Patents by Inventor Christian Hopps

Christian Hopps 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: 20240416931
    Abstract: Technologies and techniques for verifying the operational readiness of an automated driving vehicle before initiating a drive is disclosed. The method involves performing a predefined set of automated checks each time the vehicle is started. These checks are executed using predefined combinations of the vehicle's sensor system and actuator system. Additionally, the method includes verifying that cyclic checks conducted under predefined conditions in the past were completed successfully with sufficient frequency. The drive is enabled if both the startup checks and the past cyclic checks meet the required criteria. Aspects of the present disclosure also pertains to the automated driving vehicle itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Niklas Koch, Jana Seeland, Christian Hopp
  • Publication number: 20240375644
    Abstract: Technologies and techniques for expanding an information cluster of a trajectory class. A trajectory is taken for a vehicle and a location-specific characteristic of the vehicle is acquired, and/or a vehicle-specific characteristic of the vehicle is acquired when taking the trajectory. The location-specific characteristic of the vehicle is provided and/or the vehicle-specific characteristic of the vehicle is provided. Additional steps include generating an actual trajectory by assigning the location-specific characteristic and/or the vehicle-specific characteristic to the taken trajectory, and comparing the actual trajectory with a comparison trajectory. The actual trajectory is assigned to one of two different trajectory classes depending on the comparison, such that the trajectory class into which the actual trajectory is classified is expanded in relation to its information cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Niklas Koch, Jana Seeland, Christian Hopp
  • Patent number: 11820364
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle and to a method for operating a motor vehicle for carrying out a parking procedure, wherein the motor vehicle comprises at least a first parking assistance function and a second parking assistance function, which may be selected as desired, and wherein the method comprises: detecting a gripping status of a steering handle of the motor vehicle by a driver; and automatically selecting the first or the second parking assistance function depending on the gripping status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Jana Seeland, Bastian Göricke, Markus Radimirsch, Christian Hopp
  • Publication number: 20230331249
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle, comprising operating the motor vehicle in a teaching mode in which a driver can drive along and thereby teach a trajectory; and operating the motor vehicle in a following mode in which the motor vehicle at least semi-autonomously follows the trajectory or an adapted variant thereof. In the teaching mode, a maximum adjustable steering angle can be limited, and this limitation of the steering angle can be variably specified depending on a driving situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jana Seeland, Christian Hopp, Eugen Dick
  • Patent number: 11455978
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sound-absorbing construction component, which is suitable inter alia for use outdoors. The construction element comprises a sound-absorbing absorber layer having a sound entry surface and a plurality of extinguishing profiles fully enclosed in the absorber layer and arranged at a distance from one another. The extinguishing profile consists of a sound-reflecting material and has a profile inner space, which has one open side facing away from the sound entry surface. The extinguishing profile preferably comprises at least one inlet surface having numerous sound inlet openings and at least one closed reflection surface connecting to the inlet surface, wherein the reflection surface and the open side of the extinguishing profile are at a greater distance from the sound entry surface than the inlet surface. The profile inner space is hollow or completely or partially filled with the material of the absorber layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: LIAVER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ronald Tschiersch, Christian Hoppe
  • Publication number: 20220080956
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle and to a method for operating a motor vehicle for carrying out a parking procedure, wherein the motor vehicle comprises at least a first parking assistance function and a second parking assistance function, which may be selected as desired, and wherein the method comprises: detecting a gripping status of a steering handle of the motor vehicle by a driver; and automatically selecting the first or the second parking assistance function depending on the gripping status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jana Seeland, Bastian Göricke, Markus Radimirsch, Christian Hopp
  • Patent number: 11220289
    Abstract: A method for operating a transportation vehicle having a control unit for electrically actuating an electromechanical coupling unit of a steering system of the transportation vehicle, wherein the control unit actuates the coupling unit according to a steering wheel characteristic curve which forms a ratio between a wheel lock angle of wheels of the transportation vehicle and a steering wheel rotational angle which is assumed by a steering wheel of the transportation vehicle, wherein a normal steering wheel characteristic curve is made available as a standard setting of the steering wheel characteristic curve in the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventors: Jana Seeland, Christian Hopp
