Patents by Inventor Markus Gruber

Markus Gruber 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: 11915999
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a carrier including an electronic circuit; a plurality of semiconductor chip packages mounted on the carrier, each of the chip packages including an encapsulation encapsulating the semiconductor chip, a plurality of contact structures electrically connecting the semiconductor chip with the electronic circuit, and at least one cooling structure protruding from the encapsulation; and a cooling element thermally conductively connected to at least one cooling structure of each of at least two of the plurality of semiconductor chip packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Tomasz Naeve, Ralf Otremba, Thorsten Scharf, Markus Dinkel, Martin Gruber, Elvir Kahrimanovic
  • Publication number: 20220258797
    Abstract: A steering knuckle of a utility vehicle has a main body, a steering knuckle bearing for receiving in a rotating articulated manner a vehicle axle, a hub-type, cup-shaped receiving portion, open towards a rim of a vehicle wheel, in which portion an anti-friction bearing and a bearing journal can be received. The main body has an opening for receiving a drive shaft. The opening leads into the hub-type receiving portion. An axle assembly and a vehicle axle of a utility vehicle are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Markus GRUBER, Stefan KEMMLER, Matthias KLINGNER, Jakob LACHERMEIER, Wolfgang PAHLE, Edgar RUHL, Robert TRIMPE, Alexander WERTH
  • Publication number: 20220244709
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for the computer-aided generation of an executable control program for controlling and/or regulating a technical process, wherein the functionality of the control program is determined by means of states (Z1 to Z4), input signals (E1to E3) and output signals (A1, A2) via an operating interface (7) and subsequently converted into an executable program code, wherein an input table (11) is filled in by means of the user interface (7) to describe the functionality of the control program, wherein each state (Z1 to Z4) of the technical process is assigned a line/column of the input table (11) and each input signal (E1to E3) of the technical process is assigned a column/line of the input table (11) in order to fully describe the technical process in the input table (11) by defining, in each cell of the input table (11), signal change (S) waiting for transition to next state, or monitored (I) for error detection, or random, wherein in every defined state, every input signal is, ac
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: MARKUS GRUBER
  • Publication number: 20220219755
    Abstract: A steering knuckle of a utility vehicle, composed of a cast material, has a main body, a steering knuckle bearing, a hub-type, cup-shaped receiving portion, open towards a rim of a vehicle wheel and suitable for receiving an anti-friction bearing and a bearing journal, and a pad-receiving portion for receiving a brake pad. The pad receiving portion has a support and two supporting elements provided one behind the other in the rotational direction of the vehicle wheel. A control arm attachment for linking an axle guide is formed on the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Michael BLESSING, Markus GRUBER, Stefan KEMMLER, Matthias KLINGNER, Jakob LACHERMEIER, Wolfgang PAHLE, Edgar RUHL, Robert TRIMPE, Alexander WERTH
  • Patent number: 10850560
    Abstract: An axle end assembly has a wheel brake arrangement and a wheel hub arrangement. The assembly is designed as a preassembled unit with a hollow shaft element on which the wheel brake arrangement and the wheel hub arrangement are disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Gruber, Robert Trimpe, Edgar Ruhl, Witold Kolodziejcak
  • Patent number: 10683904
    Abstract: A disc brake, in particular for a commercial vehicle, has functional components that can be reused after use and subsequent examination for operational safety. The disc brake is designed in such a way that at least each of the safety-relevant functional components is equipped with at least one indicator, the operation-related service life of which is less than the safety-relevant ranges of the functional components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Mack, Alf Siebke, Markus Gruber
  • Publication number: 20190135033
    Abstract: An axle end assembly has a wheel brake arrangement and a wheel hub arrangement. The assembly is designed as a preassembled unit with a hollow shaft element on which the wheel brake arrangement and the wheel hub arrangement are disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Markus GRUBER, Robert TRIMPE, Edgar RUHL, Witold KOLODZIEJCAK
  • Publication number: 20180031064
    Abstract: A disc brake, in particular for a commercial vehicle, has functional components that can be reused after use and subsequent examination for operational safety. The disc brake is designed in such a way that at least each of the safety-relevant functional components is equipped with at least one indicator, the operation-related service life of which is less than the safety-relevant ranges of the functional components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Martin MACK, Alf SIEBKE, Markus GRUBER
