Patents by Inventor Frank Gottwald
Frank Gottwald 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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Patent number: 11967841Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an electrical energy store, comprising a storage cell for storing electrical energy and a control unit, wherein a safety switch is provided which is designed to interrupt an electrical line of the electrical energy store, wherein a current flowing through the electrical line is detected and an actuation of the safety switch only occurs if the current is below a predefinable threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Frank Gottwald, Rainer Heinrich Hoerlein, Thomas Dufaux
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Patent number: 11804624Abstract: A battery module having a plurality of battery cells (2), in particular lithium-ion battery cells (20), which are each electrically conductively interconnected with one another in series and/or in parallel, and a switching device (3), which has a first terminal (31) and a second terminal (32), wherein a first connecting element (41) of electrically conductive design electrically conductively connects the first terminal (31) to a voltage tap (5) of a battery cell (2, 21) arranged at an end and a second connecting element (42) of electrically conductive design electrically conductively connects the second terminal (32) to a voltage tap (6) of the battery module (1), wherein the first connecting element (41) and/or the second connecting element (42) are received in a thermally conductive manner in a receptacle (7, 71, 72) of the housing (10) of the battery module (1).Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Frank Gottwald, Ralph Glemser
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Publication number: 20230024294Abstract: A battery module comprising a plurality of battery cells (2), which are each connected electrically conductively in series and/or in parallel with one another, and comprising a switching device (3), which has a first terminal (31) and a second terminal (32), wherein a first electrically conductive connecting element (41) connects the first terminal (31) of the switching device (3) electrically conductively to a first terminal (51) of a fuse element (5), and a second terminal (52) of the fuse element (5) is electrically conductively connected to a voltage tap (61) of a terminally arranged battery cell (2, 21), and a second electrically conductive connecting element (42) connects the second terminal (32) of the switching device (3) electrically conductively to a voltage tap (62) of the battery module (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Christian Loew, Dominik Schaefer, Frank Gottwald, Ralph Glemser
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Publication number: 20210399569Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an electrical energy store, comprising a storage cell for storing electrical energy and a control unit, wherein a safety switch is provided which is designed to interrupt an electrical line of the electrical energy store, wherein a current flowing through the electrical line is detected and an actuation of the safety switch only occurs if the current is below a predefinable threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Frank Gottwald, Rainer Heinrich Hoerlein, Thomas Dufaux
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Publication number: 20210367287Abstract: A battery module having a plurality of battery cells (2), in particular lithium-ion battery cells (20), which are each electrically conductively interconnected with one another in series and/or in parallel, and a switching device (3), which has a first terminal (31) and a second terminal (32), wherein a first connecting element (41) of electrically conductive design electrically conductively connects the first terminal (31) to a voltage tap (5) of a battery cell (2, 21) arranged at an end and a second connecting element (42) of electrically conductive design electrically conductively connects the second terminal (32) to a voltage tap (6) of the battery module (1), wherein the first connecting element (41) and/or the second connecting element (42) are received in a thermally conductive manner in a receptacle (7, 71, 72) of the housing (10) of the battery module (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Frank Gottwald, Ralph Glemser
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Patent number: 11171373Abstract: A battery module having at least one battery cell is disclosed, in particular a lithium-ion battery cell, comprising a housing, in which the at least one battery cell is accommodated, and a temperature-regulating element, wherein a Peltier element is furthermore arranged between the at least one battery cell and the temperature-regulating element, which Peltier element is thermally conductively connected in each case to the at least one battery cell and the temperature-regulating element, and which Peltier element is furthermore connected to a voltage source in such a way that heat transfer between the at least one battery cell and the temperature-regulating element is able to be formed by means of the Peltier element, wherein a compensation element for homogenizing the temperature, said compensation element being formed from a metallic material, is furthermore arranged between the at least one battery cell and the Peltier element, wherein preferably the at least one battery cell is directly or cohesively conType: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Benjamin Kopp, Frank Gottwald, Markus Schmitt, Roman Marx, Stefan Baumann
