Patents by Inventor Jörg Heuer

Jörg Heuer 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: 9866025
    Abstract: The invention substantially relates to a method, wherein operational control parameters and/or control limits, which are to be conveyed using communications technology, are determined on the operator side for each of the distributed storage devices in such a way that a specific cost function is minimal for all of the distributed storage devices on the basis of locally measured variables determined at the respective storage device and transmitted to the operator and on the basis of installation-dependent control limits stored locally in each case and which are also transmitted to the operator, and wherein the operational control parameters and/or control limits, which are to be conveyed using communications technology, are transmitted from the operator side to the corresponding distributed storage devices and implemented there.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Caterva GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Winter, Kolja Eger, Roland Gersch, Joerg Heuer
  • Publication number: 20170269205
    Abstract: The method for locating a certain object is a method for locating the object by means of a detected locating signal. With this method, locating of precisely this object is checked in such a way that an object with at least a temporally variable reflective property is used, and an influence of this reflective property on the detected locating signal is checked. The locating system has a locating sensor for locating an object by means of a locating signal detected by a locating sensor, as well as an evaluating device which is configured to check an influence of a temporally variable reflective property of the object on the locating signal detected by the locating sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Jörg Heuer, Anton Schmitt, Xi Zhang
  • Patent number: 9768634
    Abstract: The invention essentially relates to a facility for charge current control of storage units in an electrical energy supply grid including, among others, distributed generators and distributed storage units, in which a logic unit is present such that, a storage charge current value can be determined for the storage unit as a function of control variables transferred via a communication system of measurement variables determined at the storage and of locally held internal control variables. This represents an important component for achieving the optimum possible overall utilization of the distributed and multiple-use energy storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Caterva Gmbh
    Inventors: Kolja Eger, Roland Gersch, Joerg Heuer, Martin Winter
  • Publication number: 20170232858
    Abstract: A method for communicating between an electric vehicle and a charging station for electrically charging at least one energy storage device of the electric vehicle. The electric vehicle is connected to the charging station during the charging process by a lockable mechanical coupling between a terminal of charging cable connected to the vehicle and a terminal of the charging station. Charging current is fed from the charging station through the charging cable. Information is transferred in the course of the charging process based on a communication between the electric vehicle and the charging station. The information includes a signal transmitted from the electric vehicle to the charging station for locking and/or unlocking the mechanical coupling. The signal triggers the locking and/or unlocking of the mechanical coupling between the terminal of the charging cable and the terminal at the charging station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: JOERG HEUER, MARTIN WINTER
  • Publication number: 20170232857
    Abstract: A method for communicating between an electric vehicle and a charging station for electrically charging at least one energy storage device of the electric vehicle. The electric vehicle is connected to the charging station during the charging process by a lockable mechanical coupling between a terminal of charging cable connected to the vehicle and a terminal of the charging station. Charging current is fed from the charging station through the charging cable. Information is transferred in the course of the charging process based on a communication between the electric vehicle and the charging station. The information includes a signal transmitted from the electric vehicle to the charging station for locking and/or unlocking the mechanical coupling. The signal triggers the locking and/or unlocking of the mechanical coupling between the terminal of the charging cable and the terminal at the charging station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: JOERG HEUER, MARTIN WINTER
  • Patent number: 9688156
    Abstract: A method for communicating between an electric vehicle and a charging station for electrically charging at least one energy storage device of the electric vehicle. The electric vehicle is connected to the charging station during the charging process by a lockable mechanical coupling between a terminal of charging cable connected to the vehicle and a terminal of the charging station. Charging current is fed from the charging station through the charging cable. Information is transferred in the course of the charging process based on a communication between the electric vehicle and the charging station. The information includes a signal transmitted from the electric vehicle to the charging station for locking and/or unlocking the mechanical coupling. The signal triggers the locking and/or unlocking of the mechanical coupling between the terminal of the charging cable and the terminal at the charging station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Joerg Heuer, Martin Winter
  • Publication number: 20170136909
