Patents by Inventor Andreas Marx

Andreas Marx 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).

  • Patent number: 12643527
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a braking system of a vehicle during autonomous parking processes, including a first electronic control unit, a service brake system, and a partial braking system. The first control unit is designed for activating the service brake system and the partial braking system, in which an autonomous parking process is initiated, followed by an activation of the service brake system by the first control unit to generate a braking force. In the event of a failure of the service brake system, the partial braking system is activated by the first control unit to generate a braking force while the autonomous parking process is continued by utilising the partial braking system. The disclosure also relates to a vehicle control system for controlling autonomous parking processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: ZF Active Safety GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Marx, Frank Einig, Frank Schmidt, Eugen Lanze
  • Patent number: 12618445
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for determining the wear of a brake of a motor vehicle having a brake piston, an actuator, a first brake lining, a second brake lining, a friction partner and a mounting, where the brake piston is held on a spindle of the brake and can be moved axially along the spindle between the actuator and the friction partner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: ZF Active Safety Gmbh
    Inventors: Andreas Marx, Nicholas Alford
  • Patent number: 12612025
    Abstract: A brake system of a vehicle, with electromechanical service brakes on at least one axle designed without force sensors, having a control unit designed to control a braking operation for meeting a braking demand by activating the electromechanical service brakes of all the axles. An acquisition element on each of the electromechanical service brakes acquires a parameter from which a current brake touch point of the electromechanical service brake in question can be determined. For operating the brake system, the brakes on one of the axles of the vehicle are actuated during a braking operation. A current value of a brake touch point of the electromechanical service brakes on another axle that is currently not being used to provide the brake force of the ongoing braking operation is determined. An air gap of those electromechanical service brakes is set according to the current value of the brake touch point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: ZF Active Safety Gmbh
    Inventors: Andreas Marx, Fabian Querbach
  • Patent number: 12570256
    Abstract: A method for operating a braking system for a motor vehicle is proposed. The method includes the step of operating at least one rear wheel brake and at least one front wheel brake to perform a parking braking function when there is a requirement for parking braking. Furthermore, a braking system, a method for controlling it, a computer program, a control unit and a motor vehicle are proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: ZF Active Safety Gmbh
    Inventors: Andreas Marx, Nicholas Alford, Roman Bechmann
  • Patent number: 12570257
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a braking system for a vehicle having at least four brakable wheels, comprising at least four brake actuator units, each of which can be associated with one of the wheels of the vehicle, wherein each brake actuator unit is associated with an electronic control unit which is designed to activate the brake actuator unit in order to apply a braking force to an associated wheel. At least two of the control units are designed as a master unit and a brake signal from a brake actuation unit is sent directly to each of the master units, and wherein each master unit is directly connected in terms of signaling to at least another of the control units, designed as a slave unit, in order to forward the brake signal to the slave unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: ZF Active Safety GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Marx, Nicholas Alford
  • Patent number: 12552362
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for compensating a yaw moment acting on a vehicle which is caused by asymmetrical braking forces on at least one vehicle axle. In the method, at least one vehicle-related condition is queried after initiation of a braking operation, a yaw variable present on the vehicle is detected, the value of the detected yaw variable is compared with a yaw variable limit value, a corrective steering angle is determined depending on the difference and/or the change in the difference between the value of the detected yaw variable and the yaw variable limit value, taking into account the sign of the yaw variable, and, lastly, a corrective steering angle is automatically set on at least one vehicle wheel of a steered vehicle axle. The disclosure also relates to an apparatus for compensating a yaw moment acting on a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: ZF Active Safety GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Marx, Nicholas Alford
  • Patent number: 12509148
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a yaw compensation system for restoring a safe driving state in particular of a wheeled vehicle, such as a wheeled motor vehicle, for example a car. The disclosure furthermore relates to a method for restoring a safe driving state of the abovementioned vehicle, and to a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: ZF Active Safety GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Marx
