Patents by Inventor Bernd Roller

Bernd Roller 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: 10039197
    Abstract: A housing includes a main housing part with an opening as well as a covering device for the opening. The covering device has a first cover part, which at least substantially covers the opening and a second cover part which is separate from the first cover part, bears at least in certain regions against the first cover part and has at least one clearance or aperture in the region of the opening. The second cover part is fastened or supported at the main housing part, in particular in the region of a periphery of the main housing part that extends or runs around the opening. The weight of the covering device is therefore low and yet a high level of stability and sealing in relation to fluids is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Gregory Drew, Bernd Roller
  • Patent number: 9961805
    Abstract: An electric component has a housing part and a component support which is provided with a conductor path structure. The conductor path structure has an interruption, by which a connection section of the conductor path structure is galvanically separated from a main section of the conductor path structure. The component support is arranged on the housing part such that a heat-conductive connection is produced between the component support and the housing part. The main section remains galvanically separated from the housing part. The electric resistance between the main section of the conductor path structure and the housing part is measured. The component support is secured to the housing part by a securing element. The interruption is electrically bridged by the securing element and the main section is electrically conductively connected to the housing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Riepl, Bernd Roller
  • Publication number: 20170223845
    Abstract: A housing includes a main housing part with an opening as well as a covering device for the opening. The covering device has a first cover part, which at least substantially covers the opening and a second cover part which is separate from the first cover part, bears at least in certain regions against the first cover part and has at least one clearance or aperture in the region of the opening. The second cover part is fastened or supported at the main housing part, in particular in the region of a periphery of the main housing part that extends or runs around the opening. The weight of the covering device is therefore low and yet a high level of stability and sealing in relation to fluids is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: GREGORY DREW, BERND ROLLER
  • Publication number: 20160254612
    Abstract: A module housing has a housing component for securing an electronic assembly and a plug connector for electrically connecting to the assembly. The plug connector has a main part with a plurality of receiving areas for electric plug contacts and a plug frame which surrounds the receiving areas. The module housing has a locking arrangement in order to mechanically secure the plug connector to the housing component, the locking arrangement has a locking element of the plug connector and a locking element of the housing component. The locking element of the plug connector has a hook element, and the locking element of the housing component has a corresponding recess for receiving the hook element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: SORIN ANDREI, DETLEV BAGUNG, JÉROME CHASTANET, GREGORY DREW, BERND ROLLER
  • Publication number: 20160242328
    Abstract: An electric component has a housing part and a component support which is provided with a conductor path structure. The conductor path structure has an interruption, by which a connection section of the conductor path structure is galvanically separated from a main section of the conductor path structure. The component support is arranged on the housing part such that a heat-conductive connection is produced between the component support and the housing part. The main section remains galvanically separated from the housing part. The electric resistance between the main section of the conductor path structure and the housing part is measured. The component support is secured to the housing part by a securing element. The interruption is electrically bridged by the securing element and the main section is electrically conductively connected to the housing component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas RIEPL, Bernd ROLLER
  • Patent number: 9398710
    Abstract: An enclosure for an electronic control unit is specified which contains a rigid housing element for receiving electronic components of the electronic control unit, an elastic cover covering an open side of the housing element and a protrusion element attached to or comprised by the rigid housing element. The cover abuts the protrusion element with a predetermined force when barometric pressures on different sides of the cover are equal. The cover contains an aperture in the region where the cover abuts the protrusion element. Further, an electronic control unit with the enclosure is specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Gregory Drew, Hermann Haemmerl, Bernd Roller, James G. Godwin
  • Publication number: 20160044814
    Abstract: An enclosure for an electronic control unit is specified which contains a rigid housing element for receiving electronic components of the electronic control unit, an elastic cover covering an open side of the housing element and a protrusion element attached to or comprised by the rigid housing element. The cover abuts the protrusion element with a predetermined force when barometric pressures on different sides of the cover are equal. The cover contains an aperture in the region where the cover abuts the protrusion element. Further, an electronic control unit with the enclosure is specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: GREGORY DREW, HERMANN HAEMMERL, BERND ROLLER, JAMES G. GODWIN
  • Patent number: 8294031
    Abstract: A solder resist coating for a rigid-flex circuit board contains one or more conductor tracks and at least one flex area. The solder resist coating has one or more movement gaps in the flex area of the circuit board. In addition, an electronic module is formed having at least one rigid-flex circuit board with a solder resist coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Detlev Bagung, Michael Decker, Gregory Drew, Thomas Riepl, Bernd Roller
  • Publication number: 20100193223
    Abstract: A solder resist coating for a rigid-flex circuit board contains one or more conductor tracks and at least one flex area. The solder resist coating has one or more movement gaps in the flex area of the circuit board. In addition, an electronic module is formed having at least one rigid-flex circuit board with a solder resist coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Detlev Bagung, Michael Decker, Gregory Drew, Thomas Riepl, Bernd Roller