Patents by Inventor Jochen Schafer

Jochen Schafer 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: 9726441
    Abstract: A cogeneration power plant and a method for operating a cogeneration power plant are provided, with a working medium being additionally cooled by a suitable heat pump between an outlet of a thermal heating device and an inlet of a power generator of the cogeneration process. The thermal power obtained in this manner is again available for heating purposes within the heat cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellshcaft
    Inventors: Florian Reissner, Jochen Schafer
  • Publication number: 20150226500
    Abstract: A cogeneration power plant and a method for operating a cogeneration power plant are provided, with a working medium being additionally cooled by a suitable heat pump between an outlet of a thermal heating device and an inlet of a power generator of the cogeneration process. The thermal power obtained in this manner is again available for heating purposes within the heat cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Florian Reissner, Jochen Schafer
  • Publication number: 20090270826
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an absorbent garment comprising an absorbent core having a nonwoven core cover that offers improved performance on holding back fine particulate material after having been exposed to external strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jochen Schafer, Mattias Schmidt, Nicole Graf
  • Publication number: 20090266478
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for making an absorbent core comprising a nonwoven core cover that offers improved performance on holding back fine particulate material after having been exposed to external strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jochen Schafer, Mattias Schmidt, Nicole Graf
  • Publication number: 20050126075
    Abstract: A device is used for supplying fuel to a burner in a fuel cell system with a reformer. The fuel comprises a materials flow of a reformate gas, which materials flow is depleted of hydrogen, and a materials flow of a compound which comprises carbon and hydrogen. According to the invention, the device comprises at least one nozzle means in which the two materials flows can be mixed together. At least one of the materials flows is controllable as far as its through-flow is concerned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Diezinger, Arnold Lamm, Gert Hinsenkamp, Jochen Schafer, Marc Sommer, Dimosthenis Trimis
  • Patent number: 5696683
    Abstract: In order to optimize control of drive slip, the torque demand of the drive is determined continuously taking into account the interfering torques acting on the vehicle, and the drive torque is reduced to this torque demand when instability occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Schafer, Thomas Sauter
  • Patent number: 5335178
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for filtering out disturbances in the form of short term wheel acceleration signals when the wheel exhibits an overall deceleration, so that a more accurate deceleration signal can be used for control of drive slippage.Wheel speed v is measured at intervals T.sub.A and speed changes for each interval are determined. When a change is negative or zero following a positive change in a previous interval, the wheel speed is stored as a maximum speed v.sub.max while v continues to be measured and a counter determines the period of time .DELTA.t between the occurrence of v.sub.max and the instantaneous value v. Beginning at a predetermined filtering time .DELTA.T after storing v.sub.max, a quotient .DELTA.v/.DELTA.t representing the filtered slope of the value v is determined and used as a control variable to regulate wheel slippage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Schafer, Thomas Frank, Frank Bederna
  • Patent number: 5332299
    Abstract: In the anti-lock control system described, the beginning of control is made more difficult in order to screen out disturbances. This is achieved by forming the sum or the average value of the slip values of at least the wheels of the front axle and, for triggering control, entering this sum or this average value into the instability criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Jochen Schafer
  • Patent number: 5313391
    Abstract: A reference speed value which corresponds to the vehicle speed is derived from the speeds of the non-driven wheels. If the wheel speed signals exceed this reference value by a threshold slippage value .lambda., the brakes are applied and/or the engine torque is reduced. In addition to the factor of the vehicle speed, this slippage value .lambda. includes a constant value and an acceleration-specific factor. Further, it is also possible to allow for the pedal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Alfred Sigl, Manfred Meissner, Jochen Schafer, Johannes Schmitt
  • Patent number: 5312171
    Abstract: In a drive-slip control system, if the unfiltered wheel speed of a non-driven wheel is below the filtered reference speed by a predetermined amount, the reference speed is increased in steps. This prevents the control system from being triggered erroneously when a non-driven wheel is retarded by snow, water etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Jochen Schafer
  • Patent number: 5299131
    Abstract: Vehicle speed is measured during slip-free travel of the wheels and compared with the wheel speeds to determine correction values which correct for different wheel diameters. The correction values are used to continuously correct the wheel speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1994
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hardy Haas, Manfred Meissner, Alfred Sigl, Andreas Schlichenmaier, Ulrich Schwabe, Hans Guttler, Norbert Leibbrand, Jurgen Brauninger, Dieter Worner, Jochen Schafer, Frank Bedrna
  • Patent number: 4921314
    Abstract: An anti-locking brake control system for a motor vehicle comprises wheel speed sensors for determining the speeds of the individual vehicle wheels, an evaluation circuit which receives the wheels speed signals and generates brake pressure control signals, and a brake pressure control device responsive to the brake pressure control signals for controlling the brake pressure applied to the wheels. The evaluation (processing) circuit includes a brake pressure control unit which operates in such a manner that, after brake pressure decays, the brake pressure is first increased in a timed build-up with reference to the brake pressure build-up in a preceding control cycle, and thereafter the brake pressure is further increased by a sequence of pulses until an instability is again detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1990
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Braschel, Dieter Seitz, Jochen Schafer