Patents by Inventor Bernd Tieftrunk

Bernd Tieftrunk 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 for operating railbound vehicles
    Patent number: 9308832
    Abstract: A method for operating railbound vehicles includes transmitting driving information, between a first railbound vehicle and a second railbound vehicle, relating to the future driving operation of at least one of the two railbound vehicles, and coordinating the future driving operation of the two railbound vehicles on the basis of that driving information transmitted therebetween, in such a manner that braking energy fed back by the first railbound vehicle during a braking operation can be used at least partially by the second railbound vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Erhard, Jens-Harro Oechsner, York Schmidtke, Bernd Tieftrunk
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING RAILBOUND VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20140081488
    Abstract: A method for operating railbound vehicles includes transmitting driving information, between a first railbound vehicle and a second railbound vehicle, relating to the future driving operation of at least one of the two railbound vehicles, and coordinating the future driving operation of the two railbound vehicles on the basis of that driving information transmitted therebetween, in such a manner that braking energy fed back by the first railbound vehicle during a braking operation can be used at least partially by the second railbound vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Erhard, Jens-Harro Oechsner, York Schmidtke, Bernd Tieftrunk