Patents by Inventor Andrea Hiller

Andrea Hiller 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).

  • Publication number: 20230091191
    Abstract: In a method for parameterising at least one device (30), at least one environmental value (31) of the device is determined via at least one sensor and/or an automation component. It is checked whether parameters are allocated to the at least one environmental value in a parameter database (32). If parameters are allocated to the at least one environmental value (31) in the parameter database (32), the device (30) is parameterised with parameters from the parameter database (32). If no parameters are allocated to the at least one environmental value (31) in the parameter database (32), the device (30) is parameterised with new parameters. The new parameters are then allocated (54) to the at least one environmental value (31) in the parameter database (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Andrea Hiller-Brod, Albert Dorneich, Roland Schaefer, Stephan Langer, Heiko Mahr, Jochen Streib, Joerg Maier
  • Patent number: 11360453
    Abstract: In a method for operating a system, which has a plurality of sensors (21, 22, 23), the sensors (21, 22, 23) provide first sensor data (11) to a primary process (31). Furthermore, the sensors (21, 22, 23) provide second sensor data (12). At least a part of the first sensor data (11) and the second sensor data (12) is subjected to an analysis (13). A result (16) of the analysis (13) is used in at least one secondary process (33) of the primary process (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: BALLUFF GMBH
    Inventors: Jorg Maier, Jochen Streib, Martin Osterfeld, Stephan Langer, Roland Schafer, Albert Dorneich, Andrea Hiller-Brod
  • Publication number: 20220146142
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air exhaust valve (1). The air exhaust valve (1) comprises an inner baffle element (10) located at a radially inside position and an outer baffle element (20) located at a radially outside position and surrounding said inner baffle element (10) for defining an air flow space (70) between said inner baffle element (10) and said outer baffle element (20). There are provided an inner plurality of slits or grooves in said inner baffle element (10) and/or an outer plurality of slits or grooves (21) in said outer baffle element (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Michael WIND, Andreas HILLER, Valerian RENKE, Remco WALTA
  • Patent number: 11277939
    Abstract: An evaporator includes an inlet in a lower manifold, an outlet in an upper manifold, and a multiport tube extending between the lower manifold and the upper manifold. The multiport tube provides a flow path between the lower manifold and the upper manifold. One of the outer side walls of the multiport tube is provided with a first evaporator section with a first heat receiving surface and a second evaporator section with a second heat receiving surface, the first and second evaporator sections passing a heat load received via the respective first and second heat receiving surfaces to a fluid in said multiport tube. The first and second heat receiving surfaces form an angle with each other to align with and contact different surfaces of an object to be cooled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi Energy Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Philipp Ganter, Andreas Hiller, Francesco Agostini
  • Patent number: 11162827
    Abstract: The at least one value is respectively determined from at least one measured value of the sensors (20-29) in a method for determining at least one physical value in a space (10) in which several sensors (20-29) are arranged which are set up to measurer the at least one value, for several positions (30) in the space (10) where there is no sensor (20-29). A system which is set up in order to determine the at least one physical value in the space (10) has several sensors (20-29) which are arranged in the space (10). Furthermore, it has a database, in which information about the space (10) is stored, and a computer which is set up in order to determine the at least one value by means of the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Balluff GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Osterfeld, Stephan Langer, Roland Schafer, Albert Dorneich, Andrea Hiller-Brod, Jorg Maier, Jochen Streib
  • Publication number: 20210318663
    Abstract: In a method for operating a system, which has a plurality of sensors (21, 22, 23), the sensors (21, 22, 23) provide first sensor data (11) to a primary process (31). Furthermore, the sensors (21, 22, 23) provide second sensor data (12). At least a part of the first sensor data (11) and the second sensor data (12) is subjected to an analysis (13). A result (16) of the analysis (13) is used in at least one secondary process (33) of the primary process (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Jorg Maier, Jochen Streib, Martin Osterfeld, Stephan Langer, Roland Schafer, Albert Dorneich, Andrea Hiller-Brod
