Patents by Inventor Martin Böld

Martin Böld 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: 9972160
    Abstract: A method for charging an accumulator in an electrical motor vehicle includes connecting the accumulator to a low voltage power outlet connected to a power supply network. A counter identifier of a stationary electric meter that measures electrical energy supplied by the energy supply network via the power outlet is transmitted to a central computer. The vehicle location of the electrical motor vehicle is transmitted to the central computer and the central computer compares a counter location associated with the electrical meter with the transmitted vehicle location of the motor vehicle. In case of agreement between the counter location and the transmitted vehicle location, a charging signal which initiates the charging of the accumulator is sent from the central computer to the charging device of the electrical motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Böld, Herbert Halamek
  • Publication number: 20160200204
    Abstract: A method for charging an accumulator in an electrical motor vehicle includes connecting the accumulator to a low voltage power outlet connected to a power supply network. A counter identifier of a stationary electric meter that measures electrical energy supplied by the energy supply network via the power outlet is transmitted to a central computer. The vehicle location of the electrical motor vehicle is transmitted to the central computer and the central computer compares a counter location associated with the electrical meter with the transmitted vehicle location of the motor vehicle. In case of agreement between the counter location and the transmitted vehicle location, a charging signal which initiates the charging of the accumulator is sent from the central computer to the charging device of the electrical motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Martin Böld, Herbert Halamek
  • Patent number: 9188623
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining at least one operating parameter of a thermoelectric system in a vehicle, wherein the thermoelectric system comprises an energy conversion device having at least one photovoltaic element for converting thermal radiation, which is emitted by a heat source of the vehicle, into electrical energy. The method includes measuring an electrical power of the photovoltaic device, and determining an operating parameter of the thermoelectric system based on the measured electrical power of the photovoltaic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Joris Fokkelman, Karsten Hofmann, Martin Böld, Christoph Weigand
  • Patent number: 9150110
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for distributing energy in an electric vehicle including at least one electric energy store and at least one conditioning module, which can be used to generate electric energy from fuel, as energy sources, wherein driving-related information, or information about a state of the electric vehicle, is recorded before driving, or when beginning to drive, the electric vehicle and, while driving, energy is distributed in the vehicle on the basis of the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Böld, Joris Fokkelman, Karsten Hofmann, Akos Semsey, Christoph Weigand
  • Patent number: 8941481
    Abstract: A method for assisting in maintenance of a motor vehicle having a drive motor, an drive energy storage device, and a filling level measuring device. A request for a maintenance process is identified by a self-monitoring device with the maintenance request being transmitted as a maintenance indication to a driver by an information device. The maintenance indication is transmitted to the driver as a function of a switch-off filling level present when the vehicle drive motor is switched off and detected by the filling level measuring device. The maintenance indication is transmitted when the switch-off filling level is lower than a preset filling level threshold value or when a filling level difference between a switch-on filling level, present when the vehicle drive motor is subsequently switched on again and detected by the filling level measuring device, and the preceding switch-off filling level indicates a positive filling level value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Joris Fokkelman, Martin Böld
  • Publication number: 20130238180
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for distributing energy in an electric vehicle including at least one electric energy store and at least one conditioning module, which can be used to generate electric energy from fuel, as energy sources, wherein driving-related information, or information about a state of the electric vehicle, is recorded before driving, or when beginning to drive, the electric vehicle and, while driving, energy is distributed in the vehicle on the basis of the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventors: Martin Böld, Joris Fokkelman, Karsten Hofmann, Akos Semsey, Christoph Weigand
  • Publication number: 20130200919
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining at least one operating parameter of a thermoelectric system in a vehicle, wherein the thermoelectric system comprises an energy conversion device having at least one photovoltaic element for converting thermal radiation, which is emitted by a heat source of the vehicle, into electrical energy. The method includes measuring an electrical power of the photovoltaic device, and determining an operating parameter of the thermoelectric system based on the measured electrical power of the photovoltaic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Joris Fokkelman, Karsten Hofmann, Martin Böld, Christoph Weigand
  • Publication number: 20120319833
    Abstract: A method for assisting in maintenance of a motor vehicle having a drive motor, an drive energy storage device, and a filling level measuring device. A request for a maintenance process is identified by a self-monitoring device with the maintenance request being transmitted as a maintenance indication to a driver by an information device. The maintenance indication is transmitted to the driver as a function of a switch-off filling level present when the vehicle drive motor is switched off and detected by the filling level measuring device. The maintenance indication is transmitted when the switch-off filling level is lower than a preset filling level threshold value or when a filling level difference between a switch-on filling level, present when the vehicle drive motor is subsequently switched on again and detected by the filling level measuring device, and the preceding switch-off filling level indicates a positive filling level value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Joris FOKKELMAN, Martin Böld