Patents Assigned to IPGATE AG
  • Patent number: 12623647
    Abstract: A brake system may include at least two wheel brake cylinder of separate wheel circuits, at least one pressure supply to provide pressure in the wheel brake cylinders, at least one reservoir, at least one electronic control and regulating unit, and switching valves arranged to connect and disconnect respective hydraulic lines connected to the respective wheel brake cylinders to/from at least one main hydraulic line coupled to the pressure supply(s). Leakage diagnostics of the individual wheel circuits and/or other components of the brake system may be carried out. The switching valves may include an electromagnetic drive and a force-adding device for operation of the valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventors: Heinz Leiber, Anton Van Zanten
  • Patent number: 12612021
    Abstract: A brake system for a vehicle may contain redundant components that permit braking force to be applied in case of partial or complete failure of a primary braking mechanism. The system may include at least one hydraulic brake circuit having at least one hydraulically operating wheel brake; a pressure supply device driven by an electric-motor drive; at least one electronic control and regulating device; a valve assembly having valves for setting wheel-specific brake pressures and/or for (dis)connecting the wheel brakes (from)to the pressure supply device; a piston-cylinder unit actuable by an actuating device, which can be connected to the at least one hydraulic brake circuit, to at least one brake unit comprising an electric drive motor, to an electric parking brake, to a hydraulically supported electromechanical brake, and/or to an electromechanical brake; at least one electric drive motor for at least one axle or wheel; and a central control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventor: Thomas Leiber
  • Patent number: 12509043
    Abstract: A brake system for a motor vehicle may comprise an actuating device, in particular a brake pedal, a pressure supply device, in particular a hydraulic piston-cylinder unit driven by an electric motor driven, for hydraulically adjusting a brake piston of at least one wheel brake, wherein the pressure supply device works in particular on wheel brakes of the front axle of the motor vehicle, and having at least one electromechanically actuatable wheel brake, for electrically adjusting a brake piston of the wheel brake, in particular for the rear wheels of the motor vehicle. For electromechanically actuating the wheel brake, an electric motor and a first transmission, which transmits the driving force of the motor to a further transmission, in particular a ball-screw transmission, are provided. One or more (hydraulic and/or electric) components or subsystems of the brake system are designed to have at least one layer of redundancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventor: Heinz Leiber
  • Patent number: 12479404
    Abstract: A driving dynamics system for a vehicle may include a primary control unit for detecting and/or generating steering commands and braking commands; a brake system having first and second electrohydraulic pressure supply units; four hydraulically actuable wheel brakes of respective wheels; electrically actuable brake pressure adjustment valves; and an electric steering actuator for actuating at least one axle. The driving dynamics system may implement a steering command during normal operation to actuate at least one of the pressure supply units and the steering actuator and/or, to implement a braking command during normal operation, to actuate at least the second pressure supply unit and at least the brake pressure adjustment valves for a wheel-specific pressure adjustment and, in a fault case, to actuate at least the first pressure supply unit and at least the brake pressure adjustment valves for a wheel-specific pressure adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventor: Thomas Leiber
  • Patent number: 12409823
    Abstract: A brake system for a vehicle may include at least two hydraulic brake circuits, each having at least one hydraulically acting wheel brake, at least two pressure supply devices, each of which is driven by an electromotive drive, at least one valve assembly having valves for the wheel-individual adjustment of brake pressures and/or for separating the wheel brakes from, or connecting same to, a pressure supply device, at least one electronic control and regulating unit, one of which is a superordinate central control unit that controls individual control and regulating units of the components of the brake system, as well as at least one additional electric drive motor for at least one axle or wheel of the vehicle. The brake system may use the at least one pressure supply device and/or the at least one electric drive motor for controlling pressure in at least one wheel brake for steering interventions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2025
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventor: Thomas Leiber
  • Patent number: 12397763
    Abstract: A pressure generating device may comprise a piston-cylinder unit having a bilaterally acting piston with two effective surfaces defining two respective, separate working spaces in a sealing manner. Each working space is connected via a hydraulic line to a hydraulic circuit, wherein at least one hydraulic chamber of a consumer is connected to each hydraulic circuit, and wherein a drive drives the piston. Each working space may be in communication with a reservoir for hydraulic medium, via a respective hydraulic line having a respective switching valve. Alternatively, one or both working spaces may be in communication with a reservoir for hydraulic medium via a hydraulic line, with a switching valve in one or both hydraulic lines, and/or a respective outlet valve may be associated with one or more hydraulic chambers of the consumer, and a further connecting line having a switching valve may connect the pressure chambers and/or hydraulic lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventors: Heinz Leiber, Thomas Leiber, Christian Köglsperger