  • Publication number: 20210318150
    Abstract: The at least one value is respectively determined from at least one measured value of the sensors (20-29) in a method for determining at least one physical value in a space (10) in which several sensors (20-29) are arranged which are set up to measurer the at least one value, for several positions (30) in the space (10) where there is no sensor (20-29). A system which is set up in order to determine the at least one physical value in the space (10) has several sensors (20-29) which are arranged in the space (10). Furthermore, it has a database, in which information about the space (10) is stored, and a computer which is set up in order to determine the at least one value by means of the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Martin Osterfeld, Stephan Langer, Roland Schafer, Albert Dorneich, Andrea Hiller-Brod, Jorg Maier, Jochen Streib
  • Patent number: 11067982
    Abstract: A method for the remote control of a function of a vehicle by a mobile operating device, involves enabling or disabling the function of the vehicle, such as an autonomous function for maneuvering into or out of a parking space, based on a sensed movement of the operating device. Enablement of the function requires that the sensed movement is a micromovement, a micromovement being a movement that is limited in the extent thereof and/or in the dynamics thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Marc Oliver Restle, Tobias Hug, Andreas Hiller, Thomas Wohlgemuth, Michael Rick
  • Patent number: 10755872
    Abstract: A generator switch including an encapsulation lying at ground potential and an electrical conductor arranged in an insulated fashion inside the encapsulation and at high-voltage potential, as well as a gravity-driven cooling device having an evaporator and a condenser arranged above the evaporator and a coolant. The cooling device is formed as a closed loop-type coolant circuit. During operation of the generator switch, a level of the liquid coolant in the line system in a static cooling device is at least as high as the upper end of the insulating section in the insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: ABB Power Grids Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Andreas Hiller, Philipp Ganter, Jean-Claude Mauroux
  • Publication number: 20200232688
    Abstract: An evaporator includes an inlet in a lower manifold, an outlet in an upper manifold, and a multiport tube extending between the lower manifold and the upper manifold. The multiport tube provides a flow path between the lower manifold and the upper manifold. One of the outer side walls of the multiport tube is provided with a first evaporator section with a first heat receiving surface and a second evaporator section with a second heat receiving surface, the first and second evaporator sections passing a heat load received via the respective first and second heat receiving surfaces to a fluid in said multiport tube. The first and second heat receiving surfaces form an angle with each other to align with and contact different surfaces of an object to be cooled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Philipp GANTER, Andreas HILLER, Francesco AGOSTINI
  • Publication number: 20200209854
    Abstract: A method for the remote control of a function of a vehicle by a mobile operating device, involves enabling or disabling the function of the vehicle, such as an autonomous function for maneuvering into or out of a parking space, based on a sensed movement of the operating device. Enablement of the function requires that the sensed movement is a micromovement, a micromovement being a movement that is limited in the extent thereof and/or in the dynamics thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Marc Oliver RESTLE, Tobias HUG, Andreas HILLER, Thomas WOHLGEMUTH, Michael RICK
  • Patent number: 10429832
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the remote control of a function of a motor vehicle by means of a vehicle-external electronic unit, in which the vehicle-external electronic unit (7) is checked during the driving event of the motor vehicle (1) in that the vehicle-external electronic unit (7) triggers an operation, the result of which is checked for correctness by a control device (3) of the motor vehicle (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Manuel Beck, Frederic Gehin, Marc Scheerle, Ullrich Pressel, Martin Anderschitz, Viktor Friesen, Andreas Hiller
  • Patent number: 10407008
    Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle in at least one parking process situation involves allocating at least one predetermined vehicle-specific or parking process situation-specific function to the at least one predetermined parking process situation of the vehicle. Whether the vehicle is in the at least one predetermined parking process situation is determined and the predetermined vehicle-specific or parking process situation-specific function allocated to the at least one predetermined parking process situation is presented to a vehicle user for activation or automatically activated when the vehicle is in the at least one predetermined parking process situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Christophe Bonnet, Andreas Hiller, Gerhard Kuenzel, Martin Moser, Heiko Schiemenz
