Patents by Inventor Eric Vogel

Eric Vogel 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: 12402340
    Abstract: A method of chemically etching, comprising: providing a base layer, the base layer comprising a first section and a second section, the first section comprising a first material, the second section comprising a second material; providing a resist layer, wherein a first portion of the resist layer covers at least a portion of the first section of the base layer, and wherein a second portion of the resist layer covers at least a portion of the second section of the base layer; and exposing the first and second portions of the resist layer to a first chemical etchant, such that the first chemical etchant migrates through the first portion of the resist layer to react with the first material of the first section of the base layer and removes the first portion of the resist layer, and such that the second portion of the resist layer is not removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Filler, Eric Vogel
  • Publication number: 20250194136
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of fabricating a nanomodular circuit, the method can comprise: providing a plurality of circuit components; placing the plurality of nanomodular circuit components on a substrate; determining a map of the plurality of nanomodular circuit components on the substrate; determining one or more of routes and connection points to the plurality of nanomodular circuit components for a plurality of electrical interconnects based on the map and a desired function for the circuit; and connecting the plurality of circuit components with the plurality of electrical interconnects at the determined routes and connection points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Michael A. Filler, Victor Breedveld, Eric Vogel
  • Patent number: 12054065
    Abstract: A method for load management of a charging station, in which the charging station is formed by at least two charging points, each with a charging control and a power electronics module assigned to the respective charging point, a charge management server and a transformer connected to an electricity supply network. The network provides a transformer power, in which the load management carried out by the load management server controls an allocation of the transformer power among the respective charging points, in which a respective charging operation of a particular electric vehicle at a particular charging point is controlled via the respective charging control connected to the load management. Charging power controlled by the load management is provided by the respective power electronics module assigned to the respective charging point. The load management has a dynamic and a static execution mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Metzger, Eric Vogel, Steve Zander, Julian Kramer, Lukas Lindel, Moritz Assig
  • Patent number: 11701980
    Abstract: A method for operating a charging park for electric vehicles. The charging park has a group of charging points which are connected to a central cooling module, wherein components of the respective charging point are cooled as a function of a temperature of the respective component in the charging mode or in the standby mode, as a function of a charging status at the respective charging point and as a function of an ambient temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventors: Christian Metzger, Eric Vogel, Jochen Schukraft, Iosif-Norbert Gaier, Moritz Assig
  • Patent number: 11667209
    Abstract: A diagnostic arrangement (200) for a charging park has plural components and a network arrangement. The components include a central gateway (270), at least one control device (280) and a diagnostic database (290) arranged at the central gateway. The diagnostic database contains files or data for diagnosis of the at least one control device. The network arrangement makes a core network available between the components. The at least one control device is connected via the core network to the central gateway. The network arrangement also has a backend server having a backend database with the same diagnostic information as the diagnostic database of the central gateway and is connected to the central gateway. A database extract (220) provides a list (201) of available diagnostics. The at least one control device has apparatus for diagnosis and/or conveying at least one value (208) regarding at least one status of the control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Julian Kramer, Eric Vogel, Volker Reber, Nikolaos Papadopoulos, Christian Metzger, Timo Kaul, Steve Zander, Iosif-Norbert Gaier
  • Patent number: 11349686
    Abstract: A network arrangement is provided for a charging park for providing IP services to the charging park. The charging park has a plurality of components. The network arrangement comprises a core network, a backend server and a central gateway that is coupled to the core network and to the backend server. The central gateway provides an interface for one or more communication nodes of the core network. The components of the charging park are connected communicatively to one another and to the central gateway via the core network. Each component of the charging park has an associated communication node of the core network, and the components of the charging park can interchange data with the backend server via the central gateway via their respective associated communication nodes and the interfaces associated with the communication nodes. Further, the invention relates to a method for addressing components of the charging park.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Volker Reber, Iosif-Norbert Gaier, Eric Vogel, Steve Zander, Julian Kramer, Timo Kaul, Christian Metzger
  • Publication number: 20210384317
    Abstract: A method of chemically etching, comprising: providing a base layer, the base layer comprising a first section and a second section, the first section comprising a first material, the second section comprising a second material; providing a resist layer, wherein a first portion of the resist layer covers at least a portion of the first section of the base layer, and wherein a second portion of the resist layer covers at least a portion of the second section of the base layer; and exposing the first and second portions of the resist layer to a first chemical etchant, such that the first chemical etchant migrates through the first portion of the resist layer to react with the first material of the first section of the base layer and removes the first portion of the resist layer, and such that the second portion of the resist layer is not removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Michael A. Filler, Eric Vogel
  • Publication number: 20210252988
    Abstract: A method for operating a charging park for electric vehicles. The charging park has a group of charging points which are connected to a central cooling module, wherein components of the respective charging point are cooled as a function of a temperature of the respective component in the charging mode or in the standby mode, as a function of a charging status at the respective charging point and as a function of an ambient temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Metzger, Eric Vogel, Jochen Schukraft, Iosif-Norbert Gaier, Moritz Assig
  • Publication number: 20210178925
    Abstract: A method for load management of a charging station, in which the charging station is formed by at least two charging points, each with a charging control and a power electronics module assigned to the respective charging point, a charge management server and a transformer connected to an electricity supply network. The network provides a transformer power, in which the load management carried out by the load management server controls an allocation of the transformer power among the respective charging points, in which a respective charging operation of a particular electric vehicle at a particular charging point is controlled via the respective charging control connected to the load management. Charging power controlled by the load management is provided by the respective power electronics module assigned to the respective charging point. The load management has a dynamic and a static execution mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Metzger, Eric Vogel, Steve Zander, Julian Kramer, Lukas Lindel, Moritz Assig
  • Publication number: 20210044452
    Abstract: A network arrangement is provided for a charging park for providing IP services to the charging park. The charging park has a plurality of components. The network arrangement comprises a core network, a backend server and a central gateway that is coupled to the core network and to the backend server. The central gateway provides an interface for one or more communication nodes of the core network. The components of the charging park are connected communicatively to one another and to the central gateway via the core network. Each component of the charging park has an associated communication node of the core network, and the components of the charging park can interchange data with the backend server via the central gateway via their respective associated communication nodes and the interfaces associated with the communication nodes. Further, the invention relates to a method for addressing components of the charging park.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Volker Reber, Iosif-Norbert Gaier, Eric Vogel, Steve Zander, Julian Kramer, Timo Kaul, Christian Metzger
  • Publication number: 20210039517
    Abstract: A diagnostic arrangement (200) for a charging park has plural components and a network arrangement. The components include a central gateway (270), at least one control device (280) and a diagnostic database (290) arranged at the central gateway. The diagnostic database contains files or data for diagnosis of the at least one control device. The network arrangement makes a core network available between the components. The at least one control device is connected via the core network to the central gateway. The network arrangement also has a backend server having a backend database with the same diagnostic information as the diagnostic database of the central gateway and is connected to the central gateway. A database extract (220) provides a list (201) of available diagnostics. The at least one control device has apparatus for diagnosis and/or conveying at least one value (208) regarding at least one status of the control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Julian Kramer, Eric Vogel, Volker Reber, Nikolaos Papadopoulos, Christian Metzger, Timo Kaul, Steve Zander, Iosif-Norbert Gaier