Patents by Inventor David Kupka

David Kupka 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).

  • Method, system and control device for actuating an immobilizer for trailer vehicles
    Patent number: 9283932
    Abstract: To prevent the immobilizer for a trailer vehicle of a vehicle train from intervening when the trailer vehicle is moving in traffic, the electronic trailer braking system switches the vehicle service braking system into a “brake closed” or “brake released” state when the parking brake in the towing vehicle is actuated in closing direction or in release direction. The immobilizer is activated such that the electronic trailer braking system is only actuated by remote-control by a control device in order to switch the parking brake of the braking system permanently into the “brake closed” state when the trailer vehicle is decoupled from the vehicle train and is parked. The immobilizer is deactivated when the trailer vehicle is coupled to the vehicle train and the parking brake in the towing vehicle is engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: WABCO GmbH
    Inventors: Bjorn Bleckmann, Sven Gorczyca, David Kupka, Rainer Risse, Axel Stender
  • Method, System and Control Device for Actuating an Immobiliser for Trailer Vehicles
    Publication number: 20150314751
    Abstract: To prevent the immobilizer for a trailer vehicle of a vehicle train from intervening when the trailer vehicle is moving in traffic, the electronic trailer braking system switches the vehicle service braking system into a “brake closed” or “brake released” state when the parking brake the towing vehicle is actuated in closing direction or in release direction. The immobilizer is activated such that the electronic trailer braking system is only actuated by remote-control by a control device in order to switch the parking brake of the braking system permanently into the “brake closed” state when the trailer vehicle is decoupled from the vehicle train and is parked. The immobilizer is deactivated when the trailer vehicle is coupled to the vehicle train and the parking brake in the towing vehicle is engaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Bjorn Bleckmann, Sven Gorczyca, David Kupka, Rainer Risse, Axel Stender