Patents by Inventor Alfred Straub

Alfred Straub 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).

  • Regulating method for increasing the traction of a vehicle while maintaining constant vehicle stability
    Patent number: 6718249
    Abstract: In a control process for increasing the traction in the case of a vehicle while the vehicle stability remains almost the same, a wheel slip is determined at the powered wheels and is compared with at least one slip threshold value. The driving power is reduced when the wheel slip exceeds the slip threshold value. For improving the traction on a loose base, at least one slip integral is formed between the powered and the non-powered wheels. The at least one slip threshold value is continuously determined as a function of the at least one slip integral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignees: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Eugen Herb, Alfred Straub, Uwe Hartmann
  • Regulating method for increasing the traction of a vehicle while maintaning constant vehicle stability
    Publication number: 20030014177
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control process for increasing the traction in the case of a vehicle while the vehicle stability remains almost the same, a wheel slip being determined at the powered wheels and being compared with at least one slip threshold value, and the driving power being reduced when the wheel slip exceeds the slip threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Eugen Herb, Alfred Straub, Uwe Hartmann
  • Traction control system with wheel speed correction to compensate for different tire diameters
    Patent number: 5706198
    Abstract: In order to avoid faults as a result of different diameters of tires, under prescribed conditions a correction of one wheel speed with respect to the other on each side of the vehicle is performed. The conditions are based on a comparison of the throttle valve angle to the zero torque angle, and a comparison of the speed of the driven wheel to the speed of the non-driven wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Mercedes-Benz AG
    Inventors: Johannes Schmitt, Dirk Saewe, Armin Mueller, Alfred Straub