Patents by Inventor Franko Blank

Franko Blank 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: 8180523
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for detection of a pressure loss in motor vehicle tires, which detects pressure loss on at least one vehicle tire based on several parameters, which are calculated from the rolling circumference of the tires. To this end, currently calculated parameters are compared with learnt values of the parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co., OHG
    Inventors: Frank Edling, Lennert Gootjes, Andreas Köbe, Martin Griesser, Vladimir Koukes, Jörg Cunz, Markus Irth, Maik Hofmann, Franko Blank, Alfred Duchow, Frank Schreiner
  • Publication number: 20100063665
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for detection of a pressure loss in motor vehicle tires, which detects pressure loss on at least one vehicle tire based on several parameters, which are calculated from the rolling circumference of the tires. To this end, currently calculated parameters are compared with learnt values of the parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Andreas Kobe, Martin Griesser, Vladimir Koukes, Jorg Cunz, Markus Irth, Lennert Gootjes, Maik Hofmann, Franko Blank, Alfred Duchow, Frank Schreiner
  • Publication number: 20080281552
    Abstract: A method for the detection of the loading of a motor vehicle determines a loading condition of the vehicle using an analysis of the rotational behavior of the wheels. In a frequency analysis, it determines the natural frequencies of the wheels and looks at the amplitudes of the tire noise around those frequencies, which amplitudes change when the loading condition changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Markus Irth, Andreas Kobe, Christian Sussmann, Franko Blank, Vladimir Koukes
  • Publication number: 20080243423
    Abstract: Method for the indirect tire pressure monitoring in which there are performed a rolling circumference analysis of the tires, in which rolling circumference analysis variables (?DIAG, ?SIDE, ?AXLE) are determined from actually found and learnt test variables describing the rotation of the wheels, and a frequency analysis of the natural oscillation behavior of at least one tire in which at least one frequency analysis variable (fk) is determined, in which case an evaluation of the rolling circumference analysis (A) and the natural frequency analysis (C) and a combined evaluation (B) of both methods of analysis is performed for warning indication of tire pressure loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Markus Irth, Andreas Kobe, Christian Sussman, Franko Blank, Vladimir Koukes
  • Publication number: 20080223124
    Abstract: Method for the indirect tire pressure monitoring in which an analysis of the natural oscillation behavior of at least one tire is performed and at least one pressure loss analysis variable (fFL, fFR, fRL, fRR), in particular a natural frequency, is determined, in which case a temperature compensation (4) of the pressure loss analysis variable (fFL, fFR, fRL, fRR) is performed, and in which case a tire temperature (Ttire) calculated by means of a temperature model (1) is used to determine a compensation quantity (2), in particular the quotient of variation of the pressure loss analysis variable and change in temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Markus Irth, Andreas Kobe, Christian Sussmann, Franko Blank, Vladimir Koukes