Patents by Inventor Felix Hess
Felix Hess 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).
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Publication number: 20240098467Abstract: A system for the infrastructure-supported assistance of a motor vehicle guided with at least partial automation within a parking lot. The system includes: a data-processing device, which is designed to ascertain infrastructure assistance data for the infrastructure-supported assistance of the motor vehicle guided with at least partial automation within the parking lot; a communication device, which is designed to transmit the infrastructure assistance data to the motor vehicle over a communication network; and a controller, which is designed such that, when an error of at least one of the data-processing device and the communication device during the infrastructure-supported assistance is detected, the controller switches to a safe state, such that communication between the system and the motor vehicle is at least disturbed, in particular interrupted.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventor: Felix Hess
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Publication number: 20230186772Abstract: A system for the infrastructure-based assistance of a motor vehicle driven in an at least semi-automated manner within a parking facility. The system includes: multiple base units, each connected to a surroundings sensor which detect an area of the parking facility. The base units aid the motor vehicle during its drive through the respective area driven in an at least semi-automated manner based on surroundings sensor data of the respective surroundings sensor corresponding to the respective detection. Infrastructure assistance data are ascertained based on the surroundings sensor data, which are transmitted wirelessly to the motor vehicle. Each base unit is responsible for one area. The responsibility for aiding the motor vehicle is forwarded from base station to base station as the motor vehicle drives through the individual areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Stefan Nordbruch, Anna Gaszczak, Felix Hess
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Publication number: 20220009353Abstract: A method for operating a security system. The method includes: delivering data on at least two channels; generating information items from the data in the at least two channels; generating a verification key from the information items in the at least two channels; delivering the information items and the verification keys of the two channels to a verification device; and using the information items in defined fashion depending on the comparison of the verification keys.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2020Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Felix Hess, Hans-Leo Ross
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Patent number: 11157746Abstract: A method for detecting an elevated object situated within a parking facility, using at least two video cameras that are spatially distributed within the parking facility and whose visual ranges overlap in an overlap area. The method encompasses the following steps: recording particular video images of the overlap area with the aid of the video cameras; analyzing the recorded video images in order to detect an elevated object in the recorded video images, the analysis being carried out internal to the video camera with the aid of at least one of the video cameras, and also external to the video camera with the aid of at least one processing unit that is different from the video cameras. Moreover, a corresponding system, a parking facility, and a computer program, are provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2017Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Andreas Lehn, Felix Hess, Stefan Nordbruch
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Patent number: 11080530Abstract: A method for detecting an elevated object situated within a parking facility, using at least two video cameras that are spatially distributed within the parking facility and whose visual ranges overlap in an overlap area. The method encompasses the following: recording particular video images of the overlap area with the aid of the video cameras; analyzing the recorded video images in order to detect an elevated object in the recorded video images, and ascertaining, based on the recorded video images, whether in the detection of an elevated object the detected elevated object is real. A corresponding system, a parking facility, and a computer program are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2017Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Felix Hess, Andreas Lehn, Stefan Nordbruch
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Patent number: 10871177Abstract: A discharge pressure scale (30) includes a valve housing (41) having a functional connector (A), a return flow connector (T) and a user connector (28). A valve piston (52) is guided such that it moves longitudinally against the effect of an energy accumulator (42), moving from a respective opening or regulating position, against a valve seat (94), into a closed position. The user connector (28) and return flow connectors (T) are separated from one another. The fluid pressure present at the user connector (28) can be guided onto a pressure-active surface (A1*) of the valve piston (52) by a pressure compensation device (70) in such a way that it moves into its respective opening or regulating position in a pressure-compensated manner due to the force of the energy accumulator (42).Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: HYDAC FLUIDTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Philipp Hilzendegen, Markus Bill, Maximilian Felix Hess
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Patent number: 10678273Abstract: A pressure-regulating valve has a valve piston (10) subjected to the action of an energy store and guided longitudinally in a valve housing (12). The valve housing has a supply port (14), a utility port (16) and a tank port (18) actuated by a control part (20) closing with a sealing action. In connecting from the supply port to the utility port, a pressure reduction function is realized. In a fluidic connection from the utility port to the tank port, a pressure-limiting function is realized. The control part (20) has a control rod (22) with two control bodies (24, 26) spaced apart from one another. One control body (24) controls the connection between supply port (14) and utility port (16). The other control body (26) controls the connection between utility port (16) and tank port (18).Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2016Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: HYDAC FLUIDTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Maximilian Felix Hess, Markus Bill
