Patents Assigned to Robert
  • Patent number: 12163851
    Abstract: A micromechanical component for a sensor device, including a substrate, at least one first counter-electrode, at least one first electrode adjustably situated on a side of the at least one first counter-electrode facing away from the substrate, and a capacitor sealing structure, which seals gas-tight an interior volume, including the at least one first counter-electrode present therein and the at least one first electrode present therein. The at least one first counter-electrode is fastened directly or indirectly to a frame structure fastened directly or indirectly to the substrate, and the frame structure framing a cavity, and the at least one first counter-electrode at least partially spanning the cavity in such a way that at least one gas is transferable between the cavity and the interior volume via at least one opening formed at and/or in the at least one first counter-electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Heribert Weber, Peter Schmollngruber
  • Patent number: 12164567
    Abstract: Computer-implemented method, apparatus and computer program for automatic analysis of a RDF, Resource Description Framework, dataset. The RDF dataset comprising a set of triples, wherein the RDF dataset is provided as an undirected graph comprising nodes and edges, wherein nodes represent entities and edges represent links between entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Evgeny Kharlamov
  • Patent number: 12166225
    Abstract: A cell holder for at least two battery cells includes at least two battery-cell receivers, each battery-cell receiver configured to receive a single battery cell. The battery-cell receivers each including a rigid region and a flexible region. The flexible region is arranged partially or entirely in the rigid region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Kneer, Josef Baumgartner
  • Patent number: 12163483
    Abstract: A method for determining a characteristic variable for opening and/or closing a flow-through opening of a solenoid valve, in which solenoid valve a solenoid coil is energized to raise an armature to open the flow-through opening for a fluid. During operation of the solenoid valve, a profile of a current in the solenoid coil being determined, and using a pattern recognition method based on artificial intelligence, the characteristic variable(s) is/are determined based on at least one section of the profile or a profile derived therefrom using a neural network. A method for applying and for training a pattern recognition method based on artificial intelligence are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Marc Neufeld
  • Patent number: 12163812
    Abstract: A circuit for operating a capacitive sensor configured to be operated alternately in a first mode over a first time interval and in a second mode over a second time interval. The circuit includes a GM stage configured to receive a sensor voltage of the capacitive sensor at a first input contact and convert the sensor voltage into a sensor current to charge a first boxing capacitor with the sensor current in the second time interval, an integrator that is configured to, in the second interval, integrate a voltage applied across the first boxing capacitor over its time curve and output a resulting output voltage at a first output, and a hold circuit configured to tap the output voltage of the integrator in the second interval and hold it as a hold voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Alice Lanniel, Tobias Meier
  • Patent number: 12164636
    Abstract: A method for protecting a computer-based classifier. The method includes determining a first similarity of a plurality of input data sets of a computer-based classifier, comparing the determined first similarity of the plurality of input data sets and a second similarity of a comparison corpus of input data sets and recognizing the possibility of an attack on the computer-based classifier when the first similarity of the plurality of input data sets and the second similarity of the comparison corpus deviate from one another in a predetermined manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Paulius Duplys, Roland Schmitz
  • Patent number: 12162449
    Abstract: An electromechanical brake pressure generator including a spindle drive unit for converting a rotational motion of an electric motor-driven drive shaft into a translatory motion of a piston that is coupled to the spindle drive unit, the spindle drive unit being operatively connected to the drive shaft via a multi-stage transmission. The multi-stage transmission is a planetary gear set having a first and a second stage. With the aid of the transmission, a spindle or a spindle nut of the spindle drive unit is drivable, which is rotatably mounted in a housing of the brake pressure generator via a bearing assembly receiving axial and radial forces. A braking system for a vehicle including an electromechanical brake pressure generator is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Florian Tuerk, Willi Nagel, Claus Oehler, Mark Boehm
  • Patent number: 12163531
    Abstract: A fan includes a hub configured to be driven by motor to rotate about a fan rotational axis, blades that protrude radially from the hub and a band that surrounds the rotational axis and connects the tips of the blades. The band includes features that structurally reinforce the knit lines. In some embodiments, the features are thickened regions that protrude from outer surface of the band in a direction away from the hub. A thickened region is disposed between respective tips of each pair of adjacent blades. In some embodiments, the features are structurally—reinforcing ribs that protrude from the hub-facing surface of the band. A rib is disposed between respective tips of each pair of adjacent blades. In some embodiments, the features are both ribs and thickened regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Ray Cote
