Patents by Inventor Markus Novotny

Markus Novotny 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: 11750084
    Abstract: An apparatus for actively discharging at least one DC link capacitor, comprising at least one half-bridge circuit having a high-side transistor and a low-side transistor, wherein the half-bridge circuit is arranged in parallel with the DC link capacitor, wherein a voltage divider comprising at least two resistors is arranged in parallel with the DC link capacitor, wherein a tap of the voltage divider is connected to at least one differentiator, wherein at least one driver module for generating gate driver signals is assigned to the half-bridge circuit, and at least one control unit, wherein the control unit is designed in such a way that, in an active discharge mode, at least one transistor of the half-bridge circuit is controlled as a function of an output signal of the differentiator, as well as to an associated method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Marko Kertes, Markus Novotny
  • Publication number: 20230132671
    Abstract: A method, by a control device, to activate an active discharge circuit to discharge a capacitive energy storage of at least one electrical consumer of an on-board power supply for a motor vehicle. An energy source for the on-board power supply can be coupled to the on-board power supply and be disconnected from the on-board power supply by a switching device. The control device receives a signal (S) for activating the active discharge circuit, examines, after receiving the signal (S), if the energy source is disconnected from the on-board power supply according to at least one first criterion, and activates the active discharge circuit only upon satisfaction of a condition that the energy source has been disconnected from the on-board power supply according to the at least one first criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicants: AUDI AG, VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Tobias GRASSL, Jan SCHMĂ„LING, Samy ARNAOUT, Marko KERTES, Markus NOVOTNY, Tobias KNOKE
  • Publication number: 20220021291
    Abstract: An apparatus for actively discharging at least one DC link capacitor, comprising at least one half-bridge circuit having a high-side transistor and a low-side transistor, wherein the half-bridge circuit is arranged in parallel with the DC link capacitor, wherein a voltage divider comprising at least two resistors is arranged in parallel with the DC link capacitor, wherein a tap of the voltage divider is connected to at least one differentiator, wherein at least one driver module for generating gate driver signals is assigned to the half-bridge circuit, and at least one control unit, wherein the control unit is designed in such a way that, in an active discharge mode, at least one transistor of the half-bridge circuit is controlled as a function of an output signal of the differentiator, as well as to an associated method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Marko KERTES, Markus NOVOTNY
  • Patent number: 9616001
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new (foodgrade) solid lipid nanoparticles, as well as the production of such solid lipid nanoparticles and the use of them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Jochen Weiss, Christiane Schweiggert, Bruno Leuenberger, Markus Novotny, Concetta Tedeschi, Anne Kessler
  • Publication number: 20160030305
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new (foodgrade) solid lipid nanoparticles, as well as the production of such solid lipid nanoparticles and the use of them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Jochen WEISS, Christiane MAIER, Anne KESSLER, Concetta TEDESCHI, Bruno LEUENBERGER, Markus NOVOTNY
  • Publication number: 20160022550
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new (foodgrade) solid lipid nanoparticles, as well as the production of such solid lipid nanoparticles and the use of them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Jochen WEISS, Christiane MAIER, Bruno LEUENBERGER, Markus NOVOTNY, Concetta TEDESCHI, Anne KESSLER
  • Patent number: 8376113
    Abstract: An actuation device and a method for actuating a clutch, in particular for a hybrid drive, include a master cylinder having an interior separated by a master piston into master and slave oil chambers. The slave oil chamber is connected, via a valve in a first valve position, to a tank line leading to an oil reservoir and in a second valve position, to a pressure line of the oil reservoir. The master oil chamber is connected via a working line to an oil chamber of a slave cylinder and to a compensating tank via a compensating line as a function of the position of the master piston. The compensating tank has a compensating volume which has, at its highest point, an overflow which is connected to the tank line and in its first position the valve connects the slave oil chamber to the compensating tank via a return line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Georg Kruse, Roland Meyer, Markus Novotny
  • Publication number: 20100193316
    Abstract: An actuation device and a method for actuating a clutch, in particular for a hybrid drive, include a master cylinder having an interior separated by a master piston into master and slave oil chambers. The slave oil chamber is connected, via a valve in a first valve position, to a tank line leading to an oil reservoir and in a second valve position, to a pressure line of the oil reservoir. The master oil chamber is connected via a working line to an oil chamber of a slave cylinder and to a compensating tank via a compensating line as a function of the position of the master piston. The compensating tank has a compensating volume which has, at its highest point, an overflow which is connected to the tank line and in its first position the valve connects the slave oil chamber to the compensating tank via a return line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Georg Kruse, Roland Meyer, Markus Novotny