Patents by Inventor Christian Hauser

Christian Hauser 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).

  • Publication number: 20160143229
    Abstract: A device for wine or fruit growing, having at least one metallic trellis post and having at least one, in particular metallic, profile piece, which is fastened to the trellis post and has at least one holding element for a tensioning wire. In order to facilitate handling of the device and to increase its stability, the invention proposes providing a closed rectilinear guide between the trellis post and the profile piece, of which guide the trellis post forms, on the longitudinal side, a rail-like guide element on which the profile piece is guided in sliding fashion, and providing an open snap connection of which the profile piece has a spring element that engages with the trellis post M detent fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Alfred Seyr, Christian Hauser, Hans Pflügl, Matthias Stumvoll
  • Publication number: 20150194243
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method for producing a structural component, in particular for a vehicle, in which a piece of sheet metal is shaped into an open or closed, in particular multi-chambered, hollow profile and is provided with at least one electrical cable, which the piece of sheet metal holds at least in some areas. In order to achieve advantageous method conditions. the invention proposes that the piece of sheet metal be provided with the cable during its shaping or between two of its shaping steps and be attached to this cable in at least some areas in a nonpositive or integral fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Hans Pflügl, Alfred Seyr, Christian Hauser
  • Patent number: 9074547
    Abstract: A method for adapting the actual injection quantity of an injector of an internal combustion engine to the target injection quantity, an injection device for an internal combustion engine, and an internal combustion engine are provided. In the method, the crankshaft acceleration achieved by a test injection pulse is detected in the rotational speed signal of the internal combustion engine and on this basis the injected fuel quantity of the injector is determined. On the basis of the determined injected fuel quantity, the actuating data of the injector of the internal combustion engine is corrected. To this end, the injected fuel quantity of the injector is detected and corrected by a test injection pulse during the normal fired operational state of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Hui Li, Christian Hauser, Joachim Engelmann, Armin Stolz
  • Patent number: 9002621
    Abstract: In a method for individually correcting injection quantities and/or times (mf1, mf2, mf . . . ; ti1, ti2, ti . . . ) in particular for a ballistic operating range of a fuel injector (1, 2, . . . ), a quantity deviation of an actual injection quantity (mf1, mf2, mf . . . ) from a nominal injection quantity (mfnom) of the fuel injector (1, 2, . . . ) during operation of the fuel injector (1, 2, . . . ) is determined, and a typical injection characteristic (fup1, fup2, fup . . . ) of the fuel injector (1, 2, . . . ) is adapted to a nominal injection characteristic (fupnom) based on the quantity deviation. Furthermore, a controller, in particular an engine controller may implement the above method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Hauser
  • Publication number: 20150027582
    Abstract: A profile is produced from a bent metal sheet surrounding an interior space by at least 360°, the longitudinal edges of said metal sheet being connected to respectively adjacent wall sections of the metal sheet. The longitudinal edges are separated from the respectively adjacent wall sections or longitudinal edges by spacers and are connected thereto in a form-fitting manner by fasteners such as screws, rivets, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Alfred Seyr, Christian Hauser
  • Publication number: 20140345571
    Abstract: A method for determining an opening behavior of a combustion engine fuel injector having a coil drive includes: applying to a coil of the coil drive an electrical test excitation that is weaker than an electrical standard excitation applied to the coil during normal operation of the engine, such that an opening position of the fuel injector is achieved at a point at which the coil drive is not in magnetic saturation; measuring the chronological progression of an electrical variable of the coil; determining a first point in time at which the fuel injector reaches its opening position under the influence of the electrical test excitation, based on the measured chronological progression of the electrical variable, and determining a second point in time at which the fuel injector would reach its opening position under the influence of the electrical standard excitation, based on the determined first point in time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Christian Hauser, Michael Koch, Robert Fromm, Gerd Rösel
  • Patent number: 8775058
    Abstract: A method for the injector-individual adaption of the injection time of motor vehicles is based on linking the IIC method and the MFMA method. Before starting to drive, the IIC method is carried out, and while driving MFMA measurements are carried out. The measurement points obtained are used as subsequent measurement points for the IIC function. Thus injector-individual characteristic fields can be determined, in which deviations due to manufacturing and also aging and wear of the components during the service life are considered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Hauser