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Publication number: 20200050865Abstract: A method for detecting a raised object located within a parking area, using at least two video cameras, which are spatially distributed inside of the parking area, and whose respective visual ranges overlap in an overlapping region; the method including the following steps: recording respective video images of the overlapping region, using the video cameras; analyzing the recorded images, in order to detect a raised object in the recorded video images; the analyzing being carried out exclusively by at least one of the video cameras, inside of the video camera(s). A corresponding system, a parking area and a computer program are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2017Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Andreas Lehn, Felix Hess, Stefan Nordbruch
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Publication number: 20190354769Abstract: A method for detecting an elevated object situated within a parking facility, using at least two video cameras that are spatially distributed within the parking facility and whose visual ranges overlap in an overlap area. The method encompasses the following steps: recording particular video images of the overlap area with the aid of the video cameras; analyzing the recorded video images in order to detect an elevated object in the recorded video images, the analysis being carried out internal to the video camera with the aid of at least one of the video cameras, and also external to the video camera with the aid of at least one processing unit that is different from the video cameras. Moreover, a corresponding system, a parking facility, and a computer program, are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2017Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Andreas Lehn, Felix Hess, Stefan Nordbruch
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Publication number: 20190325225Abstract: A method for detecting an elevated object situated within a parking facility, using at least two video cameras that are spatially distributed within the parking facility and whose visual ranges overlap in an overlap area. The method encompasses the following: recording particular video images of the overlap area with the aid of the video cameras; analyzing the recorded video images in order to detect an elevated object in the recorded video images, and ascertaining, based on the recorded video images, whether in the detection of an elevated object the detected elevated object is real. A corresponding system, a parking facility, and a computer program are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2017Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Felix Hess, Andreas Lehn, Stefan Nordbruch
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Publication number: 20190249693Abstract: The invention relates to a discharge pressure scale (30) consisting of at least one valve housing (41) having at least three fluid connection points in the form of a functional connector (A), a return flow connector (T) and a control connector (28), wherein a valve piston (52) is guided such that it moves longitudinally against the effect of an energy accumulator (42), moving from a respective opening or regulating position, against a valve seat (94), into a closed position, wherein the control (28) and return flow connectors (T) are separated from one another, characterised in that the fluid pressure present at the control connector (28) can be guided onto a pressure-active surface (A1*) of the valve piston (52) by means of a pressure compensation device (70) in such a way that it moves into its respective opening or regulating position in a pressure-compensated manner due to the force of the energy accumulator (42).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2017Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Philipp HILZENDEGEN, Markus BILL, Maximilian Felix HESS
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Patent number: 10282992Abstract: A method, which can be performed by a system executing instructions on a computer-readable medium, for generating space to park for a motor vehicle includes determining a need for a parking area in a geographic area that includes a roadway, determining a need for road space for the roadway, determining, based on the determined need for the parking area and the determined need for road space, whether a lateral region of the roadway should be set for use as a parking area, and, in response to a positive result of the determination, setting the lateral region of the roadway for use as the parking area.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Christopher Murphy, Felix Hess, Gerrit Quast, Stefan Nordbruch
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Publication number: 20180253970Abstract: A method, which can be performed by a system executing instructions on a computer-readable medium, for generating space to park for a motor vehicle includes determining a need for a parking area in a geographic area that includes a roadway, determining a need for road space for the roadway, determining, based on the determined need for the parking area and the determined need for road space, whether a lateral region of the roadway should be set for use as a parking area, and, in response to a positive result of the determination, setting the lateral region of the roadway for use as the parking area.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2018Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: Christopher Murphy, Felix Hess, Gerrit Quast, Stefan Nordbruch
