Patents by Inventor Fabian Wey

Fabian Wey 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).

  • Proportional control valve
    Patent number: 8151952
    Abstract: The invention relates to a proportional control valve for the variable hydraulic adjustment of the damping force of a shock absorber, for which purpose the proportional control valve has a throttle function which can be set by varying the strength I of the electric current. The invention provides that on the basis of an instantaneous level of the electrical current Iist the proportional control valve is first closed by increasing the current to a maximum current strength Imax for a short time period toverdrive in order to change the damping force F, and the proportional control valve is then opened again by reducing the current strength I to a defined average current strength I in which the proportional valve assumes an intermediate position which results in a volume flow Q which corresponds to the desired change in the damping force F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Axel Nieder-Vahrenholz, Christian Courth, Fabian Wey, Jochen Klein, Jan Hoffmann, Harald Biller, Marcus Forche, René Lenz
  • Proportional Control Valve
    Publication number: 20100065765
    Abstract: The invention relates to a proportional control valve for the variable hydraulic adjustment of the damping force of a shock absorber, for which purpose the proportional control valve has a throttle function which can be set by varying the strength I of the electric current. The invention provides that on the basis of an instantaneous level of the electrical current Iist the proportional control valve is first closed by increasing the current to a maximum current strength Imax for a short time period toverdrive in order to change the damping force F, and the proportional control valve is then opened again by reducing the current strength I to a defined average current strength I in which the proportional valve assumes an intermediate position which results in a volume flow Q which corresponds to the desired change in the damping force F.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Marcus Forche, René Lenz, Christian Courth, Axel Nieder-Vahrenholz, Jan Hoffmann, Harald Biller, Jochen Klein, Fabian Wey