Patents by Inventor Florian Rath

Florian Rath 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).

  • Steer-by-wire steering systems for vehicles and related methods
    Patent number: 11760407
    Abstract: Steer-by-wire steering systems for vehicles and related methods are described herein. An example steer-by-wire steering system includes a steering wheel angle sensor to detect a current steering wheel angle (?) of a steering wheel of the motor vehicle, a steering actuator to generate a variable steering torque on a steerable wheel of the motor vehicle, a steering angle sensor to detect a current steering angle (?) of the steerable wheel, and a steer-by-wire controller to process signals from the steering wheel angle sensor and the steering angle sensor and control the steering actuator based on the signals. The steer-by-wire controller is configured to vary a transmission ratio between a change in the steering wheel angle (?) and a change in the steering angle (?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Peter Engels, Oliver Nehls, Sergio Codonesu, Florian Rath
  • STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20220073128
    Abstract: Steer-by-wire steering systems for vehicles and related methods are described herein. An example steer-by-wire steering system includes a steering wheel angle sensor to detect a current steering wheel angle (?) of a steering wheel of the motor vehicle, a steering actuator to generate a variable steering torque on a steerable wheel of the motor vehicle, a steering angle sensor to detect a current steering angle (?) of the steerable wheel, and a steer-by-wire controller to process signals from the steering wheel angle sensor and the steering angle sensor and control the steering actuator based on the signals. The steer-by-wire controller is configured to vary a transmission ratio between a change in the steering wheel angle (?) and a change in the steering angle (?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Frank Peter Engels, Oliver Nehls, Sergio Codonesu, Florian Rath
  • Steer-by-wire steering systems for vehicles and related methods
    Patent number: 11214296
    Abstract: Steer-by-wire steering systems for vehicles and related methods are described herein. An example steer-by-wire steering system includes a steering wheel angle sensor to detect a current steering wheel angle (?) of a steering wheel of the motor vehicle, a steering actuator to generate a variable steering torque on a steerable wheel of the motor vehicle, a steering angle sensor to detect a current steering angle (?) of the steerable wheel, and a steer-by-wire controller to process signals from the steering wheel angle sensor and the steering angle sensor and control the steering actuator based on the signals. The steer-by-wire controller is configured to vary a transmission ratio between a change in the steering wheel angle (?) and a change in the steering angle (?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Peter Engels, Oliver Nehls, Sergio Codonesu, Florian Rath
  • Motor vehicle steering system
    Patent number: 11001296
    Abstract: A motor vehicle including a steering mechanism, a steering gear mechanically decoupled from the steering mechanism, a drive unit for driving the steering gear, and a transmission unit connecting the drive unit in a torque-transmitting manner to the steering gear. The transmission unit including a first torque transmission path and a second torque transmission path wherein the transmission unit has a redundancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Peter Engels, Florian Rath
  • STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20190367074
    Abstract: Steer-by-wire steering systems for vehicles and related methods are described herein. An example steer-by-wire steering system includes a steering wheel angle sensor to detect a current steering wheel angle (?) of a steering wheel of the motor vehicle, a steering actuator to generate a variable steering torque on a steerable wheel of the motor vehicle, a steering angle sensor to detect a current steering angle (?) of the steerable wheel, and a steer-by-wire controller to process signals from the steering wheel angle sensor and the steering angle sensor and control the steering actuator based on the signals. The steer-by-wire controller is configured to vary a transmission ratio between a change in the steering wheel angle (?) and a change in the steering angle (?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Frank Peter Engels, Oliver Nehls, Sergio Codonesu, Florian Rath
  • MOTOR VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190256127
    Abstract: A motor vehicle including a steering mechanism, a steering gear mechanically decoupled from the steering mechanism, a drive unit for driving the steering gear, and a transmission unit connecting the drive unit in a torque-transmitting manner to the steering gear. The transmission unit including a first torque transmission path and a second torque transmission path wherein the transmission unit has a redundancy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Peter Engels, Florian Rath