    Abstract: A device and method is provided that establishes a charging connection and a communication connection between a charging station and a vehicle, the vehicle having a first charging device and a first communication device, the charging station having a second charging device and a second communication device. The first charging device is positioned with respect to the second charging device in a way that energy for charging a battery of the vehicle is transmitted via the charging connection, and an orientation of the second communication device with respect to the first communication device, is such that the communication connection can carry out a wireless exchange of information in a way that reception of the information by a further communication device is prevented. The first communication device and the second communication device are configured in a way that the information is emitted and/or received by means of at least one communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jörg Heuer, Anton Schmitt, Andreas Scholz, Martin Winter
  • Patent number: 9577434
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for allocating amounts of energy for prosumers, wherein the prosumers provide minimum and maximum amounts of energy for a future interval of time and the respective amounts of energy from the prosumers are generated in such a manner that, on the one hand, a relative position of the amount of energy within an interval for the particular prosumer, as defined by the minimum amount of energy and the maximum amount of energy, assumes an identical value for all prosumers and, on the other hand, a sum of the amounts of energy from all prosumers produces a value of zero. The invention can be used in the distribution of amounts of energy in a power supply system having conventional energy producers and energy consumers as well as in novel participants in the power supply system which can both consume and provide energy, for example an electric vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Glomb, Jörg Heuer, Richard Kuntschke, Martin Winter
  • Patent number: 9497232
    Abstract: A method establishes an IP-based communications connection between an electric vehicle and a charge control unit associated with a charging station assigned an IP address. The electric vehicle is connected to the charging station via a charging cable and/or an inductive charge coupling for charging and/or discharging. A first communication connection that can be used exclusively by the electric vehicle and the charging station is provided via the charging cable and/or the inductive charging coupling. The electric vehicle having the charging control unit and the charging infrastructure can communicate via a second communications connection that can be used in parallel by other electric vehicles and charge control units. An identification is provided to the electric vehicle and the charging control unit. An IP-based communication is established between the electric vehicle and the charging control unit, using the IP address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Heinrich, Joerg Heuer
  • Publication number: 20160118796
    Abstract: The invention substantially relates to a method, wherein operational control parameters and/or control limits, which are to be conveyed using communications technology, are determined on the operator side for each of the distributed storage devices in such a way that a specific cost function is minimal for all of the distributed storage devices on the basis of locally measured variables determined at the respective storage device and transmitted to the operator and on the basis of installation-dependent control limits stored locally in each case and which are also transmitted to the operator, and wherein the operational control parameters and/or control limits, which are to be conveyed using communications technology, are transmitted from the operator side to the corresponding distributed storage devices and implemented there.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: Caterva GmbH
    Inventors: Martin WINTER, Kolja EGER, Roland GERSCH, Jörg HEUER
  • Publication number: 20160116568
    Abstract: A measurement method, used when there is a fairly large distance between a vehicle and a charging station, determines a distance by way of absolute propagation time measurement. In a proximity zone between the charging station and the vehicle, a relative propagation time measurement is carried out between received signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Jörg HEUER, Anton SCHMITT, Andreas SCHOLZ, Martin WINTER
  • Patent number: 9319160
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a first device for updating at least one data element in a data carousel, in which an updating element is added to the data carousel for at least one group of at least one data element, wherein the updating element indicates either the time of update of at least one of the data elements of the group, or a time interval for checking an update of at least one of the data elements of the group. The invention also comprises a method and a second device for checking an update of a data element in a data carousel, wherein the checking of at least one of the data elements is performed on the basis of an updating element that is added in the data carousel for at least one group of data elements. Finally, the invention comprises a data flow that has an updating element in the data carousel for at least one group of data elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignees: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Google Technology Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Joerg Heuer, Georges Martinez, Uwe Rauschenbach
  • Patent number: 9277031
    Abstract: In a method for communicating between a number of first services and a number of second services. The number of first services belongs to a service-oriented architecture, in which a respective first service is provided by messages based on a question-answer mechanism by a first protocol. The number of second services belongs to a data-based architecture, in which second services can be switched together by a second protocol. The second protocol specifies data input and data output of the second service and transfers the data between the second services. A message of a first service, entering into the service converter, is converted into data input of a second service associated with the first service and/or data output of a second service, entering into the service converter is converted into a message emitted by the service converter, of a first service associated with the second service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Christian Buckl, Jörg Heuer, Anton Schmitt, Andreas Scholz, Martin Winter
