Patents Assigned to Bosch GmbH
  • Optical system for a virtual retinal scan display, and method for projecting image content onto a retina
    Patent number: 12339453
    Abstract: An optical system for a virtual retinal scan display. The optical system includes an image source which supplies image data, an image processing device for the image data, a projector unit having a light source modulatable in time for generating a light beam, and an actuable refraction device for the light beam for the scanning projection of the image content, a deflection unit onto which the image content is able to be projected and which is designed to guide the projected image content onto an eye of a user, and an adaptive optical element for modifying a beam divergence, which is situated in the optical path between the light source and the deflection unit. The adaptive optical element is able to be actuated so that the beam divergence of the light beam is variable as a function of the angle of incidence of the light beam on the deflection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Andrea Marchini, Andreas Petersen, Christian Nitschke, Eva Lea Elisabeth Empting, Gael Pilard, Hendrik Specht, Joerg Carls, Johannes Hofmann, Maximilian Busch, Sebastian Reiss, Simon Pick, Tadiyos Alemayehu, Thomas Kuenstle
  • Device and method to adapt a pretrained machine learning system to target data that has different distribution than the training data without the necessity of human annotations on target data
    Patent number: 12340572
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for adapting a pretrained machine learning system, which has been trained on a first training data set, to a second dataset, wherein the second dataset has different characteristics than the first data set. An input transformation module for partly undoing the distribution shift between the first and second training data set is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Chaithanya Kumar Mummadi, Evgeny Levinkov, Jan Hendrik Metzen, Kilian Rambach, Robin Hutmacher
  • Prediction for driving maneuvers of other vehicles
    Patent number: 12337865
    Abstract: A method of classifying a driving maneuver performed by another vehicle in an environment of an ego-vehicle. In the method: a time series of a metrologically determined position of the other vehicle relative to the ego-vehicle that extends to a time step t is provided; spatial profiles of lanes in which the other vehicle may be located are provided; for a plurality of driving maneuvers from a predetermined catalog of possible driving maneuvers, conditional probabilities for the other vehicle to perform this driving maneuver at the time t are respectively determined with a predetermined model by using the time series of the position and the profiles of the lanes; by using these conditional probabilities, a most likely position and/or a probability distribution of positions of the other vehicle at the time step t is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Maier, Stephan Scheiderer
  • Pressure control in an exhaust aftertreatment system
    Patent number: 12338760
    Abstract: An exhaust aftertreatment system comprises: a transfer pump for conveying the reactant, a supply line for supplying the reactant to the exhaust stream, wherein the supply line has a fluid connection to the transfer pump, a pressure regulator designed to adjust the flow rate of the transfer pump depending on the pressure of the reactant in the supply line by way of a controller having at least one integral component. A method for controlling pressure in a supply line for supplying reactant includes the steps of: sensing the pressure of the reactant in the supply line, detecting whether a pressure curve of the pressure of the reactant in the supply line characteristic for the occurrence of air bubbles in the reactant occurs, and performing a reset of the integral component as a function of the detection of a pressure curve characteristic for the occurrence of air bubbles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Viktor Durkac, Lukas Cierny, Vojtech Novotny
  • Electromechanical system and method for operating an electromechanical system
    Patent number: 12338121
    Abstract: An electromechanical system. The electromechanical system includes: a microelectromechanical (MEMS) apparatus which has a component which can oscillate; a signal processing apparatus which is designed to receive and process a signal output by the MEMS apparatus; a voltage provision apparatus which is designed to provide at least one supply voltage for the signal processing apparatus, wherein the voltage provision apparatus includes at least one switching regulator. The voltage provision apparatus can be operated in a synchronous operating state and in an asynchronous operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Timo Giesselmann, Gerhard Lammel
  • Method for updating software
    Patent number: 12340208
    Abstract: A method for updating software stored in a memory. The memory is divided into sectors. The software is updated by the writing of data into the memory. The data for updating the software are written from an arrangement into a further memory, in which further memory the data are temporarily stored, until the amount of data written into the further memory reaches a specific value. After the value has been reached, the data written into the further memory are transferred into the memory which is divided into sectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Jan Pepke
  • Electric tool and three-phase electric motor control device and method thereof
