Patents by Inventor Gerhard Pitz

Gerhard Pitz 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: 10133072
    Abstract: A display element includes a projection screen for a head-up display and a pivot apparatus for adjusting an inclination of the projection screen about a horizontal inclination axis. The pivot apparatus includes an eccentric unit for adjusting the inclination. The eccentric unit is mechanically coupled directly to the projection screen. The eccentric unit includes a first gearwheel and an eccentric element which is formed eccentrically with respect to the first gearwheel and is fastened on the first gearwheel. The eccentric element is in the form of a disk and an area of a narrow side of the disk-shaped eccentric element is arranged eccentrically with respect to the first gearwheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerhard Pitz
  • Publication number: 20180039081
    Abstract: A display element includes a projection screen for a head-up display and a pivot apparatus for adjusting an inclination of the projection screen about a horizontal inclination axis. The pivot apparatus includes an eccentric unit for adjusting the inclination. The eccentric unit is mechanically coupled directly to the projection screen. The eccentric unit includes a first gearwheel and an eccentric element which is formed eccentrically with respect to the first gearwheel and is fastened on the first gearwheel. The eccentric element is in the form of a disk and an area of a narrow side of the disk-shaped eccentric element is arranged eccentrically with respect to the first gearwheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerhard PITZ
  • Patent number: 9798142
    Abstract: A display element includes a projection screen for a head-up display and a pivot apparatus for adjusting an inclination of the projection screen about a horizontal inclination axis. The pivot apparatus includes an eccentric unit for adjusting the inclination. The eccentric unit is mechanically coupled directly to the projection screen. The eccentric unit includes a first gearwheel and an eccentric element which is formed eccentrically with respect to the first gearwheel and is fastened on the first gearwheel. The eccentric element is in the form of a disk and an area of a narrow side of the disk-shaped eccentric element is arranged eccentrically with respect to the first gearwheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerhard Pitz
  • Publication number: 20160161741
    Abstract: A display element includes a projection screen for a head-up display and a pivot apparatus for adjusting an inclination of the projection screen about a horizontal inclination axis. The pivot apparatus includes an eccentric unit for adjusting the inclination. The eccentric unit is mechanically coupled directly to the projection screen. The eccentric unit includes a first gearwheel and an eccentric element which is formed eccentrically with respect to the first gearwheel and is fastened on the first gearwheel. The eccentric element is in the form of a disk and an area of a narrow side of the disk-shaped eccentric element is arranged eccentrically with respect to the first gearwheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Automotive Electronics GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard PITZ
  • Patent number: 7460845
    Abstract: A radio receiver system, having two receiving antennas, two receivers, and a transformer transmitter, which is provided for the purpose of supplying radio signals of both antennas to each of the receivers, the transformer transmitter having a first winding and a second winding, wherein the two receiving antennas are connected to the end terminals of the first winding, and a first of the two receivers is connected to a center tap of the first winding and the second of the two receivers is connected to an end terminal of the second winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Kottschlag, Gerhard Pitz
  • Publication number: 20070293168
    Abstract: A radio receiver system, having two receiving antennas, two receivers, and a transformer transmitter, which is provided for the purpose of supplying radio signals of both antennas to each of the receivers, the transformer transmitter having a first winding and a second winding, wherein the two receiving antennas are connected to the end terminals of the first winding, and a first of the two receivers is connected to a center tap of the first winding and the second of the two receivers is connected to an end terminal of the second winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Gerhard Kottschlag, Gerhard Pitz
  • Patent number: 7268644
