Patents by Inventor Jean-Sebastien Knaus

Jean-Sebastien Knaus 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: 7522984
    Abstract: A method and system for determining the point of engagement of a clutch of a motor vehicle operable via an actuating device, where the actuating device has an electrically drivable positioning motor that is operationally linked to an actuating mechanism which actuates the clutch and operates via a control unit. The point of engagement is determined through an application of a constant voltage to the positioning motor in a first operating mode. The motor speed is detected as a function of the rotational angle position. The motor current is detected as a function of the rotational angle position, and/or by application of a constant current to the positioning motor in a second operating mode. The point of engagement is determined from the detected values of the motor speed, that are a function of the rotational angle position and from the values of the motor current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Karrelmeyer, Sven Wolfgarten, Jean-Sebastien Knaus
  • Publication number: 20070061060
    Abstract: A method and a system for determining the point of engagement of a clutch of a motor vehicle operable via an actuating device, in particular of a clutch situated in a transfer case of a motor vehicle having all-wheel drive, the actuating device having a positioning motor which is electrically drivable, the output of the positioning motor providing a motor torque and a motor speed, and the motor being operationally linked to an actuating mechanism which actuates the clutch and being operable via a control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Roland Karrelmeyer, Sven Wolfgarten, Jean-Sebastien Knaus