    Patent number: 12341461
    Abstract: An electric tool, a control device and a method for a three-phase motor thereof is disclosed. The control device includes a switching unit that has a first switching unit and a second switching unit. The first switching unit and the second switching unit each includes a plurality of switching elements corresponding to respective phases of a driving circuit of the three-phase motor. The respective switching element of the first switching unit are connected in series with corresponding switching elements of the second switching unit, respectively. The control unit further includes a control unit configured to be electrically connected to the switching unit and to generate a first control signal for controlling switching states of the respective switching elements so as to realize a first brake mode of the three-phase motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Shupei Li, Mengsi Ye
  • Wiper blade device, windshield wiper comprising a wiper blade device, vehicle comprising a wiper blade device, and method for operating a wiper blade device
    Patent number: 12337803
    Abstract: A wiper blade device (10a; 10b) is disclosed comprising at least one wiper blade unit (12a; 12b), which comprises at least one fluid line (14a; 14b) for conducting a fluid and at least one dispensing element (16a; 16b) for dispensing the fluid onto an object to be cleaned. It is proposed that the dispensing element (16a; 16b) has at least one dispensing opening (18a; 18b) which is arranged on an end surface region (20a; 20b) of the wiper blade unit (12a; 12b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Denis Parenta, Aleksandar Stanisic, Alexander Goeller, Andreas Biank, Andrija Terentic, Frank Reinig, Harald Rapp, Michael Kruse, Najdan Jocic, Raf Greunlinx, Salvatore Formisano, Sascha Geissler, Steven Lenaerts, Stijn Truyens
  • Method for the at least partially automated guidance of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 12337829
    Abstract: A method for the at least partially automated guidance of a motor vehicle within an infrastructure. The method comprises receipt of an instruction for the at least partially automated guidance of the motor vehicle within the infrastructure. In the event of a positive check of the instruction, the motor vehicle is guided in an at least partially automated manner within the infrastructure. A corresponding system, a computer program, and a machine-readable storage medium, are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Rolf Nicodemus, Stefan Nordbruch
  • Braking force generator for a braking system, and actuation device for a braking system
    Patent number: 12330605
    Abstract: A brake force generator for a brake system. The brake force generator includes a driveshaft rotatably mounted in a housing, an electric motor, a displaceably mounted actuating element, and a transmission device that acts between the driveshaft and the actuating element in such a way that when there is a rotation of the driveshaft the actuating element is displaced. The transmission device has a planetary gear mechanism that has a sun gear connected in rotationally fixed fashion to the driveshaft, a rotatably mounted planet carrier, and at least one planet gear that is rotatably mounted on the planet carrier by a planet gear shaft. The planet carrier has a hollow shaft segment, and a jacket wall of the hollow shaft segment having a radial through-opening in which the planet gear lies. The planet gear shaft is mounted in the hollow shaft segment at both sides of the planet gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Willi Nagel
  • Method and device for classifying sensor data and for ascertaining an activation signal for activating an actuator
    Patent number: 12333406
    Abstract: A method for providing an activation signal for activating an actuator. The activation signal is ascertained as a function of an output signal of a neural network. The neural network includes a scaling layer. The scaling layer maps an input signal present at the input of the scaling layer onto an output signal present at the output of the scaling layer in such a way that this mapping corresponds to a projection of the input signal onto a predefinable value range, parameters being predefinable, which characterize the mapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Schmidt, Torsten Sachse
  • Determination of a mounting configuration of a sensor for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 12333825
    Abstract: A sensor and a method for the sensor, for determining an actual mounting configuration of the sensor on a motor vehicle. The sensor is designed to be mounted in different mounting configurations and to be operated in each of the different mounting configurations. The method includes: determining a misalignment of the sensor relative to a mounting configuration to be tested, measurement data of a measurement method being interpreted based on the mounting configuration to be tested, assumed as correct; and recognizing as correct or incorrect the mounting configuration to be tested based on the determined misalignment of the sensor; in the case in which a mounting configuration to be tested is recognized as correct, this mounting configuration being determined as the actual mounting configuration of the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Christian Haerdt
  • Coated fuel cell catalyst materials
    Patent number: 12334566
