Patents by Inventor Michael Belling-Hoffmann

Michael Belling-Hoffmann 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: 11754639
    Abstract: A measuring system for detecting a physical parameter, includes a measuring sensor for detecting the physical parameter, which sensor has a first, second and at least one third terminal. The measuring system also includes a first power supply unit for outputting electrical energy to the measuring sensor with a first voltage with respect to a first ground potential via the first and the second terminal, and a second power supply unit for outputting electrical energy to the measuring sensor with a second voltage with respect to a second ground potential via the third and the second terminal or a fourth terminal. The first ground potential can differ from the second ground potential at least temporarily. The first power supply unit includes an additional voltage source via which the second terminal is electrically connected to the first ground potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Belling-Hoffmann, Christian Kaufmann, Dominikus Drayss, Alexander Rammert
  • Publication number: 20230128573
    Abstract: A valve device or a vehicle system, the system including first and second control units which are electrically connectable or connected to the valve device, which includes a valve unit with at least one actuator for actuating the valve unit, first/second supply ports for the electrical connection of the actuator to the first/second control units, first/second main ports for the electrical connection of the actuator to the first/second control units, first/second electric protective circuits, and a valve housing for accommodating the valve unit and the protective circuits. The first protective circuit is electrically connected between the first/second supply ports, and the actuator. The second protective circuit is electrically connected between the actuator and the first/second main ports. Each protective circuit includes an electrical fuse device and a diode element that are integrated in series in at least the first/second supply ports or at least the first/second main ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Belling-Hoffmann, Alexander Matt, Christian Kaufmann, Dominikus Drayss
  • Publication number: 20230132284
    Abstract: A valve-device (VD) for a vehicle-braking-system (VBS), and a VBS. A VD for a VBS, having first/second control-units (CU), which are electrically connectable to the VD, which includes a valve-unit (VU) with an actuator for actuating the VU, a valve housing (VH) for the VU, and an error protection module (EPM) outside the VH. The EPM includes first/second supply-ports (SP) for electrical attachment to the first/second CUs, first/second main-ports (MP) for electrical attachment to the first/second CUs, a first connection port (CP) electrically connected to the first/second SPs, for electrical connection to the actuator, a second CP electrically connected to the first/second MPs, for electrical connection to the actuator, first and second electric protective circuits (EPC). The first EPC is electrically connected between the first/second SPs, and the first CP. The second EPC is electrically connected between the second CP and the first/second MPs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Belling-Hoffmann, Alexander Matt, Christian Kaufmann, Dominikus Drayss
  • Publication number: 20230033322
    Abstract: A method for monitoring an electric steering device of a vehicle while the vehicle is driving, the method including generating a nominal movement direction signal that characterizes a current nominal movement direction of the vehicle and processing the nominal direction movement signal in at least one electronic control device; feeding surroundings data into the at least one electronic control device wherein the surroundings data is generated by a sensor device of the vehicle that scans surroundings of the vehicle touch free, wherein the surroundings data characterizes surroundings of the vehicle and is configured to be processed by a first driver assistance system, wherein the surroundings data facilitates detecting a current actual movement direction of the vehicle; generating an actual movement direction signal by the at least one electronic control device based on the surroundings data wherein the actual movement direction signal characterizes a current actual movement direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Michael BELLING-HOFFMANN, Maximilian POHLMANN
  • Publication number: 20220381851
    Abstract: A measuring system for detecting a physical parameter, includes a measuring sensor for detecting the physical parameter, which sensor has a first, second and at least one third terminal. The measuring system also includes a first power supply unit for outputting electrical energy to the measuring sensor with a first voltage with respect to a first ground potential via the first and the second terminal, and a second power supply unit for outputting electrical energy to the measuring sensor with a second voltage with respect to a second ground potential via the third and the second terminal or a fourth terminal. The first ground potential can differ from the second ground potential at least temporarily. The first power supply unit includes an additional voltage source via which the second terminal is electrically connected to the first ground potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Belling-Hoffmann, Christian Kaufmann, Dominikus Drayss, Alexander Rammert