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Publication number: 20200168967Abstract: A battery module having at least one battery cell is disclosed, in particular a lithium-ion battery cell, comprising a housing, in which the at least one battery cell is accommodated, and a temperature-regulating element, wherein a Peltier element is furthermore arranged between the at least one battery cell and the temperature-regulating element, which Peltier element is thermally conductively connected in each case to the at least one battery cell and the temperature-regulating element, and which Peltier element is furthermore connected to a voltage source in such a way that heat transfer between the at least one battery cell and the temperature-regulating element is able to be formed by means of the Peltier element, wherein a compensation element for homogenizing the temperature, said compensation element being formed from a metallic material, is furthermore arranged between the at least one battery cell and the Peltier element, wherein preferably the at least one battery cell is directly or cohesively conType: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Benjamin Kopp, Frank Gottwald, Markus Schmitt, Roman Marx, Stefan Baumann
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Patent number: 9416710Abstract: A metering arrangement (3, 30) is proposed for a liquid exhaust-gas aftertreatment medium for the aftertreatment of the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine which has an exhaust-gas system, in particular for a urea/water solution, having a delivery pump (7) and a metering module (13), wherein the delivery pump (7) is connected to a suction line (23) for sucking the exhaust-gas aftertreatment medium out of a tank (1), wherein the delivery pump (7) and the metering module (13) are connected to one another via a pressure line (25), and the exhaust-gas aftertreatment medium can be fed via the metering module (13) to the exhaust-gas system, wherein a recirculation pump (8) is arranged parallel to the delivery pump (7), wherein the recirculation pump (8) is connected on the suction side to the metering module (13). Furthermore, a corresponding method for metering is proposed.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2012Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Frank Gottwald
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Patent number: 9222390Abstract: The invention relates to a device for injecting a fluid (2), in particular into the exhaust-gas section of an internal combustion engine, having a reservoir (4) for storing the fluid (2) to be injected; an injection and metering module (10); a pump (8) which is configured for conveying fluid (2) during operation out of the reservoir (4) to the injection and metering module (10); and a return line (16) which makes an outflow of fluid (2) out of the injection and metering module (10) possible, wherein a switchable throttling valve (14) which is suitable for pumping fluid out of the injection and metering module (10) is arranged in the return line (16).Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2012Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Frank Gottwald
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Patent number: 9133751Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) for supplying to an exhaust-gas aftertreatment system a reducing agent (42), in particular a urea-water solution for the reduction of nitrogen oxides in the exhaust-gas flow of a diesel engine, having a tank (40) for the reducing agent (42) and having a delivery module (14) for delivering the reducing agent (42) out of the tank (40) via an in particular electrically heatable suction line (16). According to the invention, a) the suction line (16) which runs outside the tank (40) is connected to a pump sump (12) situated in the region of the tank base (44), b) an in particular electrically operated pump sump heater (30) is arranged in the region of the pump sump (12), c) at least one in particular electrically operated heating rod (36) extends into the tank (40), and d) at least one fill level sensor (18) runs outside the tank (40).Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2011Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Frank Gottwald
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Publication number: 20150068194Abstract: A metering arrangement (3, 30) is proposed for a liquid exhaust-gas aftertreatment medium for the aftertreatment of the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine which has an exhaust-gas system, in particular for a urea/water solution, having a delivery pump (7) and a metering module (13), wherein the delivery pump (7) is connected to a suction line (23) for sucking the exhaust-gas aftertreatment medium out of a tank (1), wherein the delivery pump (7) and the metering module (13) are connected to one another via a pressure line (25), and the exhaust-gas aftertreatment medium can be fed via the metering module (13) to the exhaust-gas system, wherein a recirculation pump (8) is arranged parallel to the delivery pump (7), wherein the recirculation pump (8) is connected on the suction side to the metering module (13). Furthermore, a corresponding method for metering is proposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2012Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Frank Gottwald
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Publication number: 20140116545Abstract: The invention relates to a device for injecting a fluid (2), in particular into the exhaust-gas section of an internal combustion engine, having a reservoir (4) for storing the fluid (2) to be injected; an injection and metering module (10); a pump (8) which is configured for conveying fluid (2) during operation out of the reservoir (4) to the injection and metering module (10); and a return line (16) which makes an outflow of fluid (2) out of the injection and metering module (10) possible, wherein a switchable throttling valve (14) which is suitable for pumping fluid out of the injection and metering module (10) is arranged in the return line (16).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2012Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventor: Frank Gottwald
