Patents by Inventor Christoph Burbaum

Christoph Burbaum 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).

  • Device and method for side-impact identification
    Patent number: 6725961
    Abstract: A device and a method, respectively, are proposed to detect side collisions, in which a temperature sensor is located in a motor-vehicle side section. In case of a side collision, the temperature sensor measures the short-term adiabatic temperature increase and a control device detects a side collision as a function of the measured temperature increase and the temperature gradient. A triggering decision is made by plausibility testing using an acceleration sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Mattes, Erich Zabler, Pascal Kocher, Christoph Burbaum, Rolf-Juergen Recknagel
  • Device and method for side-impact identification
    Publication number: 20030127270
    Abstract: A device and a method, respectively, are proposed to detect side collisions, in which a temperature sensor is located in a motor-vehicle side section. In case of a side collision, the temperature sensor measures the short-term adiabatic temperature increase and a control device detects a side collision as a function of the measured temperature increase and the temperature gradient. A triggering decision is made by plausibility testing using an acceleration sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Bernhard Mattes, Erich Zabler, Pascal Kocher, Christoph Burbaum, Rolf-Juergen Recknagel