Patents by Inventor Christian Zimmermann

Christian Zimmermann 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: 20230261236
    Abstract: A system includes a stack module box, within which is accommodated a fuel cell stack and which stack module box has at least one fuel cell, the fuel cell being in connection with a plurality of media guides leading to the stack module box and from which media can be delivered to the stack module box or received from the stack module box, wherein at least two of the media guides have electrically conductive regions for discharge of current from the fuel cell stack, and/or the wall of the stack module box is electrically conductive in the regions laying opposite to the media guides, and wherein connection lines are led away from the fuel cell stack to the electrically conductive regions and away therefrom. A fuel cell device and a fuel cell vehicle including such a stack module box are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Sascha KÜHN, Lutz HEINRICH, Heiko TURNER, Dirk JENSSEN, Christian SCHLITZBERGER, Martin BUCHENBERGER, Friedhelm WALKLING, Florian MOLL, Steffen WIELAND, Christin ZIMMERMANN
  • Publication number: 20230246207
    Abstract: A fuel cell stack comprises at least one fuel cell which is accommodated in a stack module box, a plurality of media channels, having media guides which are arranged on the outside of the stack module box and are in flow connection with the media channels, and a tensioning system which is guided around the stack module box and the tensioning device of which is guided around the media guides, which are designed with a spring function. A related fuel cell device and a fuel cell vehicle are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Sascha KÜHN, Lutz HEINRICH, Heiko TURNER, Dirk JENSSEN, Christian SCHLITZBERGER, Martin BUCHENBERGER, Friedhelm WALKLING, Florian MOLL, Steffen WIELAND, Christin ZIMMERMANN
  • Publication number: 20230175647
    Abstract: For improving storage of hydrogen in a vehicle, a hydrogen tank assembly is provided for a vehicle. The hydrogen tank assembly includes an inner tank wall defining a hydrogen tank volume configured for storing liquid hydrogen; and an outer hydrogen collector defining, together with the inner tank wall, at least one cavity outside of the hydrogen tank volume and including at least one hydrogen outlet for leading gaseous hydrogen which leaks from the hydrogen tank through the inner tank wall into the at least one cavity to a hydrogen storage or a hydrogen consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Matthias GEISTBECK, Kristian ZIMMERMANN, Christian METZNER, Uwe BEIER
  • Publication number: 20230133033
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for processing data subject rights requests. The system and method advantageously enable data controllers to train machine learning models on unaltered data having PII, while maintaining the privacy of the unaltered data and enabling compliance with data subject rights requests with respect to the data. The system and method incorporate a biometric database that stores biometric data extracted from the unaltered data having PII. In order to identify data relating to a data subject rights request, biometric data is received from the data subject and is matched against the biometric data stored in the biometric database. Based on the matched biometric data, the original unaltered source data having PII can be identified for the purpose of exercising one or more data subject rights, such as erasure, access, and objection to processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Christian Zimmermann, Sven Trieflinger, Fatma Betül Durak, Stefan Gehrer
  • Publication number: 20230129174
    Abstract: A method for providing a function by a group of computing units in which computation instances are executed, each computation instance implementing the function using at least one algorithm and being set up to determine at least one result in response to a call of the function. The method includes: determining an integrity level for each of the computation instances; receiving a function request from a subscriber, the function request including a quality requirement that includes an integrity requirement; selecting a plurality of the computation instances corresponding to the quality requirement, so that the integrity level of the selected computation instances corresponds to the integrity requirement; calling the function in the selected computation instances corresponding to the function request in order to determine a plurality of results; determining a response based on the results, taking into account the quality requirement; and sending the response to the subscriber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Andreas Heyl, Christian Zimmermann, Markus Schweizer, Paulius Duplys
  • Publication number: 20230127778
    Abstract: A method for providing a function via a network of processing units using multiple computing instances. Each computing instance implements the function and is configured, when it is executed, to determine at least one result in response to a call-up of the function. The method includes validating the computing instances, each being checked as to whether the computing instance corresponds to a respective predetermined state; determining a respective level of reliability for each of the processing units; starting execution of successfully validated computing instances in the processing units, which have a level of reliability that is equal/greater than a predetermined minimum level of reliability; receiving a function request from a user; calling up the function in at least a portion of the executed computing instances corresponding to the function request, in order to determine multiple results; determining a response based on the results; and sending the response to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Andreas Heyl, Christian Zimmermann, Markus Schweizer, Paulius Duplys
  • Publication number: 20230065540
