Patents by Inventor Marc Abele

Marc Abele 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).

  • Publication number: 20220203797
    Abstract: A control unit for a vehicle that has a chassis and a driver's cab on the chassis, comprising a first data interface for receiving image data generated by an imaging sensor, a second data interface for receiving vehicle state data generated by a vehicle state sensor, an evaluation unit for evaluating the image data and/or the vehicle state data in order to generate a first control signal on the basis of the evaluation of the image data, which is configured to counteract a relative movement between the chassis and the driver's cab and/or generate a second control signal on the basis of the evaluation of the vehicle state data, which is configured to correct a setting of the imaging sensor, and a signal output unit for outputting the first and/or second control signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Marc ABELE, Mark MOHR, Friedrich TENBROCK
  • Publication number: 20220155076
    Abstract: A navigation method for an autonomous vehicle includes receiving sensor information from a sensor system attached to the autonomous vehicle, receiving object information from a management system that stores information regarding objects in a working area of the autonomous vehicle, and determining a position of the autonomous vehicle based on the sensor information and the object information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Marc Abele, Mark Mohr
  • Patent number: 8233268
    Abstract: A housing comprising at least one electrical connection through a housing wall that is particularly inexpensive to produce and allows the electronic components located on the internal face and the external face of the housing to be attached in a particularly variable manner. The electrical connection is directly surrounded by housing material while being additionally sealed by means of sealing material. The inventive housing seal is provided with a profiled seal encompassing at least two sealing lips. The sealing material is additionally used for sealing the cover and/or the bottom relative to the housing wall. The arrangement is also particularly well protected against oil and other aggressive media as a combination of housing material and sealing material is used for surrounding the electrical connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignees: ZF Friedrichshanfen AG, Continental Automotive GmbH, Walter Soehner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Robert Ingenbleek, Michael Schwab, Marc Abele, Thomas Betz, Rolf Zoeller, Andreas Rekofsky
  • Publication number: 20100019581
    Abstract: A method of controlling magnetic flux through an electromagnet, the magnetic force of the electromagnet or the relative position between the yoke and the armature of the electromagnet, such that from an electric voltage applied across an induction coil of the electromagnet and determined by an appropriate measurement method, and from an electric current flowing through the induction coil and also determined by an appropriate measurement method, an actual value of the magnetic flux, the magnetic force or the relative position is calculated. The determined actual value is compared with a specified nominal value and as a function of the difference between the actual and the nominal values, the voltage applied across the induction coil and/or the current flowing through the induction coil is/are adapted such that the actual magnetic flux or magnetic force or relative position value approaches the related nominal value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Michael Pantke, Marc Abele
  • Publication number: 20090168309
    Abstract: A housing comprising at least one electrical connection through a housing wall that is particularly inexpensive to produce and allows the electronic components located on the internal face and the external face of the housing to be attached in a particularly variable manner. The electrical connection is directly surrounded by housing material while being additionally sealed by means of sealing material. The inventive housing seal is provided with a profiled seal encompassing at least two sealing lips. The sealing material is additionally used for sealing the cover and/or the bottom relative to the housing wall. The arrangement is also particularly well protected against oil and other aggressive media as a combination of housing material and sealing material is used for surrounding the electrical connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Walter Soehner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Robert Ingenbleek, Michael Schwab, Marc Abele, Thomas Betz, Rolf Zoeller, Andreas Rekofsky
  • Publication number: 20080057773
    Abstract: Connection element for forming a permanent electric connection between a first and a second electric lead (1, 2), each being attached in fixed position to a respective first and second housing (3, 4), such that the housings have guiding means (5) which, when the housings (3, 4) are brought together, co-operate in such manner that the leads are correctly positioned for forming the electric connection and the connection forming device can act upon the electric leads (1, 2) to be connected through openings (7) in the housings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Robert Ingenbleek, Thomas Bock, Michael Schwab, Marc Abele