  • Patent number: 12384348
    Abstract: A brake system for motor vehicles may include an actuation device (e.g., brake pedal), a first piston-cylinder unit having at least one piston that separates two working chambers, a control device and a pressure supply unit driven by an electric motor and having a double-stroke piston delimiting working chambers. At least one brake circuit may have associated therewith at least one wheel brake, and each wheel brake may be connected to an associated hydraulic connecting line via a controllable switching valve. An outlet valve may be assigned to a single wheel brake or to a single wheel brake of each brake circuit in a hydraulic connection between the wheel brake and a pressure medium storage container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventors: Heinz Leiber, Thomas Leiber
  • Patent number: 12384347
    Abstract: A brake device for a motor vehicle with two axles in which at least one axle has an electric traction motor for driving and braking at least one wheel arranged on an axle, and in which energy can be recovered via the traction motor during braking, each wheel having a wheel brake. The brake device includes a pressure supply having an electric motor-driven pump in the form of a piston-cylinder unit or a rotary pump, which can both build up pressure and reduce pressure, and which is part of a pressure supply device. An open-loop and closed-loop control device controls the traction motor and components of the pressure supply device such that a braking deceleration can be set by closed-loop control individually for each brake circuit, each axle or wheel brakes of an axle, with different braking torques at the respective axles or wheel brakes of an axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventor: Thomas Leiber
  • Patent number: 12377827
    Abstract: A brake system may include an actuating device, in particular a brake pedal; a first piston-cylinder unit having two pistons subjecting the brake circuits to a pressure medium via a valve device, wherein one of the pistons can be actuated by the actuation device; a second piston-cylinder unit having an electric motor drive, a transmission at least one piston to supply at least one of the brake circuits with a pressure medium via a valve device; and a motor pump unit with a valve device to supply the brake circuits with a pressure medium. The brake system may also include a hydraulic travel simulator with a pressure or working chamber which is connected to the first piston-cylinder unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventors: Heinz Leiber, Anton Van Zanten, Thomas Leiber
  • Patent number: 12365319
    Abstract: A brake system may include an actuating device, in particular a brake pedal; a first piston-cylinder unit having two pistons subjecting the brake circuits to a pressure medium via a valve device, wherein one of the pistons can be actuated by the actuation device; a second piston-cylinder unit having an electric motor drive, a transmission at least one piston to supply at least one of the brake circuits with a pressure medium via a valve device; and a motor pump unit with a valve device to supply the brake circuits with a pressure medium. The brake system may also include a hydraulic travel simulator with a pressure or working chamber which is connected to the first piston-cylinder unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventors: Heinz Leiber, Anton Van Zanten, Thomas Leiber
  • Patent number: 12358480
    Abstract: A brake system for a vehicle may contain redundant components that permit braking force to be applied in case of partial or complete failure of a primary braking mechanism. The system may include at least one hydraulic brake circuit having at least one hydraulically operating wheel brake; a pressure supply device driven by an electric-motor drive; at least one electronic control and regulating device; a valve assembly having valves for setting wheel-specific brake pressures and/or for (dis)connecting the wheel brakes (from) to the pressure supply device; a piston-cylinder unit actuable by an actuating device, which can be connected to the at least one hydraulic brake circuit, to at least one brake unit comprising an electric drive motor, to an electric parking brake, to a hydraulically supported electromechanical brake, and/or to an electromechanical brake; at least one electric drive motor for at least one axle or wheel; and a central control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventor: Thomas Leiber
  • Patent number: 12325389
    Abstract: An actuation device for a hydraulic actuation system, e.g., a motor vehicle brake or an electrified clutch actuator, may include a connection for an actuation device; a pressure supply device, driven by an electromotor drive, in the form of a piston or double-stroke piston pump; a piston cylinder unit that may be actuated by means of the actuation device; and an electronic control unit. An axis of the piston cylinder unit and an axis of the pressure supply device may be arranged in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventors: Heinz Leiber, Thomas Leiber, Carsten Hecker
  • Patent number: 12296810
    Abstract: Apparatus for generating braking force in a vehicle brake system has at least two pressure supply devices and first and second hydraulic brake circuits, each having at least one or two hydraulic wheel brakes. Pressure in at least one brake circuit can be both built up and released by the pressure supply devices, which include a piston pump or gear pump driven by an electric motor drive and deliver continuous volume. At least one valve arrangement may adjust wheel brake pressures individually and/or disconnect/connect the wheel brakes from/to a brake circuit and/or a pressure supply device. At least one electronic control unit enables open-loop and closed-loop control. Pressure increase is enabled in one or both brake circuits, independently or in combination, using first and/or second pressure supply devices that produce changes in pressure simultaneously or temporally offset or overlapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventors: Thomas Leiber, Heinz Leiber, Anton Van Zanten
