Patents by Inventor Michael Munz

Michael Munz 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: 11619684
    Abstract: A magneto coupler for magnetic coupling of signal lines. The magneto coupler includes a circuit board including a first and second electrical connecting devices for connecting a first and second signal lines, respectively, and a semiconductor chip situated on the circuit board. The magneto coupler includes at least one transmitter coil situated in the area of the semiconductor chip, designed to generate a magnetic field based on an electrical signal received via the first electrical connecting device, and a magnetic field-sensitive sensor situated on the semiconductor chip and electrically insulated from the transmitter coil using an insulation barrier, for detecting the magnetic field generated by the transmitter coil and for outputting an electrical signal as a function of the detected magnetic field on the second electrical connecting device. The transmitter coil is situated on the circuit board, while the semiconductor chip is situated above the transmitter coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Joachim Nagel, Michael Munz
  • Publication number: 20220260650
    Abstract: A magneto coupler for magnetic coupling of signal lines. The magneto coupler includes a circuit board including a first and second electrical connecting devices for connecting a first and second signal lines, respectively, and a semiconductor chip situated on the circuit board. The magneto coupler includes at least one transmitter coil situated in the area of the semiconductor chip, designed to generate a magnetic field based on an electrical signal received via the first electrical connecting device, and a magnetic field-sensitive sensor situated on the semiconductor chip and electrically insulated from the transmitter coil using an insulation barrier, for detecting the magnetic field generated by the transmitter coil and for outputting an electrical signal as a function of the detected magnetic field on the second electrical connecting device. The transmitter coil is situated on the circuit board, while the semiconductor chip is situated above the transmitter coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Joachim Nagel, Michael Munz
  • Patent number: 8604363
    Abstract: A connecting element having a measuring device for a force measurement for a vehicle seat is provided. The connecting element has signal output means in a first housing part, and a measuring device in a second housing part. The measuring device itself has a holder including circuit traces for a sensor system. The sensor system and the at least two electrical components are integrally mounted on the circuit traces. The signal output means are electrically connected to the circuit traces in a force-decoupled manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Sodan, Michael Munz
  • Patent number: 8378675
    Abstract: A current sensor for measuring a current in a conductor includes two magnetic field sensors located adjacent to the conductor. The magnetic field sensors are at least two-dimensional magnetic field sensors having two measuring directions, thereby facilitating compensation for an inhomogeneous interference field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Hellwig, Valentin Tils, Martin Holzmann, Kerstin Feddern, Friedemann Eberhardt, Michael Munz, Stefan Ruebenacke
  • Publication number: 20110057650
    Abstract: A current sensor for measuring a current in a conductor includes two magnetic field sensors located adjacent to the conductor. The magnetic field sensors are at least two-dimensional magnetic field sensors having two measuring directions, thereby facilitating compensation for an inhomogeneous interference field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Wolfgang Hellwig, Valentin Tils, Martin Holzmann, Kerstin Feddern, Friedemann Eberhardt, Michael Munz, Stefan Ruebenacke
  • Publication number: 20100300769
    Abstract: A connecting element having a measuring device for a force measurement for a vehicle seat is provided. The connecting element has signal output means in a first housing part, and a measuring device in a second housing part. The measuring device itself has a holder including circuit traces for a sensor system. The sensor system and the at least two electrical components are integrally mounted on the circuit traces. The signal output means are electrically connected to the circuit traces in a force-decoupled manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Lars Sodan, Michael Munz
  • Patent number: 7819017
    Abstract: A dynamometer element including a bolt on which a diaphragm is mounted, the diaphragm being surrounded by a sleeve, to which a force component to be measured is applied perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the bolt, the sleeve being spaced from the bolt in such a way that the diaphragm is strained as a function of the force component, a sensor system for measuring the strain being provided on the diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Munz, Anton Dukart, Helmut Grutzeck, Conrad Haeussermann, Klaus Kasten, Uwe Schiller
  • Patent number: 7777482
    Abstract: A joining element is proposed which, for force measurement, senses a relative motion between a magnet system and a magnet sensor apparatus. The magnet system is disposed with respect to the magnet sensor apparatus in such a way that a component of the magnetic field perpendicular to the relative motion is linearized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Munz, Helmut Grutzeck, Johann Wehrmann, Conrad Haeussermann, Klaus Kasten, Uwe Schiller, Konrad Dirscherl
  • Patent number: 7559255
    Abstract: A connection element and a method for positioning a magnetic field sensor suite into the zero line of a magnetic field is provided, the measuring of the force being achieved by a displacement between a magnet and the magnetic field sensor suite. The magnetic field sensor suite is supported on a holder in such a way that the magnetic field sensor suite is achieved into the zero line of the magnetic field of the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Munz, Helmut Grutzeck, Johann Wehrmann, Conrad Haeussermann, Klaus Kasten, Uwe Schiller, Konrad Dirscherl
  • Patent number: 7437943
    Abstract: A force measurement element measures an introduced force by means of a double flexural beam and a displacement sensor. The double flexural beam makes possible a double spring shape that makes possible an optimization with regard to elongation distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Munz, Kurt Weiblen, Andreàs Stratmann, Anton Dukart, Helmüt Grutzeck, Johann Wehrmann, Conräd Haeussermann, Klaus Kasten
  • Publication number: 20080202225
