Patents by Inventor Georg WILLMANN

Georg WILLMANN 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).

  • METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR RELIABLE ON-BOARD COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20230418778
    Abstract: Method for secure on-board communication between components (2, 4) of a vehicle by way of a communication bus (6) of the vehicle. The method includes (Si) sending a message from a component (2; 4) to the communication bus (6), (S2) storing information of the message sent in the component (2; 4), (S3) reading all the messages on the communication bus (6) by the component (2; 4), (S4) comparing information in the messages read with the information in the message sent by the component (2; 4), and (S5) initiating a countermeasure in reaction to a deviation based on the comparison of information in the read messages with the information in the sent message. Also disclosed is a control unit, a system and a vehicle which are designed to carry out such a method for secure on-board communication between components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Kai Leingruber, Christoph Stritt, Matthias Stauber, Georg Willmann
  • Electrical unit
    Patent number: 11621553
    Abstract: An electrical assembly (100) having a first ground connection (145), a second ground connection (155), and a supply connection (135). The electrical assembly is designed for connecting with an electrical voltage between the supply connection (135) and at least one of the ground connections (145, 155). The assembly (100) includes a first electrical consumer (110) which is connected to the supply connection (135) and the first ground connection (145). A component (120) connects the second ground connection (155) to the first consumer (110). The component (120) is designed to produce a predetermined voltage drop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Schmidt, Kai Leingruber, Georg Willmann, Christian Aigner, Paul Bange, Philipp Schmachtenberger
  • ELECTRICAL UNIT
    Publication number: 20210351585
    Abstract: An electrical assembly (100) having a first ground connection (145), a second ground connection (155), and a supply connection (135). The electrical assembly is designed for connecting with an electrical voltage between the supply connection (135) and at least one of the ground connections (145, 155). The assembly (100) includes a first electrical consumer (110) which is connected to the supply connection (135) and the first ground connection (145). A component (120) connects the second ground connection (155) to the first consumer (110). The component (120) is designed to produce a predetermined voltage drop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Ulrich SCHMIDT, Kai LEINGRUBER, Georg WILLMANN, Christian AIGNER, Paul BANGE, Philipp SCHMACHTENBERGER