  • Patent number: 9227519
    Abstract: A method for communicating between an electric vehicle and a charging station for electrically charging at least one energy storage device of the electric vehicle. The electric vehicle is connected to the charging station during the charging process by a lockable mechanical coupling between a terminal of charging cable connected to the vehicle and a terminal of the charging station. Charging current is fed from the charging station through the charging cable. Information is transferred in the course of the charging process based on a communication between the electric vehicle and the charging station. The information includes a signal transmitted from the electric vehicle to the charging station for locking and/or unlocking the mechanical coupling. The signal triggers the locking and/or unlocking of the mechanical coupling between the terminal of the charging cable and the terminal at the charging station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Joerg Heuer, Martin Winter
  • Patent number: 9216653
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for charging at least one energy store of an electric vehicle via a charging point, using a first terminal having first connecting elements of a charging cable connected to the charging point. The first connecting elements are connected to corresponding second connecting elements of a second terminal on the vehicle, and the first and second connecting elements are designed to supply alternating current for charging the at least one energy store. Direct current from the charging point for charging the at least one energy store is supplied to the electric vehicle via at least two first connecting elements or at least two third connecting elements of the first terminal, wherein PLC communication between the electric vehicle and charging point in order to exchange information relating to the charging operation occurs via one or more first connecting elements on which no direct current for charging is carried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Heike Barlag, Markus Böhm, Jörg Heuer
  • Publication number: 20150348015
    Abstract: A method for terminal device-based communications between a third-party application and an electronic wallet includes: the third-party application setting up a connection to an Internet service; the third-party application receiving a request and setting up a communication channel between the third party application and the electronic wallet within the terminal device via the On-Device API; verifying, by the electronic wallet, an access right of the request of the third party application; the third-party application forwarding the request to the electronic wallet if the access right is approved; the electronic wallet generating a corresponding response; forwarding the response via the On-Device API to the third party application, wherein the third party application forwards the response to the Internet service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Zhiyun REN, Joerg HEUER, Klaus-Peter HOFMAN
  • Publication number: 20150332255
    Abstract: A method for token-based communication between extraneous applications and an electronic wallet includes: (1a) selecting items for storage in the core wallet by one or more extraneous application(s); (1b) sending information on the selected items to the core wallet by the extraneous application(s); (1c) displaying the selected items on the terminal by the core wallet; (1d) waiting for activation of at least one of the displayed items based on interaction of the user with the core wallet; (1e) retrieving, for each activated item, a token associated with the item in the extraneous application from which the item originates by the core wallet; and (1f) storing the tokens retrieved in step (1e) in a wallet applet installed on a secure element that is configured for wireless radio communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Zhiyun REN, Joerg HEUER, Klaus-Peter HOFMAN
  • Patent number: 9184830
    Abstract: A device and a unit provide an associative link between a vehicle and a charging station, in which the charging station supplies a battery of the vehicle with energy. A vehicle having the device and a charging station having the unit are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Joerg Heuer, Anton Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20150286200
    Abstract: The invention essentially relates to a device for an optimized operation of a local storage system in an electrical energy supply grid connecting distributed generators and distributed loads, in which a storage control unit for the local storage system is present such that, local values are measurable at the local storage and are transmittable to the operator side, locally stored internal installation-dependent control limits are transmittable to the operator side, operational control parameters and/or control limits are receivable from the operator side and a charge/discharge current of the local storage is optimally adjustable at a given point in time by a search of a minimum of a cost function on the basis of the local values, the locally stored internal installation-dependent control limits and the operational control parameters and/or control limits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Kolja Eger, Roland Gersch, Joerg Heuer, Martin Winter
  • Publication number: 20150280458
    Abstract: The invention essentially relates to a facility for charge current control of storage units in an electrical energy supply grid including, among others, distributed generators and distributed storage units, in which a logic unit is present such that, a storage charge current value can be determined for the storage unit as a function of control variables transferred via a communication system of measurement variables determined at the storage and of locally held internal control variables. This represents an important component for achieving the optimum possible overall utilization of the distributed and multiple-use energy storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Kolja Eger, Roland Gersch, Joerg Heuer, Martin Winter