Patents by Inventor Matthias STALLEIN

Matthias STALLEIN 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: 11691513
    Abstract: The invention relates to an operating unit for a vehicle, provided with an operating element (12) having an operating interface (14) with multiple symbol fields (16), to which are assigned operating functions that can be triggered with the actuation of the operating element (12). The operating element (12) is arranged on a support structure (18) such that it can be pressed down in a resettable manner and by means of an actuation object, in particular by means of the finger of a hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: BEHR-HELLA THERMOCONTROL GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias Stallein, Winfried Fust, Bastian Bandlow
  • Publication number: 20230104023
    Abstract: The operating device (10,10?) intended to be installed in a vehicle is provided with a housing (12) and an operating element (14,14?) which is movably mounted in and/or on the housing (12) and can be manually transferred from a rest position to a function-triggering position. Furthermore, the operating device (10, 10?) is provided with a switch (22) which is adapted to be actuated by the operating element (14, 14?) when it is manually transferred to the function-triggering position, a holding-force generation unit (26, 26?) for generating a holding force with which the operating element (14, 14?) is held in its rest position, and a control unit (32) for electrically controlling the holding-force generation unit for the purpose of setting the holding force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: BEHR-HELLA THERMOCONTROL GMBH
    Inventors: Dirk NAGEL, Matthias STALLEIN
  • Publication number: 20220293376
    Abstract: The invention relates to an operating unit for a vehicle, provided with an operating element (12) having an operating interface (14) with multiple symbol fields (16), to which are assigned operating functions that can be triggered with the actuation of the operating element (12). The operating element (12) is arranged on a support structure (18) such that it can be pressed down in a resettable manner and by means of an actuation object, in particular by means of the finger of a hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: BEHR-HELLA THERMOCONTROL GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias STALLEIN, Winfried FUST, Bastian BANDLOW
  • Patent number: 11097616
    Abstract: The operating device for a vehicle component, in particular a human machine interface (HMI) for vehicles, is provided with a housing, comprising a front wall having a front face in particular with a display surface and a rear face facing away from the front face, and an operating element unit which is positioned and/or can be positioned on and/or in front of the front wall of the housing for manually triggering operating functions and/or for manually adjusting parameters of operating functions for a vehicle component. The operating element unit comprises at least one operating element, a display element and/or a display device, an evaluating and control unit assigned to the at least one operating element and to the display element or the display device, and an energy supply unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: BEHR-HELLA THERMOCONTROL GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus-Martin Masthoff, Tobias Schwab, Matthias Stallein
  • Patent number: 10503260
    Abstract: The operating unit for a vehicle is provided with a housing with a front face and an operating element which is arranged on the front face of the housing and has an operating surface. The operating element is mounted in a spring-elastic manner. Furthermore, at least one sensor is provided for detecting an actuation movement of the operating element. The operating unit additionally has at least one actuator for the feedback movement of the operating element in the case of an actuation movement of the operating element detected by the sensor as well as an analysis and control unit which is connected to the at least one sensor and to the actuator. The actuator is designed as an armature-type electromagnet with a first stator which has a first excitation coil, and an armature as a drive element. Furthermore, the armature is provided with a measuring coil to which a measuring voltage is applied when the magnetic flux generated by the first excitation coil flows through the armature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: BEHR-HELLA THERMOCONTROL GMBH
    Inventors: Harri Pankratz, Bastian Bandlow, Matthias Stallein, Lars Heeper
  • Publication number: 20190278386
    Abstract: The operating device for a vehicle component, in particular a human machine interface (HMI) for vehicles, is provided with a housing, comprising a front wall having a front face in particular with a display surface and a rear face facing away from the front face, and an operating element unit which is positioned and/or can be positioned on and/or in front of the front wall of the housing for manually triggering operating functions and/or for manually adjusting parameters of operating functions for a vehicle component. The operating element unit comprises at least one operating element, a display element and/or a display device, an evaluating and control unit assigned to the at least one operating element and to the display element or the display device, and an energy supply unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Klaus-Martin MASTHOFF, Tobias SCHWAB, Matthias STALLEIN
  • Patent number: 10302331
    Abstract: A heating device is provided with plates stacked one on top of another. At least one first fluid channel is formed in a fluid-tight manner between a first plate package with a first and a second plate. An electrical heating element is arranged between a first plate of the first plate package and an additional plate. The electrical heating element is accommodated between the two plates in a sealed manner and is electrically insulated, wherein an inlet-side and an outlet side fluid connection of the first fluid channel is arranged on the second plate of the first plate package. The electrical heating element has a connection device for electrical contacting, which is connected to the electrical heating element and protrudes through a window in the second plate of the first plate package, wherein the fluid connections and the window are arranged adjacent to opposing lateral edges of the second plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignees: MAHLE International GmbH, Behr-Hella Thermocontrol GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kohl, Karl-Gerd Krumbach, Karl Lochmahr, Wolfgang Seewald, Olivier Schunck, Dirk Nagel, Lars Heeper, Matthias Stallein, Michael Steinkamp, Karsten Marquas, Volker Dicke
  • Publication number: 20190050053
