Patents by Inventor Daniel Frank

Daniel Frank 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).

  • Patent number: 12422035
    Abstract: A transmission includes a first housing part, a second housing part connected to the first housing part, and bearings accommodated in the first housing part and supporting an input shaft in a rotatable manner. The input shaft projects through a recess that extends through the second housing part, and a cover part is connected to the first housing part. The cover part or a flange part inserted into the cover part accommodates a sealing system, which provides sealing with respect to the input shaft. The second housing part has an inlet for lubricating oil, which terminates in an axial bore being open with respect to the side of the first housing part facing the cover part, and in a second annular space. The opening of the axial bore facing the cover part is covered and/or sealed by the cover part, and rolling elements of two bearings at least also restricting and/or surrounding the second annular space together with the first housing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ingo Schütterle, Tobias Schwan, Daniel Frank
  • Patent number: 12162463
    Abstract: A braking system includes an actuating unit for specifying a braking intention, and multiple braking devices. A first braking device includes a wheel brake, onto which a drivable pressure generator is able to apply a pressure medium, which is under braking pressure, the pressure generator being contactable with a pressure medium reservoir via a supply line. A second braking device, for converting kinetic energy of the motor vehicle into electric energy, is equipped with a drivable electric machine. The two braking devices jointly contribute to the generation of the braking power of the braking system, the respective proportion of a braking device in the braking power being variable. A connection is established, through which pressure medium is able to flow, from the wheel brake to the pressure medium reservoir using an electronic control unit, when the second braking device is able to itself generate the braking power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Michael Praetorius, Daniel Frank, Jens Wagner
  • Publication number: 20230407957
    Abstract: A transmission includes a first housing part, a second housing part connected to the first housing part, and bearings accommodated in the first housing part and supporting an input shaft in a rotatable manner. The input shaft projects through a recess that extends through the second housing part, and a cover part is connected to the first housing part. The cover part or a flange part inserted into the cover part accommodates a sealing system, which provides sealing with respect to the input shaft. The second housing part has an inlet for lubricating oil, which terminates in an axial bore being open with respect to the side of the first housing part facing the cover part, and in a second annular space. The opening of the axial bore facing the cover part is covered and/or sealed by the cover part, and rolling elements of two bearings at least also restricting and/or surrounding the second annular space together with the first housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ingo SCHÜTTERLE, Tobias SCHWAN, Daniel FRANK
  • Patent number: 11767001
    Abstract: A method for operating a brake system. A brake request signal is generated, and a setpoint brake pressure required in an active circuit is ascertained. An actual brake pressure is set according to the setpoint brake pressure. A wheel brake actuated by the active circuit is hydraulically decoupled from the pressure generation device by closing an isolation valve, which is situated between the pressure generation device and the wheel brake, the isolation valve is preloaded to a closed state counter to an inflow direction of a volume flow into a brake-side section between the isolation valve and the wheel brake. A hydraulic recoupling of the wheel brake takes place by opening the isolation valve in that the actual brake pressure is set according to the setpoint brake pressure and an opening force is simultaneously applied to the isolation valve such that a compensation of a closing force takes place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Krautter, Bertram Foitzik, Daniel Frank, Dirk Foerch, Jens Wagner, Stefan Zahariev, Timo Haible, Verena Barske
  • Patent number: 11746879
    Abstract: A transmission includes a first housing part, a second housing part connected to the first housing part, and bearings accommodated in the first housing part and supporting an input shaft in a rotatable manner. The input shaft projects through a recess that extends through the second housing part, and a cover part is connected to the first housing part. The cover part or a flange part inserted into the cover part accommodates a sealing system, which provides sealing with respect to the input shaft. The second housing part has an inlet for lubricating oil, which terminates in an axial bore being open with respect to the side of the first housing part facing the cover part, and in a second annular space. The opening of the axial bore facing the cover part is covered and/or sealed by the cover part, and rolling elements of two bearings at least also restricting and/or surrounding the second annular space together with the first housing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ingo Schütterle, Tobias Schwan, Daniel Frank
  • Patent number: 11739825
    Abstract: A transmission includes a housing and a distributor part to which lubricating oil is able to be applied through a recess in the housing, e.g., in a housing part of the housing or in a cover part of the housing. The distributor part includes a collection region and feeder channels, which are connected to the collection region and are able to convey lubricating oil to bearings of the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Christian Luft, Claus Kunik, Daniel Frank
