Patents by Inventor Frank Stebner

Frank Stebner 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).

  • Publication number: 20230272828
    Abstract: A disk brake device for a vehicle, that includes an internally-ventilated or solid brake disk. The internally-vented brake disk is configured having ventilation openings on the vehicle side, on the radial inside in the region of a brake disk chamber, which ventilation openings are fluidically connected to cooling channels in the interior of the brake disk. The solid brake disk is configured without such ventilation openings and with cooling channels. A brake caliper fitting is configured over the brake disk with a brake pad arranged on both sides of the brake disk. The brake disk device is configured with a brake dust filter housing that encompasses the brake disk on the radial outside and is arranged downstream of the brake caliper, together with the brake pads. The disk brake device has at least one means for forced guidance of brake dust.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Kai Götz, Frank Stebner, Tobias Wörz, Benedikt Weller, Steffen Pfannkuch
  • Publication number: 20210276523
    Abstract: A method for controlling the braking power in an electrohydraulic braking system of a transportation vehicle which includes initiating a braking process; detecting a current state of the electrohydraulic braking system; increasing the braking pressure based on the current state of the electrohydraulic braking system, wherein braking pressure is built up more rapidly by targeted, staggered supply of braking pressure to individual parts of the braking system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Frank STEBNER, Tobias WAGNER, Matthias KÖRNER
  • Patent number: 9221450
    Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle having an electric machine for driving the vehicle and a brake system. Electric energy can be recovered from a movement of the vehicle by the electric machine. In the method, a state of the brake system of the vehicle is determined, and an actuation of a brake pedal of the vehicle is detected. A brake pressure of the brake system and an energy recovery by the electric machine are adjusted dependent on the state of the brake system and the actuation of the brake pedal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Frank Borchers, Frank Stebner
  • Publication number: 20140229045
    Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle having an electric machine for driving the vehicle and a brake system. Electric energy can be recovered from a movement of the vehicle by the electric machine. In the method, a state of the brake system of the vehicle is determined, and an actuation of a brake pedal of the vehicle is detected. A brake pressure of the brake system and an energy recovery by the electric machine are adjusted dependent on the state of the brake system and the actuation of the brake pedal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Frank Borchers, Frank Stebner