Patents by Inventor Joachim Schroeder

Joachim Schroeder 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: 11431276
    Abstract: A method for operating a brushless electric motor of a motor vehicle, particularly an electromotive refrigerant compressor, with two sub-motors arranged in sections and each comprising n-phases, by means of a converter corresponding to the number of phases of the electric motor. On the basis of a performance requirement, first switching points are determined for the n-phases, of one of the sub-motors, and on the basis of the performance requirement, second switching points are determined for the n-phases of the other sub-motor. The second switching points are shifted by a first phase angle and the converter is controlled on the basis of the first switching points and the second switching points. The first phase angle is selected such that a resulting current flow over the converter is smaller than a first threshold value. A unit of a motor vehicle, comprising a brushless electric motor is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Schroeder, Axel Steinshorn, Armin Dietz
  • Patent number: 10763015
    Abstract: A system includes a partition element (4) and a first component (1) which is arranged on a first side of the partition element (4). The first component (1) includes at least one conductor (9), and the partition element (4) includes an associated feedthrough (5) for inserting and feeding through the conductor (9) and for electrically contacting the conductor (9) on a second side of the partition element (4) located opposite the first side. The conductor (9) forms a form-fitting connection to the feedthrough (5) and is pressed into the feedthrough (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, WURZBURG
    Inventors: Axel Steinshorn, Hans-Joachim Schröder
  • Patent number: 10741311
    Abstract: A system includes a partition element and a first component which is arranged on a first side of the partition element. The first component includes at least one conductor, and the partition element includes an associated feedthrough for inserting and feeding through the conductor and for electrically contacting the conductor on a second side of the partition element located opposite the first side. The conductor forms a form-fitting connection to the feedthrough and is pressed into the feedthrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, WÜRZBURG
    Inventors: Axel Steinshorn, Hans-Joachim Schröder
  • Patent number: 10737554
    Abstract: A method for operating an electric motor-driven refrigerant compressor of a motor vehicle is provided. A first temperature of a power semiconductor is measured, and a second temperature of the power semiconductor is determined using a theoretical model of the motor-driven refrigerant compressor. A difference between the first temperature and second temperature is determined. A fault is detected if the difference is greater than a first threshold. The invention further relates to a motor-driven refrigerant compressor of a motor vehicle, to the use of a motor-driven refrigerant compressor, and to a motor vehicle comprising a refrigerant circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Wuerzburg
    Inventor: Hans-Joachim Schroeder
  • Patent number: 10629860
    Abstract: A battery module comprises a battery module housing with parts made of plastic and a plurality of prismatic battery cells that have a cell housing with four side walls. Two parallel side walls are larger than the two other side walls. The electrolyte of the battery cells is preferably SO2-based. The battery module housing (2) has a cooling system with a channel structure (32) and a fluid coolant. The channel structure (32) has a fluid connection with a coolant inlet (11) and a coolant outlet (12) of the battery module housing (2). An intermediate wall (13) made of plastic is located between two adjacent battery cells (5) essentially parallel to the larger side walls (7) of the battery cell (5). One channel (31) of the channel structure (32) runs at least partially in the intermediate wall (13) and is formed by means of a recess (33) in the intermediate wall (13) that is open at least to one adjacent side wall (7) of the battery cell (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: INNOLITH ASSETS AG
    Inventors: Joachim Schröder, Markus Borck
  • Publication number: 20200118717
    Abstract: A system includes a partition element and a first component which is arranged on a first side of the partition element. The first component includes at least one conductor, and the partition element includes an associated feedthrough for inserting and feeding through the conductor and for electrically contacting the conductor on a second side of the partition element located opposite the first side. The conductor forms a form-fitting connection to the feedthrough and is pressed into the feedthrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Axel Steinshorn, Hans-Joachim Schröder
  • Publication number: 20200067446
    Abstract: A method for operating a brushless electric motor of a motor vehicle, particularly an electromotive refrigerant compressor, with two sub-motors arranged in sections and each comprising n-phases, by means of a converter corresponding to the number of phases of the electric motor. On the basis of a performance requirement, first switching points are determined for the n-phases, of one of the sub-motors, and on the basis of the performance requirement, second switching points are determined for the n-phases of the other sub-motor. The second switching points are shifted by a first phase angle and the converter is controlled on the basis of the first switching points and the second switching points. The first phase angle is selected such that a resulting current flow over the converter is smaller than a first threshold value. A unit of a motor vehicle, comprising a brushless electric motor is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim SCHROEDER, Axel STEINSHORN, Armin DIETZ
  • Publication number: 20190047372
    Abstract: A method for operating an electric motor-driven refrigerant compressor of a motor vehicle is provided. A first temperature of a power semiconductor is measured, and a second temperature of the power semiconductor is determined using a theoretical model of the motor-driven refrigerant compressor. A difference between the first temperature and second temperature is determined. A fault is detected if the difference is greater than a first threshold. The invention further relates to a motor-driven refrigerant compressor of a motor vehicle, to the use of a motor-driven refrigerant compressor, and to a motor vehicle comprising a refrigerant circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Wuerzburg
    Inventor: Hans-Joachim SCHROEDER
  • Publication number: 20180322989
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and a method for producing the system. The system has a partition element (4) and a first component (1) which is arranged on a first face of the partition element (4). The first component (1) has at least one conductor (9), and the partition element (4) has a paired feedthrough (5) for introducing and feeding through the conductor (9) and electrically contacting the conductor (9) on a second partition element (4) face opposite the first face. The conductor (9) forms a formfitting connection with the feedthrough (5) and is pressed into the feedthrough (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Axel Steinshorn, Hans-Joachim Schröder
