Patents Assigned to Robert
  • Feed-forward controlled DC-DC voltage converter and method for regulating a feed-forward controlled DC-DC voltage converter
    Patent number: 10615690
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the regulation of the output voltage of a DC-DC voltage converter. The controlled variable provided to the regulator of the DC-DC voltage converter is composed in this case of a controlled variable of a voltage regulator and a further controlled variable of a feed-forward control. The controlled variable of the voltage regulator is produced here directly from the comparison of the output voltage with a setpoint voltage. The controlled variable of the feed-forward control takes into consideration, inter alia, the input current of the DC-DC voltage converter, wherein the value of the input current can be corrected in such a way that the voltage regulator can be operated close to the zero point during stationary operation. A more rapid and more precise regulation of the output voltage is produced in this way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Gholamabas Esteghlal
  • Method and device for rotational speed control of an electrically operated supercharging device for an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 10612460
    Abstract: A method for operating a supercharging device for an internal combustion engine, the supercharging device being supported as an exhaust gas-driven supercharging device by an electric motor-driven supercharger drive or being operated exclusively by the electric motor-driven supercharger drive, the electric motor-driven supercharger drive being operated as a function of a setpoint actuating torque, the setpoint actuating torque being determined as a function of a pilot control torque from a pilot control unit and a control actuating torque from a rotational speed control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Benedikt Alt, Matthias Bitzer
  • System and method for autonomously packing products into containers for distribution in a supply chain
    Patent number: 10614395
    Abstract: A system and method for managing a supply chain for distributing products integrates inventory control with packaging optimization. Historical demand data, cost and dimension data for products, containers, and shipping vessels is obtained, and a plurality of layout configurations for packing the products into the containers is determined. Based on the historical demand data and the cost and dimension data, an optimization model is used to determine (i) a layout configuration for the packing the products in the containers from amongst the plurality of layout configurations, and (ii) a shipment frequency for shipping containers packed according to the determined layout configuration. The optimization model is configured to minimize a cost of distributing products in the supply chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Naumann, Goktug Cinar
  • Image-sensor module
    Patent number: 10615206
    Abstract: An image-sensor module includes an image sensor and a protective layer that covers a subregion of an image-sensor surface of the image sensor, where at least two edge regions of the image-sensor surface, for example, edge regions situated at opposite edges of the image sensor, are not covered by the protective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Decker, Johannes Eschler, Martin Reiche, Nikolai Bauer, Thomas Braune
  • Method and device for classifying a parking spot identified with the aid of a distance-based detection method for validity
    Patent number: 10614714
    Abstract: A method for classifying a parking spot identified with the aid of a distance-based detection process for validity, including the following: comparing a position of the identified parking spot to a digital parking facility map which includes positions of valid and invalid parking areas; and classifying the identified parking spot as a valid or an invalid parking spot as a function of the comparison. Also described are a corresponding device, a corresponding parking guidance system, a corresponding motor vehicle, and a computer program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Christian Abeling, Philipp Mayer
  • Spring-powered, hydraulically-operated intraocular lens inserter
    Patent number: 10610350
    Abstract: An intraocular lens inserter for use during cataract surgery for delivering an intraocular lens (IOL) loaded into an IOL cartridge into a patient's eye. The inserter comprises an outer shell housing containing a hydraulic housing. A hydraulic piston positioned within the hydraulic housing defines an annular hydraulic chamber. The hydraulic chamber is filled with a fluid via a fill port. A high pressure compression spring constantly urges the piston forwardly to pressurize the fluid in the hydraulic chamber. During use, a valve element operatively connected to a depressible operation button, controls bleeding of fluid from the hydraulic chamber, whereupon the forward tip of the piston is moved forwardly to mechanically deliver the intraocular lens from the IOL cartridge into the patient's eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Halkey-Roberts Corporation
    Inventors: Avraham Zakay, Raz Ben Yaakov, Jonathan D Collins, Daniel M Swantner, Gregory A Yarbrough
  • Hand tool device having at least one locating device
    Patent number: 10613194
    Abstract: A hand tool device comprises a computation unit and at least one locating device that is configured to receive a locating signal having a circularly polarized component. The computation unit is configured to ascertain a piece of position information of a locatable object from the circularly polarized part of the locating signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Heiko Sgarz, Martin Pohlmann, Jan-Michael Brosi
