Patents by Inventor Hans-Dieter Schmid

Hans-Dieter Schmid 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: 6131456
    Abstract: A sensor arrangement for determination of at least one of a position and an acceleration of a moveable body has a housing fixedly connected with the moveable body, an inertia body accommodated in the housing, a detector arranged in the housing for detecting a horizontal displacement of the inertia body, the housing having a base plate on which the detector is arranged so that determination of a vertical displacement of the inertia body is also performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Mattes, Siegfried Malicki, Lothar Haas, Hans-Dieter Schmid
  • Patent number: 6080315
    Abstract: In a process for the partial desalination of water, especially of drinking water, with a mixture of weakly acid cation exchangers and strongly basic anion exchangers, whereby the charged ion exchangers are regenerated by CO.sub.2 -containing water, if required, with the addition of CaCO.sub.3, CaCO.sub.3 /MgO, Ca(OH).sub.2 or the like. Simultaneous with the partial desalination, the organic carbon compounds present in the water are reduced, whereby the charged ion exchangers are intermittently regenerated with HCl, NaCl, NaOH, or a mixture of NaCl and NaOH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignees: WABAG Wassertechnische Anlagen GmbH, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
    Inventors: Klaus Hagen, Uwe Sauer, Hans-Dieter Schmid, Peter Schultheiss, Werner Sauerschell, Wolfgang Holl, Astrid Stepanek
  • Patent number: 5155459
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay for consumers with a high switch-on current peak has a main contact and a preliminary contact on legs which extend near one another. The legs carrying the main and preliminary contacts are connected at both sides with another leg via connecting webs and have each a stretch zone between a common connecting yoke of the legs and the connecting webs. At the stretch zones the main and preliminary contacts are adjusted independently of one another by means of squeezing the material of the contact carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Dieter Schmid, Anton Frenznick, Dieter Mach, Karl Brandsch, Volker Busch, Manfred Mitsch, Theodor Strum
  • Patent number: 5113106
    Abstract: A brush holder for an electrical commutating machine has a brush plate and at least two brush mounts fastened on the brush plate and adapted to accommodate a carbon brushes. Each of the brush mounts has a pull-through pin coaxial with one of brush plate openings and a supporting web fastened to the brush plate. A fastening element extending through another brush plate opening and through the web opening. An insulating plate is located between the brush plate and the brush mount so that the pull-through pin projects into one insulating plate opening. An insulating part is located at a side of the brush plate and fastened by the fastening element which passes through one insulating part opening coaxial with the other brush plate opening. The insulating part has annular webs which surround the insulating part openings and project axially toward the brush plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Hans-Dieter Schmid
  • Patent number: 5065134
    Abstract: The tire pressure sensor (13) for monitoring vehicle tires is fastened radically relative to the wheel axis at the circumference of a wheel rim and includes a reference pressure chamber (20) with a contact pin (22) which cooperates with an electrically conductive diaphragm (21) closing the reference pressure chamber (20) toward the tire. An added mass (30) is fastened freely at the diaphragm center for raising the switching threshold of the tire pressure sensor (13) as a function of speed and is dimensioned in such a way that the switching threshold is raised by a desired pressure differential (.DELTA.p) relative to the switching threshold p.sub.o at standstill at a predetermined radius r of the diaphragm (21), a predetermined rotational radius R of the diaphragm (21) and a predetermined rotational speed v of the diaphragm (21). The required added mass (m) results from the equation m=f(.DELTA.p, r.sup.2, R, v.sup.2), advantageously m=(.pi./4)r.sup.2 {[R/v.sup.2 ].DELTA.p - p.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Hans-Dieter Schmid, Gerhard Hettich, Johannes Burkard, Wolfgang Schmierer
  • Patent number: 5063366
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electromagnetic relay whose armature assembly is protected against jarring impacts. The armature assembly is tiltably supported in a recess stamped out in an end portion of the magnetic yoke of the relay. Lateral inner walls of the recess are formed at their free ends with shoulders for engaging a flat biasing spring of the armature assembly. At least one lateral portion of the magnetic yoke delimiting the recess is formed with a constricted region, for example with a cutout in a corner between an inner wall and the bottom wall of the recess. The constriction permits the bending of the lateral projection into an open condition in which the corresponding shoulder is out of the way during the insertion of the armature assembly into the recess. Upon the insertion, the lateral projection is bent toward the armature until the corresponding shoulder overlaps the armature edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1991
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Erhard Edelhaeuser, Hans-Dieter Schmid, Ludwig Speckner, Karl Wutz, Horst Steffen
  • Patent number: 5035137
    Abstract: A tire pressure sensor for monitoring pressure in the tire of a motor vehicle wheel and comprising a reference pressure chamber, two contact members extending through a bushing insulator arranged in the base of the reference pressure chamber, and an electrically conducting diaphragm that separates the reference pressure chamber from the tire interior. The diaphragm has two contact zones that engage sequentially the two contact members upon being bent in response to air pressure in the tire interior reaching, respectively, a first value and a second value greater than the first value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Burkard, Gerhard Hettich, Hans-Dieter Schmid
