Patents by Inventor Leonhard Boll

Leonhard Boll 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).

  • Arrangement for operating a consumer in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 5723958
    Abstract: An arrangement for driving a consumer in a vehicle is suggested. The arrangement has at least two switch elements for influencing the current flow through the consumer. For each switch element, the current flowing through this switch element is monitored and evaluated for detecting a short circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Leonhard Boll, Klaus Muller
  • Apparatus for controlling a power control element of a drive unit of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 5712550
    Abstract: An arrangement for driving a power control element of a drive unit of a motor vehicle is proposed and the arrangement has a full-bridge output stage. A direct-current motor is arranged in the bridge diagonal and the current through the direct-current motor is limited to at least one preadjusted value in that the clocked drive signals are interrupted when the preadjusted value is exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Leonhard Boll, Thomas Zeller, Klaus Muller