Patents by Inventor Jens Willms

Jens Willms 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).

  • Device having a pneumatic actuating cylinder and control method
    Patent number: 9388831
    Abstract: A device includes a pneumatic actuating cylinder and a brake element. The actuating cylinder has at least one pneumatic piston that can be actuated in an arbitrary manner and that is connected to the pneumatic piston or to a component that can be moved by pneumatic piston. Movement of pneumatic piston can be braked or suppressed by an actuation of the brake element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: WABCO GmbH
    Inventors: Armin Brosch, Detlef Schmidt, Jens Willms
  • Transmission actuator
    Patent number: 9121499
    Abstract: For actuating a manual transmission in an automated manner, an actuator comprises a gate selection actuating cylinder for selecting a shift gate, a gear selection actuating cylinder for engaging a gear in the shift gate, and a catch device configured to releasably fix one of the gate selection actuating cylinder and a component moveable by the gate selection actuating cylinder in at least one predetermined catch position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: WABCO GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Kelpe, Stefan Klik, Jens Willms
  • Fault-tolerant vehicle brake system
    Patent number: 9022488
    Abstract: A braking system for a vehicle, particularly a commercial vehicle, includes an operating brake device for providing an operating brake function for braking the vehicle, and a parking brake device for providing a parking brake function independently of the operating brake system. If one of the two braking devices partially or completely fails, the vehicle can be braked automatically by means of the other braking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: WABCO GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Beier, Uwe Bensch, Christoph Brockmann, Gerhard Bruns, Henning Förster, Olaf Jantz, Hartmut Rosendahl, Wolfgang Strache, Jens Willms
  • Device Having a Pneumatic Actuating Cylinder, and Method for Controlling a Device of Said Type
    Publication number: 20130061746
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device having a pneumatic actuating cylinder (1), wherein the actuating cylinder (1) has at least one pneumatic piston (2) and a brake element (15) which can be actuated in an arbitrary manner and which is connected to the pneumatic piston (2) or to a component (3, 7) which can be moved by means of the pneumatic piston (2), wherein a movement of the pneumatic piston (2) can be braked or suppressed by an actuation of the brake element (15). The invention also relates to a method for controlling a device of said type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Armin Brosch, Detlef Schmidt, Jens Willms
  • BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND BRAKE PEDAL DEVICE FOR SUCH A BRAKE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110005874
    Abstract: The invention relates to a braking system (16) for a vehicle (10), particularly a commercial vehicle, having an operating brake device for providing an operating brake function for braking the vehicle, and a parking brake device (92) for providing a parking brake function independently of the operating brake system. In order to improve the functionality of the braking system in case of a fault, the vehicle can be braked automatically by means of the other braking device if one of the two braking devices partially or completely fails. The invention further relates to a brake pedal device for such a braking system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Peter Beier, Uwe Bensch, Christoph Brockmann, Gerhard Bruns, Henning Förster, Olaf Jantz, Hartmut Rosendahl, Wolfgang Strache, Jens Willms