Patents by Inventor Hans-Peter Goldhammer

Hans-Peter Goldhammer 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 arrangement for controlling an internal combustion engine with a detecting device utilizing two sensors for generating signals which change in mutually opposite directions
    Patent number: 5260877
    Abstract: A method and an arrangement for electronically controlling an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. The detecting unit is connected to a component determining the power of the engine such as a throttle flap or a control rod or an accelerator pedal and generates at least two position signals. The detecting unit is so configured that with a position change of the power-determining component, the two position signal variables change in opposition. A fault detection associated with this kind of measure permits detecting short circuits as well as shunt faults between the potentiometer wipers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Drobny, Werner Nitschke, Reinhard Pfeufer, Johann Schmid, Hans-Peter Goldhammer