  • Patent number: 12166631
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of configuring a communication network. Devices of the network are configured to communicate according to scheduling parameters that indicate a timing of transmitting and/or receiving data over the communication network. To configure the network, the method uses a configuration procedure that is customizable by a set of customization parameters. For a current scheduling instance, representing multiple data streams to be scheduled, the configuration procedure is applied to determine current scheduling parameters, which are provided to the respective devices. Concurrently with the current customization parameters being used, the customization parameters are optimized with respect to a performance indicator of scheduling the current scheduling instance according to the customization parameters, with the updated customization being used to determine scheduling parameters for future scheduling instances with improved performance with respect to the performance indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Sergei Chubanov
  • Patent number: 12165442
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for filtering operating scenarios during the operation of a vehicle. The method includes receiving at least one time series of data, storing time-ordered data points of the at least one time series of data in a first memory, generating a trace diagram for the time-ordered data points stored in the first memory, checking whether the trace diagram generated is new in comparison to one or more existing trace diagrams, and storing the time-ordered data points stored in the first memory, in a second memory if the trace diagram generated is new.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Antonia Reiter, Indrasen Raghupatruni, Maria Belen Bescos Del Castillo, Christian Bartelt, Guido Drechsel, Lars Hoffmann, Noah Metzger
  • Patent number: 12158240
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for opening a valve assembly for a fuel tank, comprising a pilot valve (V1) and at least one additional valve (V2), in particular for use in a fuel cell-operated vehicle, having the steps of applying (30) an amplification voltage (S1) in order to open the pilot valve (V1) in an opening phase (P1) of the pilot valve (V1), deactivating (32) the amplification voltage (S1) in order to terminate the opening phase (P1) of the pilot valve (V1), applying (34) a pull-in voltage (S2) in a pull-in phase (P2) of the pilot valve (V1) in order to hold the pilot valve (V1) open, and activating and deactivating (36) the pull-in voltage (S2) in an alternating manner in order to hold the pilot valve (V1) open and in order to open the at least one other valve (V2) and hold same open in a readjustment phase (P3) such that the hold-open energy required on average for holding the pilot valve (V1) open and the opening energy and/or hold-open energy required on average for the at least one other val
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Helerson Kemmer
  • Patent number: 12158441
    Abstract: A rain detection device for sensing rain drops on a surface includes at least one sensor unit and at least one evaluation unit. The sensor unit includes at least one capacitive sensor element. The sensor element is configured such that a capacitance characteristic of the sensor element changes based on an object contacting the surface. The evaluation unit is configured to detect rain drops on the surface based on a differential signal of the sensor element. The evaluation unit is configured to detect a rain drop on the surface based on a symmetry characteristic of the differential signal with respect to a zero point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Abbott, Chris Wild
  • Patent number: 12157216
    Abstract: A power tool, in particular an electric screwdriver, includes (i) a housing; (ii) an electric motor which is located in the housing and by way of which an insert tool located in a tool holder can be rotationally driven; (iii) and a control device which is designed to control a braking process of the electric motor in response to a braking request in order to stop the rotating insert tool. The braking process includes countercurrent braking. A method for braking an electric motor of a power tool, a computer program, and a machine-readable storage medium are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Leupert, Stefan Horstmann
  • Patent number: 12158539
    Abstract: A method for detecting angle measuring errors in an angular-resolution radar sensor for motor vehicles. For stationary radar targets, in each instance, the radial velocity and at least one locating angle are measured, and with the aid of the measured locating angle, an expected value of the radial velocity is calculated and compared to the measured value. Measurements of the radial velocities and the locating angles for one or more stationary targets are taken. For each of these targets, an individual indicator value is calculated, which indicates the difference of the measured radial velocity from the expected radial velocity. The individual indicator values obtained are subjected to angle-dependent scaling to compensate for the angular dependence of distortive angle errors. An indicator of the angle measuring error is calculated from the scaled, individual indicator values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Brosche
  • Patent number: 12157215
