Patents by Inventor Frank Kurfiss

Frank Kurfiss 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: 7438774
    Abstract: A method and a device are provided for fastening and aligning a sensor, e.g., in motor vehicles, the sensor being connected to a support via a holding element. By reworking the sensor seating surface, a precise alignment of the sensor axis with the nominal direction may be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Kurfiss, Uwe Apel, Andre Skuppin
  • Patent number: 7266902
    Abstract: A method and device for securing a sensor, a stereo camera in motor vehicles in particular, in which accurate alignment of the sensor holding element is achieved during assembly using an adjusting gauge having the dimensions of the sensor and optionally pins which are inserted into matching receiving parts of the sensor holding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Kurfiss, Ulrich Seger, Uwe Apel, Andre Skuppin
  • Patent number: 7104149
    Abstract: A method and a device for attaching a sensor device relative to a glass pane of a motor vehicle are described, a contact space being provided, which is sealed and which is provided with a partial vacuum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Kurfiss, Ulrich Seger, Uwe Apel, Andre Skuppin
  • Publication number: 20050259244
    Abstract: A method and a device are provided for fastening and aligning a sensor, e.g., in motor vehicles, the sensor being connected to a support via a holding element. By reworking the sensor seating surface, a precise alignment of the sensor axis with the nominal direction may be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Frank Kurfiss, Uwe Apel, Andre Skuppin
  • Publication number: 20050252315
    Abstract: A method and a device for attaching a sensor device relative to a glass pane of a motor vehicle are described, a contact space being provided, which is sealed and which is provided with a partial vacuum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2002
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Frank Kurfiss, Ulrich Seger, Uwe Apel, Andre Skuppin
  • Publication number: 20050115095
    Abstract: A method and device for securing a sensor, a stereo camera in motor vehicles in particular, in which accurate alignment of the sensor holding element is achieved during assembly using a caliper having the dimensions of the sensor and optionally pins which are inserted into matching receiving parts of the sensor holding element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2002
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Frank Kurfiss, Ulrich Seger, Uwe Apel, Andre Skuppin
  • Patent number: 6148781
    Abstract: The starting device for starting an internal combustion engine includes a starter motor (12) with a pinion for cranking the internal combustion engine; a voltage source (40) for the starter motor; a starter relay (14) for connecting and disconnecting the voltage source to and from the starter motor and an electronic relay (32) for triggering the starter relay according to control signals from the motor controller (50). The electronic relay (32) is mounted on the starter motor or in the starter relay. The electronic relay (32) includes a power module (34) with a redundancy circuit including two transistors (144', 144") coupled with each other by a logic circuit for preventing starter operation when one of the two transistors is defective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Karlheinz Boegner, Stefan Renner, Martin Mayer, Claus Kramer, Rainer Topp, Volker Koelsch, Henning Stoecklein, Jochen Neumeister, Frank Kurfiss
  • Patent number: 5982049
    Abstract: A control module, in particular for a control circuit in a motor vehicle, is configured in such a way that it can be produced economically. The control module has a two-part housing which includes a lower part and an upper part. The lower part is configured as a plate, having a connector member for a downstream device, which can be joined flat to a circuit board. The circuit board is populated on a front side with components which can be soldered with the reflow method to connector parts of the circuit board. The upper part, which is configured as a cover, has an opening to receive a plug connector, and can be snap-locked onto the plate. The control module is preferably used in automobile engineering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gert Jakob, Frank Kurfiss, Elisabeth Abendroth
  • Patent number: D586376
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Kurfiss, Andre Skuppin