Patents by Inventor Helge Grasshoff

Helge Grasshoff 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: 9239342
    Abstract: A sensor arrangement for measuring an electric voltage (Uterm), wherein the potential point, at which the electric voltage relative to a defined electric potential, in particular relative to earth, is intended to be measured, is connected to a capacitor, to which a comparator unit is connected which ascertains whether a first defined threshold voltage (Uref) is present at the capacitor, wherein the sensor arrangement is configured such that it provides an output signal which is dependent on at least one charging process of the capacitor and includes at least the information of the charging time for charging the capacitor to the first defined threshold voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Jöckel, Timo Dietz, Thomas Gaertner, Helge Grasshoff
  • Publication number: 20140015513
    Abstract: A sensor arrangement for measuring an electric voltage (Uterm), wherein the potential point, at which the electric voltage relative to a defined electric potential, in particular relative to earth, is intended to be measured, is connected to a capacitor, to which a comparator unit is connected which ascertains whether a first defined threshold voltage (Uref) is present at the capacitor, wherein the sensor arrangement is configured such that it provides an output signal which is dependent on at least one charging process of the capacitor and includes at least the information of the charging time for charging the capacitor to the first defined threshold voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Jöckel, Timo Dietz, Thomas Gaertner, Helge Grasshoff
  • Publication number: 20130214804
    Abstract: The invention relates to a current sensor including at least one resistance element on which voltage (UGS) for measuring the current (iMEAS) flowing through the resistance element is detected. The resistance element is designed so that at least, within a defined measurement range of the current sensor, the electric resistance of the resistance element reduces when the current (iMEAS) flowing through the resistance element increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG
    Inventors: Timo Dietz, Wolfgang Jöckel, Klaus Rink, Thomas Gaertner, Helge Grasshoff
  • Publication number: 20080218337
    Abstract: A device and a method trigger a vehicle occupant protection device of a motor vehicle. The device has a plurality of sensors that are disposed at a first location within the motor vehicle, and an evaluation device that is disposed at a second location within the passenger car. The plurality of signals that are assigned to the plurality of sensors are transmitted from the first location to the evaluation device via a first and a second transmission link of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Fischer, Helge Grasshoff, Bernd Schorrwerth
  • Patent number: 7352080
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device that comprises a plurality of energy stores and a driver circuit. Said driver circuit is supplied by at least two of the energy stores via a selecting circuit in such a manner that the driver circuit is always supplied by the energy store that has the highest voltage as compared to the remaining energy stores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Helge Grasshoff
  • Publication number: 20060167603
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for controlling occupant protection means in a vehicle. According to said method, a first crash variable (AAA), derived from the absolute value for the crash signal of a crash sensor, preferably from the acceleration signal of an acceleration sensor, is compared with a first firing threshold (th1a, th1b, th1c). In addition, a second crash variable (wj, wv, ws), derived in a different manner from the crash signal (a) of the crash sensor (1) is compared with a second firing threshold (th2a, th2b, th2c). The occupant protection means is only fired if the first crash variable (AAA) exceeds the first firing threshold value (th1a, th1b, th1c) and simultaneously the second crash variable (wj, wv, ws) exceeds the second firing threshold (th2a, th2b, th2c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Jurgen Brandl, Helge Grasshoff, Dieter Kloss, Serigne Lo, Akinori Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20060064217
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control unit for activating an occupant protection means in a motor vehicle and to a method for monitoring the proper functioning of a control unit preferably of this type. To this end, the control unit comprises a first and a second arithmetic unit (R1, R2) as well as an activating unit (AE). A number of logical AND gates (AND1, AND2; AND3) are connected on the input side to the clock signals (clk1, clk2, clk3) of the arithmetic units (R1, R2) respectively assigned thereto or to the activating unit (AE). The signal output of each logical AND gate (AND1, AND2; AND3) is fed to a respectively assigned pulse count comparator unit (PZVE1, PZVE2) whose respective signal output is, in turn, connected to an input of a respectively assigned resetter (RES1, RES2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Helge Grasshoff, Koutaro Machidera
  • Publication number: 20040099460
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device that comprises a plurality of energy stores and a driver circuit. Said driver circuit is supplied by at least two of the energy stores via a selecting circuit in such a manner that the driver circuit is always supplied by the energy store that has the highest voltage as compared to the remaining energy stores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventor: Helge Grasshoff