Patents by Inventor Hortst Simon

Hortst Simon 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).

  • CONTROL DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING CONTROL AND REGULATING SIGNALS
    Publication number: 20110125385
    Abstract: A control device for carrying out a method of exchanging control and regulating signals in a motor vehicle includes a central control unit which is an integrated semiconductor circuit and which is disposed on at least one circuit board. At least one driver unit is disposed as a further integrated semiconductor circuit in the control device for monitoring and controlling an application. The driver unit interacts with the central control unit. For this purpose, the central control unit includes a first optical transceiver, the driver unit includes a further optical transceiver and the transceivers are optically coupled for data exchange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Volker Eichenseher, Hans Hurt, Hortst Simon