  • Patent number: 12479409
    Abstract: In a method for operating a force-sensor-less electromechanical service brake of a vehicle, a current profile of a force-displacement characteristic is determined and stored during a closing of a parking brake when the vehicle is being parked. The current profile of the force-displacement characteristic is used during a subsequent trip to set a required braking force on the electromechanical service brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: ZF Active Safety GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Marx, Fabian Querbach
  • Publication number: 20250353830
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds having the general formula (Ib) or (Ib?), (Ib) or (Ib?) wherein R1, R2, R6, A3, A4, A5, X, Y and W are as described herein, composition including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: November 20, 2025
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Lea Aurelie BOUCHE, Wolfgang GUBA, Georg JAESCHKE, Andreas MARX, Stefanie Katharina MESCH, Angélique PATINY-ADAM, Christian SCHNIDER, Sandra STEINER, Andreas Michael TOSSTORFF
  • Patent number: 12370987
    Abstract: A brake-by-wire braking system for a vehicle having at least two wheels which are able to be braked is described. The braking system comprises at least two brake actuator units, each of which can be associated with one of the wheels of the vehicle which are able to be braked. The braking system further comprises a brake actuation unit for actuation by the driver for braking, having at least one sensor for detecting an activation of the brake actuation unit by the driver, an acceleration actuation unit having at least one sensor for detecting the activation of the acceleration actuation unit by the driver, and at least one electronic control unit which is adapted to operate one or both of the brake actuator units in order to bring about a braking force at an associated wheel. The control unit is adapted to operate the brake actuator units on the basis of an activation of the acceleration activation unit in the event of a fault or failure of the brake actuation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: ZF Active Safety GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Marx, Fabian Querbach, Roman Bechmann
  • Patent number: 12358483
    Abstract: In a method for operating a force-sensor-less electromechanical service brake in a brake system of a vehicle, a current value of a braking contact point and a current profile of a force-displacement characteristic of the electromechanical service brake are determined as a function of the total rotation angle of a shaft of an electric motor of the electromechanical service brake. These values are determined in regular driving operation of the vehicle. In the case of a braking request, the electric motor is activated in accordance with the current value of the braking contact point and the current profile of the force-displacement characteristic in order to satisfy the braking request. The electric motor has a detection element, which detects the total rotation angle of the shaft and a rotation rate of the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: ZF Active Safety GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Marx, Fabian Querbach
  • Publication number: 20250213854
    Abstract: An implantable electrode device is provided comprising a first layer and a second layer, the second layer being on top of the first layer and including at least one electrode contact. The at least one electrode contact is exposable to a nerve of a nervous tissue of a human or of an animal. A connecting means electrically connects the electrode contact, where the connecting means is made up of at least one conducting wire, and the conducting wire is arranged within the first layer and is fixed to the electrode contact. Also provided is a method for forming an implantable electrode device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2025
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Andreas MARX, Miguel ULLOA
  • Publication number: 20250196651
    Abstract: A method is for regulating a generator braking moment of an electric drive for a vehicle, in particular a utility vehicle. The method includes: sensing a call for braking for the purpose of braking the vehicle using a setpoint braking moment; and, regulating the generator braking moment in dependence on the setpoint braking moment and on a trigger condition. The regulating is effected within a plurality of cycles. Within a cycle, changing of a generator braking moment provided by the electric drive is effected. Each of the cycles includes a first sub-cycle and a second sub-cycle. In the first sub-cycle, the changing includes reducing the generator braking moment and, in the second sub-cycle, the changing includes increasing the generator braking moment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas Kattenberg, Johannes Heseding, Felix Müller-Deile, Winfried Fakler, Franz Bitzer, Andreas Marx
  • Publication number: 20250196659