    Abstract: A fuel cell catalyst material includes metal catalyst particles formed of a metal material and a carbon-based coating composition at least partially coating at least some of the metal catalyst particles. The carbon-based coating composition includes a carbon network. The carbon-based coating composition is doped with a dopant. The carbon-based coating composition includes a number of defects formed by one or more vacated carbon atoms in the carbon network. The carbon-based coating composition is made from a non-aromatic carbon molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jonathan Mailoa, Sondra Hellstrom, Georgy Samsonidze, Soo Kim, Mordechai Kornbluth, Karim Gadelrab
  • Air compression device
    Patent number: 12331731
    Abstract: An air compression device has a housing, a compressor device for the compression of air, an electric motor for driving the compressor device and for generating an air flow within the housing, a transmission for mechanically connecting the electric motor to the compressor device, and a power supply at least for supplying the electric motor with power. At least sections of the compressor device, the electric motor, the transmission, and the power supply are arranged in the housing. The air compression device also includes an air guide device which guides the air flow from the power supply to the compressor device and the electric motor using the transmission, wherein at least sections of the air guide device are arranged within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Duerr, Carla-Maria Finck
  • Method for operating a hydraulic drive
    Patent number: 12331766
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a hydraulic drive which comprises a hydraulic consumer with a positionable piston in a cylinder which is connected to a tank at one connection via a pump of variable rotational speed and at another connection via a proportional valve, wherein a position of the piston is controlled using a model-based control in which a rotational speed of the pump is used as a manipulated variable and in which a position of the proportional valve is preset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Wahler, Henning Freigang, Thomas Sendelbach
  • Method for operating radar sensors
    Patent number: 12332347
    Abstract: A method for operating radar sensors in a vehicle. At the outset, the acquired targets are divided into stationary targets and moving targets. The moving targets are then divided into primary targets, whereof the distances from the vehicle are less than a pre-definable threshold value, and secondary targets, whereof the distances from the vehicle are greater than a threshold value. The primary targets are fed to a first tracking device, which ascertains the states of the primary targets. The secondary targets are fed to a second tracking device, which ascertains the states of the secondary targets. The second tracking device carries out a computationally less powerful ascertainment of the states than the first tracking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Ahmed Shaker Hamed Abdelghaffar, Jacopo Ventura
  • Anti-corrosive, anti-reactive current conductors for electrochemical devices for removing ions from solutions
    Patent number: 12330965
    Abstract: A current conductor for use in an electrochemical device for removing ions from a solution. The current conductor includes a current conductor substrate having a current conductor surface. The current conductor also includes an anti-corrosive, anti-reactive coating coated onto the current conductor surface. The anti-corrosive, anti-reactive coating contains a material with a chemical composition of AOy, where A=Zr, Nb, Ti, or a combination thereof and 2<y<3; MxAOy, where M=Ca, Mg, Na, or a combination thereof, A=Zr, Nb, Ti, or a combination thereof, 0<x<2, and 2<y<3; MgCr2O4; or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Mordechai Kornbluth, Daniil Kitchaev, Jake Christensen, Charles Tuffile
  • Method for manufacturing a diaphragm-electrode arrangement including a seal
    Patent number: 12334602
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a diaphragm-electrode arrangement including seal from at least one layer material and an electrode material. A diaphragm-electrode arrangement made of an electrode material and at least one layer material is provided either from a common roll store or as a layer assemblage from individual rolls. The electrode material is connected to the at least one layer material by an injection molding process. Cavities and edge areas in the at least one layer material are filled up by the injection molding material and form a seal of the band-shaped diaphragm-electrode arrangement. The injection molding material, in particular TPE, is used in the following stacking process as a seal between the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Dominik Giersch, Egon Moosbrugger, Joachim Strauch
  • Method, computing unit, and computer program for diagnosing the functionality of a burner
    Patent number: 12331669
    Abstract: A method (200) for diagnosing the functionality of a burner (100), comprising: determining a lambda value (210) of an exhaust gas of the burner (100), comparing (220) the determined lambda value to a time-based changing lambda threshold (225), and detecting a malfunction (280) when the determined lambda value exceeds the time-based changing lambda threshold (225). Furthermore, a computing unit and a computer program for carrying out such a method (200) are proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Chao Zhang, Erwin Schiele, Markus Deissler, Winfried Langer
  • Combined display and operating device
    Patent number: D1080430
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Niklas Gutsche