Patents by Inventor Hans Joachim Ferreau

Hans Joachim Ferreau 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 and device for determining a configuration for deployment of a public transportation system
    Patent number: 11087422
    Abstract: Techniques for determining a configuration for deployment of a public transportation system including a plurality of electric public transportation vehicles, in particular electric buses, are disclosed. At least one processor may determine, prior to deployment of the public transportation system and based on received information on timetables and geographical route profiles, a fleet size of a fleet of electric public transportation vehicles, on-board battery parameters of on-board batteries to be installed in electric public transportation vehicles, and charging infrastructure parameters associated with a charging infrastructure to be installed for charging the on-board batteries of the electric public transportation vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Alessandro Zanarini, Jan Poland, Hans Joachim Ferreau, Mehmet Mercangoez, Michel Bierlaire, Riccardo Scarinci, Virginie Lurkin, Mathieu Horsky, S. Sharif Azadeh, Yousef Maknoon
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A CONFIGURATION FOR DEPLOYMENT OF A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200058090
    Abstract: Techniques for determining a configuration for deployment of a public transportation system including a plurality of electric public transportation vehicles, in particular electric buses, are disclosed. At least one processor may determine, prior to deployment of the public transportation system and based on received information on timetables and geographical route profiles, a fleet size of a fleet of electric public transportation vehicles, on-board battery parameters of on-board batteries to be installed in electric public transportation vehicles, and charging infrastructure parameters associated with a charging infrastructure to be installed for charging the on-board batteries of the electric public transportation vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Alessandro Zanarini, Jan Poland, Hans Joachim Ferreau, Mehmet Mercangoez, Michel Bierlaire, Riccardo Scarinci, Virginie Lurkin, Mathieu Horsky, S. Sharif Azadeh, Yousef Maknoon