Patents by Inventor Jochen Scherbart

Jochen Scherbart 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: 12179613
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle, a method, a device and a steering system for a vehicle. In particular, the disclosure relates to a device for a vehicle with a first direct voltage source and at least one second direct voltage source, which are connected in series, for operating a consumer in the vehicle. The device comprises a potential tap which is designed to tap a potential between the first and the second direct voltage source. The device further comprises a circuit which is designed to provide the potential tapped between the first and the second direct voltage source for operating the consumer in the event of a fault in the first or second direct voltage source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Holger Schmitz, Alexander Gaschka, Thorsten Wilhelm Hestermeyer, Jochen Scherbart
  • Publication number: 20220219550
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle, a method, a device and a steering system for a vehicle. In particular, the disclosure relates to a device for a vehicle with a first direct voltage source and at least one second direct voltage source, which are connected in series, for operating a consumer in the vehicle. The device comprises a potential tap which is designed to tap a potential between the first and the second direct voltage source. The device further comprises a circuit which is designed to provide the potential tapped between the first and the second direct voltage source for operating the consumer in the event of a fault in the first or second direct voltage source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Holger Schmitz, Alexander Gaschka, Thorsten Wilhelm Hestermeyer, Jochen Scherbart
  • Patent number: 10763723
    Abstract: A motor for a driving device includes: a rotor rotatable around a central axis, a stator facing the rotor, a busbar electrically connected to the stator, a busbar support to hold the busbar, a terminal bar including a first end electrically connected to the busbar, the terminal bar including a connection terminal at a second end and that is to be electrically connected to the driving device, and a seal to be attached to the driving device and located between the busbar and the connection terminal. The seal portion includes a through-hole into which the terminal bar is press-fitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignees: NIDEC CORPORATION, ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH, ZF AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sambuichi, Nakaba Kataoka, Jochen Scherbart, Guy Healey