Patents by Inventor Gregor Weigl

Gregor Weigl 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 for controlling the emergency power supply and the emergency power supply system, in particular for a vehicle occupant protection system
    Patent number: 6717289
    Abstract: A method for controlling an emergency power supply of at least two power loads, includes steps of: assigning an energy storage device of the power supply to one of the at least two power loads; and after a failure of a power source for a predetermined autarchy time period, using the energy storage device to ensure that power is supplied to the one of the at least two power loads; and after an occurrence of at least one predetermined condition, using residual energy present in the energy storage device to supply power to another one of the at least two power loads. Preferably a firing device of a vehicle occupant protection system is used as one of the power loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellscahft
    Inventors: Walter Baumgartner, Albrecht Föll, Gregor Weigl
  • Method for controlling the emergency power supply and the emergency power supply system, in particular for a vehicle occupant protection system
    Publication number: 20020171293
    Abstract: A method for controlling an emergency power supply of at least two power loads, includes steps of: assigning an energy storage device of the power supply to one of the at least two power loads; and after a failure of a power source for a predetermined autarchy time period, using the energy storage device to ensure that power is supplied to the one of the at least two power loads; and after an occurrence of at least one predetermined condition, using residual energy present in the energy storage device to supply power to another one of the at least two power loads. Preferably a firing device of a vehicle occupant protection system is used as one of the power loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Walter Baumgartner, Albrecht Foll, Gregor Weigl