  • Patent number: 11060277
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sound absorber arrangement comprising multiple sound absorber elements that are arranged in a room having walls and a ceiling that closes off the room at the top. Multiple adjacently situated sound absorber elements form one or more absorber strips that extend(s), at least in sections, along an upper abutting edge extending between the wall and ceiling of the room. The sound absorber elements have a width of 200-400 mm and a thickness of 40-65 mm. The sound absorber elements have a length-specific flow resistance in the range of 5-20 kPa*s/m4. The invention further relates to a sound-insulated room having such a sound absorber arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: LIAVER GMBH & CO.KG
    Inventors: Christian Hoppe, Ronald Tschiersch
  • Publication number: 20200094872
    Abstract: A method for operating a transportation vehicle having a control unit for electrically actuating an electromechanical coupling unit of a steering system of the transportation vehicle, wherein the control unit actuates the coupling unit according to a steering wheel characteristic curve which forms a ratio between a wheel lock angle of wheels of the transportation vehicle and a steering wheel rotational angle which is assumed by a steering wheel of the transportation vehicle, wherein a normal steering wheel characteristic curve is made available as a standard setting of the steering wheel characteristic curve in the control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Jana SEELAND, Christian HOPP
  • Publication number: 20110161495
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for accelerating OpenCL (Open Computing Language) applications by utilizing a virtual OpenCL device as interface to compute clouds are described. In one embodiment, one or more computing operations may be offloaded from a local processor to a virtual device that represents available resources of a cloud. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Ralf Ratering, Hans-Christian Hoppe
  • Patent number: 7921219
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method generally includes establishing a routing protocol peer relationship and a Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) session with a neighbor node, receiving a DOWN BFD event signal from the neighbor node, and maintaining a routing protocol adjacency down state following successful exchange of routing protocol packets with the neighbor node. An apparatus for maintaining protocol adjacency state with a forwarding failure is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Lester Ginsberg, Abhay Roy, Christian Hopps
  • Patent number: 7751336
    Abstract: A technique efficiently avoids transient routing disturbances in link state routing protocols with fragmented link state packets (LSPs) in a computer network. According to the novel technique, a link state router (LSR) specifies which of two or more links are to be advertised in each of two or more corresponding LSP fragments. The LSR advertises the states of the specified links in the corresponding LSP fragments to one or more other LSRs. In other words, each link of the LSR is assigned to a particular LSP fragment, and the state of the link is always to be advertised in that particular LSP fragment (i.e., no fragment wrapping). Upon receiving the LSP fragments, the other LSRs may update the correct link states based on the individual LSP fragments, i.e., without transient routing disturbances caused by fragment wrapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Hopps, Stefano B. Previdi
  • Patent number: 7742437
    Abstract: A networking device such as a router may include, in one embodiment, a database storing a plurality of link state entries, and a cache operatively coupled with the database, the cache storing entries relating to the link state entries of the database. The networking device may also include a module for sending, over a network, packets including link state data, the module operatively coupled with the cache. In one example, the module accesses the cache to create one or more packets including link state data. Embodiments of the invention may be used for forming CSNP packets (complete sequence number packets) without the need for having to repeatedly walking a link state database in order to form the CNSP packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Man-Kit Yeung, Christian Hopps, Nair Venugopal, Anthony Li
  • Patent number: 7678170
    Abstract: A filter element, especially for filtering intake air for an internal combustion engine, which filter element is composed of a coiled filter, through which a flow of air passes axially, and which has an annular gasket on at least one end face, the annular gasket being connected to the filter element by a welded, glued, extruded or fused connection, such that the annular gasket is inserted into a suitably constructed receptacle in a filter housing and radially and/or axially positions the coiled filter. The annular gasket is arranged directly on the end face of the coiled filter and is pressed axially and/or radially into the receptacle of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Mann & Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Pfeiffer, Pius Trautmann, Anders-Christian Hoppe
  • Publication number: 20100049868
