Patents by Inventor Jan Breitenbach

Jan Breitenbach 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: 11811250
    Abstract: An electrical consumer system includes an electrical consumer with a first mating interface and a first plurality of electrical contacts, and a removable battery pack including a second mating interface and a second plurality of electrical contacts, the second mating interface configured to removably mate with the first mating interface such that the second plurality of contacts contact the first plurality of contacts. At least one of the first and second mating interfaces includes a temperature sensor configured to detect at least one of a temperature of the at least one of the first and second mating interfaces, and a temperature of the first or second electrical contacts of the at least one of the first and second mating interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Arindam Haldar, Axel Kuhnle, Benjamin Grauer, Christian Wiedemann, Jan Breitenbach, Marcin Rejman, Tobias Mangold, Tobias Overbeck
  • Publication number: 20230006301
    Abstract: A battery pack is disclosed that includes a housing, including a cell holder, including at least one battery cell, the battery cell being at least partially received in the cell holder, including a cell connector, the cell connector being designed for electrical connection of the battery cell, and including a printed circuit board, the cell connector being electrically connected to the printed circuit board. The battery pack also has a mounting element to support the connection of the cell connector to the printed circuit board, the mounting element being located in a cut-out of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Florian Kneer, Christoph Klee, Florian Schmehl, Holger Wernerus, Jan Breitenbach, Josef Baumgartner, Marcin Rejman
  • Publication number: 20220052542
    Abstract: An electrical consumer system includes an electrical consumer with a first mating interface and a first plurality of electrical contacts, and a removable battery pack including a second mating interface and a second plurality of electrical contacts, the second mating interface configured to removably mate with the first mating interface such that the second plurality of contacts contact the first plurality of contacts. At least one of the first and second mating interfaces includes a temperature sensor configured to detect at least one of a temperature of the at least one of the first and second mating interfaces, and a temperature of the first or second electrical contacts of the at least one of the first and second mating interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Arindam Haldar, Axel Kuhnle, Benjamin Grauer, Christian Wiedemann, Jan Breitenbach, Marcin Rejman, Tobias Mangold, Tobias Overbeck
  • Patent number: 11020849
    Abstract: A handheld tool case including at least one base unit, which includes at least one side wall, and at least one cover unit, which is intended to indirectly or directly delimit, with the base unit, a case interior for the storage and/or transportation of at least one transportation object. It is provided that the handheld tool case includes a positioning unit, which, in at least one operating state, during a closing movement between the base unit and the cover unit, converts a closing force into a positioning force on the at least one transportation object, which has at least one component in the direction of the side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Vetter, Josef Baumgartner, Hansjoerg Beutel, Jan Breitenbach, Juergen Luginsland, Peter Pozsega
  • Patent number: 10229784
    Abstract: A rechargeable handheld tool battery includes: at least one rechargeable cell; and at least one inductive charging unit that has at least one inductive charging coil for charging the at least one rechargeable cell. A diameter of the inductive charging coil is greater than a principal extension length of the at least one rechargeable cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Guenter Lohr, Dragan Krupezevic, Juergen Mack, Jan Breitenbach, Marcin Rejman
  • Patent number: 9935483
    Abstract: An inductive charging unit is provided, in particular a hand-held power tool inductive charging unit, which is provided for transferring energy in a coupled state with an induction battery, including at least one charging coil and a housing which includes at least one receiving area for accommodating the induction battery in a coupled state. It is provided that the at least one receiving area has at least one recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dragan Krupezevic, Juergen Mack, Jan Breitenbach, Guenter Lohr, Marcin Rejman
  • Patent number: 9923402
    Abstract: An inductive charging device is provided, in particular a hand-held power tool inductive charging device, which includes an inductive charging unit which is provided for transferring energy in a coupled state with an induction battery. It is provided that the inductive charging device includes a fastening unit which is provided, at least in part, for coupling the inductive charging unit to the at least one induction battery and/or to at least one external unit in at least one state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Jan Breitenbach, Dragan Krupezevic, Juergen Mack, Guenter Lohr, Marcin Rejman
  • Publication number: 20170259424
    Abstract: A handheld tool case including at least one base unit, which includes at least one side wall, and at least one cover unit, which is intended to indirectly or directly delimit, with the base unit, a case interior for the storage and/or transportation of at least one transportation object. It is provided that the handheld tool case includes a positioning unit, which, in at least one operating state, during a closing movement between the base unit and the cover unit, converts a closing force into a positioning force on the at least one transportation object, which has at least one component in the direction of the side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Joerg Vetter, Josef Baumgartner, Hansjoerg Beutel, Jan Breitenbach, Juergen Luginsland, Peter Pozsega
  • Patent number: 9721723
