrical connection of the metal strip can be completely or partly disconnected, such that no current flows over the mechanical connection of the metal strip in the completely disconnected case and a portion of the current flows over the mechanical connection in the partly disconnected case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Andreas Dürr, Xaver Laumer, Bernhard Rösch
  • PROVIDING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIEW THAT INCLUDES A PLURALITY OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MODELS
    Publication number: 20140092088
    Abstract: A three-dimensional view that includes a plurality of systems engineering models may be provided. A first systems engineering model and a second systems engineering model of the plurality of systems engineering models may be received. The three-dimensional view that includes the first systems engineering model and the second systems engineering model may be generated. The first systems engineering model may be projected onto a first plane of a three-dimensional coordinate system. The second systems engineering model may be projected onto a second plane of the three-dimensional coordinate system. The second plane is different than the first plane. The three-dimensional view may be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Peter Hutchison, Dmitriy Okunev, Martin Witte, Nicolai Plewinski
  • ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20140090370
    Abstract: An actuator having a housing, a connecting element, a shape memory element which changes shape when heated, a heating element and a heat conducting element. The shape memory element is configured in substantially elongate form and is arranged in the housing such that it displaces the connecting element when it changes shape. The heating element, when activated, heats the shape memory element. The heat conducting element is in contact with the shape memory element at least some of the time, at a contact surface which is larger than 0.1 times the total surface of the shape memory element. While in contact with the shape memory element, the heat conducting element bears at least partially displaceably against the latter and has a free surface which is not in contact with either the shape memory element or the heating element that is at least 1.6 times larger than its contact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicants: INVENTAS AG, SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Stefan HAGMANN, Robert PARTEL, Fabian RISCH
  • Method and device to determine the value of an x-ray tube voltage
    Patent number: 8687763
    Abstract: The value of a tube voltage of an x-ray tube, used to acquire x-ray projections of a patient in order to generate at least one image in each phase of a multiphase examination, is determined from a contrast-to-noise ratio that establishes the desired image quality of the image in each phase, and the tube current for each tube voltage for each phase is determined given a constantly maintained contrast-to-noise ratio for different tube voltages. For each phase, a value for the dose of x-ray radiation is defined for each different tube voltage and the associated determined tube current. From among the different tube voltages, a tube voltage is set that causes the total dose of x-ray radiation applied to the patient to be as low as possible for all phases of the examination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ute Feuerlein, Sebastian Gehrsitz, Christiane Koch, Rainer Raupach
  • Crankcase and method of manufacturing same
    Patent number: 8683972
    Abstract: A crankcase is provided for an internal combustion engine with at least one coated cylinder bore, which has a chamfer on a separating surface facing a cylinder head. A countersink is arranged on the chamfer. The geometry allows an additional grinding process on a separating surface facing a cylinder head to be omitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Lars Taenzer
  • Drive system and method for operating such a drive system, in particular for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 8684873
    Abstract: A drive system (1) for a motor vehicle has a double clutch transmission (2), with two component transmissions (3, 4), a double clutch (5) and an output shaft (6). An internal combustion engine (7) optionally can be connected operatively to one of the component transmissions (3, 4) via the double clutch (5) to drive the output shaft (6). A gear drive (8) is arranged rotatably on the output shaft (6). An electric machine (9) can be connected operatively via the gear drive (8) to at least one fixed gear (16, 17, 21) of one of the component transmissions (3, 4) to drive the output shaft (6) and/or to recover kinetic energy from the drive system (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Henrik Schrage
  • Method for maintaining an optimal amount of energy derived from a power generation system in a storage device
    Patent number: 8688286
    Abstract: A method for controlling an amount of power delivered by a power source (16) to a power line (32). An energy storage unit (38) receives portions of energy generated by the source and provides stored energy to supplement power output from the source to the power line. Maximum and minimum limits define a range of change in the power delivered to the power line by the power subsystem. An amount of power to be delivered by each of the source and the energy storage unit to the power line is based on (i) a determined amount of power available for delivery directly to the power line from the power source, (ii) a determined level of energy in the storage unit available for delivery to the power line, and (iii) the limits in the range of change in the power to be delivered by the power source to the power line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert J. Nelson, Bryan T. Lin
  • CT system
    Patent number: 8687762
    Abstract: A CT system for scanning a patient is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the system includes a tube/detector system, which can be set by a control device in respect of tube voltage and/or dose power; a patient couch, which can be displaced in a controlled fashion at least in the direction of a system axis; and a computer system, which can control the CT system. In at least one embodiment, the system includes an evaluation unit for a prescribed logical decision tree, which is integrated into the computer system, and which determines examination and scan parameters for the CT system on the basis of the input of at least one patient parameter described in a parameter list and operates the CT system using these examination and scan parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ute Feuerlein, Stefan Käpplinger
