Patents Assigned to Robert
  • Patent number: 12168454
    Abstract: A method for predicting a future action of an object for a driving assistance system for a highly automated mobile vehicle. At least one sensor signal from at least one vehicle sensor of the vehicle is read in, the sensor signal representing at least one piece of kinematic object information concerning the object that is detected by the vehicle sensor at an instantaneous point in time. A planner signal from a planner of the autonomous driving assistance system is read in, the planner signal representing at least one piece of semantic information concerning the object or the surroundings of the object at a point in time in the past. The kinematic object information is fused with the semantic information to obtain a fusion signal. A prediction signal is determined using the fusion signal, the prediction signal representing the future action of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Evren Divrikli, Federico Ignacio Sanchez Pinzon
  • Patent number: 12169009
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a friction brake body for a friction brake of a motor vehicle, in particular a brake disc, wherein the friction brake body comprises a base body made from gray cast iron, and at least one wear resistant layer formed at least in areas on the base body. The wear resistant layer is a laser alloyed or laser dispersed edge layer of the base body and comprises at least one additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Buderus Guss Gmb
    Inventors: Ilja Potapenko, Christian Schnatterer, Thomas Kiedrowski, Kangjian Wu, Simon Loskyll, Sebastian Hellfeier
  • Patent number: 12169560
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for verifying messages in a service-oriented communication system of a vehicle, including receiving a message and a signature in a first entity of the service-oriented communication system, the message and the signature being received via the service-oriented communication system; checking if the message corresponds to a dedicated message and the signature corresponds to a signature belonging to the dedicated message; and verifying the message, if the checking turns out positive. A computer-implemented method for generating predetermined messages in a first entity of a service-oriented communication system of a vehicle, and a service-oriented communication system in a vehicle, which is configured, are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Paulius Duplys, Tobias Gehrmann
  • Patent number: 12169007
    Abstract: In a method for producing a brake disc for a motor vehicle, a base disc, which is made of cast iron or aluminum in particular, is provided and equipped with an anti-corrosion layer. The anti-corrosion layer is applied using a wet chemical or galvanic method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Buderus Guss Gmb
    Inventors: Jan-Claus Wagner, Ingo Barzen, Kangjian Wu, Thomas Pfeiffer, Ilja Potapenko
  • Patent number: 12170391
    Abstract: The invention relates to a valve (10) for regulating oxygen in a fuel cell system (11), comprising: —a valve housing (12), which has a valve seat (13) and a through-opening (14) in the valve seat (13); —a valve shaft (15), which has a valve disk (16) formed thereon for closing the through-opening (14) in the valve seat (13) in a closed state of the valve (10) and for releasing the through-opening (14) in a released state of the valve (10); and—a moving means (17) for linearly moving the valve disk (16) between an opening position in an open state, in which open state the valve disk (16) is spaced apart from the valve seat (13), and a closing position in the closed state, in which closed state the valve disk (16) is positioned on the valve seat (13), and for rotationally moving the valve shaft (15) in order to pivot the valve disk (16) between the opening position and a releasing position in the released state, in which released state at least part of the valve disk (16) is spaced farther apart from the valve
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Régis Blanc, Florian Holliger, Samuel Robin
  • Patent number: 12169006
    Abstract: A radial piston machine includes a rotor within a housing that is rotatable about an axis, a shaft coupled to the rotor, a distributor which surrounds the shaft and cannot rotate with the rotor and that contacts the rotor in an axial direction, a plurality of brake discs including first brake discs and second brake discs arranged side-by-side along the axis, wherein the first brake discs are coupled to the housing for torque transmission, and the second brake discs are coupled to the shaft for torque transmission, and an actuator configured to releasably exert a brake force in the axial direction on the brake discs. The distributor is located axially between the rotor and the actuator, and the brake discs are located axially between the distributor and the actuator. When the brake force is exerted the brake force is supported by the distributor in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Frank O'Hara
  • Patent number: 12168426
    Abstract: An electromechanically drivable brake pressure generator for a hydraulic braking system of a vehicle. The electromechanically drivable brake pressure generator includes an electric motor, using which a driving rotational speed is generatable; a planetary gear, which is driven on the input side by the electric motor to convert the driving rotational speed of the electric motor into a slower rotational speed, the planetary gear including an annulus gear, accommodated rotatably fixedly thereto in an annulus gear receptacle; and a hydraulic module, which is connected to an output side of the planetary gear and using which a brake pressure is generatable. A torque support is situated between the annulus gear and the annulus gear receptacle, which extends in an axial direction to the planetary gear and which cooperates with a recess so that the annulus gear and the annulus gear receptacle are held rotatably fixedly with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Mark Boehm