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool rechargeable battery is provided, including at least one rechargeable battery housing, at least one rechargeable battery cell and at least one inductive charging unit, which includes at least one inductive charging coil for charging the at least one rechargeable battery cell. It is provided that the rechargeable battery housing has at least one molded housing projection, which is delimited at least partially by an area of an inductive charging side of the rechargeable battery housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Guenter Lohr, Dragan Krupezevic, Juergen Mack, Jan Breitenbach, Marcin Rejman
  • Patent number: 9652217
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electric tool, particularly a hand-held power tool, comprising a control unit which has control software with control parameters, and is provided for the purpose of controlling a drive unit. According to the disclosure, said electric tool comprises an interface unit that is provided to fundamentally update and/or modify the control software and/or the control parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Winkler, Ulli Hoffmann, Klaus Kuespert, Klaus Marx, Carsten Diem, Jan Breitenbach, Juergen Lennartz, Ulrich Schulmeister, Christian Bertsch, Achim Duesselberg, Helge Sprenger
  • Patent number: 9559755
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electrical device having a control unit. A near field communication device connected to the control unit is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jan Breitenbach, Andreas Kynast, Georgios Margaritis, Christoph Steurer
  • Publication number: 20160080038
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electrical device having a control unit. A near field communication device connected to the control unit is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Jan Breitenbach, Andreas Kynast, Georgios Margaritis, Christoph Steurer
  • Publication number: 20150349576
    Abstract: An inductive charging unit is provided, in particular a hand-held power tool inductive charging unit, which is provided for transferring energy in a coupled state with an induction battery, including at least one charging coil and a housing which includes at least one receiving area for accommodating the induction battery in a coupled state. It is provided that the at least one receiving area has at least one recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dragan KRUPEZEVIC, Juergen MACK, Jan BREITENBACH, Guenter LOHR, Marcin REJMAN
  • Publication number: 20150349577
    Abstract: An inductive charging device is provided, in particular a hand-held power tool inductive charging device, which includes an inductive charging unit which is provided for transferring energy in a coupled state with an induction battery. It is provided that the inductive charging device includes a fastening unit which is provided, at least in part, for coupling the inductive charging unit to the at least one induction battery and/or to at least one external unit in at least one state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Jan BREITENBACH, Dragan KRUPEZEVIC, Juergen MACK, Guenter LOHR, Marcin REJMAN
  • Publication number: 20150333559
    Abstract: A rechargeable handheld tool battery includes: at least one rechargeable cell; and at least one inductive charging unit that has at least one inductive charging coil for charging the at least one rechargeable cell. A diameter of the inductive charging coil is greater than a principal extension length of the at least one rechargeable cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Guenter LOHR, Dragan Krupezevic, Juergen Mack, Jan Breitenbach, Marcin Rejman
  • Publication number: 20150318732
    Abstract: An inductive rechargeable handheld tool battery apparatus includes: a cell unit; and a secondary charging unit provided for direct energy acceptance upon charging of the cell unit, which secondary charging unit has at least one first integrated charging interface constituted by an induction coil, and at least one second integrated charging interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Christian Heine, Guenter Lohr, Dragan Krupezevic, Volker Amann, Juergen Mack, Jan Breitenbach, Marcin Rejman
  • Publication number: 20150318734
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool rechargeable battery is provided, including at least one rechargeable battery housing, at least one rechargeable battery cell and at least one inductive charging unit, which includes at least one inductive charging coil for charging the at least one rechargeable battery cell. It is provided that the rechargeable battery housing has at least one molded housing projection, which is delimited at least partially by an area of an inductive charging side of the rechargeable battery housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Guenter LOHR, Dragan KRUPEZEVIC, Juergen MACK, Jan BREITENBACH, Marcin REJMAN
  • Publication number: 20150318733
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool rechargeable battery is provided which includes at least one first rechargeable battery cell and at least one inductive charging unit which includes at least one inductive charging coil for charging the at least one first rechargeable battery cell. It is provided that the at least one first rechargeable battery cell has a main direction of extension which is oriented at least essentially perpendicularly with respect to a coil plane of the inductive charging unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Friederike Stock, Guenther Lohr, Dragan Krupezevic, Volker Amann, Juergen Mack, Jan Breitenbach, Marcin Rejman
  • Publication number: 20150135306
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electric tool, particularly a hand-held power tool, comprising a control unit which has control software with control parameters, and is provided for the purpose of controlling a drive unit. According to the disclosure, said electric tool comprises an interface unit that is provided to fundamentally update and/or modify the control software and/or the control parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Winkler, Ulli Hoffmann, Klaus Kuespert, Klaus Marx, Carsten Diem, Jan Breitenbach, Juergen Lennartz, Ulrich Schulmeister, Christian Bertsch, Achim Duesselberg, Helge Sprenger
  • Patent number: D763186
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jan Breitenbach, Marcin Rejman, Vincent Hasenmayer, Isan Fidan, Christoph Albiez, Zoran Tasic