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Publication number: 20130318950Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) for supplying to an exhaust-gas aftertreatment system a reducing agent (42), in particular a urea-water solution for the reduction of nitrogen oxides in the exhaust-gas flow of a diesel engine, having a tank (40) for the reducing agent (42) and having a delivery module (14) for delivering the reducing agent (42) out of the tank (40) via an in particular electrically heatable suction line (16). According to the invention, a) the suction line (16) which runs outside the tank (40) is connected to a pump sump (12) situated in the region of the tank base (44), b) an in particular electrically operated pump sump heater (30) is arranged in the region of the pump sump (12), c) at least one in particular electrically operated heating rod (36) extends into the tank (40), and d) at least one fill level sensor (18) runs outside the tank (40).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2011Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventor: Frank Gottwald
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Patent number: 8123420Abstract: A method for producing an objective lens mount for an objective lens of a camera suitable for use in motor vehicles includes the following method steps: The objective lens mount and a front housing half-shell of the camera are produced as one component in a single working process. The objective lens mount and the front housing shell are made of metal materials or plastic material having glass fiber components. The objective lens mount built in one piece with the front housing shell is adapted to the length of the objective lens by chip-forming machining.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2005Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Frank Gottwald, Uwe Apel
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Publication number: 20110097072Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a lens system mount (4) for a lens system (1) of a camera, which can be used for vehicle applications, comprising the following method steps: The lens system mount (4) and a front housing shell (5) of the camera are produced as a single component in one working operation. The lens system mount (4) and the front housing shell (3) are made from metallic materials or plastic material with glass-fiber contents. The system mount (4) manufactured as a single piece with the front housing shell (3) is adapted to the length of the lens system (1) by machining.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2005Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Frank Gottwald, Uwe Apel
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Patent number: 7889150Abstract: A carrier system for a high-frequency antenna having at least two electrodes situated at a predefined distance from one another and implemented as essentially flat, a dielectric being situated between the at least two electrodes, is distinguished in that the at least two electrodes are situated on a frame part which is as difficult to deform as possible. The frame part preferably has recesses or openings in such a way that air having ?r=1 is essentially situated between the at least two electrodes as the dielectric.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2005Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Frank Gottwald, Johann Wehrmann, Thomas Haalboom, Hubert Straub, Hans Lubik
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Patent number: 7663533Abstract: A radar system for motor vehicles, having a least one radar sensor having a range of less than 50 m for monitoring traffic in an adjacent lane, wherein the radar sensor has a phase-controlled antenna and a control device for setting a plurality of radar lobes having different geometries.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2004Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Tore Toennesen, Frank Gottwald, Thomas Binzer
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Publication number: 20090015509Abstract: A carrier system for a high-frequency antenna having at least two electrodes situated at a predefined distance from one another and implemented as essentially flat, a dielectric being situated between the at least two electrodes, is distinguished in that the at least two electrodes are situated on a frame part which is as difficult to deform as possible. The frame part preferably has recesses or openings in such a way that air having ?r=1 is essentially situated between the at least two electrodes as the dielectric.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2005Publication date: January 15, 2009Inventors: Frank Gottwald, Johann Wehrmann, Thomas Haalboom, Hubert Straub, Hans Lubik
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Publication number: 20080316350Abstract: An image acquisition system for use in a motor vehicle, and a method for manufacturing an image acquisition system, are provided. Image acquisition system encompasses an image sensor, an optical module, a housing and a carrier for the image sensor mounted on a circuit board. For the purpose of adjusting the image sensor and optical module, the carrier is movable in multiple axes and, after an optimum adjusted position is reached, is immobilizable therein with immobilization means.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2006Publication date: December 25, 2008Inventors: Frank Gottwald, Werner Knee, Jens Schick
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Publication number: 20080278393Abstract: In an antenna system, lens elements are provided in or on the radome for beam formation and/or for influencing the gain of the antenna system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2005Publication date: November 13, 2008Inventors: Frank Gottwald, Klaus Voigtlander, Tore Toennesen, Thomas Binzer