    Abstract: A method is for controlling a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle, having an electric drive, which has been configured for regenerative braking, and a friction-brake device. The method includes: capturing selection information; ascertaining a set of trigger thresholds and a slip-control method on the basis of the selection information, wherein the set of trigger thresholds includes one or more threshold-value conditions defined for the purpose of detecting the wheel-locking tendency; detecting a wheel-locking tendency on the basis of the one or more threshold-value conditions; and instigating a control of the electric drive and/or of the friction-brake device on the basis of the slip-control method and the set of trigger thresholds when the wheel-locking tendency has been detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas Kattenberg, Johannes Heseding, Andreas Marx
  • Patent number: 12296808
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for controlling a vehicle braking system on the basis of vehicle-specific data, wherein the vehicle braking system comprises individually actuatable brakes. In the method, a braking operation is detected, a status condition is queried during a temporal observation window, and a yaw variable present and a physical characterizing variable present at the same time are detected. Subsequently, the detected yaw variable is stored and the yaw variable is assigned to a data set. This is repeated in order to create a database. Further, a corrective braking force is determined and the braking force of a brake is automatically adjusted depending on the corrective braking force to reduce the yaw variable. The disclosure also relates to an apparatus for compensating a yaw moment acting on a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: ZF Active Safety GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Marx
  • Patent number: 12251557
    Abstract: An implantable electrode device is provided comprising a first layer and a second layer, the second layer being on top of the first layer and including at least one electrode contact. The at least one electrode contact is exposable to a nerve of a nervous tissue of a human or of an animal. A connecting means electrically connects the electrode contact, where the connecting means is made up of at least one conducting wire, and the conducting wire is arranged within the first layer and is fixed to the electrode contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: CorTec GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Marx, Miguel Ulloa
  • Patent number: 12122233
    Abstract: A device for detecting a driver demand, the device outputting a purely electronic actuating signal, includes an actuating surface, for a foot of a user, the actuating surface being displaceable in an actuation direction in order to generate the actuating signal. At least two compression bodies arranged one behind the other in the actuation direction are provided, each of which has one elastic element and one rigid element, which are arranged one behind the other in the actuation direction in such a way that one rigid element acts on one elastic element when the actuating surface is acted upon by an actuation force. In addition, a sensor system is provided, the signal of which permits an inference to be made regarding the displacement of the actuating surface and is usable for generating the actuating signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: ZF Active Safety GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Marx
  • Publication number: 20240278760
    Abstract: A braking system for a vehicle with at least two brakable wheels is provided, comprising at least two brake actuator units which can be assigned in each case to one of the wheels of the vehicle, at least a first energy supply unit and a second energy supply unit for supplying the brake actuator units with electrical energy, a control unit which is configured to activate the brake actuator units in order to exert a braking force on an assigned wheel, and a switching unit. The switching unit is configured to connect the brake actuator units in terms of energy either to the first energy supply unit or the second energy supply unit in order to enable the supply of energy to the corresponding brake actuator unit from the energy supply unit which is connected in each case. A method for braking a vehicle is furthermore provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventor: Andreas Marx
  • Publication number: 20240227930
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a yaw compensation system for restoring a safe driving state in particular of a wheeled vehicle, such as a wheeled motor vehicle, for example a car. The disclosure furthermore relates to a method for restoring a safe driving state of the abovementioned vehicle, and to a motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventor: Andreas Marx
  • Publication number: 20240198995
    Abstract: A method for operating a hydraulic brake system for a motor vehicle that includes a hydraulic brake system with a hydraulic unit, a brake fluid reservoir and hydraulically actuatable wheel brakes, wherein the hydraulic unit has a main pressure source which can be actuated via a brake pedal, an additional pressure source fluidically separate from the main pressure source, and control valves by which the main pressure source and the additional pressure source on one side and the wheel brakes on the other side are connected together, wherein in the brake fluid reservoir, multiple at least partially mutually separate reservoir chambers are provided for supplying the main pressure source and the additional pressure source with a brake fluid, wherein the method comprises detection of a fill level of the brake fluid in the brake fluid reservoir by a measurement assembly, wherein the detection of the fill level takes place in analog fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventor: Andreas Marx