  • Patent number: 12162162
    Abstract: A method for analyzing a sensor assembly configuration of an at least semi-autonomous robot includes determining a plurality of spatial segments that spatially subdivide an environment of the robot. The method further includes determining an available individual component performance of a respective individual component of the sensor assembly configuration in relation to the spatial segments. The method further includes determining a sensor assembly requirement that must be satisfied by the sensor assembly configuration in relation to the spatial segments. A linear optimization function with parameters that include the spatial segments, the individual component performances, and the sensor assembly requirements is generated and then solved according to the method. The solution of the linear optimization function indicates if the environment of the robot is configured to be captured by the sensor assembly configuration in accordance with the sensor assembly requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Schneider
  • Patent number: 12165388
    Abstract: A method for treating plants in a field, in which a specific crop is planted, has the following steps: selecting a treatment tool for treating plants; capturing an image of the field, the image being correlated with positional information; determining a position of a plant to be treated in a field, using a neural network into which the captured image is fed, wherein the neural network has multiple specific classes and a general class, the crop belongs to one of the specific classes, and plants not corresponding to the crop belong to both one of the specific classes and to the general class, or at least belong to the general class; directing the treatment tool to the position of the plant; and treating the plant using the treatment tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Hoeferlin, Maurice Gohlke, Sandra Amend, Daniel Di Marco
  • Patent number: 12162486
    Abstract: The present invention obtains a controller and a control method capable of achieving appropriate cornering during adaptive cruise control of a straddle-type vehicle. In the controller and the control method according to the present invention, during the adaptive cruise control in which the straddle-type vehicle is made to travel according to a distance from the straddle-type vehicle to a preceding vehicle, motion of the straddle-type vehicle, and a driver's instruction, at least one of braking force distribution, which is distribution of braking forces generated on wheels of the straddle-type vehicle to the front and rear wheels, and drive power distribution, which is distribution of drive power transmitted to the wheels of the straddle-type vehicle to the front and rear wheels, is controlled on the basis of lateral acceleration of the straddle-type vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Yuki Oshida
  • Patent number: 12164302
    Abstract: A method for configuring a neural network which is designed to map measured data to one or more output variables. The method includes: transformation(s) of the measured data is/are specified which when applied to the measured data, is/are meant to induce the output variables supplied by the neural network to exhibit an invariant or equivariant behavior; at least one equation is set up which links a condition that the desired invariance or equivariance be given with the architecture of the neural network; by solving the at least one equation a feature is obtained that characterizes the desired architecture and/or a distribution of weights of the neural network in at least one location of this architecture; a neural network is configured in such a way that its architecture and/or its distribution of weights in at least one location of this architecture has/have all of the features ascertained in this way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Elise van der Pol, Frans A. Oliehoek, Herke van Hoof, Max Welling, Michael Herman
  • Patent number: 12166754
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method to secure an interaction between at least two users in a network, whereas at least two network nodes are connected via the network. The method includes: a first user connects to the network via a first of the two network nodes, the first user creates in the network a first identity corresponding to the first user via a software application running on the first network node, whereas the creation includes the first user providing first biometric information characterizing the first user, the first biometric information is stored in encrypted form by a computer-implemented identity management system, a second user accesses the network via a second network node, the second user requests via the network consent of the first user, whereas the request is sent via the identity management system, the first user denies or approves the request of the second user via the software application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Claudio Cinaqui Pereira, Sibel Tezelli-Yilmaz
  • Patent number: 12163974
    Abstract: A system for tamper detection of a motion detector. The system includes an electronic controller configured to receive orientation data from an accelerometer of the motion detector. The electronic controller is also configured to filter the orientation data of the accelerometer of the motion detector. The electronic controller is further configured to determine an orientation of the motion detector using the filtered orientation data. The electronic controller is also configured to identify a tamper condition of the motion detector based on the orientation of the motion detector. The electronic controller is further configured to activate an alarm device of the motion detector based on the tamper condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Othmane Bennis