  • Managing a passivation layer of a heat exchanger
    Patent number: 10612869
    Abstract: A heat exchanger management system and a method of operating the heat exchanger management system. In one embodiment, the heat exchanger management system includes a memory and an electronic processor electrically connected to the memory and configured to operate one or more burners to transmit heat to a heat exchanger for a first period of time that deposits corrosive condensates on a passivation layer of the heat exchanger, deactivate the one or more burners for a second period of time, operate one or more blowers to move air across the heat exchanger at a temperature that evaporates the corrosive condensates on the passivation layer of the heat exchanger and increases an oxide thickness of the passivation layer on the heat exchanger, and reactivate the one or more burners after the second period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Xiaobai Li, Alessandro Pecenko, Wolf Schmid, Gert-Jan Feberwee, Martin Rohaan
  • Method for controlling a synchronous machine and control device for a synchronous machine
    Patent number: 10615729
    Abstract: The present invention provides control for synchronous machines in order to achieve an approximately constant torque irrespective of the load angle. The induced voltage of the synchronous machine rotating with a zero-current of the stator is first determined. Starting from the voltage plot of the induced voltage over the load angle, a current plot which achieves a constant torque irrespective of the load angle or any other default settings, can then be calculated. In particular, a non-sinusoidal current plot can also be calculated for non-sinusoidal plots of the induced voltage in the synchronous machine, in order to achieve desired settings that are as constant as possible irrespective of the load angle of the synchronous machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Braun, Holger Rapp, Stefan Kurz
  • Hydraulic assembly for modulating a brake pressure of a wheel brake, which can be coupled fluidically to the hydraulic assembly, of a motor vehicle brake system with electronic slip control
    Patent number: 10610872
    Abstract: A hydraulic assembly for modulating a brake pressure of a wheel brake of a motor vehicle brake system with electronic slip control includes a housing block through which a brake fluid is configured to flow and which is equipped with an electronically controllable member for setting the brake pressure. The hydraulic assembly also includes at least one particle-filtering device that is fitted with the housing block and forms a magnetic field. Using the particle-filtering device, particles of ferromagnetic material are configured to be filtered out of the brake fluid without reducing a cross-section of a fluid-conducting channel and thereby choking the throughflow of the housing block or hindering the fluid throughflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Oliver Gaertner
  • Method and device for establishing and providing a high-precision card
    Patent number: 10612928
    Abstract: In a method and a device for preparing and providing a highly accurate map, steps are performed which include receiving first surroundings data values that represent first surroundings of at least one vehicle and that are detected using a surroundings sensor system of the at least one vehicle; receiving second surroundings data values that represent second surroundings of at least one traffic infrastructure area and that are detected using at least one traffic infrastructure sensor; generating the highly accurate map based on the first and second surroundings data values, and outputting the highly accurate map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Passmann, Daniel Zaum, Peter Christian Abeling, Stefan Werder
  • METHOD FOR DETERMINING LYMPHOMA TYPE
    Publication number: 20200105364
    Abstract: In embodiments of the invention, the invention provides a method for distinguishing between lymphoma types based on gene expression measurements. In embodiments, the invention distinguishes between PMBCL and DLBCL based on gene expression signatures, and can further distinguish between DLBCL subtypes. In embodiments of the invention, the distinctions are used in methods of treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicants: The United States of America,as represented by the Secretary,Department of Health and Human Services, British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg, Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, Oslo University Hospital HF, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Institut D? Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Robert Bosch Gesellschaft fuer medizinische Forschung mbH, Oregon Health & Science University, City of Hope, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Inventors: Louis M. Staudt, Christian Steidl, Anja Mottok, George W. Wright, David William Scott, Lisa M. Rimsza, Andreas Rosenwald, Randy Gascoyne, Timothy Greiner, Dennis Weisenburger, Erlend B. Smeland, Jan Delabie, Elias Campo Guerri, German Ott, Rita Braziel, Elaine S. Jaffe, Kai Fu, Wing C. Chan, Joo Song, James R. Cook
  • Electrohydraulic compact assembly
    Patent number: 10605236
    Abstract: A hydrostatic compact assembly includes an electric motor, a tank, and a pump. The pump is configured to deliver a pressure fluid from the tank to a consumer connection. The tank has a circular ring-like shape that surrounds the electric motor and the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Guender
  • Method for incorporating a dynamic object into a digital map of a highly automated vehicle (HAV)
    Patent number: 10605612