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method generally includes establishing a routing protocol peer relationship and a Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) session with a neighbor node, receiving a DOWN BFD event signal from the neighbor node, and maintaining a routing protocol adjacency down state following successful exchange of routing protocol packets with the neighbor node. An apparatus for maintaining protocol adjacency state with a forwarding failure is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Lester Ginsberg, Abhay Roy, Christian Hopps
  • Publication number: 20090001804
    Abstract: A controlling and/or regulating device for a lifting table (10) supporting a continuous casting mold (5) in a continuous casting machine (1) for liquid metal, in particular for liquid steel material (3), with an oscillating drive (11) comprising a plurality of stationary piston-cylinder units (12) which are articulated at the lifting table (10), with field measuring devices (16) at the hydraulic cylinder (12a), the signals of which field measuring devices (16) are fed via electrical connections (21)) to the control/regulating station (25) and back into the associated actuators, is operated in a fieldized manner and requires less resources for cabling in spite of the large quantity of electrical connections (21) in that the respective electrical connections (21) are guided in the vicinity (30) of the lifting table (10) as cable bundles (23) to an axle regulator (31) which is connected, via a fieldbus (22), to a memory-programmable control (32) located at a distance in the control/regulating station (25).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: SMS DEMAG AG
    Inventors: Ronald Wilmes, Hans Esau Klassen, Bujor Dumitriu, Paul-Christian Hopp, Christian Geerkens
  • Publication number: 20080244222
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for virtual processing. According to one exemplary embodiment, the method may include partitioning a plurality of cores of an integrated circuit (IC) into a plurality of virtual processors, the plurality of virtual processors having a framework dependent upon a programming application. The method may further include performing at least one task using the plurality of cores. Of course, additional embodiments, variations and modifications are possible without departing from this embodiment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alexander V. Supalov, Hans-Christian Hoppe, Linda J. Rankin
  • Publication number: 20080147349
    Abstract: A controlling and/or regulating device for a supporting roll stand (2) of a continuous casting installation (1) for metals, especially for steel materials (3), comprises a plurality of successive roll segments (8) with lower frames (11) and upper frames (12) which can be adjusted relative to the other and pairs of piston-cylinder units (13). The measurement data of field devices (14) are acquired locally and processed. The controlling and/or regulating device simplifies the field cabling and the regulating concept by relocating functions to or next to a roll segment (8) in that the field devices (14) are arranged at or on the roll segment (8) or in the vicinity of the roll segment (8) at the stationary shop scaffold (17), and their measurement signals are processed by axle regulators (18) and are stored and communicate with a memory-programmable control unit (19) by a fieldbus module (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Ronald Wilmes, Hans Esau Klassen, Bujor Dumitriu, Paul-Christian Hopp, Christian Geerkens
  • Publication number: 20080093048
    Abstract: A continuous casting machine (1) for steel materials has a continuous casting die (6) with a casting mold (10) formed of broad-side plates (11) and narrow-side plates (13) and at which piston-cylinder units (16) are provided as actuators and support bearings. The position of the piston-cylinder units (16) is measured by field measurement devices (21), the measurement data are stored in a control (23) of the continuous casting machine (1) via fieldbus modules (22) as BUS signals and, after being processed, are fed back to the actuators as control signals. In order to acquire and process the measurement data locally at the continuous casting die (6), it is proposed that a respective hydraulic cylinder (16a) is connected to a valve stand (24) with a stationary terminal box (25) for the measurement signal lines and control signal lines (28) and that the terminal box (25) is connected to an axis regulator (30) from which the fieldbus module (22) supplies the signals to a memory-programmable control (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Ronald Wilmes, Hans Klassen, Bujor Dumitriu, Paul-Christian Hopp, Christian Geerkens
  • Publication number: 20070286091
    Abstract: A technique efficiently avoids transient routing disturbances in link state routing protocols with fragmented link state packets (LSPs) in a computer network. According to the novel technique, a link state router (LSR) specifies which of two or more links are to be advertised in each of two or more corresponding LSP fragments. The LSR advertises the states of the specified links in the corresponding LSP fragments to one or more other LSRs. In other words, each link of the LSR is assigned to a particular LSP fragment, and the state of the link is always to be advertised in that particular LSP fragment (i.e., no fragment wrapping). Upon receiving the LSP fragments, the other LSRs may update the correct link states based on the individual LSP fragments, i.e., without transient routing disturbances caused by fragment wrapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Christian Hopps, Stefano B. Previdi