Patents by Inventor Carolin Heller

Carolin Heller 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: 12332651
    Abstract: A control method for a vehicle (101) in which the vehicle (101) is controlled manually while sensor data, from at least one sensor of the vehicle (101), is collected and stored. Then the vehicle (101) is controlled autonomously while sensor data, from the at least one sensor is detected and matched to the stored sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Andreas Heinzler, Carolin Heller, Markus Birk, Gabriela Jager
  • Publication number: 20250064574
    Abstract: A modular implantable device for the macroencapsulation of cells, comprising: —at least one bracket configured for accommodating at least one cell module within the device, at least one oxygen module, and at least one immuno-isolating membrane, wherein the at least one oxygen module is contained within the device in a shell formed by the at least one bracket and the at least one immuno-isolating membrane, optionally together with the at least one cell module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Barbara Ludwig, Stefan Bornstein, Carsten Werner, Carolin Heller, Petra Welzel
  • Patent number: 11396279
    Abstract: An emergency stop system for transferring an at least semi-autonomously operable vehicle into a safe state includes an actuating device configured to output an actuating signal, a control device configured to receive the actuating signal and to output a control signal, and an emergency braking device configured to actively brake the vehicle. The emergency braking device is configured to actuate a braking system provided in the vehicle based on the output control signal and based on a predetermined operating mode in order to generate a braking force for decelerating the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Carolin Heller, Michael Amann, Alexander Beck
  • Publication number: 20210356969
    Abstract: A control method for a vehicle (101) in which the vehicle (101) is controlled manually while sensor data, from at least one sensor of the vehicle (101), is collected and stored. Then the vehicle (101) is controlled autonomously while sensor data, from the at least one sensor is detected and matched to the stored sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas HEINZLER, Carolin HELLER, Markus BIRK, Gabriela JAGER
  • Publication number: 20210179037
    Abstract: An emergency stop system for transferring an at least semi-autonomously operable vehicle into a safe state includes an actuating device configured to output an actuating signal, a control device configured to receive the actuating signal and to output a control signal, and an emergency braking device configured to actively brake the vehicle. The emergency braking device is configured to actuate a braking system provided in the vehicle based on the output control signal and based on a predetermined operating mode in order to generate a braking force for decelerating the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Carolin Heller, Michael Amann, Alexander Beck
  • Publication number: 20150120156
    Abstract: A method of controlling a dual-clutch transmission having two partial transmissions that can be connected to a drive engine such that a target gear, in a respective load-free partial transmission to be engaged following the currently active gear, can be preselected. To reduce the energy consumption caused by transmission losses, the method includes the steps of: determining a possible target gear, determining overall transmission losses for both when a target gear is preselected, and when a target gear is not preselected, determining whether the overall transmission loss is greater when a target gear is preselected or when no gear is preselected, deciding whether a target gear should or should not be preselected using the overall transmission loss determined as a criterion, and implementing measures that correspond to the decision reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Thorsten Leim, Carolin Heller