Patents by Inventor Artur Neumann

Artur Neumann 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: 12128963
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary control device (1) for steering a vehicle comprising a user interface surface (3), in particular a knob, that is embodied to rotate with respect to a housing (5) of the device (1) around a rotational axis (7) of the device (1), further comprising a sensor unit (9) for monitoring the orientation and/or rotational movement of the user interface surface (3) with respect to the housing (5), a processing unit (11), and a communications interface (13) for transmitting control signals (Ts) according to an output (Op) from the processing unit (11), said output (Op) being generated by the processing unit (11) on the basis of sensor data (Ds) from the sensor unit (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Rainer Haevescher, Artur Neumann
  • Patent number: 12036865
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary control device (1) for a vehicle comprising a user interface surface (3), in particular a knob, that is embodied to rotate with respect to a housing (5) of the device (1) around a rotational axis (7) of the device (1), further comprising a sensor unit (9) for monitoring the orientation and/or rotational movement of the user interface surface (3) with respect to the housing (5), a processing unit (11), and a communications interface (13) for transmitting control signals (Ts) according to an output (Op) from the processing unit (11), said output (Op) being generated by the processing unit (11) on the basis of sensor data (Ds) from the sensor unit (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNATA GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Haevescher, Artur Neumann
  • Publication number: 20220332359
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary control device (1) for steering a vehicle comprising a user interface surface (3), in particular a knob, that is embodied to rotate with respect to a housing (5) of the device (1) around a rotational axis (7) of the device (1), further comprising a sensor unit (9) for monitoring the orientation and/or rotational movement of the user interface surface (3) with respect to the housing (5), a processing unit (11), and a communications interface (13) for transmitting control signals (Ts) according to an output (Op) from the processing unit (11), said output (Op) being generated by the processing unit (11) on the basis of sensor data (Ds) from the sensor unit (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Rainer HAEVESCHER, Artur NEUMANN
  • Publication number: 20220314801
    Abstract: An operating device may have a moving operating element, a housing a magnetorheological elastomer, and a coil. An end of the operating element may be supported in the housing. The magnetorheological elastomer may result in a first operating characteristic for operating the operating element in a resting state and a second operating characteristic for the operation in an activated state. The coil may generate a magnetic field that transfers the magnetorheological elastomer between the resting state and the activated state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Fabian Schrader, Michael Pantke, Martin Ruider, Magnus Sprehe, Rainer Haevescher, Artur Neumann, Thorsten Sander, Georg Tenckhoff, Erwin Biegger
  • Publication number: 20210146779
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary control device (1) for a vehicle comprising a user interface surface (3), in particular a knob, that is embodied to rotate with respect to a housing (5) of the device (1) around a rotational axis (7) of the device (1), further comprising a sensor unit (9) for monitoring the orientation and/or rotational movement of the user interface surface (3) with respect to the housing (5), a processing unit (11), and a communications interface (13) for transmitting control signals (Ts) according to an output (Op) from the processing unit (11), said output (Op) being generated by the processing unit (11) on the basis of sensor data (Ds) from the sensor unit (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Rainer Haevescher, Artur Neumann
  • Publication number: 20200148061
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary control device (1) for a vehicle comprising a user interface surface (3), in particular a knob, that is embodied to rotate with respect to a housing (5) of the device (1) around a rotational axis (7) of the device (1), further comprising a sensor unit (9) for monitoring the orientation and/or rotational movement of the user interface surface (3) with respect to the housing (5), a processing unit (11), and a communications interface (13) for transmitting control signals (Ts) according to an output (Op) from the processing unit (11), said output (Op) being generated by the processing unit (11) on the basis of sensor data (Ds) from the sensor unit (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Rainer HAEVESCHER, Artur Neumann
  • Publication number: 20200142439
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary control device (1) for a vehicle comprising a user interface surface (3), in particular a knob, that is embodied to rotate with respect to a housing (5) of the device (1) around a rotational axis (7) of the device (1), further comprising a sensor unit (9) for monitoring the orientation and/or rotational movement of the user interface surface (3) with respect to the housing (5), a processing unit (11), and a communications interface (13) for transmitting control signals (Ts) according to an output (Op) from the processing unit (11), said output (Op) being generated by the processing unit (11) on the basis of sensor data (Ds) from the sensor unit (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Rainer Haevescher, Artur Neumann
  • Publication number: 20200087973
    Abstract: The present approach relates to a door moving device (110). The door moving device (115) comprises at least a force providing device (200), a drive device (205), and a brake device (210). The force providing device (200) is configured to provide the force for controlling a movement of the door (110). The drive device (205) is configured to generate a drive torque for driving the force providing device (200). The brake device (210) can be actuated electrically, and is configured to generate a braking torque when not provided with electricity for braking the force providing device (200) for the door (110).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen. AG
    Inventors: Rainer Haevescher, Artur Neumann, Jörg Grotendorst