    Abstract: A system for connecting at least two receivers to a common antenna is proposed, antenna signal lines being supplied to the receivers, which stands out in that the input impedances of the at least two receivers are matched only in a narrow-band fashion in the range of their current reception frequencies to the impedances of the antenna signal lines supplied to them. An antenna signal splitter is also proposed. Finally, a method for controlling the reception frequencies of at least two receivers connected to a common receiving antenna is proposed, which is distinguished by the fact that the reception frequencies of the at least two receivers are set in such a way that they maintain a predefined minimum frequency distance from one another. A reduction of an antenna signal attenuation in an antenna signal splitter for multiple receiver systems is thereby possible, provided the receivers are tuned to different reception frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Kottschlag, Lutz Pochowski, Gerhard Pitz
  • Patent number: 7200375
    Abstract: A radio receiver system having a plurality of receiving antennas and a plurality of receivers is described in which antenna signals of a multiplicity of the plurality of receiving antennas are fed to each of the plurality of receivers. The plurality of receiving antennas may be interconnected to the plurality of receivers more flexibly as a function of the desired reception strategy. In addition, the functionality of the entire system may also be maintained in the event of a defect or failure of one or more receiving antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Kottschlag, Gerhard Pitz
  • Patent number: 7003272
    Abstract: A radio apparatus (95), particularly for mobile radio, which makes it possible to adjust the signal reception in a predeterminably optimized way is proposed. The radio apparatus (95) includes a receiver part (1) and an evaluation unit (5), which controls the sensitivity and/or the signal-to-noise ratio of the receiver part (1) as a function of a predeterminable signal reception quality and the actual signal reception. In the event of defective signal reception, the evaluation unit (5) increases the sensitivity and/or the signal-to-noise ratio of the receiver part (1), and when signal reception is error-free for a predeterminable time it reduces the sensitivity and/or the signal-to-noise ratio of the receiver part (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Mader, Gerhard Kottschlag, Gerhard Pitz
  • Publication number: 20040248538
    Abstract: A radio receiver system having a plurality of receiving antennas and a plurality of receivers is described in which antenna signals of a multiplicity of the plurality of receiving antennas are fed to each of the plurality of receivers. The plurality of receiving antennas may be interconnected to the plurality of receivers more flexibly as a function of the desired reception strategy. In addition, the functionality of the entire system may also be maintained in the event of a defect or failure of one or more receiving antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Gerhard Kottschlag, Gerhard Pitz
  • Publication number: 20040239443
    Abstract: A system for connecting at least two receivers to a common antenna is proposed, antenna signal lines being supplied to the receivers, which stands out in that the input impedances of the at least two receivers are matched only in a narrow-band fashion in the range of their current reception frequencies to the impedances of the antenna signal lines supplied to them. An antenna signal splitter is also proposed. Finally, a method for controlling the reception frequencies of at least two receivers connected to a common receiving antenna is proposed, which is distinguished by the fact that the reception frequencies of the at least two receivers are set in such a way that they maintain a predefined minimum frequency distance from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Gerhard Kottschlag, Lutz Pochowski, Gerhard Pitz
  • Patent number: 6477358
    Abstract: Method for controlling the power gain for outputting a transmitted signal from a radio device. At the beginning of the transmitted signal, the output power is increased to a preset power level along a preset characteristic curve. At the end of the transmitted signal, the preset power is decreased along the preset characteristic curve. The power gain is controlled accordingly by a control signal (8, 9). A reference control signal (5) is used for the rising and falling edges of the control signal (8, 9). The control signal (8, 9) is limited to a preset maximum control signal value (6, 7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Mader, Gerhard Kottschlag, Gerhard Pitz
  • Patent number: 6360082
    Abstract: A radio receiver (1), in particular a car radio, is proposed, which is used for a space-saving feed-in of an antenna cable (15). A radio telephone (30) is integrated into the radio receiver (1). An antenna connector (5) is provided on a rear or lateral wall (10) of the housing of the radio receiver (1). The antenna connector (5) for the antenna cable (15) extends in a parallel direction or a narrow angle in respect to the rear or lateral wall (10) of the housing. The antenna connector (5) is arranged in a bulge (45) of the rear or lateral wall (10) of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Pitz, Thomas Mader, Gerhard Kottschlag