  • Patent number: 9521686
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for scheduling of service data intended to be sent from a base station (BS1) over radio interfaces to a user terminal (UE1) by means of at least one control message sent from the base station (BS1) to the user terminal (UE1), whereby said at least one control message comprises or allows for a determination of at least one of the orders when the user terminal (UE1) shall perform reception of downlink data and when and under which circumstances the user terminal (UE1) shall send HARQ feedback information in upcoming transmission time intervals (TTI), a base station (BS1), a user terminal (UE1) and a communication network therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Stephen Kaminski, Uwe Doetsch, Osman Aydin, Hajo Bakker, Klaus Keil, Markus Gruber
  • Patent number: 9439122
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for performing a handover of a mobile device from a source cell to a target cell in a cellular wireless telecommunication network, the method comprising the following steps: configuring the mobile device to transmit a first handover trigger signal to the source cell, when a difference between a signal strength of the target cell and a signal strength of the source cell as measured by the mobile device is above a first threshold (105; determining (S1) if a cell traffic load in the source cell is above a cell traffic load threshold; if so, configuring the mobile device to transmit a second handover trigger signal to the source cell, when a difference between a signal strength of the target cell and a signal strength of the source cell as measured by the mobile device is above a second threshold (100), wherein the first threshold is larger than the second threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Hajo Bakker, Lutz Ewe, Markus Gruber
  • Patent number: 9325467
    Abstract: At least one embodiment relates to a method for controlling a number of almost blank subframes (ABS) in a heterogeneous network having a macro cell and at least one small cell of a plurality of small cells in a coverage area of the macro cell, the method includes receiving, at the macro cell, a plurality of measurements regarding both received power and received quality from a terminal, receiving, at the macro cell, a plurality of load-related values from a plurality of small cells; and determining, by the macro cell, a cost-benefit value (CBV) based on the received measurements and load values. The CBV indicates whether an increase or a decrease in the ABS would benefit the network. The method further includes selectively changing, by the macro cell, the number of ABS available to the at least one small cell based on the CBV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Sem Borst, Phil Whiting, Markus Gruber, Hajo Bakker, Siegfried Klein
  • Patent number: 9212711
    Abstract: A brake caliper of a disk brake for a utility vehicle is provided. The brake caliper includes tension braces which are arranged substantially parallel and at a distance from each other, straddling a brake disk and connecting receptacles for functional parts arranged on both sides of the brake disk. One receptacle forms a caliper back and the other receptacle forms a housing having a lever dome formed thereon. The brake caliper includes at least one replaceable service-related wear protection element fastened to areas of potential wear during in-service use of the brake caliper, such as at the lower side of the leading tension brace and at least partially around the lever dome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Gruber, Wolfgang Pritz, Martin Mack
  • Patent number: 9194448
    Abstract: A disc brake for a commercial vehicle includes a brake caliper which extends over a brake disc, a brake application device which is arranged in the brake caliper for pressing brake pads against the brake disc, and at least one adjustment spindle which is rotatably mounted in a bridge via a threaded coupling. A wear adjusting device is positioned in the brake caliper by which a wear-induced change of the clearance between the brake pad and the brake disc can be substantially compensated for via an axial movement of the adjusting spindle. The disc brake is designed such that the adjusting spindle has at least one axial groove on an outer side, the length of the groove being limited in the direction of the brake application device. A stop, which is axially fixed relative to the bridge, engages into the axial groove in a relatively displaceable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Gruber, Ralf Weber, Matthias Klingner
  • Publication number: 20150295685