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Publication number: 20180039291Abstract: A pressure-regulating valve having a valve piston (I0) which is subjected to the action of an energy store and which is guided in longitudinally displaceable fashion in a valve housing (12), which valve housing has ports such as a supply port (14), a utility port (16) and a tank port (18), which ports can be actuated, by way of a control part (20) which closes with a sealing action, such that, in the case of a fluidic connection from the supply port to the utility port, a pressure reduction function is realized, and in the case of a fluidic connection from the utility port to the tank port, a pressure-limiting function is realized, characterized in that the control part (20) has a control rod (22) with two control bodies (24, 26) held spaced apart from one another, of which control bodies one (24) controls at least the fluidic connection between supply port (14) and utility port (16), and the other control body (26) controls at least the fluidic connection between utility port (16) and tank port (18).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2016Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Maximilian Felix HESS, Markus BILL
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Patent number: 9884620Abstract: A method for determining the position of a motor vehicle on a traffic area of a parking facility includes the steps of scanning a camera image of the traffic area including the motor vehicle, determining a position of the motor vehicle based on the camera image, scanning the motor vehicle with the aid of a stationary sensor on the traffic area, and validating or correcting the determined position based on the scanning with the aid of the stationary sensor. The stationary sensor is configured like a parking facility sensor, which is configured to determine the presence of a motor vehicle parked in a parking space of the parking facility, the parking space being reachable with the aid of the motor vehicle via the traffic area.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2016Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventor: Felix Hess
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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN A PARKING FACILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND A MOTOR VEHICLE
Publication number: 20170303190Abstract: A method for communicating between a parking facility management system of a parking facility and a motor vehicle driving in a driverless fashion within the parking facility, the parking facility including multiple spatially distributed base stations, based on a present position of the motor vehicle within the parking facility and on a digital map of the parking facility, which includes the positions of the multiple base stations, a base station being selected from the multiple base stations to which the motor vehicle is to change next from a present base station of the multiple base stations to which the motor vehicle is presently connected, to connect itself to the selected base station in order to communicate with the parking facility management system. A corresponding device, a motor vehicle, a parking facility management system, and a computer program are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Florian Koch, Felix Hess, Muhammad Irfan Rafique -
Publication number: 20170284376Abstract: A method for measuring a load on a rotor blade of a wind power plant includes deriving a deflection of the rotor blade from an acceleration value, determining a signal drift component of the deflection by using an absolute value, and determining the load by using the signal drift component and the deflection and material characteristics of the rotor blade. The acceleration value represents an acceleration on the rotor blade, and the absolute value represents an absolute measured value from an absolute sensor on the rotor blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2015Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Boris Buchtala, Felix Hess
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Patent number: 9617978Abstract: A method for preventing a lateral oscillation of a tower of a wind power installation having at least two rotor blades with adjustable attitude angles includes determining a manipulated variable for setting the attitude angles on the basis of information about a pitch torque and a yaw torque of the head of the tower. In this context, a counteracting torque is generated which counteracts the pitch torque and the yaw torque without exciting a lateral oscillation of the tower if the attitude angles are set on the basis of the manipulated variable.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2011Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Felix Hess, Boris Buchtala
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Publication number: 20160318510Abstract: A method for determining the position of a motor vehicle on a traffic area of a parking facility includes the steps of scanning a camera image of the traffic area including the motor vehicle, determining a position of the motor vehicle based on the camera image, scanning the motor vehicle with the aid of a stationary sensor on the traffic area, and validating or correcting the determined position based on the scanning with the aid of the stationary sensor. The stationary sensor is configured like a parking facility sensor, which is configured to determine the presence of a motor vehicle parked in a parking space of the parking facility, the parking space being reachable with the aid of the motor vehicle via the traffic area.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventor: Felix HESS
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Patent number: 8955394Abstract: A device for measuring the torque, the direction of rotation, and the speed of rotation of a shaft of a transmission, in particular an output shaft of an azimuth transmission, includes bands configured to be mounted in a fixed position on an outer circumference of the shaft. The bands are configured to be detected by measuring sensors and allow torsion of the shaft to be measured. Each of the measuring sensors has a Hall effect sensor, and the bands are respectively arranged at two different positions on the outer circumference of the shaft. Each of the bands includes polygonal apertures and/or depressions having webs located between the apertures and/or depressions. The webs are configured to be detected by the measuring sensors. A method includes operating the device to measure the torque, the direction of rotation, and the speed of rotation of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Martin Voss, Felix Hess, Ralf Schmidt, Jochen Fehse, Ulrich Vieth