Patents by Inventor Jonathan Scheu

Jonathan Scheu 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 for operating a steering system of a vehicle and vehicle steering system
    Patent number: 12722697
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a steering system of a vehicle having a front-axle steering assembly, a rear-axle steering assembly and a steering wheel. The method involves detecting a failure of the front-axle steering assembly, steering the vehicle exclusively via the rear-axle steering assembly based on a steering command issued by a driver via the steering wheel, comparing at least one detected physical value of the steering command with a limit value associated with the rear-axle steering assembly and, provided the at least one associated limit value is reached or exceeded by the at least one detected physical value of the steering command, applying a torque acting on the steering wheel via the electric motor coupled to the steering wheel, which torque counteracts the steering command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignees: ZF Automotive Germany GmbH, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Zukunft Mobility GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Bergmann, Klaus Roth, Andreas Knoll, Marc Schiess, Oliver Westphal, Jonathan Scheu
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING A STEERING SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE AND VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240017765
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a steering system of a vehicle having a front-axle steering assembly, a rear-axle steering assembly and a steering wheel. The method involves detecting a failure of the front-axle steering assembly, steering the vehicle exclusively via the rear-axle steering assembly based on a steering command issued by a driver via the steering wheel, comparing at least one detected physical value of the steering command with a limit value associated with the rear-axle steering assembly and, provided the at least one associated limit value is reached or exceeded by the at least one detected physical value of the steering command, applying a torque acting on the steering wheel via the electric motor coupled to the steering wheel, which torque counteracts the steering command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Philipp Bergmann, Klaus Roth, Andreas Knoll, Marc Schiess, Oliver Westphal, Jonathan Scheu