Patents by Inventor Florian Süß

Florian Süß 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).

  • Method for detecting a safe state of a valve of a hydraulic system
    Patent number: 12552340
    Abstract: A method for detecting a safe state of a switchable valve of a hydraulic system of an actuator in a motor vehicle includes the at least one first switchable valve, which is actuated by being energized, a pump, and a controller which controls at least the first switchable valve and the pump. The pump delivers the fluid to a first load in a first rotational direction and to at least one second load in a second rotational direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Florian Süß, Dietmar Häckl
  • METHOD FOR DETECTING A SAFE STATE OF A VALVE OF A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20250333014
    Abstract: A method for detecting a safe state of a switchable valve of a hydraulic system of an actuator in a motor vehicle includes the at least one first switchable valve, which is actuated by being energized, a pump, and a controller which controls at least the first switchable valve and the pump. The pump delivers the fluid to a first load in a first rotational direction and to at least one second load in a second rotational direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Florian Süß, Dietmar Häckl