    Abstract: An evaluation unit obtains from sensors in a roadway surface respective overlap signals (a) transmitted by the sensors via a communications interfaces of the sensors and (b) that include respective identifications of the sensors and information as to whether the respective sensors are currently overlapped by any dynamic objects above the sensors on the roadway surface, where the sensors are associated with respective geographical positions; ascertains a respective position of each of the at least one dynamic object situated on the roadway on the basis of the overlap signals in the form of a local environmental model of the road section; and transmits the local environmental model to the HAV in the form of a digital map identifying the at least one dynamic object at one or more respective positions of the map corresponding to the ascertained at least one respective position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Mielenz, Jan Rohde
  • Battery having a plurality of battery cells
    Patent number: 10608304
    Abstract: A battery having a plurality of battery cells accommodated in a housing, wherein a plurality of first battery cells are electrically connected to one another in series and/or in parallel, and a plurality of second battery cells are electrically connected to one another in series and/or in parallel, wherein the first battery cells each have a first outer surface and the second battery cells each have a second outer surface, wherein the housing of the battery has a first housing wall and a second housing wall, which is arranged opposite the first housing wall, wherein a first flow channel is formed between the first wall of the housing and the first outer surface of one of the first battery cells, and wherein a second flow channel is formed between the second wall of the housing and the second outer surface of one of the second battery cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Ruehle, Claus Gerald Pflueger, Markus Schmitt, Peter Bauckhage, Torsten Koller
  • Method for determining the actuation distance in an electromechanical brake device
    Patent number: 10604132
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for determining the actuation distance in an electromechanical brake device having an electric brake motor, wherein the distance of a spindle nut is first determined while taking into account an initial value for the motor constant and the motor total resistance and a correction of the spindle nut distance is then performed after an estimation has been performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Baehrle-Miller, Andreas Englert, Tobias Putzer
  • Method and device for determining a sensor signal
    Patent number: 10605621
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the determining of a sensor signal. For example, an enveloping waveform of the signal from a rotational angle sensor can be reconstructed for this purpose. To this end, a predefined number of successively sampled values of a signal from a rotational angle sensor are multiplied with the elements of a weighting vector. On the basis of a measurement vector weighted in this way, an enveloping waveform of a signal curve from a rotational angle sensor can then be determined and, therefrom, a phase angle can be calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Benjamin Lechner, Daniel Raichle, Daniel Zirkel, Michael Ungermann
  • Intelligent distributed vision traffic marker and method thereof
    Patent number: 10607482
    Abstract: A vision traffic marker network system comprises a plurality of vision traffic markers or traffic nodes configured to capture information such as an event, an environment, a profile, or a condition of an object such as vehicle, human, combination thereof, or the like, for example. The environment information may be time of day, day of week, weather, traffic condition, and the like. The nodes may be one of a traffic node, an ambient node, a repeater, a gateway, or a combination thereof. These nodes are arranged in network neighborhoods and configured to communicate with at least one of the communication networks with at least one of the vision traffic markers or nodes, a control system, the automotive, a server, a global navigation system, other non-vision devices, traffic lights, street lights, electronic devices, or combination thereof, via one more links, either wirelessly or wired communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Pouya Farajpour, Pedram Lajevardi, Sam Kavusi, Johan Vanderhaegen
  • MOS field-effect transistor and method for the production thereof
    Patent number: 10608105
    Abstract: A substrate for a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor, and a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor, are made available. The substrate encompasses: an n-doped epitaxial drift zone, a p?-doped epitaxial first layer disposed on the drift zone, a heavily n-doped second layer disposed on the first layer, and a terminal formed by p+ implantation, the first layer being in electrical contact with the terminal and being disposed laterally between the terminal and a trench, the trench being formed in the drift zone, in the first layer, and in the second layer. The substrate is characterized in that an implantation depth (P) of the p+ implantation is at least as great as a depth of the trench. The deep p+ implantation can separate adjacent trenches in such a way that a field can no longer attack a gate oxide because it is directed around the gate oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Grieb, Achim Trautmann, Ning Qu
  • Rotary tool
    Patent number: D880265
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignees: Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rubie B. Ruivivar, Edward Pchola, Balazs Nagy