Patents by Inventor Dominik Fuessel

Dominik Fuessel 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: 7024318
    Abstract: In a tire pressure measurement system a display indicating whether a tire (1) has an inadmissible or incorrect tire pressure and which tire (1) has inadequate tire pressure, is only activated when the driver stops to refuel. One or more sensors (6) are located near to the tank for this purpose and these identify a fuel stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Frank Fischer, Dominik Fuessel, Martin Prenninger, Martin Fischer, Franz Hillenmayer
  • Patent number: 7004019
    Abstract: A system for the detection of a pressure drop in a tire comprising a tire air pressure sensor, a tire temperature sensor and an evaluating unit. The evaluating unit converts the measured air pressure values and temperature values into temperature compensated air pressure values and produces an alarm signal when the temporal fluctuation exceeds an air pressure fluctuation threshold value. The evaluating unit decreases the air pressure threshold value with increasing deviation from the measured temperature compensated air pressure value of a predetermined temperature compensated air pressure reference value. At least one further sensor may be provided for measuring a parameter which influences the air pressure in the tire whereby the evaluating unit corrects the measured and, regarding to the production of an alarm signal, evaluated air pressure according to this parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens AG
    Inventors: Martin Fischer, Dominik Fuessel, Franz Hillenmayer
  • Patent number: 6907776
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a system for the detection of a pressure drop in a tire. Herein an evaluating unit determines the temporal modification of the temperature in the tire and produces an alerting signal if the temporal modification of the temperature falls short of a predetermined temperature modification threshold value. In presence of an evaluating signal, the evaluating unit determines the temporal modification of the air pressure and produces an alerting signal, if the temporal modification of the air pressure exceeds an air pressure modification threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Fischer, Dominik Fuessel, Franz Hillenmayer
  • Patent number: 6748799
    Abstract: A method of monitoring a tire pressure, comprises the steps: measuring at least one parameter that influences the tire pressure, calculating the optimum tire pressure &rgr;opt on the basis of the at least one measured parameter, comparing a measured tire pressure p with the optimum tire pressure &rgr;opt in order to generate a deviation signal in the event of a predetermined deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Frank Fischer, Dominik Fuessel, Martin Prenninger, Martin Fischer, Franz Hillenmayer
  • Patent number: 6705157
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting a change of tire state may include measuring at least first and second quantities representing a tire characteristic. A new first value is then calculated by at least, in part, adding the second measured quantity to a previously calculated first value, which has been multiplied by a pre-selected parameter. A second value is then calculated by at least, in part, subtracting the previously calculated first value from the new first value. A change of tire state is indicated when the second value crosses a predetermined threshold value. In an alternative embodiment, the difference between second values for two different tires may be determined and a change of tire state is indicated when this difference crosses a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens AG
    Inventors: Martin Fischer, Dominik Fuessel, Franz Hillenmayer
  • Patent number: 6690271
    Abstract: A device for monitoring at least one parameter for vehicle wheels includes, on each wheel, a detector unit having a transmitter unit that respectively transmits a phase-modulated or frequency-modulated signal to a central evaluation and control unit. Each detector unit transmits, at specific time intervals, a brief signal that contains a uniquely defined identifier. After a wheel is changed, a renewed assignment of the detector unit to the respective wheel positions can be carried out in an assignment mode of the detector unit and of the control unit, by registering a profile of the mean reception power for each detector unit as a function of the angular position of the respective wheel and comparing such signature profile with stored signature information. The comparison can be carried out by cross-correlating the two respectively decisive curves, or by comparing individual values or specific characteristic variables of the profiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Fischer, Dominik Füssel, Martin Prenninger
  • Publication number: 20030079536
    Abstract: A method of monitoring a tire pressure, comprises the steps: measuring at least one parameter that influences the tire pressure, calculating the optimum tire pressure &rgr;opt on the basis of the at least one measured parameter, comparing a measured tire pressure p with the optimum tire pressure &rgr;opt in order to generate a deviation signal in the event of a predetermined deviation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Frank Fischer, Dominik Fuessel, Martin Prenninger, Martin Fischer, Franz Hillenmayer
  • Publication number: 20030074961
    Abstract: A system for the detection of a pressure drop in a tire comprising a tire air pressure sensor, a tire temperature sensor and an evaluating unit. The evaluating unit converts the measured air pressure values and temperature values into temperature compensated air pressure values and produces an alarm signal when the temporal fluctuation exceeds an air pressure fluctuation threshold value. The evaluating unit decreases the air pressure threshold value with increasing deviation from the measured temperature compensated air pressure value of a predetermined temperature compensated air pressure reference value. At least one further sensor may be provided for measuring a parameter which influences the air pressure in the tire whereby the evaluating unit corrects the measured and, regarding to the production of an alarm signal, evaluated air pressure according to this parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Martin Fischer, Dominik Fuessel, Franz Hillenmayer
  • Publication number: 20030070477
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a system for the detection of a pressure drop in a tire. Herein an evaluating unit determines the temporal modification of the temperature in the tire and produces an alerting signal if the temporal modification of the temperature falls short of a predetermined temperature modification threshold value. In presence of an evaluating signal, the evaluating unit determines the temporal modification of the air pressure and produces an alerting signal, if the temporal modification of the air pressure exceeds an air pressure modification threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Martin Fischer, Dominik Fuessel, Franz Hillenmayer
  • Publication number: 20030070478
    Abstract: The present invention comprises and system and method for detecting a change in the state of pneumatic tires. The change of state refers to the state of internal air pressure, temperature or other such parameter. Herein, a difference of at least two successive readings are taken or a further analysis is performed and either is compared with a threshold value below which a change of state has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Martin Fischer, Dominik Fuessel, Franz Hillenmayer
  • Publication number: 20030065458
    Abstract: In a tire pressure measurement system a display indicating whether a tire (1) has an inadmissible or incorrect tire pressure and which tire (1) has inadequate tire pressure, is only activated when the driver stops to refuel. One or more sensors (6) are located near to the tank for this purpose and these identify a fuel stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Frank Fischer, Dominik Fuessel, Martin Prenninger, Martin Fischer, Franz Hillenmayer