Patents by Inventor Hannah STAUB

Hannah STAUB 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).

  • Publication number: 20230339365
    Abstract: A method for operating a fuel cell vehicle includes predictive determining of the anticipated running resistances on an upcoming stretch of road, detecting of parameters determining the performance capacity of a fuel cell device and a battery, determining of a velocity Vsoll which can be maintained uniformly over the upcoming stretch of road with the anticipated running resistances, and limiting of the power provided by the fuel cell vehicle to the value required in order to achieve the velocity Vsoll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Markus RUF, Hannah STAUB
  • Patent number: 11749036
    Abstract: At least one vehicle and at least one key element, each associated with a corresponding vehicle, are configured to exchange data with one another via a system that determines the vehicle position and the position of the key element. The system places the vehicle in a driving operating mode when the vehicle position and the key element position are essentially the same, in particular when the key element is located inside the vehicle. At least one vehicle function that can be activated when the vehicle is stationary is automatically switched on depending on a current key element position. This may occur when a key element position is changing relative to the vehicle position, but the vehicle and the associated key element are remote from one another, such as separated by at least ten meters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Markus Ruf, Hannah Staub
  • Publication number: 20230238551
    Abstract: A fuel cell device with a fuel tank which has a fuel supply line which is branched into fuel portion supply lines, having a plurality of fuel cell stacks which stacks each have, on the anode inlet side, a fuel connection which is respectively fluidically connected to one of the fuel portion supply lines. Exclusively one of the fuel cell stacks is connected on the anode outlet side to a fuel recirculation line. The flow guidance of the fuel recirculation line is selected in such a way that the fuel can be returned exclusively into the fuel cell stack connected to the fuel recirculation line. Furthermore, a method for operating the fuel cell device is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Markus RUF, Hannah STAUB
  • Publication number: 20230231167
    Abstract: An apparatus for splitting the power of fuel cell systems in a vehicle comprises: a first fuel cell system and at least one further fuel cell system, which are configured to convert hydrogen and oxygen into water in order to generate electrical energy therefrom, and a controller unit, which is configured to actuate the first fuel cell system and the further fuel cell system with an electrical signal. The apparatus is configured to actuate the first fuel cell system and the further fuel cell system with the electrical signal in time offset fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Markus RUF, Martin ARENDT, Hannah STAUB, Patrick ARNOLD
  • Publication number: 20220406108
    Abstract: At least one vehicle and at least one key element, each associated with a corresponding vehicle, are configured to exchange data with one another via a system that determines the vehicle position and the position of the key element. The system places the vehicle in a driving operating mode when the vehicle position and the key element position are essentially the same, in particular when the key element is located inside the vehicle. At least one vehicle function that can be activated when the vehicle is stationary is automatically switched on depending on a current key element position. This may occur when a key element position is changing relative to the vehicle position, but the vehicle and the associated key element are remote from one another, such as separated by at least ten meters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Markus RUF, Hannah STAUB