  • Patent number: 12162463
    Abstract: A braking system includes an actuating unit for specifying a braking intention, and multiple braking devices. A first braking device includes a wheel brake, onto which a drivable pressure generator is able to apply a pressure medium, which is under braking pressure, the pressure generator being contactable with a pressure medium reservoir via a supply line. A second braking device, for converting kinetic energy of the motor vehicle into electric energy, is equipped with a drivable electric machine. The two braking devices jointly contribute to the generation of the braking power of the braking system, the respective proportion of a braking device in the braking power being variable. A connection is established, through which pressure medium is able to flow, from the wheel brake to the pressure medium reservoir using an electronic control unit, when the second braking device is able to itself generate the braking power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Michael Praetorius, Daniel Frank, Jens Wagner
  • Patent number: 12163800
    Abstract: A method of providing turning path guidance for a vehicle includes determining parameters of a turn region of a roadway using a controller of the turning path guidance system. The parameters include lane data and turning angle data. Positions of objects in and around the turn region of the roadway are detected using a sensor system of the vehicle. A map of the turn region is generated based on the lane data, turning angle data and that shows the detected objects using the controller. A turning path for the vehicle for navigating the turn in the turn region that avoids the detected objects is determined using the controller. The map with the turning path is displayed on a display screen in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Michael White
  • Patent number: 12162064
    Abstract: A core for casting a valve housing includes at least one first core part which is additively produced, and at least one second core part which is produced without using additive production. The at least one first core part represents at least one pressure chamber or at least one pressure medium channel of the housing which is configured to provide a fluidic connection of a pressure medium source to a pressure medium consumer when the housing is formed using the core. At least one frame-shaped core holder is formed by a first of the at least one second core part when the housing is formed using the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Sarah Uttendorf, Rudolf Janousch, Philipp Bergmann, Stefan Semrau, Christoph Wirzberger
  • Patent number: 12162445
    Abstract: A drilling of a hydraulic unit of a service brake assembly of a vehicle hydraulic-power brake system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Weh, Juergen Tandler, Matthias Mayr, Stefan Kaserer
  • Patent number: 12163509
    Abstract: An air compression device includes: a compressor device for the compression of air, wherein the compressor device has a compressor axis and the compressor axis is defined by a direction in which air is compressed by the compressor device; an electric motor for driving the compressor device, wherein the electric motor has an electric motor axis formed by an axis of rotation of the electric motor; and a transmission that mechanically connects the electric motor to the compressor device. The transmission arranges the compressor device and the electric motor at an angle to one another, and the compressor axis and the electric motor axis enclose an angle between 10° and 80°, in particular 20° and 70°, more specifically 30° and 60°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Duerr, Carla-Maria Finck
  • Patent number: 12163560
    Abstract: A freewheel of a vehicle, in particular a two-wheeler, includes (i) a first shaft, (ii) a second shaft having a first gear cog, (iii) a freewheel element having a second gear cog, and (iv) a friction element. The first gear cog and the second gear cog are configured to, when engaged with each other, effect a torque transfer between the second shaft and the freewheel element. The freewheel element is arranged to be displaceable in an axial direction on the first shaft. The freewheel element is arranged to be non-rotatable relative to the first shaft in the circumferential direction. The freewheel element and the friction element are connected to one another by way of a helical mechanism which is configured to effect a translational displacement of the freewheel element and the friction element relative to one another when the freewheel element and friction element rotate relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Christoph Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 12165817
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a rotatable knob module with adjustable tactile feedback. The rotatable knob module includes a knob configured to continuously rotate about a center axis and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to determine a current trailer angle, define a virtual center position of the knob based on the current trailer angle, and adjust a rotational torque of the knob when the knob is rotated from a first rotational position to a second rotational position based on a relative virtual rotational distance of the second rotational position from the virtual center position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: James Stephen Miller, Paul Wickett