  • Publication number: 20230159012
    Abstract: Parameter estimation for a vehicle brake system equipped with a motorized piston-cylinder device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Manfred Gerdes, Reid Collins, Daniel Frank
  • Patent number: 11524665
    Abstract: A method for initializing an electronically slip-controllable power braking system after a startup and an electronically slip-controllable power braking system. Power braking systems are equipped with a pressure generator for conveying pressure medium in a pressure medium circuit. The pressure generator includes a plunger unit made up of a plunger cylinder, a plunger piston, and a plunger work chamber enclosed by plunger cylinder and plunger piston. A characteristic, using which an actuation of the plunger piston is carried out by the motor during the initialization of the power braking system, is selected by the electronic control unit as a function of a piece of information present about the position of plunger piston at the start of the initialization and implemented by corresponding electronic activation of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Benoit Herve, Christian Meister, Christian Michael Praetorius, Daniel Frank
  • Patent number: 11400907
    Abstract: To avoid an exceedance of a permissible maximum pressure in a hydraulic vehicle power braking system including anti-slip regulation, continuous valves are to be utilized as inlet valves of wheel brakes of the vehicle braking system, and the inlet valve of a wheel brake, whose outlet valve will be opened or is open in order to regulate the wheel brake pressure, is to be partially closed, so that this inlet valve acts as a throttle and limits a brake pressure in the vehicle braking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Krautter, Bertram Foitzik, Daniel Frank, Dirk Foerch, Michael Bunk
  • Publication number: 20220196136
    Abstract: A transmission includes a first housing part, a second housing part connected to the first housing part, and bearings accommodated in the first housing part and supporting an input shaft in a rotatable manner. The input shaft projects through a recess that extends through the second housing part, and a cover part is connected to the first housing part. The cover part or a flange part inserted into the cover part accommodates a sealing system, which provides sealing with respect to the input shaft. The second housing part has an inlet for lubricating oil, which terminates in an axial bore being open with respect to the side of the first housing part facing the cover part, and in a second annular space. The opening of the axial bore facing the cover part is covered and/or sealed by the cover part, and rolling elements of two bearings at least also restricting and/or surrounding the second annular space together with the first housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ingo SCHÜTTERLE, Tobias SCHWAN, Daniel FRANK
  • Publication number: 20220145982
    Abstract: A transmission includes a housing and a distributor part to which lubricating oil is able to be applied through a recess in the housing, e.g., in a housing part of the housing or in a cover part of the housing. The distributor part includes a collection region and feeder channels, which are connected to the collection region and are able to convey lubricating oil to bearings of the transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Christian LUFT, Claus KUNIK, Daniel FRANK
  • Publication number: 20220024430
    Abstract: A braking system includes an actuating unit for specifying a braking intention, and multiple braking devices. A first braking device includes a wheel brake, onto which a drivable pressure generator is able to apply a pressure medium, which is under braking pressure, the pressure generator being contactable with a pressure medium reservoir via a supply line. A second braking device, for converting kinetic energy of the motor vehicle into electric energy, is equipped with a drivable electric machine. The two braking devices jointly contribute to the generation of the braking power of the braking system, the respective proportion of a braking device in the braking power being variable. A connection is established, through which pressure medium is able to flow, from the wheel brake to the pressure medium reservoir using an electronic control unit, when the second braking device is able to itself generate the braking power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Michael Praetorius, Daniel Frank, Jens Wagner
  • Patent number: 11148653
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for avoiding excess pressures in a pressure medium circuit of an electronically slip-controllable braking system in the event of a decline of an intrinsic elasticity of the braking system and an electronically slip-controllable braking system. Electronic control units, ascertain a setpoint value for a delivery volume of the pressure generator of these braking systems and convert it into an activation signal for the drive of the pressure generator. In dependence on the prevailing elasticity of the pressure medium circuit, a pressure gradient is established, using which the pressure in the pressure medium circuit changes over time. The ascertainment of an activation signal for the drive of the pressure generator by the electronic control unit is based on the established pressure gradient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bertram Foitzik, Daniel Frank
  • Publication number: 20210269004