  • Patent number: 10054426
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a mask inspection system for inspecting lithography masks, including a placement table for placing a lithography mask to be inspected, a first optical unit with a first beam path for examining structures of the lithography mask, and a second optical unit with a second beam path for establishing a position of at least one edge of the lithography mask. Here, the second beam path of the second optical unit passes at least once through a plane defined by the placement table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Hetzler, Joachim Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20180205045
    Abstract: A battery module comprises a battery module housing with parts made of plastic and a plurality of prismatic battery cells that have a cell housing with four side walls. Two parallel side walls are larger than the two other side walls. The electrolyte of the battery cells is preferably SO2-based. The battery module housing (2) has a cooling system with a channel structure (32) and a fluid coolant. The channel structure (32) has a fluid connection with a coolant inlet (11) and a coolant outlet (12) of the battery module housing (2). An intermediate wall (13) made of plastic is located between two adjacent battery cells (5) essentially parallel to the larger side walls (7) of the battery cell (5). One channel (31) of the channel structure (32) runs at least partially in the intermediate wall (13) and is formed by means of a recess (33) in the intermediate wall (13) that is open at least to one adjacent side wall (7) of the battery cell (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Joachim Schröder, Markus Borck
  • Patent number: 9624985
    Abstract: A coupling device for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The coupling device has a friction-locking unit and a form-locking unit which is connected in parallel with the friction-locking unit and has at least two form-locking elements which can be connected to one another by form-locking, are disposed so as to be movable along a direction of actuation relative to one another, and in each case have at least one claw, where at least some of the claws in each case have a top surface which is oriented obliquely with respect to the direction of actuation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Emmanuel Chrisofakis, Tobias Haerter, Thomas Kull, Frank Scheffel, Joachim Schroeder, Nils Tonius
  • Publication number: 20160160936
    Abstract: A coupling device for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The coupling device has a friction-locking unit and a form-locking unit which is connected in parallel with the friction-locking unit and has at least two form-locking elements which can be connected to one another by form-locking, are disposed so as to be movable along a direction of actuation relative to one another, and in each case have at least one claw, where at least some of the claws in each case have a top surface which is oriented obliquely with respect to the direction of actuation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Emmanuel CHRISOFAKIS, Tobias HAERTER, Thomas KULL, Frank SCHEFFEL, Joachim SCHROEDER, Nils TONIUS
  • Publication number: 20160123724
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a mask inspection system for inspecting lithography masks, including a placement table for placing a lithography mask to be inspected, a first optical unit with a first beam path for examining structures of the lithography mask, and a second optical unit with a second beam path for establishing a position of at least one edge of the lithography mask. Here, the second beam path of the second optical unit passes at least once through a plane defined by the placement table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Jochen Hetzler, Joachim Schroeder
  • Patent number: 6825914
    Abstract: In a system for flushing at least one internal space of an objective, in particular an exposure projection objective for semiconductor lithography, flushing is performed by mixing at least two inert gasses in such a way that the refractive index resulting therefrom corresponds at least approximately to the refractive index of air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss SMT AG
    Inventors: Joachim Schroeder, Gerald Richter, Dieter Schmerek, Uwe Schubert, Maria Johanna Agnes Rubingh, Willem van Schaik, Siebe Landheer
  • Patent number: 6527427
    Abstract: A device for setting the distance between a first and a second component, in particular for the horizontal and vertical setting of motor vehicle headlamps, includes a setting screw which is connected to the first component, and which engages the second component. The drive for the setting screw has a slipping clutch that prevents overadjustment of the distance setting device after a maximum torque is reached. The slipping clutch prevents the transmission of torque to the setting screw by slipping, and thereby prevents damage to the distance setting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Asyst Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Joachim Schröder
  • Publication number: 20020155384
    Abstract: In a system for flushing at least one internal space of an objective, in particular an exposure projection objective for semiconductor lithography, flushing is performed by mixing at least two inert gasses in such a way that the refractive index resulting therefrom corresponds at least approximately to the refractive index of air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Applicant: Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung trading as Carl Zeiss
    Inventors: Joachim Schroeder, Gerald Richter, Dieter Schmerek, Uwe Schubert, Maria Johanna Agnes Rubingh, Willem van Schaik, Siebe Landheer
  • Patent number: 6273492
    Abstract: An operating mechanism for a folding top (1) of a convertible has an electric motor (10) with a rotational speed that can be regulated for driving a hydraulic gear mechanism (11). A control unit (7) for actuating the electric motor (10) has a memory (18) for rotational speeds intended according to the positions of the folding top (1). As a result, the rotational speeds are stored as software that is easy to change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AG
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Schröder, Jochen Baumert
  • Patent number: 6215415
    Abstract: A parking aid for a motor vehicle, which measures the distance between an object and the motor vehicle in a contactless manner and has a plurality of sensors which are arranged on the motor vehicle, each sensor emitting a signal and receiving the signal reflected from an object located in the direction of the beam, and an evaluation device connected to the sensors determining the distance between the object and the motor vehicle from the signals received. The outlay for electrically synchronizing the sensors is reduced and which nevertheless allows reliable detection of the actual object for accurate measurement of the distance, has three sensors which are arranged directly next to one another to provide approximate coverage of the same detection area, whereby the main beam of each sensor having approximately the same beam angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AG
    Inventor: Hans-Joachim Schröder