  • Patent number: 4954677
    Abstract: A tire pressure sensor to be fastened to a rim of a vehicle wheel for sensing an inflation pressure of a tire mounted on the rim, the tire pressure sensor comprising a reference pressure chamber having a gas filled reference pressure volume, an electrically conductive diaphragm for sealingly separating the reference pressure chamber at a tire interior, a sensor electric circuit, a contact pin located in the reference pressure chamber and cooperating with the electrically inductive diaphragm for closing the sensor electric circuit when the tire inflation pressure is at a predetermined value, and an additional pressure chamber communicating with the reference pressure chamber and deformable to change the reference pressure volume therein to thereby establish a predetermined reference pressure in the reference pressure chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1990
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gunther Alberter, Helmut Deeg, Gerhard Hettich, Klaus Neidhard, Hans-Dieter Schmid, Hans Schrumpf
  • Patent number: 4951502
    Abstract: A pressure probe is suggested which serves to determine the air pressure in the interior of tubeless tires on motor vehicle wheels comprising a rim. The pressure probe (10) carries a substrate (26) in a front recess (31) of the probe housing (14) facing the tire interior, at least one sensing element (24) being arranged at the substrate (26) in the outer area on the side remote of the tire interior. In order to keep the air in the vehcile tire at a distance from the sensing elements (24) on the one hand, but transmit the air pressure to the latter without falsification on the other hand, a circumferentially extending cut out portion (36) in the housing area below the sensing elements (34) is filled with a non-conducting magnetic fluid (37), a permanent magnet (39) being arranged at the base (38) of the cut out portion (36), which permanent magnet (39) secures the magnetic fluid (37) for the purpose of covering the sensing elements (24) so as to be free of stresses (FIGURE).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Reiner Dorfler, Gerhard Hettich, Hans-Dieter Schmid
  • Patent number: 4951017
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay comprising a magnet yoke having a coil core for supporting a relay winding and a support for supporting a folding armature at one end of the folding armature; and a leaf spring for biasing the folding armature away from the coil core in a non-operating position of the relay, the leaf spring including a curl surrounding the support and having two fastening portions at which the leaf spring is fastened to the magnet yoke and the folding armature, respectively, and a prestress area between the two fastening portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Emil Buchschmid, Anton Frenznick, Klaus Lindner, Olaf Schmid, Hans-Dieter Schmid, Gerhard Schmidt, Theodor Sturm
  • Patent number: 4926150
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay comprising a hinged armature pivotably supported at a front face of a coil core carrying a relay winding, a switching contact supported on the hinged armature, a fixed counter contact cooperating with the switching contact for actuating the electromagnetic relay, and contact carrier for supporting the fixed counter contact and having a first portion including a center leg and two outer legs arranged on opposite sides of the center leg in spaced relationship relative thereto, a crossbar connecting the center and outer legs at one end thereof, the center leg having at an end thereof spaced from the crossbar a bent-away portion for supporting the one fixed counter contact, the first portion further including in the vicinity of the bent-away portion of the center leg laterally symmetrically extending webs for connecting the center leg to the outer legs, respectively, the center leg having a stretchable portion located between the crossbar and the connecting webs for adjusting a posiiton o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1990
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Emil Buchschmid, Anton Frenznick, Klaus Lindner, Olaf Schmid, Hans-Dieter Schmid, Gerhard Schmidt, Theodor Sturm
  • Patent number: 4845649
    Abstract: A sensor is suggested for measuring physical dimensions as well as a method for balancing its measuring values, whereby an evaluation circuit is used for the calculation of the accurate measuring value. The sensor (10) is combined with a PROM (15) into a structural unit (19), whereby the correction values for the measuring signals of sensor (10) are stored in PROM (15). Sensor (10) and PROM (15) have at least one output (18) through which the measuring signals as well as the correcting data have to be transmitted to evaluation circuit (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1989
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Eckardt, Gerhard Hettich, Hans-Dieter Schmid
  • Patent number: 4793277
    Abstract: A tire pressure detector for motor vehicles which is to be fastened to a wheel rim comprises a pressure switch actuated by the air pressure in the tire for monitoring the tire pressure. The pressure switch includes a reference pressure chamber with an electrically conductive switching diaphragm which closes the chamber toward the tire and which cooperates with a contact pin of the reference pressure chamber and an electric oscillating circuit connected to the latter in the detector housing. The reference pressure chamber (23) is axially clamped between a supporting ring and a spacing ring of insulating material in the metallic detector housing by a radial collar, which is formed, so that an annular gap is formed between the collar and the inner wall of the detector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1988
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Lothar Haas, Gerhard Hettich, Manfred Kamp, Hans-Dieter Schmid, Hans Schrumpf, Berthold Walter