    Abstract: A dynamometer element including a bolt on which a diaphragm is mounted, the diaphragm being surrounded by a sleeve, to which a force component to be measured is applied perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the bolt, the sleeve being spaced from the bolt in such a way that the diaphragm is strained as a function of the force component, a sensor system for measuring the strain being provided on the diaphragm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Munz, Anton Dukart, Helmut Grutzeck, Conrad Haeussermann, Klaus Kasten, Uwe Schiller
  • Publication number: 20080034896
    Abstract: A connection element and a method for positioning a magnetic field sensor suite into the zero line of a magnetic field is provided, the measuring of the force being achieved by a displacement between a magnet and the magnetic field sensor suite. The magnetic field sensor suite is supported on a holder in such a way that the magnetic field sensor suite is achieved into the zero line of the magnetic field of the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Munz, Helmut Grutzeck, Johann Wehrmann, Conrad Haeussermann, Klaus Kasten, Uwe Schiller, Konrad Dirscherl
  • Publication number: 20070273367
    Abstract: A joining element is proposed which, for force measurement, senses a relative motion between a magnet system and a magnet sensor apparatus. The magnet system is disposed with respect to the magnet sensor apparatus in such a way that a component of the magnetic field perpendicular to the relative motion is linearized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Munz, Helmut Grutzeck, Johann Wehrmann, Conrad Haeussermann, Klaus Kasten, Uwe Schiller, Konrad Dirscherl
  • Publication number: 20070107531
    Abstract: A force measurement element measures an introduced force by means of a double flexural beam and a displacement sensor. The double flexural beam makes possible a double spring shape that makes possible an optimization with regard to elongation distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Munz, Kurt Weiblen, Andreas Stratmann, Anton Dukart, Helmut Grutzeck, Johann Wehrmann, Conrad Haeussermann, Klaus Kasten
  • Publication number: 20070005372
    Abstract: In the case of vary large vocabulary, such as for example a list with all cities in Germany, there is the problem, that the addition of other words, which are activated parallel to this list during recognition, leads to a higher danger of a mix-up. If the recognition result cannot be associated with sufficient confidence with an element from a vocabulary list, then the user of the system is presented with the recognition result for confirmation thereof. Prior to the presentation of the system user with the recognition result a temporary vocabulary is formed, in which first that element is removed from the vocabulary list, of which the correct recognition is to be confirmed by the user. The recognizer processes this speech input on the basis of the temporary vocabulary as well as on the basis of the system commands and selects therefrom as recognition result at least one element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Harald Huning, Susanne Kronenberg, Michael Munz
  • Publication number: 20070005361
    Abstract: Due to the large vocabulary to be recognized, it is presently not possible in many commercially available speech recognition systems to identify, with the desired good recognition results, commands in parallel to the list elements (mostly recorded as dynamic vocabulary). It is now proposed that the speech pattern supplied to the speech recognition system by the user is intermediate stored. Parallel thereto, the at least one element selected from the list by the speech recognizer is merged in a first recognition step with the system command to form a temporary recognizer vocabulary. After the production of this temporary recognizer vocabulary, subsequently the intermediate stored speech input is newly submitted to the recognizer, wherein this now forms the basis of this temporary recognizer vocabulary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Harald Huning, Susanne Kronenberg, Michael Munz
  • Publication number: 20070005360
    Abstract: Problems frequently occur in particular in the addition of voice enrollments (speech patterns, with which the user himself can supplement the vocabulary of the speech recognition system) to broad word lists (dynamic vocabulary). For this reason, when the speech recognition system is in an expansion mode, the speech pattern expressed by the user is associated as new voice enrollment to the existing recognizer vocabulary of the speech recognition system. Herein the assignment should however be only preliminarily in a first step. The new speech pattern is intermediate stored in a memory. The recognizer is supplied with this intermediate stored pattern for a repeated recognition process, wherein this repeated process occurs not only on the basis of the preliminarily expanded recognizer vocabulary but also on the basis of the system commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Harald Hüning, Susanne Kronenberg, Michael Munz
  • Publication number: 20060108153
    Abstract: A device for measuring weight in a vehicle includes an expansion unit which becomes elongated under the influence of the weight being measured, and a sensor system which determines the elongation through a transit time measurement. Ultrasonic pulses are used for the transit time measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Munz, Frank Fischer, Gottfried Flik
  • Patent number: 6837117
    Abstract: A device and method for measuring at least one of a force component and a torque component. The device includes a deformation member, for measuring at least one of a force component and torque component, a separate measuring element, configured to measure at least one force component, and an electronics unit, connected to the measuring element configured to evaluate a measuring signal of the measuring element. The deformation member includes a base part and at least one tongue movable with respect to the base part. The base part is arranged so that a gap between the measuring element and the tongue has a gap width variable in response to the force component introduced onto the deformation member. The measuring element is configured to convert a change in the gap width into a measuring signal. The method includes the step of changing the gap width between the tongue and the measuring element by introducing the force component into the deformation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Munz, Kurt Weiblen, Andreas Stratmann, Gerhard Wiest, Conrad Haeussermann
  • Publication number: 20040089068
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for measuring a force component or torque component, in particular weight, the device having a deformation member and a separate measuring element (5) for measuring at least one force component, and an electronics unit (6) connected to the measuring element (5) for evaluating a measuring signal of the measuring element (5). The present invention also relates to a method for measuring with the aid of such a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Munz, Kurt Weiblen, Andreas Stratmann, Gerhard Wiest, Conrad Haeussermann