Patents Assigned to Robert
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Patent number: 11852502Abstract: A method for forming a localization layer for a digital localization map for automated driving. The method includes: providing the localization layer for a defined region; providing a planning layer for the region; and extracting alignment features from the localization layer that is provided for an alignment with the planning layer, the alignment features being extracted in such a way from the localization layer that an inadmissible deformation of the localization layer may be recognized during the alignment of the planning layer with the localization layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Daniel Zaum, Jan Rohde
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Patent number: 11855522Abstract: A method is disclosed for operating a technical apparatus with an electronic converter controlled a control signal. A control signal profile is provided with which the electronic converter is to be operated. A predicted control signal profile is predicted based on the provided control signal profile. The predicted control signal profile is a predicted future profile of the control signal. A modified control signal profile of is obtained by modifying the provided control signal profile using a trainable, data-based control signal model. The control signal model is trained to determine the modified control signal profile based on the provided control signal profile and the predicted control signal profile. The electronic converter is operated using the modified control signal profile.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Maja Rita Rudolph, Dennis Bura, Samuel Vasconcelos Araujo, Michael Jiptner
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Patent number: 11852162Abstract: A centrifugal pump assembly includes a pump housing that encloses a rotor unit that includes an impeller. The pump housing includes an inlet that defines a first passageway that is aligned with the rotor rotational axis, an outlet that defines a second passageway that is aligned with a second axis, and a volute that is provided on an inner surface of the pump housing. An exit opening of the volute faces the outlet and at least a portion of the fluid exiting the volute moves along a volute discharge axis. The volute discharge axis is tangential to a portion of fluid flow exiting the volute at the volute exit opening and is offset relative to the rotational axis. When viewed in a direction perpendicular to the first axis, the second axis is acutely angled relative to the volute discharge axis.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignees: Robert Bosch LLC, Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Trevor Shane
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Patent number: 11851324Abstract: A method for sealing entries in a MEMS element. The method includes: providing a functional layer having a functional region; producing a cavity underneath the functional region of the functional layer with the aid of a first entry outside of the functional region of the functional layer; sealing the first entry; producing a second entry to the cavity outside of the functional region of the functional layer; melting sealing material in the region of the second entry; and cooling off the melted sealing material to seal the second entry.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Christoph Hermes, Hans Artmann, Heribert Weber, Peter Schmollngruber, Thomas Friedrich, Tobias Joachim Menold, Mawuli Ametowobla
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Patent number: 11852168Abstract: An axial fan assembly includes blades rotatable about a central axis, a hub connecting the blades at radially-inner ends thereof, and a motor connected to a first portion of the hub. A second portion of the hub supporting the plurality of blades is isolated from the first portion of the hub by a plurality of slots. A plurality of ribs interconnect the first and second hub portions, the ribs defining unsupported regions along bordering ones of the slots. Inner and outer attachment portions of the ribs extend radially inward and radially outward, respectively, from the unsupported regions to attach with the first and second hub portions. As viewed along the central axis, a first thickness defined at each of the unsupported rib portions is less than a second thickness defined at one of the inner and outer attachment portions.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: William M. Stevens, Alexander Czulak
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Patent number: 11850616Abstract: A coating device for applying a coating agent to the surface of a workpiece. The coating device includes a frame with a workpiece receptacle, a coating agent source and a rotary unit which is rotatable in relation to the frame. The rotary unit has a pump and a plurality of spray units, with the pump on the suction side being connected to the coating agent source by a fluid-conducting rotary joint connection. The rotary unit has a pneumatic valve device, and the spray units have in each case one compressed air controlled valve for controlling the delivery of coating agent. The inlet side of the valve is connected to the compressed air source by a fluid-conducting rotary feedthrough, which simplifies the overall construction of the coating device by providing a pneumatic connection between the compressed air source and the rotary unit that is independent of the rotation angle.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Robert Bürkle GmbHInventors: Marcel Scheerer, Michael Hoffer