  • Combined tomography scanner
    Patent number: 8688191
    Abstract: A combined tomography scanner is disclosed, having at least two imaging modalities. In at least one embodiment, the scanner includes a first tomography modality having an essentially annular or tubular measurement area opening formed by an inner perimeter; an annular or cylindrical PET component as a second tomography modality having an outer perimeter, which allows insertion into the measurement area opening, and having an inner opening which forms a patient tunnel; and at least one insulation mat which can be inserted into an annular gap between the inner perimeter of the first modality and the outer perimeter of the PET component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johann Schuster, Stefan Stocker
  • Medical imaging system
    Patent number: 8688194
    Abstract: A medical imaging system is provided. The medical imaging system includes a patient positioning table and a patient examination area that is open on at least three sides and accessible from a front side. The patient positioning table is able to be moved into the patient examination area. At least one positioning motor is arranged on a rear side and is separated from the front side by a rear wall element. The at least one positioning motor is operable to adjust the position of a framework. The patient positioning table is disposed on the framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Karl, Kerstin Waldbach, Herbert Weiler
  • Apparatus for supplying voltage to a motor vehicle having optimized heat dissipation
    Patent number: 8687366
    Abstract: A voltage supply apparatus for a motor vehicle, especially a passenger car, truck or a motorcycle, includes a storage cell arrangement having one or more electrochemical storage cells and/or double layer capacitors that are mounted on top of each other. The storage cell arrangement is releasably connected in a form-fitting way to a heat-conducting cooling device that removes heat from the storage cells and/or double layer capacitors such that at least some of the storage cells and/or double layer capacitors of a respective storage cell group can each be thermally connected with the heat-conducting cooling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Frank Eckstein, Bjoern Lath, Hubertus Goesmann, Micha Dirmeier, Alexander Meijering, Philipp Petz, Nicolas Flahaut
  • Shift device for an automated or automatic transmission
    Patent number: 8683888
    Abstract: A shift device for an automated or automatic transmission, in particular of a motor vehicle, has a manual selector lever which can be moved into the following stable selector lever positions: P, R, N and E and into four non-stable selector lever positions. Here, the stable selector lever positions are all arranged in alignment in a shift gate. Here, a stable selector lever position E is provided which is arranged in alignment with the stable selector lever positions in the shift gate and, here, is situated between two non-stable tilt positions +/?, which are arranged in alignment with the selector lever positions P, R and N, for step-by-step or multiple shifting, and in a transverse gate, which runs transversely with respect to the shift gate, between the two non-stable selector lever positions D and M arranged in the transverse gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Sickart, Michael Funk
  • Fossil-fueled power station comprising a carbon dioxide separation device and method for operating a fossil-fueled power station
    Patent number: 8683809
    Abstract: A fossil-fueled power station including a steam generator is provided. A steam turbine is mounted downstream of the steam generator via a hot intermediate superheater line and a carbon dioxide separation device. The carbon dioxide separation device is connected to the hot intermediate superheater line via a process steam line and a backpressure steam turbine is mounted into the process steam line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Grumann, Ulrich Much, Andreas Pickard, Mike Rost
  • Separating device for separating a mixture of magnetizable and non-magnetizable particles present in a suspension which are conducted in a separating channel
    Patent number: 8684185
    Abstract: A separating device for separating a mixture of magnetizable and non-magnetizable particles present in a suspension conducted in a separating channel, has a ferromagnetic yoke, which is arranged on one side of the separating channel and made of sheet metal and which has at least one magnetic field generator for generating a magnetic deflecting field and a separating element arranged at the exit of the separating channel for separating the magnetic particles, wherein the magnetic field generator provided is a coil arrangement, having coils which can be controlled via a control device in grooves of the yoke along the separating channel such that a deflecting magnetic field, particularly a travelling wave, deflecting substantially toward the yoke; and being variable in terms of time is produced, having substantially field-free regions passing over the entire length of the separating channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Günter Ries
  • Method for issuing a digital certificate by a certification authority, arrangement for performing the method, and computer system of a certification authority
    Patent number: 8688976
    Abstract: In a method for issuing a digital certificate by a certification authority (B), a device (A) sends a request message to the certification authority (B) for issuing the certificate, the certification authority (B) receives the request message and sends a request for authenticating the device (A) to the device (A), the device (A) sends a response to the certification authority (B) in response to the received request, and the certification authority (B) checks the received response and generates the certificate and sends the certificate to the device (A), if the response was identified as correct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jens-Uwe Busser, Steffen Fries