Patents by Inventor Dirk Mahnkopof

Dirk Mahnkopof 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).

  • Publication number: 20120041662
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a brake boosted brake system of a vehicle, comprising the monitoring of a mode of operation of the brake boosted brake system with regard to agreement of a total braking torque applied to at least one wheel of the vehicle by the brake boosted brake system with a specified target total braking torque and/or with regard to a displacement of a brake medium volume of the brake boosted brake system to a force/pressure conversion element (22) of the brake boosted brake system, if a braking torque difference between the applied total braking torque and the specified target total braking torque is greater than a specified reference difference, and/or if the brake medium volume displaced to the force/pressure conversion element (22) is larger than a specified reference volume; further comprising the defining of a target boosting force change with regard to a boosting force (Fu) provided by a brake booster (14) of the brake boosted brake system, taking into account the br
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Herbert Vollert, Frank Kneip, Dirk Mahnkopof