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Patent number: 11851098Abstract: A service cart and associated apparatus that is suitable for servicing electric vehicles and vehicle batteries. The service cart may comprise a frame having a number of members that may be arranged in a compact configuration. The service cart may comprise a number of support pads that may be adjustably arranged with respect to the frame. The support pads may comprise an overload protection mechanism having a break pin. The service cart may comprise a detachable handle operable to selectively disengage a number of brakes on the cart. The service cart may comprise a tow hitch suitable for detachably coupling an external tow device.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignees: Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc., Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Corday Peterson, Joseph Lee
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Patent number: 11855513Abstract: The invention relates to an electric drive (10), in particular an electric motor of an engine-cooling fan or of an ABS/ESP of a motor vehicle, comprising an electric connector (22) and a housing (12), in the interior (14) of which a drive assembly (16) is arranged. The electric connector (22) has at least one electric line (41) contacting the drive assembly (16), an opening (20) is formed on the housing (12) for guiding through the electric line (41), and a seal (24) is arranged in the region of the housing opening (20). The electric line (41) has a first portion (50) and a second portion (52), the first portion (50) having a conductor (44) mid a sheath (48) encasing the conductor (44), and the second portion (52) being formed as an exposed conductor (44), the electric connector (22) having a sleeve-like element (42) in which the second portion (52) is arranged at least in part.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Harald Merz, Harold Bitzer
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Patent number: 11852208Abstract: A brake pad having a backing plate, friction lining, and a surface coating adhered to the friction lining. The surface coating may be formulated to generate a transfer layer on a brake rotor faster than the friction lining alone. The surface coating may be adhered to the friction lining in a predetermined design.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignees: Robert Bosch LLC, Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Mark Phipps, Michael Getty, Robert Backode
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Patent number: 11851765Abstract: A home appliance chemically resistant to peroxide degradation. The home appliance includes a metal substrate disposed therein that includes a metal substrate having a bulk portion and a coating layer contacting a surface of the bulk portion. The coating layer includes a ternary metal oxide compound, a metal alloy, an intermetallic compound, or a combination thereof. The ternary metal oxide compound, the metal alloy or the intermetallic compound is (a) unreactive with hydrogen peroxide or (b)(1) reactive with hydrogen peroxide to form one or more metal oxides unreactive with hydrogen peroxide or reactive with hydrogen peroxide to form one or more metal oxides unreactive with hydrogen peroxide and/or (b)(2) reactive with hydrogen peroxide to form one or more elemental metals reactive with hydrogen peroxide to form one or more metal oxides.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Soo Kim, Jonathan Mailoa, Lei Cheng, Charles Tuffile
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Patent number: 11851837Abstract: A hydraulic power shovel includes a frame, a power cylinder, a hydraulic installation, and a control unit. The frame is configured to support a turret equipped with an arm terminated by a tool, such as a bucket having a tamping surface. The power cylinder is linked to the arm and is configured to press on the turret. The hydraulic installation includes an adjustable flow pump configured to supply the power cylinder via a slide valve and a hydraulic liquid tank. The control unit is linked to (i) a control member actuated by the operator and configured to generate a control signal, and (ii) a sensor configured to generate a sensor signal corresponding to a pressure and temperature of hydraulic liquid in the power cylinder. A vapour pressure diagram of the hydraulic liquid is available in the control unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Gilles Florean
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Patent number: 11852742Abstract: A method for generating a map of the surroundings of a vehicle including at least one sensor. First data are acquired by the vehicle, the first data including a position of the vehicle and information about the type of the sensor. The first data are transmitted to a central device by the vehicle. Perception parameters are selected by the central device in view of the transmitted first data. The selected perception parameters are received by the vehicle, and the sensor is configured, using the selected perception parameters. The surroundings of the vehicle are monitored by the sensor, raw data being recorded, and the raw data being filtered by the vehicle, using the selected perception parameters. Second data are transmitted to the central device by the vehicle, the second data representing the monitored surroundings. A map is generated and/or updated by the central device based on the second data.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Daniel Zaum, Jan Rohde
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Patent number: 11852201Abstract: A double clutch transmission (10) for an electric vehicle including an input shaft (40) coupled to a first output shaft (41) and coupled to a second output shaft (42) configured as a hollow shaft, a first component clutch (11), and a second component clutch (12). The second output shaft (42) includes a flange section (65) extending in the radial direction (r). The first component clutch (11) can be actuated by a first actuating unit (51) including a driver engaging through the flange section (65) in the axial direction (x) and is connected fixedly to the second output shaft (42) so as to rotate with it. The driver can be actuated in the axial direction (x) via a first release bearing, and the first component clutch (11) can be actuated in the axial direction (x) by the driver via a second release bearing.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Janek Kraeuter
