Patents by Inventor Alex Naef
Alex Naef has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20260257739Abstract: A bellows arrangement for an articulated bus, in particular a double-articulated bus, includes an inner bellows with a substantially U-shaped cross-section and an outer bellows with a substantially U-shaped cross-section, which surrounds the inner bellows, the inner bellows having a first translucent area and the outer bellows having a second translucent area.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2023Publication date: September 3, 2026Applicant: Carrosserie Hess AGInventors: Jan Wunderlich, Alex Naef
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Publication number: 20250368277Abstract: A bus for transporting passengers includes a body which surrounds a passenger compartment, wherein the body includes a metallic framework structure and planar elements fastened thereto, and wherein the passenger compartment is thermally insulated from an exterior by an insulation system arranged on the metallic framework structure. The insulation system includes multiple-glazed side windows mounted on the metallic framework structure as first planar elements and second planar elements mounted on the metallic framework structure, which are provided at least on one main surface with a first insulation layer made of a melamine-based foam material and with a second insulation layer made of an aerogel material. A good ratio between insulation properties, weight and costs can be achieved by this combination of planar elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2025Publication date: December 4, 2025Applicant: Carrosserie Hess AGInventors: Alex Naef, Jan Wunderlich
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Patent number: 12345544Abstract: In a method for predicting future driving conditions for a vehicle (1), sensor data (2) are gathered while the vehicle (1) is traveling on a route. A position of the vehicle (1) is also determined. The gathered data are associated with the determined vehicle position. A map (9) is created depending on the associated data. When the route is traveled again, the map is updated in real time depending on associated data from the repeated traveling. Finally, a prediction of future driving conditions is obtained based on the determined vehicle position and the map (9).Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignee: CARROSSERIE HESS AGInventors: Alex Naef, Hans-Joerg Gisler, Martin Widmer, Andreas Heinrich Ritter, Philipp Valentin Elbert, Christopher Harald Onder
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Publication number: 20220178704Abstract: In a method for predicting future driving conditions for a vehicle (1), sensor data (2) are gathered while the vehicle (1) is traveling on a route. A position of the vehicle (1) is also determined. The gathered data are associated with the determined vehicle position. A map (9) is created depending on the associated data. When the route is traveled again, the map is updated in real time depending on associated data from the repeated traveling. Finally, a prediction of future driving conditions is obtained based on the determined vehicle position and the map (9).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: CARROSSERIE HESS AGInventors: Alex NAEF, Hans-Joerg GISLER, Martin WIDMER, Andreas Heinrich RITTER, Philipp Valentin ELBERT, Christopher Harald ONDER
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Patent number: 11287268Abstract: In a method for predicting future driving conditions for a vehicle (1), sensor data (2) are gathered while the vehicle (1) is traveling on a route. A position of the vehicle (1) is also determined. The gathered data are associated with the determined vehicle position. A map (9) is created depending on the associated data. When the route is traveled again, the map is updated in real time depending on associated data from the repeated traveling. Finally, a prediction of future driving conditions is obtained based on the determined vehicle position and the map (9).Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Carrosserie Hess AGInventors: Alex Naef, Hans-Joerg Gisler, Martin Widmer, Andreas Heinrich Ritter, Philipp Valentin Elbert, Christopher Harald Onder
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Publication number: 20190339085Abstract: In a method for predicting future driving conditions for a vehicle (1), sensor data (2) are gathered while the vehicle (1) is traveling on a route. A position of the vehicle (1) is also determined. The gathered data are associated with the determined vehicle position. A map (9) is created depending on the associated data. When the route is traveled again, the map is updated in real time depending on associated data from the repeated traveling. Finally, a prediction of future driving conditions is obtained based on the determined vehicle position and the map (9).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2018Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: CARROSSERIE HESS AGInventors: Alex NAEF, Hans-Joerg GISLER, Martin WIDMER, Andreas Heinrich RITTER, Philipp Valentin ELBERT, Christopher Harald ONDER
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Patent number: 8052203Abstract: The invention relates to a modular, replaceable side panel (1) for a vehicle, in particular for an omnibus. The side panel comprises in this case a pivotable cover plate (10) which is connected to a vehicle chassis (3) by an upper fastening and a lower fastening (2, 18). In this case a frame of the CO-BOLTĀ® system is suitable, in particular, as a vehicle chassis (3). The upper fastening (2) comprises in this case a joint (7), in particular a film hinge (7). A securing device of the joint (7) is also present and the lower fastening (18) comprises a releasable locking device, the cover plate (10) being held in a closed position by the upper fastening and the lower fastening. The securing device comprises a lever (13) attached to the cover plate (10) with a spring clip (16) articulated thereto, the lever (13) and clip (16) together forming a toggle joint.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2008Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Carrosserie Hess AGInventors: Max Naef, Alex Naef
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Publication number: 20090189415Abstract: The invention relates to a modular, replaceable side panel (1) for a vehicle, in particular for an omnibus. The side panel comprises in this case a pivotable cover plate (10) which is connected to a vehicle chassis (3) by an upper fastening and a lower fastening (2, 18). In this case a frame of the CO-BOLTĀ® system is suitable, in particular, as a vehicle chassis (3). The upper fastening (2) comprises in this case a joint (7), in particular a film hinge (7). A securing device of the joint (7) is also present and the lower fastening (18) comprises a releasable locking device, the cover plate (10) being held in a closed position by the upper fastening and the lower fastening. The securing device comprises a lever (13) attached to the cover plate (10) with a spring clip (16) articulated thereto, the lever (13) and clip (16) together forming a toggle joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2008Publication date: July 30, 2009Applicant: Carrosserie Hess AGInventors: Max NAEF, Alex Naef
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Patent number: D636718Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2010Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Carrosserie Hess AGInventor: Alex Naef