Patents by Inventor Bjoern-Hendrik Reinhard

Bjoern-Hendrik Reinhard 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 controlling a brake system for a motor vehicle having a brake device
    Patent number: 8996268
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling a brake system of a motor vehicle having a brake device (40) with a hydraulic brake unit (41) and a recuperation brake unit (42). The method includes calculating (S1) a hydraulic brake force characteristic curve (B2) of the hydraulic brake unit (41) on the basis of at least one detected characteristic of the brake system, selecting (S2) a generator-based brake force characteristic curve (G1-G4) of the recuperation brake unit (42) on the basis of a predefined criterion and as a function of the calculated hydraulic brake force characteristic curve (B2), and controlling (S3) the hydraulic brake unit (41) and the recuperation brake unit (42) in accordance with a detected degree of actuation of the brake pedal (10), the calculated hydraulic brake force characteristic curves (B2), and the selected generator-based brake force characteristic curve (G1-G4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Garbe, Bjoern-Hendrik Reinhard