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool includes a tool receiver with a tubular tool holder and an assigned locking device. The assigned locking device includes a locking element configured to lock an insert tool in the tubular tool holder, a pressure sleeve that is spring-loaded via an assigned spring element, and a stop sleeve, the spring-loaded pressure sleeve configured to press the locking element in a locking position against the stop sleeve. The tubular tool holder includes at least one recess in which the locking element in the locking position is located, at least portionally. The stop sleeve has, on its inner circumference, at least one contact surface that is matched to an outer contour of the locking element such that a first surface contact between the at least one contact surface and the locking element is established in the locking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Immanuel Werner
  • Patent number: 12158118
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for operating a technical device with the aid of a multi-dimensional characteristic map. The characteristic map is defined by data points, to each of which a characteristic field value is assigned. For reading out the characteristic map, an output value is determined, as a function of an input variable point to be evaluated for the technical device, with the aid of one-dimensional basis functions, which are assigned to each dimension of a data point. The function values of the one-dimensional basis functions respectively have a monotone curve to a neighboring data point, which has the function value 0, and are outside of the neighboring data point 0. The technical device is operated as a function of the output value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Kern
  • Patent number: 12159900
    Abstract: A power transistor cell including a layer arrangement, which includes a front side and a rear side, the front side being situated opposite the rear side. A trench extends starting from, and perpendicular to, the front side along a first direction into the layer arrangement. The trench extends at least into a current-spreading layer, and expands along a second direction, which is situated perpendicularly to the first direction. Field shielding areas are situated at least partially in the current-spreading layer, wherein source areas and field shielding contacting areas are situated alternatingly along the second direction. One portion each of the body areas is situated between each source area and each field shielding contacting area. The field shielding contacting areas connect the field shielding areas to first metal areas on the front side. The field shielding contacting areas make contact at least partially with side faces of the trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Alberto Martinez-Limia, Jan-Hendrik Alsmeier, Klaus Heyers, Stephan Schwaiger, Wolfgang Feiler
  • Patent number: 12157665
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a process for producing a base of an analysis cell for analyzing a biochemical material. Here, carbon-rich precursor molecules and low-carbon precursor molecules are deposited on a substrate in a defined mixing ratio in order to form a precursor layer, wherein the low-carbon precursor molecules have a defined size and a hydrophobic end group. In a further step, the precursor layer is post-treated in a suitable manner in order to produce the base as a layer with at least one pore having a pore size dependent on the defined size and a pore count dependent on the defined mixing ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Franz Laermer
  • Patent number: 12158734
    Abstract: Methods for ascertaining a control strategy for a technical system using a Bayesian optimization method. The control strategy is created based on model parameters of a control model and is executable. The method includes providing a quality function whose shape corresponds to a regression function and that evaluates a quality of a controlling of the technical system based on model parameters; carrying out a Bayesian optimization method based on the quality function in order to iteratively ascertain a model parameter set having model parameters within a model parameter domain that indicates the permissible value ranges for the model parameters; and determining the model parameter domain for at least one of the model parameters as a function of an associated maximum a posteriori estimated value of the quality function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Lukas Froehlich, Christian Daniel, Edgar Klenske
  • Patent number: 12160215
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a piezoelectric resonator. The method includes: depositing a piezoelectric layer and forming a recess in a lateral area in such a way that a silicon functional layer is exposed inside the recess, forming a silicide layer on a surface of the silicon functional layer exposed inside the recess, forming a diffusion barrier layer on the silicide layer, depositing and structuring a first and second metallization layer in such a way that a supply line and two connection elements are formed, forming the oscillating structure by structuring the silicon functional layer, the silicon functional layer of the oscillating structure being able to be electrically contacted via the first connection element and forming a lower electrode of the resonator, the first metallization layer of the oscillating structure being able to be electrically contacted via the second connection element and forming an upper electrode of the resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Friedjof Heuck, Marcus Pritschow, Markus Kuhnke, Peter Schmollngruber, Ricardo Zamora, Sebastien Loiseau, Stefan Majoni, Stefan Krause, Viktor Morosow