Patents by Inventor Gerhard Lex

Gerhard Lex 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: 11091040
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for triggering an emergency shutdown of the inductive charging of a secondary-side component in the form of a motor vehicle by a primary-side component in the form of a charging station, includes a plurality of charging system parts of the secondary-side component. The charging system parts are each configured to interrupt at least one switchable communication channel that connects the charging system parts in order to trigger an emergency shutdown of the inductive charging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Vitesco Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Roehrl, Stephan Bartz, Gerhard Lex
  • Publication number: 20190160950
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for triggering an emergency shutdown of the inductive charging of a secondary-side component in the form of a motor vehicle by a primary-side component in the form of a charging station, includes a plurality of charging system parts of the secondary-side component. The charging system parts are each configured to interrupt at least one switchable communication channel that connects the charging system parts in order to trigger an emergency shutdown of the inductive charging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: THOMAS ROEHRL, STEPHAN BARTZ, GERHARD LEX
  • Publication number: 20170253130
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to electric vehicles and the teachings thereof may be embodied in devices and methods for inductively charging an electric vehicle. A device for inductively charging a vehicle may include: a primary coil for transmitting electrical power via a transmission region to a secondary coil during a charging process; the secondary coil associated with a vehicle disposed above the primary coil; and a dome disposed above the primary coil for removing foreign bodies entering the transmission region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Bartz, Peter Saeger, Gerhard Lex
  • Patent number: 7361854
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotating actuator/pressure actuator (13) comprising a ring-shaped rotary transducer (5) consisting of an inner ring and a rotary ring with a handle (1) and which can rotate around the inner ring about an axis (z) and which is displaceably arranged in a linear manner along the axis (Z) in relation to a housing (11), in addition to an inner part (touchpad 2) which is arranged in an inner area (12) of the ring-shaped rotary transducer (5) and which is displaceable in a linear manner along the axis (z) together with the ring-shaped rotary transducer (5) in relation to the housing (11). Linear displacement of the handle (1) and/or inner part (touchpad 2) triggers a push-button function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Boris Basche, Volker Erben, Roland Falkner, Klaus Hasemann, Reinhard Haubner, Daniel Hostmann, Gerhard Lex, Nhu Nguyen Thien, Oliver Pichl, Richard Scherl, Elmar Weber
  • Publication number: 20070159452
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotating actuator/pressure actuator (13) comprising a ring-shaped rotary transducer (5) consisting of an inner ring and a rotary ring with a handle (1) and which can rotate around the inner ring about an axis (z) and which is displaceably arranged in a linear manner along the axis (Z) in relation to a housing(11), in addition to an inner part (touchpad 2) which is arranged in an inner area (12) of the ring-shaped rotary transducer (5) and which is displaceable in a linear manner along the axis (z) together with the ring-shaped rotary transducer (5) in relation to the housing (11). Linear displacement of the handle (1) and/or inner part (touchpad 2) triggers a push-button function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Boris Basche, Volker Erben, Roland Falkner, Klaus Hasemann, Haubner Reinhard, Daniel Horstmann, Gerhard Lex, Nhu Thien, Oliver Pichl, Richard Scherl, Elmar Weber