Patents by Inventor Matthias KORTE

Matthias KORTE 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: 11872996
    Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle having a first control unit and having a first power electronics unit connected in a signal-transmitting manner to the first control unit for supplying power to a first actuator in normal operation of the control system. In order to ensure proper operation of a control system for a motor vehicle, even in the event of a fault, the control system has a backup control unit and a backup power electronics unit connected in a signal-transmitting manner to the backup control unit for supplying power to the first actuator in a first backup operation of the control system. The backup control unit is connected to the first control unit in a signal-transmitting manner. The control system is transferred from normal operation to the first backup operation as a function of the arrival in the backup control unit of a fault signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & CO. KGaA
    Inventors: Nikolaus Decius, Julian Eckstein, Sergey Orlov, Peter Grabs, Matthias Korte, Pascal Vollmer, Heiko Lerch, Michael Claus, Fridolin Bauer, Juergen Gebert, Florian Oszwald
  • Patent number: 11787426
    Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle, having a first control device for controlling a first function of the motor vehicle and a second control device for controlling a second function of the motor vehicle. The first and second control devices are each in a signal transmission connection with at least one sensor and/or at least one actuator. To ensure the proper execution of functions of a motor vehicle controlled by control devices even with a faulty control device with the least possible effort, it is provided that in dependence on the receipt of an error signal from the first control device or the second control device, the respective error-free control device is configured such that the function of the motor vehicle that corresponds to the faulty control device is controlled by the error-free control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Sergey Orlov, Carsten Kuegeler, Ulrich Koehler, Peter Grabs, Matthias Korte
  • Patent number: 11440545
    Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle having a first control unit for controlling a first function of the motor vehicle and a second control unit for controlling a second function of the motor vehicle. In order to ensure, with the least possible additional complexity, that functions of a motor vehicle that are controlled by means of control units are properly executed even in the event of a faulty control unit, the control system has a third control unit for controlling the first function and the second function of the motor vehicle and, depending on the receipt of a fault signal of the first and/or second control unit by the third control unit, the third control unit can be configured such that the motor vehicle first and/or second function corresponding to the faulty control unit can be controlled by means of the third control unit alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nikolaus Decius, Ulrich Koehler, Carsten Kuegeler, Sergey Orlov, Juergen Gebert, Peter Grabs, Matthias Korte, Josua Blott, Michael Claus, Heiko Lerch, Sebastian Ludolph, Martin Ott, Sebastian Surmund, Pascal Vollmer, Martin Zillgen, Sven Hillenkoetter, Martin Hopf, Joachim Oechsner
  • Patent number: 11400951
    Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle, including a first control unit for controlling a first function of the motor vehicle, a second control unit for controlling a second function of the motor vehicle and a backup control unit. To ensure the proper execution of functions controlled of a motor vehicle controlled with the aid of control units even in the case of a defective control unit with preferably little additional effort, the backup control unit is configurable depending on the input of an error signal of the first or second control unit such that an actuator corresponding to the defective control unit is controllable with the aid of the backup control unit. A first backup power electronic module is assigned to the first actuator, and a second backup power electronic module is assigned to the second actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nikolaus Decius, Julian Eckstein, Carsten Kuegeler, Sergey Orlov, Peter Grabs, Matthias Korte, Pascal Vollmer, Heiko Lerch, Michael Claus, Florian Oszwald, Juergen Gebert, Fridolin Bauer
  • Publication number: 20210163023
    Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle having a first control unit and having a first power electronics unit connected in a signal-transmitting manner to the first control unit for supplying power to a first actuator in normal operation of the control system. In order to ensure proper operation of a control system for a motor vehicle, even in the event of a fault, the control system has a backup control unit and a backup power electronics unit connected in a signal-transmitting manner to the backup control unit for supplying power to the first actuator in a first backup operation of the control system. The backup control unit is connected to the first control unit in a signal-transmitting manner. The control system is transferred from normal operation to the first backup operation as a function of the arrival in the backup control unit of a fault signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nikolaus DECIUS, Julian ECKSTEIN, Sergey ORLOV, Peter GRABS, Matthias KORTE, Pascal VOLLMER, Heiko LERCH, Michael CLAUS, Fridolin BAUER, Juergen GEBERT, Florian OSZWALD
  • Publication number: 20210070312
    Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle, including a first control unit for controlling a first function of the motor vehicle, a second control unit for controlling a second function of the motor vehicle and a backup control unit. To ensure the proper execution of functions controlled of a motor vehicle controlled with the aid of control units even in the case of a defective control unit with preferably little additional effort, the backup control unit is configurable depending on the input of an error signal of the first or second control unit such that an actuator corresponding to the defective control unit is controllable with the aid of the backup control unit. A first backup power electronic module is assigned to the first actuator, and a second backup power electronic module is assigned to the second actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Nikolaus DECIUS, Julian ECKSTEIN, Carsten KUEGELER, Sergey ORLOV, Peter GRABS, Matthias KORTE, Pascal VOLLMER, Heiko LERCH, Michael CLAUS, Florian OSZWALD, Juergen GEBERT, Fridolin BAUER
  • Publication number: 20200238992
    Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle having a first control unit for controlling a first function of the motor vehicle and a second control unit for controlling a second function of the motor vehicle. In order to ensure, with the least possible additional complexity, that functions of a motor vehicle that are controlled by means of control units are properly executed even in the event of a faulty control unit, the control system has a third control unit for controlling the first function and the second function of the motor vehicle and, depending on the receipt of a fault signal of the first and/or second control unit by the third control unit, the third control unit can be configured such that the motor vehicle first and/or second function corresponding to the faulty control unit can be controlled by means of the third control unit alone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Nikolaus DECIUS, Ulrich KOEHLER, Carsten KUEGELER, Sergey ORLOV, Juergen GEBERT, Peter GRABS, Matthias KORTE, Josua BLOTT, Michael CLAUS, Heiko LERCH, Sebastian LUDOLPH, Martin OTT, Sebastian SURMUND, Pascal VOLLMER, Martin ZILLGEN, Sven HILLENKOETTER, Martin HOPF, Joachim OECHSNER
  • Publication number: 20200164893
    Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle, having a first control device for controlling a first function of the motor vehicle and a second control device for controlling a second function of the motor vehicle. The first and second control devices are each in a signal transmission connection with at least one sensor and/or at least one actuator. To ensure the proper execution of functions of a motor vehicle controlled by control devices even with a faulty control device with the least possible effort, it is provided that in dependence on the receipt of an error signal from the first control device or the second control device, the respective error-free control device is configured such that the function of the motor vehicle that corresponds to the faulty control device is controlled by the error-free control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: HELLA GMBH& CO KGAA
    Inventors: Sergey ORLOV, Carsten KUEGELER, Ulrich KOEHLER, Peter GRABS, Matthias KORTE
  • Publication number: 20190340090
    Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle having a first control unit for controlling a first function of the motor vehicle, a second control unit for controlling a second function of the motor vehicle and a backup control unit. At least the first or the second control unit is connected in a signal-transmitting manner with the backup control unit. In order to ensure the proper execution of functions of a motor vehicle controlled by the control units with the least possible additional overhead, even with a faulty control unit, the backup control unit is configurable in response to the input of an error signal from the first or the second control unit such that the function of the motor vehicle corresponding to the faulty control unit is be controlled via the backup control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Peter GRABS, Frederic HOLZMANN, Ulrich KOEHLER, Matthias KORTE, Carsten KUEGELER, Sergey ORLOV