Patents by Inventor Christof BOTHOR

Christof BOTHOR 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).

  • Electric device with housing and cover
    Patent number: 12016140
    Abstract: An electrical device includes a housing including a receiving space in which electrical components of the device are arranged, a cover device including a first cover element and a second cover element, and a sensor unit including a magnetic element and a magnetic sensor, which is configured to provide a detection signal when the magnetic element is detected to be absent. The first cover element has a cut-out, and the second cover element is arranged such that the second cover element, in a first position, covers the cut-out and, in a second position, allows access to the cut-out. The cover device is arranged such that the cover device, in a first position, closes the receiving space when the second cover element is in the first position, and in a second position, allows access to the first sub-receiving space and the second sub-receiving space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Christof Bothor, Frank Roeder, Christoph Hoyler, Markus Reymann, Michael Tilp
  • ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND SYSTEM COMPRISING AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE AND AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210195770
    Abstract: An electrical device includes a housing including a receiving space in which electrical components of the device are arranged, a cover device including a first cover element and a second cover element, and a sensor unit including a magnetic element and a magnetic sensor, which is configured to provide a detection signal when the magnetic element is detected to be absent. The first cover element has a cut-out, and the second cover element is arranged such that the second cover element, in a first position, covers the cut-out and, in a second position, allows access to the cut-out. The cover device is arranged such that the cover device, in a first position, closes the receiving space when the second cover element is in the first position, and in a second position, allows access to the first sub-receiving space and the second sub-receiving space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Christof BOTHOR, Frank ROEDER, Christoph HOYLER, Markus REYMANN, Michael TILP