  • Publication number: 20130024098
    Abstract: A method for adapting the actual injection quantity of an injector of an internal combustion engine to the target injection quantity, an injection device for an internal combustion engine, and an internal combustion engine are provided. In the method, the crankshaft acceleration achieved by a test injection pulse is detected in the rotational speed signal of the internal combustion engine and on this basis the injected fuel quantity of the injector is determined. On the basis of the determined injected fuel quantity, the actuating data of the injector of the internal combustion engine is corrected. To this end, the injected fuel quantity of the injector is detected and corrected by a test injection pulse during the normal fired operational state of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Hui Li, Christian Hauser, Joachim Engelmann, Armin Stolz
  • Publication number: 20110202255
    Abstract: In a method for individually correcting injection quantities and/or times (mf1, mf2, mf . . . ; ti1, ti2, ti . . . ) in particular for a ballistic operating range of a fuel injector (1, 2, . . . ), a quantity deviation of an actual injection quantity (mf1, mf2, mf . . . ) from a nominal injection quantity (mfnom) of the fuel injector (1, 2, . . . ) during operation of the fuel injector (1, 2, . . . ) is determined, and a typical injection characteristic (fup1, fup2, fup . . . ) of the fuel injector (1, 2, . . . ) is adapted to a nominal injection characteristic (fupnom) based on the quantity deviation. Furthermore, a controller, in particular an engine controller may implement the above method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventor: Christian Hauser
  • Publication number: 20110077843
    Abstract: A method for the injector-individual adaption of the injection time of motor vehicles is based on linking the IIC method and the MFMA method. Before starting to drive, the IIC method is carried out, and while driving MFMA measurements are carried out. The measurement points obtained are used as subsequent measurement points for the IIC function. Thus injector-individual characteristic fields can be determined, in which deviations due to manufacturing and also aging and wear of the components during the service life are considered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventor: Christian Hauser
  • Patent number: 7709996
    Abstract: A tendency of the controlled load to oscillate when controlling a capacitive load can be avoided according to a piezo actuator for an injection valve of an internal combustion engine, having charging and discharging processes for charging and discharging the capacitive load by means of a load current, each loading process being effected by chronological partial load current pulses according to chronological partial charging capacity pulses (p1, p2, . . . pn), wherein the envelope (E) of the partial charging capacity pulses (p1, p2, . . . pn), during the loading process, increases in a strictly monotonous manner in an initial phase, and the slope of the envelope decreases in a monotonous manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Hauser, Klaus Kiel, Manfred Kramel, Heinz Lixl, Gabriel Marzahn, Walter Schrod
  • Publication number: 20080289004
    Abstract: A method, module and computer program for protecting a target against attacks in a high-speed network. The method according to the invention comprises the steps of generating a question, after having received a request from an initiator identified by a sourceID associated to a certain node in the network, sending the question to the node identified by the sourceID, in case that an answer to the question is received, evaluating the answer, and in case that a proper answer has been received, enabling communication between the initiator and the target by sending a further message from the target to the initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christian Hauser, Sebastian Kiesel, Marco Kraemer, Christoph Raisch
  • Publication number: 20080211345
    Abstract: A tendency of the controlled load to oscillate when controlling a capacitive load can be avoided according to a piezo actuator for an injection valve of an internal combustion engine, having charging and discharging processes for charging and discharging the capacitive load by means of a load current, each loading process being effected by chronological partial load current pulses according to chronological partial charging capacity pulses (p1, p2, . . . pn), wherein the envelope (E) of the partial charging capacity pulses (p1, p2, . . . pn), during the loading process, increases in a strictly monotonous manner in an initial phase, and the slope of the envelope decreases in a monotonous manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE AG
    Inventors: Christian Hauser, Klaus Kiel, Manfred Kramel, Heinz Lixi, Gabriel Marzahn, Walter Schrod
  • Patent number: 7208827