    Abstract: A method for operating a brake system. A brake request signal is generated, and a setpoint brake pressure required in an active circuit is ascertained. An actual brake pressure is set according to the setpoint brake pressure. A wheel brake actuated by the active circuit is hydraulically decoupled from the pressure generation device by closing an isolation valve, which is situated between the pressure generation device and the wheel brake, the isolation valve is preloaded to a closed state counter to an inflow direction of a volume flow into a brake-side section between the isolation valve and the wheel brake. A hydraulic recoupling of the wheel brake takes place by opening the isolation valve in that the actual brake pressure is set according to the setpoint brake pressure and an opening force is simultaneously applied to the isolation valve such that a compensation of a closing force takes place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Krautter, Bertram Foitzik, Daniel Frank, Dirk Foerch, Jens Wagner, Stefan Zahariev, Timo Haible, Verena Barske
  • Patent number: 11046292
    Abstract: A method for decreasing brake-pressure of an electronically slip-controllable power braking system (ESPBS) and an ESPBS. The wheel-brake pressure is generated by electronic activation of a drive motor (DM) of a pressure generator (PG) (external force). The driver indicates braking intention by actuating a master brake cylinder, which is set indirectly by a control unit via electronic activation of the DM. Plunger devices (PDs) include a plunger piston (PP), accommodated moveably in a plunger cylinder (PC). Driven by the DM, PP and PC execute a translational movement in relation to one another. A pressure buildup/decrease is performable in a BC connected to the PD as a function of movement direction. To avoid pressure medium contaminated with gas entering the BC undetected during pressure decrease after cancellation of the intention, actuation of the PD in the pressure-decrease direction is performed until the BC pressure has dropped to a pre-determinable threshold and ended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Frank, Tim-Philipp Jesse, Kevin Wodrich
  • Patent number: 10942090
    Abstract: To test a vehicle power braking system, a piston of a power brake pressure generator is displaced twice for a pressure build-up and in between back preferably by a longer distance. Extension of the piston travel during the second displacement is an indication of air in a cylinder of the power brake pressure generator due to an excessively low brake fluid level in a brake fluid reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Kevin Wodrich, Tim-Philipp Jesse, Daniel Frank, Peter Ziegler
  • Patent number: 10845891
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system are disclosed for generating a visual representation of at least one of a plurality of input keys. The embodiments receive a first signal form one or more proximity sensors indicating that a user is proximate to a first plurality of input keys on an I/O device. The embodiments receive a second signal from one or more activation sensors indicating the user has activated a second plurality of input keys on the I/O device. The embodiments compare the first plurality of input keys to the second plurality of input keys to identify a subset of the first plurality of input keys that the user is proximate to but has not activated. The embodiments generate a visual representation of the subset of the first plurality of input keys for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Frank
  • Patent number: 10731488
    Abstract: A turbine housing of a turbocharge can include a surface that defines a portion of a volute, an annular surface that extends radially inwardly to define a portion of a pressure chamber that is in fluid communication with the volute, a substantially annular plate that defines a portion of the pressure chamber, an annular component, at least one spacer that defines a minimum axial distance between the substantially annular plate and the annular component to define a nozzle that is in fluid communication with the volute and in fluid communication with a turbine wheel space where, responsive to fluid flow in the volute and through the nozzle to the turbine wheel space, the pressure chamber has a fluid pressure that exceeds a fluid pressure of the nozzle to apply a biasing force to the substantially annular plate in an axial direction toward a center housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Garrett Transportation I Inc.
    Inventors: Emeric Genin, Giorgio Figura, Daniel Frank
  • Publication number: 20200172074
    Abstract: To avoid an exceedance of a permissible maximum pressure in a hydraulic vehicle power braking system including anti-slip regulation, continuous valves are to be utilized as inlet valves of wheel brakes of the vehicle braking system, and the inlet valve of a wheel brake, whose outlet valve will be opened or is open in order to regulate the wheel brake pressure, is to be partially closed, so that this inlet valve acts as a throttle and limits a brake pressure in the vehicle braking system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Krautter, Bertram Foitzik, Daniel Frank, Dirk Foerch, Michael Bunk
  • Publication number: 20200062226
    Abstract: A method for decreasing brake-pressure of an electronically slip-controllable power braking system (ESPBS) and an ESPBS. The wheel-brake pressure is generated by electronic activation of a drive motor (DM) of a pressure generator (PG) (external force). The driver indicates braking intention by actuating a master brake cylinder, which is set indirectly by a control unit via electronic activation of the DM. Plunger devices (PDs) include a plunger piston (PP), accommodated moveably in a plunger cylinder (PC). Driven by the DM, PP and PC execute a translational movement in relation to one another. A pressure buildup/decrease is performable in a BC connected to the PD as a function of movement direction. To avoid pressure medium contaminated with gas entering the BC undetected during pressure decrease after cancellation of the intention, actuation of the PD in the pressure-decrease direction is performed until the BC pressure has dropped to a pre-determinable threshold and ended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Frank, Tim-Philipp Jesse, Kevin Wodrich