  • Patent number: 4790179
    Abstract: A tire pressure detector for motor vehicles which is to be fastened at the circumference of a wheel rim and comprises an oscillating circuit having coupling coil which cooperates with a stationary receiver coil. In order to increase the minimum air gap between the rotating coupling coil and the stationary receiver coil, the coupling coil, which rotates with the wheel rim, is arranged on a middle limb of a plate-shaped ferrite core. The magnetic coupling for the stationary receiver coil is improved by means of the shape of the ferrite core (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1988
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Hettich, Lothar Haas, Hans-Dieter Schmid
  • Patent number: 4768375
    Abstract: In a pressure sensor for detecting the air pressure in the interior of tubeless tires of motor vehicles, on a rim having two edge beads extending around its outside and a drum-like base, to facilitate mounting and provide malfunction-free, exact detection of pressure it is provided that the pressure sensor (10) is disposed in a bore (9) of the preferably radially inner section (5) of a bead (3), and in particular the longitudinal axis (43) of the pressure sensor (10) forms an acute angle with the axis (44) of the rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1988
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Eckardt, Gerhard Hettich, Kurt Metzger, Sonja Polster, Hans-Dieter Schmid, Hans-Jorg Schmidt, Hans Schrumpf
  • Patent number: 4761996
    Abstract: A device for the transmission of measuring signals for the tire pressure of twin wheels of motor vehicles comprises for the purpose of enabling a simple exchange of the individual wheels in the twin wheel at least two signal transmitters which are arranged at each individual wheel in the area of the free outer rim edge in such a way that the first signal transmitter of the first wheel is electrically connected with a sensor of the first wheel and with the signal transmitter of the second wheel, and the signal transmitter of the first wheel is electrically connected with a sensor of the second wheel and with the second signal transmitter of the second wheel by means of coupling devices which are arranged on the rims. A stationary signal receiver is provided in the area of the free outer rim edge of the respective inner individual wheel at a distance from it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1988
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Dieter Schmid, Gunther Alberter, Gerhard Hettich
  • Patent number: 4740773
    Abstract: An ignition device has a housing provided with a high voltage terminal post for receiving a cable. An ignition winding is supported in a coil form. An end of a solid wire is inserted into a hole in the coil form and an end of the ignition winding is wound around a free part of the wire. Then the coil form is inserted into the housing and the free end part of the wire is received in a housing recess at the rear end of the terminal post. A contact pin is pressed into the terminal post unitl the rear end of the pin makes contact with the wire. Then the housing recess is filled with casting resin to fix the pin and the wire with the winding end in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1988
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Emil Buchschmid, Manfred Huttinger, Hans-Dieter Schmid, Horst-Gunter Steffen
  • Patent number: 4694814
    Abstract: A control circuit for an ignition system having a magnet generator provides an abrupt adjustment of the ignition time point toward an advanced ignition when a predetermined upper speed range of an engine is reached. The control circuit includes a frequency dependent R-C member coupled to a control switching transistor activated at a preset voltage level to trigger an ignition switching power transistor. The R-C member is preadjusted so as to be charged to the preset voltage level at the time point of the transition from a lower to the upper speed range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1987
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Lothar Gademann, Adam Hirt, Hartmut Michel, Hans-Dieter Schmid, Michael Schneider
  • Patent number: 4561410
    Abstract: A cooling plate, the hybrid electronic circuit and a circuit board connection plate, are mounted flat at the bottom of a cup-shaped vessel with a reentrant tube for an iron core leg, in which vessel the secondary winding on its spool and a primary winding set inside the spool are put for being imbedded in a casting resin. The vessel and its contents fits over the central core leg of an E-shaped stationary armature of a magneto generator for a one-cylinder internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1985
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Emil Buchschmid, Lothar Gademann, Adam Hirt, Manfred Huttinger, Hans P. Jahn, Josef Orova, Hans-Dieter Schmid, Horst-Gunter Steffen
  • Patent number: 4515118
    Abstract: To provide operating energy to an ignition instant control circuit, for example a microprocessor (22) which controls operation of a semiconductor switching stage (20) without detracting from the energy output of the magneto coil (14), the energy in the voltage half-wave (negative) which does not supply ignition energy is used to charge a storage capacitor (24) to a charging network (25, 26), with a limit being determined by a Zener diode (29); the ignition instant is calculated by the control circuit, typically a microprocessor (22), which receives operating energy from across the capacitor, and a control input at a control terminal (30) which is connected to an insulated gate semiconductor switch, typically an MOS-FET (31) having its drain (D) connected to the control terminal (30) of the microprocessor and through a coupling capacitor to the output terminal (24a) of the energy supply circuit; its source (S) connected to that one of the ignition winding terminals (14a) which is common to the energy supply ci
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1985
    Inventors: Georg Haubner, Hans-Dieter Schmid