    Abstract: A method for communicating data requests to one or more data sources. The method includes receiving a data request, with which data of one or more data types are requested, from an application, and checking the availability of one or more data sources that are able to provide the one or more requested data types. The method further comprises: if at least one of the one or more data sources is available, sending a request to the available data source for the requested associated data type that the data source can provide; and, if no data source is available for at least one of the requested data types, sending a request for this data type to a placeholder module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Arne Nordmann, Christian Zimmermann, Christopher Huth, Fredrik Kamphuis, Martin Ring, Max Camillo Eisele, Paulius Duplys, Tobias Gehrmann
  • Publication number: 20220190586
    Abstract: A load protection apparatus for protecting an electrical load connected to an output terminal (3) of the load protection apparatus (1) against overcurrent, said apparatus (1) comprising: an overcurrent protection circuit (1A) having a power switch (5) through which the electrical load receives an electrical load current (IL) via the output terminal (3) and having a sensor component (4) connected in series with the power switch (5) and adapted to generate directly a voltage drop (?U4) corresponding to the current rise speed of the electrical load current (IL) flowing from an input terminal (2) of the load control apparatus (1) via the sensor component (4) and the power switch (5) to the output terminal (3) and having a driver circuit (6) adapted to detect an occurring overcurrent depending on the voltage drop (?U4) generated by the sensor component (4) and depending on a voltage drop (?U5) along the power switch (5) adapted to switch off said power switch (5) upon detection of an overcurrent within a switch
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Zimmermann, Bernhard Först
  • Publication number: 20220173585
    Abstract: A load control apparatus (1) for controlling a power supply to an electrical load connected to an output terminal (3) of the load control apparatus (1) comprising: an overcurrent protection circuit (1A) having a power switch (5) through which the electrical load receives an electrical load current (IL) and having a sensor component (4) connected in series with the power switch (5) and adapted to generate directly a voltage drop (?U4) corresponding to the current rise speed of the electrical load current (IL) flowing from an input terminal (2) of the load control apparatus (1) via the sensor component (4) and the power switch (5) to the output terminal (3) and having a driver circuit (6) adapted to detect an occurring overcurrent depending on the voltage drop (?U4) generated by the sensor component (4) and/or a voltage drop (?U5) along the power switch (5) and adapted to switch off said power switch (5) upon detection of an overcurrent within a switch-off period of less than one millisecond; and/or comprisi
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Zimmermann, Bernhard Först
  • Patent number: 11329805
    Abstract: A method for operating a first vehicle-side terminal is provided, wherein the first vehicle-side terminal determines at least one symmetric group key that is assigned to the group of terminals, encrypts the at least one symmetric group key with a public asymmetric individual key that is assigned to a second vehicle-side terminal or with a symmetric pair key that is assigned to the second vehicle-side terminal, transmits the encrypted symmetric group key in the direction of the second vehicle-side terminal, receives an encrypted message from the second vehicle-side terminal, and decrypts the encrypted message depending on the symmetric group key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Zimmermann, Norbert Bissmeyer
  • Publication number: 20220140769
    Abstract: A motor control apparatus for controlling a power supply to an electrical motor (M) connected to an output terminal (3) of the motor control apparatus (1) comprising: an overcurrent protection circuit (1A) having a power switch (5) through which the electrical motor (M) receives an electrical load current (IL) and having a sensor component (4) connected in series with the power switch (5) and adapted to generate directly a voltage drop (?U4) corresponding to the current rise speed of the electrical load current (IL) flowing from an input terminal (2) of the motor control apparatus (1) via the sensor component (4) and the power switch (5) to the output terminal (3) and having a driver circuit (6) adapted to detect an occurring overcurrent depending on the voltage drop (?U4) generated by the sensor component (4) and/or depending on a voltage drop (?U5) along the power switch (5) and adapted to switch off said power switch (5) upon detection of an overcurrent within a switch-off period of less than one millisec
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Bernhard Först, Christian Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 11316856
    Abstract: A system and method for a client computer for the local composition of a data page having personal user data for services accessed by the user and provided on a number of servers. The method includes: setting up a central access server from among the servers; setting up a query for the composition of the data page, for a transmission from the client computer to the central access server; receiving a processing element, which includes a visual element and access addresses to the servers that are relevant for the query, the processing element including control commands processed by the client computer, and queries of the client computer to the access addresses included in the processing element being coordinated so that the personal user data on the servers to be aggregated for the composition of the data page are delivered directly to the client computer for the local composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Zimmermann, Jan Zibuschka, Ralph Retter, Sebastian Schuster
  • Patent number: 11282395
