Patents by Inventor Dennis Losereit

Dennis Losereit 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: 10508730
    Abstract: A method for the control of a hydraulic system of a motor vehicle is provided. A high-pressure branch is fed by a main oil pump which is driven by an internal combustion engine. The high-pressure branch or a low-pressure branch is fed by an additional oil pump depending on a switch position of a switching valve. The additional oil pump is used for feeding the high-pressure branch or the low-pressure branch depending on a total volume flow demand and on the volume flow available from the main oil pump. A nominal rotation speed of an electric motor which drives the additional oil pump is determined based on a volume flow balance, a valve status of the switching valve, a low-pressure pump map or a high-pressure pump map. Depending on the valve status, either the low-pressure pump map or the high-pressure pump map is used to determine the nominal rotation speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: René Buchmann, Stefan Giggel, Dennis Losereit
  • Publication number: 20170307065
    Abstract: A method for the control of a hydraulic system of a motor vehicle is provided. A high-pressure branch is fed by a main oil pump which is driven by an internal combustion engine. The high-pressure branch or a low-pressure branch is fed by an additional oil pump depending on a switch position of a switching valve. The additional oil pump is used for feeding the high-pressure branch or the low-pressure branch depending on a total volume flow demand and on the volume flow available from the main oil pump. A nominal rotation speed of an electric motor which drives the additional oil pump is determined based on a volume flow balance, a valve status of the switching valve, a low-pressure pump map or a high-pressure pump map. Depending on the valve status, either the low-pressure pump map or the high-pressure pump map is used to determine the nominal rotation speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: René Buchmann, Stefan Giggel, Dennis Losereit