Patents by Inventor Frank Hegerfeld

Frank Hegerfeld 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).

  • Patent number: 7589431
    Abstract: A motor vehicle with a control means and an electrically connected sensor. The sensor is used especially to detect the actuation of a door handle for opening a motor vehicle lock. In order to ensure high failure safety, the sensor for transmission of sensor signals has at least two electrically independent outputs which are connected to the control means via electrical signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Ingmar Hentsch, Michael Langfermann, Christian Groewe, Frank Hegerfeld, Klaus Duenne, Andreas Platzkoester
  • Patent number: 6991476
    Abstract: This invention relates to an electrical component of a motor vehicle, the electrical component. The electrical component includes control electronics and at least one plug-and-socket connection for electrical connection of the electrical component to a coordinating control or another electrical component. The plug and socket connection further includes a plug, a plug housing and a connecting line. The plug-and-socket connection is detachably connectable, on one end, to a plug receptacle and wherein at least part of the control electronics is housed in the plug-and-socket connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Koerwer, Ingmar Hentsch, Frank Hegerfeld
  • Publication number: 20050156468
    Abstract: A motor vehicle with a control means and an electrically connected sensor. The sensor is used especially to detect the actuation of a door handle for opening a motor vehicle lock. In order to ensure high failure safety, the sensor for transmission of sensor signals has at least two electrically independent outputs which are connected to the control means via electrical signal lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: Brose Schliessysteme GmbH and Co. KG
    Inventors: Ingmar Hentsch, Michael Langfermann, Christian Groewe, Frank Hegerfeld, Klaus Duenne, Andreas Platzkoester
  • Publication number: 20050026470
    Abstract: This invention relates to an electrical component of a motor vehicle, the electrical component. The electrical component includes control electronics and at least one plug-and-socket connection for electrical connection of the electrical component to a coordinating control or another electrical component. The plug and socket connection further includes a plug, a plug housing and a connecting line. The plug-and-socket connection is detachably connectable, on one end, to a plug receptacle and wherein at least part of the control electronics is housed in the plug-and-socket connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Applicant: Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH and Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Koerwer, Ingmar Hentsch, Frank Hegerfeld
  • Publication number: 20040201277
    Abstract: Motor vehicle door locking system with at least one motor vehicle lock, the motor vehicle lock being made to be locked and unlocked by motor and optionally also opened by a motor, with a motor vehicle-side control and with an operator-side mobile part, the control and the mobile part each being equipped with communications electronics and thus a bidirectional wireless link can be set up between the control and the mobile part, over the wireless link, at least one system function of the motor vehicle door locking system being triggerable by the mobile part, and the wireless link between the control and the mobile part being a wireless link according to the Bluetooth industrial standard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH and Co. KG
    Inventors: Ingmar Hentsch, Frank Hegerfeld