    Abstract: A semiconductor component package configuration includes a semiconductor chip mounted to a printed circuit board, and a substrate arranged between the semiconductor chip and the printed circuit board. The substrate is for routing the wiring terminals of the semiconductor chip to the printed circuit board. The substrate is connected to the printed circuit board by solder joints. A filler between the semiconductor chip and the substrate mechanically isolates the semiconductor chip and the solder joints. A metal layer, which is connected to solder joints, is applied to the substrate. At least one molded element of heat-dissipating material is applied to the metal layer and is connected in a heat-conducting manner to the metal layer. This provides the package configuration with an improved capability of conducting the lost power that is dissipated from the installed semiconductor chip, and the desired mechanical properties of the package arrangement are retained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Christian Hauser, Simon Muff, Jens Pohl, Friedrich Wanninger
  • Publication number: 20070085361
    Abstract: A vehicle part such as a body molding includes a trim piece connected to a bearer piece by a flexible and foldable hinge, which is preferably integrally molded with the trim and bearer pieces in a single injection mold. The trim piece and bearer piece are folded about the molded hinge to rotate towards each other and are snap-fitted together to form an integral body side molding that can be adhesively and/or clippedly affixed to a support surface, such as a vehicle body side panel. Methods for manufacturing and installing such vehicle parts are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventor: Christian Hauser
  • Publication number: 20060171415
    Abstract: The invention provides an electronic system for vehicles. The electronic system comprises an electronic control unit 10a, peripheral units 12b, 12c, and a communication line 20. The communication line 20 connects the electronic control unit 10a with the peripheral units 12b or 12c. Discrete successive digital data packets are exchanged between the control unit 10a and the peripheral unit 12b or 12c via the communication line. The electronic system is configured so as to vary the duration a1, a2, . . . , am of the data packets and/or the duration Tx,1, Tx,2, . . . , Tx,n of the information bits contained in the appertaining data packet ax, thereby reducing electromagnetic interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Christian Hauser, Joachim Beck
  • Patent number: 7036216
    Abstract: An electrically conductive connection is produced between a chip and an external wiring configuration that is kept at a distance from the chip by spacers. Electrically conductive contact material is introduced into recesses in the external wiring configuration in order to produce the electrically conductive connection. This can be carried out economically, and allows a mechanically very robust electrical connection from the chip pads to the external wiring planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Christian Hauser, Martin Reiss, Johann Winderl
  • Patent number: 7008493
    Abstract: A method is described for applying an integrated circuit to a carrier element. In which a curable compensating layer of initially paste-like consistency is coated substantially with full coverage onto a lower contact area of the integrated circuit. Whereupon the integrated circuit is joined together, by the compensating layer, with the carrier element after a relative alignment in order then to produce an electrical connection between the integrated circuit and conductor tracks of the carrier element via electrical lines surmounting the thickness of the compensating layer. Whereupon the compensating layer is cured resulting in an increased volume of the compensating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Johann Winderl, Christian Hauser, Martin Reiss
  • Patent number: 6906928
    Abstract: The electronic component has a semiconductor chip mounted to a wiring board. The chip is bonded to the wiring board with adhesive strips that leave free a through-cutout, an additional cutout, and separating joints. The additional cutout provides for a plastic reservoir from which the separating joint between the adhesive strips is filled with plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Christian Hauser, Martin Reiss
  • Publication number: 20050040517
    Abstract: A semiconductor component package configuration includes a semiconductor chip mounted to a printed circuit board, and a substrate arranged between the semiconductor chip and the printed circuit board. The substrate is for routing the wiring terminals of the semiconductor chip to the printed circuit board. The substrate is connected to the printed circuit board by solder joints. A filler between the semiconductor chip and the substrate mechanically isolates the semiconductor chip and the solder joints. A metal layer, which is connected to solder joints, is applied to the substrate. At least one molded element of heat-dissipating material is applied to the metal layer and is connected in a heat-conducting manner to the metal layer. This provides the package configuration with an improved capability of conducting the lost power that is dissipated from the installed semiconductor chip, and the desired mechanical properties of the package arrangement are retained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Christian Hauser, Simon Muff, Jens Pohl, Friedrich Wanninger