  • Publication number: 20190074144
    Abstract: A generator switch including an encapsulation lying at ground potential and an electrical conductor arranged in an insulated fashion inside the encapsulation and at high-voltage potential, as well as a gravity-driven cooling device having an evaporator and a condenser arranged above the evaporator and a coolant. The cooling device is formed as a closed loop-type coolant circuit. During operation of the generator switch, a level of the liquid coolant in the line system in a static cooling device is at least as high as the upper end of the insulating section in the insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas Hiller, Philipp Ganter, Jean-Claude Mauroux
  • Patent number: 10179585
    Abstract: A method of moving a vehicle from a start position to end position when the end position cannot be detected by the vehicle's built-in sensors involves determining the start position by a mobile terminal or by the vehicle and determining the end position by the mobile terminal. A driving trajectory of the vehicle is planned within the vehicle, a driving maneuver of the vehicle is initiated by the vehicle or the mobile terminal, and the planned driving maneuver is carried out to reach the end position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Christophe Bonnet, Andreas Hiller, Gerhard Kuenzel, Martin Moser, Heiko Schiemenz
  • Publication number: 20170334380
    Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle in at least one parking process situation involves allocating at least one predetermined vehicle-specific or parking process situation-specific function to the at least one predetermined parking process situation of the vehicle. Whether the vehicle is in the at least one predetermined parking process situation is determined and the predetermined vehicle-specific or parking process situation-specific function allocated to the at least one predetermined parking process situation is presented to a vehicle user for activation or automatically activated when the vehicle is in the at least one predetermined parking process situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Christophe BONNET, Andreas HILLER, Gerhard KUENZEL, Martin MOSER, Heiko SCHIEMENZ
  • Publication number: 20170225679
    Abstract: A method of moving a vehicle from a start position to end position when the end position cannot be detected by the vehicle's built-in sensors involves determining the start position by a mobile terminal or by the vehicle and determining the end position by the mobile terminal. A driving trajectory of the vehicle is planned within the vehicle, a driving maneuver of the vehicle is initiated by the vehicle or the mobile terminal, and the planned driving maneuver is carried out to reach the end position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Christophe BONNET, Andreas HILLER, Gerhard KUENZEL, Martin MOSER, Heiko SCHIEMENZ
  • Publication number: 20170153635
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the remote control of a function of a motor vehicle by means of a vehicle-external electronic unit, in which the vehicle-external electronic unit (7) is checked during the driving event of the motor vehicle (1) in that the vehicle-external electronic unit (7) triggers an operation, the result of which is checked for correctness by a control device (3) of the motor vehicle (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Manuel Beck, Frederic Gehin, Marc Scheerle, Ullrich Pressel, Martin Anderschitz, Viktor Friesen, Andreas Hiller
  • Publication number: 20160170494
    Abstract: A method and a device for the remote control of a function of a vehicle is disclosed. A wireless communication connection is established between a portable operating device and the vehicle. A gesture executed by a user is detected by the portable operating device and transmitted, for controlling the function, to the vehicle by the communication connection. The function is executed if the detected gesture corresponds to a predefined gesture allocated to the function. The predefined gesture corresponds to a continuous movement and the function is executed only as long as the gesture executed by the user is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Christophe BONNET, Andreas HILLER, Gerhard KUENZEL, Martin MOSER, Heiko SCHIEMENZ
  • Publication number: 20150204740
    Abstract: A device for detecting a twist angle (dw) and/or a torque (Md) of a shaft (10) occurring on the shaft (10) and methods for operating the device are proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Balluff GmbH
    Inventors: Sorin FERICEAN, Andrea HILLER-BROD, Reinhard DROXLER, Markus FRITTON, Daniel KRAETER