  • Patent number: 12291184
    Abstract: A brake system may include an actuating device, in particular a brake pedal; a first piston-cylinder unit having two pistons subjecting the brake circuits to a pressure medium via a valve device, wherein one of the pistons can be actuated by the actuation device; a second piston-cylinder unit having an electric motor drive, a transmission at least one piston to supply at least one of the brake circuits with a pressure medium via a valve device; and a motor pump unit with a valve device to supply the brake circuits with a pressure medium. The brake system may also include a hydraulic travel simulator with a pressure or working chamber which is connected to the first piston-cylinder unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventors: Heinz Leiber, Anton Van Zanten, Thomas Leiber
  • Patent number: 12263819
    Abstract: A vehicle axle may include hydraulically operating wheel brakes and/or additional hydraulic loads, such as clutch plate cylinders. The vehicle axle may include at least one pressure supply device, driven by an electric-motor drive, to control pressure in the wheel brakes; at least one control and regulating device; a valve assembly having values for setting wheel-specific brake pressures and/or for disconnecting/connecting the wheel brakes from/to the pressure supply device, and at least one electric drive motor for driving and braking a vehicle wheel or the axle. At least one pressure supply device is used to control the pressure of and/or provide pressure to at least one additional brake unit in the form of an electric parking brake, a hydraulically supported electromechanical brake, an electromechanical brake and/or a force-supporting steering device, a gear actuator and/or transmission actuator, and/or a torque vectoring module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignees: IPGATE AG, LSP INNOVATIVE AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Leiber
  • Patent number: 12240434
    Abstract: A brake system may include: two hydraulic brake circuits, each having at least one wheel brake; a first pressure supply device for pressure build-up and release in at least one brake circuit via forward and return travel of a piston; a second pressure supply device with a continuous delivery, electromotively-driven piston pump, gear pump, or eccentric piston pump; at least one valve assembly with valves for adjusting pressure for each wheel brake and/or for connecting/disconnecting the wheel brakes and at least one of the pressure supply devices; at least one electronic control unit; a connection line connecting the two brake circuits; and at least one outlet valve for pressure release. The wheel brakes are paired with dedicated switch valves. Each brake circuit has a hydraulic main line to connect the switch valves to the first and second pressure supply devices, which provide different maximum pressures and/or delivery volumes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventors: Heinz Leiber, Anton Van Zanten
  • Patent number: 12227151
    Abstract: An actuation device for a hydraulically operating brake system may include: a master cylinder in a housing and having at least one piston, to which a force can be applied by, e.g., a brake pedal; pressure supply device(s), at least one of which is a piston pump or double stroke piston pump having a piston and driven by an electromotive drive, the drive moving the piston directly or via a step-up gear; at least one valve assembly with magnetic valves; and at least one electronic control and regulating unit. The brake system has at least two hydraulic circuits, and a pressure change can be carried out in at least one wheel brake via the pressure supply device(s). A first housing or module, hydraulically connected to the housing, may contain the valve assembly and the at least one piston and pressure chamber of at least one of the pressure supply devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventors: Thomas Leiber, Heinz Leiber
  • Patent number: 12187252
    Abstract: A device for a hydraulic actuating system, e.g., a motor vehicle brake, a clutch or a gear selector, may include the following components arranged in one housing, forming a main module: at least one pressure supply device driven by an electric motor drive, and a valve arrangement comprising at least one solenoid valve. The device may further include an electrical control unit (ECU) and valve output stages and sensors. The main module may be electrically and/or hydraulically connected to at least one further system component, which system component may include and actuating device and a travel simulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventor: Thomas Leiber
  • Patent number: 12179722
    Abstract: A device for a hydraulic actuating system, e.g., a motor vehicle brake, a clutch or a gear selector, may include the following components arranged in one housing, forming a main module: at least one pressure supply device driven by an electric motor drive, and a valve arrangement comprising at least one solenoid valve. The device may further include an electrical control unit (ECU) and valve output stages and sensors. The main module may be electrically and/or hydraulically connected to at least one further system component, which system component may include and actuating device and a travel simulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventor: Thomas Leiber
  • Patent number: 12179723
    Abstract: A device for a hydraulic actuating system, e.g., a motor vehicle brake, a clutch or a gear selector, may include the following components arranged in one housing, forming a main module: at least one pressure supply device driven by an electric motor drive, and a valve arrangement comprising at least one solenoid valve. The device may further include an electrical control unit (ECU) and valve output stages and sensors. The main module may be electrically and/or hydraulically connected to at least one further system component, which system component may include and actuating device and a travel simulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventor: Thomas Leiber