Patents by Inventor Andreas Tost

Andreas Tost 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: 11400901
    Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle, the vehicle including at least one friction brake unit, including a brake body and at least one brake element, the brake body being rotatably fixedly connected to a wheel of the vehicle and the brake element being situated on the chassis side and being displaceable in the direction of the brake body. The brake element is pressed against the brake body for generating a friction braking action, and an actual vehicle parameter resulting from the friction brake action being monitored for vibrations with the aid of at least one sensor unit. When detecting a vibration, the frequency of the vibrations is compared with the rotational speed of the wheel, and at least one safety measure is carried out in a third step if the comparison indicates that the frequency is equal to or greater than the rotational speed of the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Toni Frenzel, Andreas Tost, Franz Dahlke, Friedrich Stelter, Dennis Frankenbach
  • Publication number: 20190359190
    Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle, the vehicle including at least one friction brake unit, including a brake body and at least one brake element, the brake body being rotatably fixedly connected to a wheel of the vehicle and the brake element being situated on the chassis side and being displaceable in the direction of the brake body. The brake element is pressed against the brake body for generating a friction braking action, and an actual vehicle parameter resulting from the friction brake action being monitored for vibrations with the aid of at least one sensor unit. When detecting a vibration, the frequency of the vibrations is compared with the rotational speed of the wheel, and at least one safety measure is carried out in a third step if the comparison indicates that the frequency is equal to or greater than the rotational speed of the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Toni Frenzel, Andreas Tost, Franz Dahlke, Friedrich Stelter, Dennis Frankenbach
  • Patent number: 8290675
    Abstract: In a method for recovering energy in a braking process of a hybrid vehicle which has an internal combustion engine and an electric drive, as well as a hydraulic or pneumatic braking system, the exploitation of the electric drive is able to be optimized if the braking system includes at least one pressure reduction valve, using which the braking pressure exerted by the driver is able to be reduced as a function of the deceleration proportion of the electric machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Friedhelm Broeckel, Andreas Tost
  • Publication number: 20090299591
    Abstract: In a method for recovering energy in a braking process of a hybrid vehicle which has an internal combustion engine and an electric drive, as well as a hydraulic or pneumatic braking system, the exploitation of the electric drive is able to be optimized if the braking system includes at least one pressure reduction valve, using which the braking pressure exerted by the driver is able to be reduced as a function of the deceleration proportion of the electric machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Friedhelm Broeckel, Andreas Tost