Patents by Inventor Dietrich ENGELHART

Dietrich ENGELHART 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).

  • Robot apparatus for establishing a charging connection between a charging apparatus and an energy storage unit of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 11577621
    Abstract: A robot apparatus for establishing a charging connection between a charging device and an energy storage unit of a motor vehicle, having a movement unit, by which the robot apparatus is movable in relation to the charging device and the motor vehicle, having a receptacle device, by which a charging element of the charging device can be received, can be coupled to a coupling element of the energy storage unit and subsequently released, and having a detection unit, by which a position of the coupling element on the motor vehicle is ascertainable, wherein the robot apparatus is connectable by a support device to the motor vehicle, whereby a force is transmittable from the robot apparatus to the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Matthias Brendel, Dietrich Engelhart
  • ROBOT APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING A CHARGING CONNECTION BETWEEN A CHARGING APPARATUS AND AN ENERGY STORAGE UNIT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210101496
    Abstract: A robot apparatus for establishing a charging connection between a charging device and an energy storage unit of a motor vehicle, having a movement unit, by which the robot apparatus is movable in relation to the charging device and the motor vehicle, having a receptacle device, by which a charging element of the charging device can be received, can be coupled to a coupling element of the energy storage unit and subsequently released, and having a detection unit, by which a position of the coupling element on the motor vehicle is ascertainable, wherein the robot apparatus is connectable by a support device to the motor vehicle, whereby a force is transmittable from the robot apparatus to the motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Matthias BRENDEL, Dietrich ENGELHART