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Patent number: 11852088Abstract: A method (200) for determining an amount of hydrocarbons in an exhaust gas (10) downstream of a lean-operation internal-combustion engine (110), comprising the following steps: observing a first catalyst heating mode of the internal-combustion engine (110) at a high catalyst temperature, wherein a predefinable amount of fuel having a predominantly non-combusting portion is introduced into a combustion chamber of the internal-combustion engine (110); determining an actual temperature change downstream of an oxidation catalyst (120) downstream of the internal-combustion engine (110) during the first catalyst heating mode; and determining the amount of hydrocarbons (cHC) in the exhaust gas (10) upstream of the oxidation catalyst (120) based on the actual temperature change. Furthermore, a computing unit (140) and a computer program for carrying out such a method (200) are proposed.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2023Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Herbert Schoemig, Tobias Pfister
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Patent number: 11851038Abstract: An emergency energy store for a vehicle. Multiple electrical energy storage devices may feed electrical power in parallel into an electrical power supply network of a vehicle with the aid of separate voltage converters in each case. An electromechanical brake booster for a vehicle, a braking and/or steering system for a vehicle, and a power supply system for a vehicle, are also provided. A manufacturing method for an emergency energy store of a vehicle is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Jitendra Solanki, Michael Donotek
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Patent number: 11852106Abstract: A valve includes an electromagnetic actuator, which has an armature in an armature space and guided on a valve needle operable by the actuator using the armature. A first and a second stop element that interact with a first and second end face, respectively, of the armature are situated on the valve needle. The armature has a spring receptacle, which is open towards the first end face of the armature, and into which a spring is inserted. The armature has at least one fluid channel, which, during operation, allows fluid to pass through between first and second regions of the armature space at the first and second end faces, respectively, of the armature. The fluid channel incorporates at least part of the spring receptacle. Sections of the fluid channel run radially outwards along a direction oriented from the first to the second end face and coaxial to a longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2018Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Martin Buehner, Matthias Boee, Nico Herrmann, Stefan Cerny, Andreas Glaser, Axel Heinstein, Jochen Rose, Murat Ucal
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Patent number: 11850719Abstract: A portable power tool includes a housing, a motor enclosed within the housing, an accessory tool holder secured to the output shaft of the motor, and an attachment interface on a nose portion near the accessory tool holder. An attachment is configured to attached and removed from the nose portion of the housing. The attachment includes a housing interface that is configured to interact with the attachment interface to position the attachment at a predetermined position on the nose portion of the housing. The attachment interface and the housing interface are configured to be magnetically attracted to each other with sufficient force to retain the attachment on the nose portion of the housing during normal operating conditions while allowing the attachment to be removed from the nose portion of the housing by hand by the operator.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Christopher R. Crowell, Eric J. Acevedo, Jeremy D. Rubens, Alan B. Lebowitz
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Patent number: 11854392Abstract: A method for an apparatus operating in a wireless communication network. The method includes: determining at least one functional safety indicator that indicates at least whether associated data, especially V2X data that comprises at least one of a vehicle operating parameter and a roadway event, or industrial data that comprises a machine operating parameter, or building technology data that comprises building operational data, is relevant according to at least one safety integrity level; and transmitting the data along with the at least one determined functional safety indicator.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Frank Hofmann, Khaled Shawky Hassan, Kurt Eckert, Tobias Frye
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Patent number: 11854225Abstract: A method for determining a localization pose of an at least partially automated mobile platform, the mobile platform being equipped to generate ground images of an area surrounding the mobile platform, and being equipped to receive aerial images of the area surrounding the mobile platform from an aerial-image system. The method includes: providing a digital ground image of the area surrounding the mobile platform; receiving an aerial image of the area surrounding the mobile platform; generating the localization pose of the mobile platform with the aid of a trained convolutional neural network, which has a first trained encoder convolutional-neural-network part and a second trained encoder convolutional-neural-network part.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Carsten Hasberg, Piyapat Saranrittichai, Tayyab Naseer
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Patent number: D1008762Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Wilfried Kern, Samuel Jaccard, Nathanael Brigger