    Abstract: The operating unit for a vehicle is provided with a housing with a front face and an operating element which is arranged on the front face of the housing and has an operating surface. The operating element is mounted in a spring-elastic manner. Furthermore, at least one sensor is provided for detecting an actuation movement of the operating element. The operating unit additionally has at least one actuator for the feedback movement of the operating element in the case of an actuation movement of the operating element detected by the sensor as well as an analysis and control unit which is connected to the at least one sensor and to the actuator. The actuator is designed as an armature-type electromagnet with a first stator which has a first excitation coil, and an armature as a drive element. Furthermore, the armature is provided with a measuring coil to which a measuring voltage is applied when the magnetic flux generated by the first excitation coil flows through the armature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Harri PANKRATZ, Bastian BANDLOW, Matthias STALLEIN, Lars HEEPER
  • Patent number: 9848464
    Abstract: The application relates to an induction heating device having a housing and a fluid duct. The fluid duct is arranged in the housing and has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. Inside the housing is an induction element which generates an alternating magnetic field and which is separated from the fluid duct in a sealed manner by at least one wall. The device also includes at least one metallic areal heating element arranged in the fluid duct which can be heated by the alternating magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignees: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH, BEHR-HELLA THERMOCONTROL GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Kohl, Karl-Gerd Krumbach, Karl Lochmahr, Wolfgang Seewald, Olivier Schunck, Dirk Nagel, Lars Heeper, Matthias Stallein, Michael Steinkamp, Karsten Marquas, Volker Dicke
  • Patent number: 9655171
    Abstract: A heater with a housing with a fluid channel, disposed therein, with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, whereby a coil, which generates an alternating magnetic field and is separated sealed from the fluid channel by a coil housing, is provided in the housing, whereby furthermore at least one metallic flat heating element is provided, which can be heated by the alternating magnetic field. The at least one flat heating element is disposed in the fluid channel, whereby the fluid channel is divided at least into a first channel and a second channel. Walls bounding the channels are formed by the coil housing and/or by a flat heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignees: MAHLE International GmbH, Behr-Hella Thermocontrol GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Seewald, Karl-Gerd Krumbach, Michael Kohl, Matthias Stallein, Lars Heeper, Karsten Marquas
  • Publication number: 20160157303
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heating device comprising a housing having a fluid channel arranged therein with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, wherein an element generating an alternating magnetic field is provided in the housing, wherein, furthermore, at least one metallic panel heating element is provided, which is heatable by the alternating magnetic field, wherein the at least one panel heating element is arranged in the fluid channel, wherein the element generating the alternating magnetic field is formed by a coil shaped in hollow-cylindrical fashion, which coil is operable by an AC voltage, wherein the coil is separated in fluidtight fashion from the fluid channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: BEHR-HELLA THERMOCONTROL GMBH
    Inventors: Lars HEEPER, Karsten MARQUAS, Dirk NAGEL, Matthias STALLEIN, Michael STEINKAMP
  • Publication number: 20160150598
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heating device, comprising a housing, which has a fluid channel arranged therein, which has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, wherein an element that generates an alternating magnetic field is provided in the housing, which element is separated from the fluid channel in a sealed manner by at least one wall, wherein furthermore at least one metal planar heating element is provided, which can be heated by the alternating magnetic field, wherein the at least one planar heating element is arranged in the fluid channel, wherein at least one of the planar heating elements is made of a magnetic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: BEHR-HELLA THERMOCONTROL GMBH
    Inventors: Lars HEEPER, Karsten MARQUAS, Dirk NAGEL, Matthias STALLEIN, Michael STEINKAMP
  • Publication number: 20150131979
    Abstract: A heating device is provided with plates stacked one on top of another. At least one first fluid channel is formed in a fluid-tight manner between a first plate package with a first and a second plate. An electrical heating element is arranged between a first plate of the first plate package and an additional plate. The electrical heating element is accommodated between the two plates in a sealed manner and is electrically insulated, wherein an inlet-side and an outlet side fluid connection of the first fluid channel is arranged on the second plate of the first plate package. The electrical heating element has a connection device for electrical contacting, which is connected to the electrical heating element and protrudes through a window in the second plate of the first plate package, wherein the fluid connections and the window are arranged adjacent to opposing lateral edges of the second plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Michael KOHL, Karl-Gerd KRUMBACH, Karl LOCHMAHR, Wolfgang SEEWALD, Olivier SCHUNCK, Dirk NAGEL, Lars HEEPER, Matthias STALLEIN, Michael STEINKAMP, Karsten MARQUAS, Volker DICKE
  • Publication number: 20140374409
    Abstract: A heater with a housing with a fluid channel, disposed therein, with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, whereby a coil, which generates an alternating magnetic field and is separated sealed from the fluid channel by a coil housing, is provided in the housing, whereby furthermore at least one metallic flat heating element is provided, which can be heated by the alternating magnetic field. The at least one flat heating element is disposed in the fluid channel, whereby the fluid channel is divided at least into a first channel and a second channel. Walls bounding the channels are formed by the coil housing and/or by a flat heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Wolfgang SEEWALD, Karl-Gerd KRUMBACH, Michael KOHL, Matthias STALLEIN, Lars HEEPER, Karsten MARQUAS
  • Publication number: 20140027444
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heating device having a housing and having a fluid duct which is arranged in said housing and which has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, wherein, in the housing, there is provided an element which generates an alternating magnetic field and which is separated from the fluid duct in a sealed manner by at least one wall, wherein furthermore, at least one metallic areal heating element is provided which can be heated by the alternating magnetic field, wherein the at least one areal heating element is arranged in the fluid duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicants: Behr GmbH & Co., KG, Behr-Hella Thermocontrol GmbH, Behr France Rouffach SAS
    Inventors: Michael KOHL, Karl-Gerd KRUMBACH, Karl LOCHMAHR, Wolfgang SEEWALD, Olivier SCHUNCK, Dirk NAGEL, Lars HEEPER, Matthias STALLEIN, Michael STEINKAMP, Karsten MARQUAS, Volker DICKE