    Abstract: A method for operating an automated vehicle convoy includes periodically wirelessly transmitting messages from preceding participants of the automated vehicle convoy to respective following participants of the automated vehicle convoy, proceeding from the leading participant of the automated vehicle convoy. The messages include at least one piece of, in particular temporal, information from which a minimum distance between each following participant and the respective preceding participant is ascertained. The following participants of the automated vehicle convoy are guided corresponding to the ascertained minimum distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Sambale, Christian Zimmermann, Frank Hofmann, Soheil Gherekhloo
  • Patent number: 10837117
    Abstract: A method for coating an article, wherein a surface of the article is at least partially coated with a coating that has a multiplicity of layers, wherein at least one layer of the coating is made of a nickel phosphorus alloy and wherein a mass fraction of the phosphorus in the nickel phosphorus alloy is at least 8%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Christian Zimmermann, Mark Bobzien
  • Publication number: 20200153828
    Abstract: A system and method for a client computer for the local composition of a data page having personal user data for services accessed by the user and provided on a number of servers. The method includes: setting up a central access server from among the servers; setting up a query for the composition of the data page, for a transmission from the client computer to the central access server; receiving a processing element, which includes a visual element and access addresses to the servers that are relevant for the query, the processing element including control commands processed by the client computer, and queries of the client computer to the access addresses included in the processing element being coordinated so that the personal user data on the servers to be aggregated for the composition of the data page are delivered directly to the client computer for the local composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Christian Zimmermann, Jan Zibuschka, Ralph Retter, Sebastian Schuster
  • Publication number: 20200067703
    Abstract: A method for operating a first vehicle-side terminal is provided, wherein the first vehicle-side terminal determines at least one symmetric group key that is assigned to the group of terminals, encrypts the at least one symmetric group key with a public asymmetric individual key that is assigned to a second vehicle-side terminal or with a symmetric pair key that is assigned to the second vehicle-side terminal, transmits the encrypted symmetric group key in the direction of the second vehicle-side terminal, receives an encrypted message from the second vehicle-side terminal, and decrypts the encrypted message depending on the symmetric group key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Christian Zimmermann, Norbert Bissmeyer
  • Publication number: 20190318632
    Abstract: A method for operating an automated vehicle convoy, including the steps: periodically wirelessly transmitting messages from preceding participants of the automated vehicle convoy to respective following participants of the automated vehicle convoy, proceeding from the leading participant of the automated vehicle convoy; the messages including at least one piece of, in particular temporal, information from which a minimum distance between each following participant and the respective preceding participant is ascertained; the following participants of the automated vehicle convoy being guided corresponding to the ascertained minimum distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Klaus Sambale, Christian Zimmermann, Frank Hofmann, Soheil Gherekhloo
  • Publication number: 20190055664
    Abstract: A method for coating an article, wherein a surface of the article is at least partially coated with a coating that has a multiplicity of layers, wherein at least one layer of the coating is made of a nickel phosphorus alloy and wherein a mass fraction of the phosphorus in the nickel phosphorus alloy is at least 8%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Christian ZIMMERMANN, Mark BOBZIEN
  • Patent number: 10209004
    Abstract: A method for obtaining an air product from an air separation plant having a distillation column system and a tank system. The tank system includes a first tank and a second tank. Cryogenic liquid is withdrawn from the distillation column system, stored in the tank system, and used as the air product. The cryogenic liquid is supplied to the first tank and withdrawn from the second tank during a first period, and is supplied to the second tank and withdrawn from the first tank during a second period. The tank system has a third tank to which cryogenic liquid withdrawn from the first tank and the second tank is transferred unheated. The air product is withdrawn from the third tank in liquid state, vaporized and discharged. Alternatively, the cryogenic liquid can be withdrawn from the third tank and stored in the liquid state in a fourth tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Stefan Lochner, Ralph Spöri, Christian Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20170205142
    Abstract: A method for obtaining an air product from an air separation plant having a distillation column system and a tank system. The tank system includes a first tank and a second tank. Cryogenic liquid is withdrawn from the distillation column system, stored in the tank system, and used as the air product. The cryogenic liquid is supplied to the first tank and withdrawn from the second tank during a first period, and is supplied to the second tank and withdrawn from the first tank during a second period. The tank system has a third tank to which cryogenic liquid withdrawn from the first tank and the second tank is transferred unheated. The air product is withdrawn from the third tank in liquid state, vaporized and discharged. Alternatively, the cryogenic liquid can be withdrawn from the third tank and stored in the liquid state in a fourth tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Stefan Lochner, Ralph Spöri, Christian Zimmermann