Patents by Inventor Benny BRUHNKE

Benny BRUHNKE 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).

  • Method and apparatus for testing a control pilot line
    Patent number: 9958489
    Abstract: A method for checking a control pilot, referred to below as CP, line of a charging socket of an electrically drivable transportation means. The method includes closing the charging socket, as a result of which an electrical, in particular galvanic, connection is closed between the CP line and a line of the charging socket providing electrical energy, and checking a signal received via the CP line in response to the closing. Also disclosed is a corresponding apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Torsten Stichowski, Benny Bruhnke
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING A CONTROL PILOT LINE
    Publication number: 20140285209
    Abstract: A method for checking a control pilot, referred to below as CP, line of a charging socket of an electrically drivable transportation means. The method includes closing the charging socket, as a result of which an electrical, in particular galvanic, connection is closed between the CP line and a line of the charging socket providing electrical energy, and checking a signal received via the CP line in response to the closing. Also disclosed is a corresponding apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Torsten STICHOWSKI, Benny BRUHNKE