Patents by Inventor Jochen Bonitz

Jochen Bonitz 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).

  • Method and device for detecting a rollover situation of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 7725229
    Abstract: A rate of rotation around the longitudinal axis of a motor vehicle and the lateral inclination thereof are determined as state variables. A rollover situation is detected when the state variables are greater than the characteristic curve of a minimum triggering threshold in a surface plane defined by the state variables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens AG
    Inventors: Armin Blos, Jochen Bonitz, Tomomi Yano
  • Method and device for recognizing a collision
    Patent number: 7327236
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for recognizing a collision, especially a side impact, for passenger protection means in a motor vehicle. The invention describes a method, especially in the case of side impact events, which differentiates between non-trigger situations and must-trigger situations by evaluating the frequency spectrum of the output signal (a) of an acceleration or pressure sensor as comprehensively as possible. The advantages of the invention are: robustness in relation to modifications in the signal amplitudes and the invention requires no previous knowledge of possible resonance frequencies. Another advantage of the invention is that no frequencies of the output signal (a) are blocked or suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Jochen Bonitz
  • Method and device for detecting a rollover situation of a motor vehicle
    Publication number: 20070185632
    Abstract: A rate of rotation around the longitudinal axis of a motor vehicle and the lateral inclination thereof are determined as state variables. A rollover situation is detected when the state variables are greater than the characteristic curve of a minimum triggering threshold in a surface plane defined by the state variables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Armin Blos, Jochen Bonitz, Tomomi Yano
  • Method and device for recognizing a collision
    Publication number: 20060176161
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for recognizing a collision, especially a side impact, for passenger protection means in a motor vehicle. The invention describes a method, especially in the case of side impact events, which differentiates between non-trigger situations and must-trigger situations by evaluating the frequency spectrum of the output signal (a) of an acceleration or pressure sensor as comprehensively as possible. The advantages of the invention are: robustness in relation to modifications in the signal amplitudes and the invention requires no previous knowledge of possible resonance frequencies. Another advantage of the invention is that no frequencies of the output signal (a) are blocked or suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventor: Jochen Bonitz