Patents by Inventor Bernard Kamp

Bernard Kamp 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).

  • Sensor for detecting particles
    Patent number: 7543477
    Abstract: A sensor for detecting particles in a gas flow, in particular soot particles in an exhaust gas flow, includes at least two measuring electrodes, which are positioned on a substrate made of an insulating material. To protect the measuring electrodes, they are covered by a protective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Berger, Rainer Strohmaier, Detlef Heimann, Norbert Breuer, Ralf Wirth, Karl-Franz Reinhart, Ralf Schmidt, Walter Bauer, Kai-Achim Baldenhofer, Bernard Kamp, Thomas Grau
  • Monitoring of exhaust gas limiting values
    Patent number: 7377154
    Abstract: In a method for monitoring an exhaust gas limiting value of an internal combustion engine using an engine controller, the engine controller has at least one exhaust gas sensor, and an error signal is output when the exhaust gas limiting value is exceeded. If the emissions predicted for the present driving state are ascertained with the aid of an engine model and compared to the signal of the exhaust gas sensor or a comparison value for the emission derived therefrom, the prescribed driving cycle may be taken into account when certifying a limiting value monitoring system and a defective system may be reliably recognized in practical operation even in atypical driving states without resulting in erroneous triggering of error signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Berger, Rainer Strohmaier, Bernard Kamp
  • Monitoring of exhaust gas limiting values
    Publication number: 20070033925
    Abstract: In a method for monitoring an exhaust gas limiting value of an internal combustion engine using an engine controller, the engine controller has at least one exhaust gas sensor, and an error signal is output when the exhaust gas limiting value is exceeded. If the emissions predicted for the present driving state are ascertained with the aid of an engine model and compared to the signal of the exhaust gas sensor or a comparison value for the emission derived therefrom, the prescribed driving cycle may be taken into account when certifying a limiting value monitoring system and a defective system may be reliably recognized in practical operation even in atypical driving states without resulting in erroneous triggering of error signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Joachim Berger, Rainer Strohmaier, Bernard Kamp