Patents by Inventor Christian Freese

Christian Freese 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: 12246742
    Abstract: In a method and control device for providing feedback to a vehicle occupant, a signal corresponding to current and/or upcoming movements of the vehicle is obtained when the vehicle is in an autonomous driving mode. The obtained signal is provided to a control device located within the cabin of the vehicle. The control device is moved corresponding to the provided signal. In an embodiment, an input of the occupant for an autonomous driving unit of the vehicle via the control device is received and a signal corresponding to the received input is submitted to the autonomous driving unit. The input may correspond to a maneuver request and/or to a selection of one of several autonomous driving-modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignees: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, AUDI AG, DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AG
    Inventors: Samantha Rout, Fabian Klausmann, Bastian Freese, Andrian Riedel, Dij Jayaratna, Christian Delise, Erik Glaser, Alisia Martinez, Alexander Bogner, Lutz Krauss
  • Publication number: 20240299926
    Abstract: A metering head for receiving and metering at least one medium, the metering head including: —one or multiple media access points; —at least two dispensing terminals each having at least one media outlet; and —fluid lines, which connect the one or multiple media access points to the at least one media outlet of the at least two dispensing terminals. In at least one of the fluid lines, an actively controllable element for manipulating and/or detecting the medium in the fluid lines is inserted. A fluidic system, including: —a metering head of this type; —a microfluidic cartridge; and —at least one connecting element for fluidically connecting the metering head to the microfluidic cartridge. The dispensing terminal is designed to indirectly or directly receive the connecting element. The microfluidic cartridge includes: —at least one inlet opening for connecting to the at least one connecting element; and —a channel structure fluidically connected to the inlet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Christian FREESE, Peter SPANG
  • Publication number: 20240302401
    Abstract: A metering head for receiving and metering at least two media, having at least two media inlets, one or multiple dispensing terminals, and fluid lines connecting the media inlets to the one or multiple dispensing terminals. The one or multiple dispensing terminals each have at least two fluidically separated media outlets. A metering system, having a metering head, at least one connecting element for fluidically connecting the metering head to a carrier substrate or to a microfluidic cartridge, and optionally a connection piece, wherein the dispensing terminal is designed to receive the connecting element directly or to receive the connecting element indirectly via the connection piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Christian FREESE, Peter SPANG
  • Patent number: 11624621
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for vehicle re-routing context determination for a subject vehicle, including: tracking movement of the subject vehicle as the subject vehicle is following a planned route; determining whether a deviation of the subject vehicle from the planned route indicates a user-initiated re-routing of the subject vehicle from the planned route; gathering data from a plurality of sources indicating a route condition leading to the user-initiated re-routing; analyzing the gathered data to determine a reason for the user-initiated re-routing; and based on the reason, determining whether to reroute other vehicles to avoid the reason for the user-initiated re-routing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Christian Freese, Seyhan Ucar, Equan Tompkins
  • Patent number: 11590720
    Abstract: A method for the simultaneous production of two or more fiber composite components, to a fiber composite component, to a rotor blade of a wind power installation, as well as to a wind power installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhard Raphael, Christian Freese
  • Publication number: 20200393255
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for vehicle re-routing context determination for a subject vehicle, including: tracking movement of the subject vehicle as the subject vehicle is following a planned route; determining whether a deviation of the subject vehicle from the planned route indicates a user-initiated re-routing of the subject vehicle from the planned route; gathering data from a plurality of sources indicating a route condition leading to the user-initiated re-routing; analyzing the gathered data to determine a reason for the user-initiated re-routing; and based on the reason, determining whether to reroute other vehicles to avoid the reason for the user-initiated re-routing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: CHRISTIAN FREESE, SEYHAN UCAR, EQUAN TOMPKINS
  • Publication number: 20200094488
    Abstract: A method for the simultaneous production of two or more fiber composite components, to a fiber composite component, to a rotor blade of a wind power installation, as well as to a wind power installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Reinhard RAPHAEL, Christian FREESE
  • Publication number: 20150171493
    Abstract: A cooling system for battery cells includes a housing that surrounds battery cells of a battery pack and an external cooling system. One side of the housing is connected to and configured to thermally interact with the external cooling system. The external cooling system is configured to enable a coolant to pass therethrough. The cooling system and the battery pack are arranged and configured such that the coolant cannot enter the housing even in the event of a leak.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicants: Robert Bosch GmbH, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Christian Freese, Xiaofeng Yan, Christian Pankiewitz