Patents by Inventor Christian Hackner

Christian Hackner 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 a motor vehicle in order to detect an overload on a roll stabilizer
    Patent number: 9707818
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle in order to detect an overload on a roll stabilizer which is supported so that it can rotate on a vehicle body and includes two stabilizer parts that can be rotated relative to each other by a torsional angle (?) via a rotary drive arranged between these parts. In order to detect an impairment to the driving safety of the vehicle in a timely manner, a ratio of the torsional angle (?) to a variable which is equivalent to an applied torque (M) of the rotary drive is ascertained, and an overload is determined if the ratio lies outside of a specified tolerance range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Marco Di Pace, Martin Heckel, Christian Hackner
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE IN ORDER TO DETECT AN OVERLOAD ON A ROLL STABILIZER
    Publication number: 20160159190
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle in order to detect an overload on a roll stabilizer which is supported so that it can rotate on a vehicle body and includes two stabilizer parts that can be rotated relative to each other by a torsional angle (?) via a rotary drive arranged between these parts. In order to detect an impairment to the driving safety of the vehicle in a timely manner, a ratio of the torsional angle (?) to a variable which is equivalent to an applied torque (M) of the rotary drive is ascertained, and an overload is determined if the ratio lies outside of a specified tolerance range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technlologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marco Di Pace, Martin Heckel, Christian Hackner