Patents by Inventor Ingo Lippenberger

Ingo Lippenberger 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: 11424956
    Abstract: A control bus (165) permits the transmission of a message (205) of a predetermined message length. A method (300) for transmitting pieces of information on the control bus (165) includes transmitting a message (205). The message includes a first field (210) and a second field (215). The first field (210) contains a variable reference to a type of information, and the second field (215) contains a piece of information of the type of information referred to in the first field (210).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Michel Wetterau, Ingo Lippenberger, Andreas Wildbrett
  • Patent number: 11371585
    Abstract: An oil pump drive device (1) may include a housing (G), an oil pump drive shaft (AN), an electric motor, and a planetary gear set (RS). The planetary gear set (RS) may be supported by the housing (G) and have a first element (E1) connected to a rotor (R) of the electric motor, a second element (E2) connected to the oil pump drive shaft (AN), and a third element (E3) drivable by a drive source located outside the oil pump drive device (1). A first bearing (L1) may be supported on the housing (G) and may support at least one of the elements (E1, E2, E3) of the planetary gear set (RS) in a radial direction. The stator (S) of the electric motor is at least partially surrounded by a plastic mass (K), where the stator (S) is attached to the housing (G) via the plastic mass (K).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Florian Pöhnlein, Ingo Lippenberger, Ralf Schmieder
  • Publication number: 20210044448
    Abstract: A control bus (165) permits the transmission of a message (205) of a predetermined message length. A method (300) for transmitting pieces of information on the control bus (165) includes transmitting a message (205). The message includes a first field (210) and a second field (215). The first field (210) contains a variable reference to a type of information, and the second field (215) contains a piece of information of the type of information referred to in the first field (210).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Michel Wetterau, Ingo Lippenberger, Andreas Wildbrett
  • Publication number: 20200224748
    Abstract: An oil pump drive device (1) may include a housing (G), an oil pump drive shaft (AN), an electric motor, and a planetary gear set (RS). The planetary gear set (RS) may be supported by the housing (G) and have a first element (E1) connected to a rotor (R) of the electric motor, a second element (E2) connected to the oil pump drive shaft (AN), and a third element (E3) drivable by a drive source located outside the oil pump drive device (1). A first bearing (L1) may be supported on the housing (G) and may support at least one of the elements (E1, E2, E3) of the planetary gear set (RS) in a radial direction. The stator (S) of the electric motor is at least partially surrounded by a plastic mass (K), where the stator (S) is attached to the housing (G) via the plastic mass (K).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Florian Pöhnlein, Ingo Lippenberger, Ralf Schmieder
  • Patent number: 9518615
    Abstract: A component of a transmission device, which rotates around a central axis and is adjustable in an axial direction, includes with an encoder contour on the circumference of the component that interacts with a sensor device. The encoder contour features at least one area provided for calculating the axial position of the component, whereas a surface of the first area is designed with a varying radial extension along the axial direction relative to the central axis. The encoder contour has second areas for calculating the rotational speed of the component, whereas a slope of a radial surface of the second areas in the axial direction is differentiated from a slope of the surface of the first areas in the axial direction. In the circumferential direction of the component, the encoder contour is designed alternately with first areas and second areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Ingo Lippenberger, Stefan Hakspiel, Christoph Braun, Dominic Bezikofer, Frank Schneider
  • Publication number: 20150114788
    Abstract: A component (2), in particular a shifting element of a transmission device, which rotates around a central axis (14) and is adjustable in an axial direction (y), with an encoder contour (5) revolving on the circumference of the component (2) and provided for interacting with a sensor device (4), is described. The encoder contour (5) features at least one area (7) provided for calculating the position of the component (2) in an axial direction (y), whereas a surface (11) of the first range (7) in an axial direction (y) is designed with a varying radial extension in respect of the central axis (14). The encoder contour (5) features several second areas (8) for calculating the rotational speed of the component (2), whereas a slope of a radial extension of a surface (20) of the second areas (8) in the axial direction (y) of the component (2) is differentiated from a slope of a radial extension of the surface (11) of the first areas (7) in the axial direction (y) of the component (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Ingo Lippenberger, Stefan Hakspiel, Christoph Braun, Dominic Bezikofer, Frank Schneider