Patents by Inventor Karl Weidinger

Karl Weidinger 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 monitoring the operation of a vacuum pump in a brake system
    Patent number: 8731756
    Abstract: In a method for monitoring the operation of a vacuum pump in a brake system, the vacuum pump is operated between an activation pressure and a deactivation pressure to generate a vacuum, the evacuation period between the activation pressure and the deactivation pressure being measured and compared with a reference period. An error signal is generated if the evacuation period exceeds the reference period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hartmut Krueger, Karl Weidinger, Peter Damm
  • METHOD FOR MONITORING THE OPERATION OF A VACUUM PUMP IN A BRAKE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120253574
    Abstract: In a method for monitoring the operation of a vacuum pump in a brake system, the vacuum pump is operated between an activation pressure and a deactivation pressure to generate a vacuum, the evacuation period between the activation pressure and the deactivation pressure being measured and compared with a reference period. An error signal is generated if the evacuation period exceeds the reference period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Hartmut Krueger, Karl Weidinger, Peter Damm