Patents by Inventor Bernhard Michels

Bernhard Michels 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: 11958369
    Abstract: A method for preparing a transmission of energy to a vehicle by an inductive charging system, which has a base plate arranged on a primary side of the charging system and a secondary side arranged in or on the vehicle. A first coil is provided in the base plate and a second coil is provided on the secondary side in a vehicle plate. The method includes energizing the second coil provided on the secondary side from a vehicle-based power source and diagnosing the functionality of components arranged on the secondary side of the inductive charging system by evaluating the energization carried out on the secondary side of the inductive charging system. Also disclosed is a device for preparing a transmission of energy to a vehicle by an inductive charging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Vitesco Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Urs Kalt, Andrees Beekmans, Bernhard Michel
  • Patent number: 11572040
    Abstract: A method for detecting theft of a vehicle, includes the following steps: detecting a vehicle movement by an inductive vehicle charging system, checking the authorization for a detected vehicle movement, and outputting a message signal if an unauthorized vehicle movement is detected. The checking of the authorization for a detected vehicle movement is started after the start of a vehicle charging process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Inventors: Urs Kalt, Bernhard Michel
  • Publication number: 20220009448
    Abstract: A method for detecting theft of a vehicle, includes the following steps: detecting a vehicle movement by an inductive vehicle charging system, checking the authorization for a detected vehicle movement, and outputting a message signal if an unauthorized vehicle movement is detected. The checking of the authorization for a detected vehicle movement is started after the start of a vehicle charging process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Urs Kalt, Bernhard Michel
  • Publication number: 20210370783
    Abstract: A method for preparing a transmission of energy to a vehicle by an inductive charging system, which has a base plate arranged on a primary side of the charging system and a secondary side arranged in or on the vehicle. A first coil is provided in the base plate and a second coil is provided on the secondary side in a vehicle plate. The method includes energizing the second coil provided on the secondary side from a vehicle-based power source and diagnosing the functionality of components arranged on the secondary side of the inductive charging system by evaluating the energization carried out on the secondary side of the inductive charging system. Also disclosed is a device for preparing a transmission of energy to a vehicle by an inductive charging system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Urs Kalt, Andrees Beekmans, Bernhard Michel
  • Patent number: 6085089
    Abstract: For setting up a traffic channel connection between an originating mobile station and a destination mobile station of a mobile radiotelephone network, the network having at least two base stations, a base station control unit that controls these, and a mobile switching center connected with this control unit via a transcoding and rate adaption unit, a connection request is signaled from an originating mobile station requesting connection to a destination mobile station via the mobile switching center. Using a database, the mobile switching center determines via which base station the desired destination mobile station can be reached. The transcoding and rate adaption unit contains a switching stage for the traffic channel connection setup, which switches a traffic channel connection between the originating mobile station and the destination mobile station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dieter Emmer, Michael Koch, Bernhard Michels