    Abstract: At least one embodiment relates to a method for controlling a number of almost blank subframes (ABS) in a heterogeneous network having a macro cell and at least one small cell of a plurality of small cells in a coverage area of the macro cell, the method includes receiving, at the macro cell, a plurality of measurements regarding both received power and received quality from a terminal, receiving, at the macro cell, a plurality of load-related values from a plurality of small cells; and determining, by the macro cell, a cost-benefit value (CBV) based on the received measurements and load values. The CBV indicates whether an increase or a decrease in the ABS would benefit the network. The method further includes selectively changing, by the macro cell, the number of ABS available to the at least one small cell based on the CBV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: ALCATEL LUCENT
    Inventors: Sem BORST, Phil WHITING, Markus GRUBER, Hajo BAKKER, Siegfried KLEIN
  • Patent number: 9022180
    Abstract: A bellows arrangement on a guide bar of a disc brake, particularly of a commercial vehicle, has an end of the bellows comprising a sealing ring, particularly a quad ring, lying in a circumferential groove of the guide bar. The bellows is pressed into the groove by a retaining ring placed thereon, and is designed so that an air passage can form in the contact area of the sealing ring at the base of the groove, reducing the volume enclosed by the bellows and the guide bar. To this end, the contact shoulder formed on the retaining ring is circumferentially interrupted in segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Gruber, Christian Raffin
  • Patent number: 8925691
    Abstract: A bellows situated on a guide member of a disc brake, in particular of a commercial vehicle, has one end with a continuous sealing lip, which in a functional position sealingly abuts the guide member. The bellows is designed such that the sealing lip is rigidly connected to the adjacent series of folds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Gruber, Igor Nesmjanowitsch
  • Publication number: 20140202811
    Abstract: A brake caliper of a disk brake for a utility vehicle is provided. The brake caliper includes tension braces which are arranged substantially parallel and at a distance from each other, straddling a brake disk and connecting receptacles for functional parts arranged on both sides of the brake disk. One receptacle forms a caliper back and the other receptacle forms a housing having a lever dome formed thereon. The brake caliper includes at least one replaceable service-related wear protection element fastened to areas of potential wear during in-service use of the brake caliper, such as at the lower side of the leading tension brace and at least partially around the lever dome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Markus GRUBER, Wolfgang PRITZ, Martin MACK
  • Publication number: 20140174862
    Abstract: A disc brake for a commercial vehicle includes a brake caliper which extends over a brake disc, a brake application device which is arranged in the brake caliper for pressing brake pads against the brake disc, and at least one adjustment spindle which is rotatably mounted in a bridge via a threaded coupling. A wear adjusting device is positioned in the brake caliper by which a wear-induced change of the clearance between the brake pad and the brake disc can be substantially compensated for via an axial movement of the adjusting spindle. The disc brake is designed such that the adjusting spindle has at least one axial groove on an outer side, the length of the groove being limited in the direction of the brake application device. A stop, which is axially fixed relative to the bridge, engages into the axial groove in a relatively displaceable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Markus GRUBER, Ralf WEBER, Matthias KLINGNER
  • Patent number: 8752678
    Abstract: A disc brake is arrangeable in a space that accommodates a brake caliper having an application device. The brake caliper is held slidably with guiding elements on a brake carrier, which is fastened with screws to an axle connection at the vehicle. The caliper straddles a brake disc, against which brake pads can be pressed on either side while braking. At least the brake pad on the application side is mounted movably in the direction of the brake disc in a pad shaft of the brake carrier. A device for the visual identification of the wear of a brake pad and/or brake disc is constructed so that for identifying wear, a pointer element, extending in the opposite direction to the brake disc, is connected at least at one screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Gruber, Thomas Reno
  • Patent number: 8662261
    Abstract: A brake pad holder of a disc brake, in particular for a commercial vehicle is provided, wherein brake pads assigned to both sides of a brake disc are held by a respective pad-holding spring in a spring-loaded manner in a pad shaft of a positionally fixed brake anchor plate or of a brake caliper. A pad-holding clip, which extends in the axial direction of the brake disc and is fastened to the brake caliper, is supported on the brake pads. The brake pad holder is designed such that the pad-holding clip has at least one limb which extends approximately radially with respect to the brake disc and enters into a recess of at least one brake pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Raffin, Markus Gruber, Wlodzimierz Macke, Thomas Lehner