Patents by Inventor Michael Schermann

Michael Schermann 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: 11026339
    Abstract: A method for producing a housing for electronics in which the housing is formed by a first housing element and a second housing element and in which the housing elements are composed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. The method further includes connecting the housing elements to one another by welding so that the housing elements are held tightly together. The method also includes producing at least one of the housing elements by a die casting method in which gas that is created in the die-casting method is evacuated from the housing element by helium gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Eppel, Michael Schermann, Reiner Ramsayer, Wolfgang Glueck
  • Publication number: 20180235092
    Abstract: The invention relates to a housing (1), in particular for a control unit of a fan motor, having at least two housing elements (10, 30) and having a connecting element (50), wherein the housing elements (10, 30) interact with the connecting element (50), and wherein the brought-together housing elements (10, 30) form an interior region (5). According to the invention, a duct (40) is formed which, before and/or during the assembly of the housing (1), in particular before and/or during the bringing-together of the housing elements (10, 30), connects the interior region (5) and the surroundings of the housing (1) and permits a fluid flow between the interior region (5) and the surroundings, and which, upon the completion of the assembly process, is closed off by way of the interaction of at least one housing element (10, 30) and the connecting element (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Schermann, Asli Arslan-Huerst, Dirk Vollmer, Linh-Thao Stubenbord, Ralf Lehmann, Wolfgang Glueck
  • Patent number: 9829326
    Abstract: A method for conducting group travel, wherein a subsequent group travel participant follows a group travel participant travelling ahead or the subsequent group travel participant drives to a current destination of group travel participant travelling ahead, includes the steps of: assigning a group travel identifier for a journey of the group travel participant travelling ahead; passing on the group travel identifier from the group travel participant travelling ahead to the subsequent group travel participant; transmitting navigation information of the group travel participant travelling ahead to a distribution unit in a context with the group travel identifier; transmitting the navigation information from the distribution unit to the subsequent group travel participant; and using the navigation information transmitted from the distribution unit by the subsequent group travel participant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Maximilian Pühler, Hubert Fischer, Michael Schermann, Tobias Schlachtbauer, Sergej Truschin, Thomas Wolf, Helmut Krcmar
  • Publication number: 20170332503
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (5) for producing a housing (1) for electronics that are used to control an electric motor, wherein the housing (1) is formed by a first housing element (30) and a second housing element (40). According to the invention, the housing elements (30, 40) are composed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. Furthermore, at least one of the housing elements (30, 40) is created by means of a die-casting method (52). The housing elements (30, 40) are connected to each other tightly, in particular in a fluid-impermeable manner, by means of welding (60).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Klaus Eppel, Michael Schermann, Reiner Ramsayer, Wolfgang Glueck
  • Patent number: 9062591
    Abstract: Fan system (1) for a cooling system of an internal combustion engine, having an electric machine (2) and an impeller wheel (3), wherein the electric machine (2) comprises a pole housing (20), which is rotatably mounted by means of a bearing (21, 22), wherein the impeller wheel (3) is coupled to the pole housing (20) of the electric machine (2), wherein the impeller wheel (3) has a first engagement element (40), and the pole housing (20) has a second engagement element (50) which corresponds to the first engagement element (40), wherein the two engagement elements (40, 50) engage one in the other in such a way that they form a bearing seat (212) for the bearing (21) of the pole housing (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Harold Bitzer, Andreas Mueller, Michael Schermann
  • Publication number: 20150120181
    Abstract: A method for conducting group travel, wherein a subsequent group travel participant follows a group travel participant travelling ahead or the subsequent group travel participant drives to a current destination of group travel participant travelling ahead, includes the steps of: assigning a group travel identifier for a journey of the group travel participant travelling ahead; passing on the group travel identifier from the group travel participant travelling ahead to the subsequent group travel participant; transmitting navigation information of the group travel participant travelling ahead to a distribution unit in a context with the group travel identifier; transmitting the navigation information from the distribution unit to the subsequent group travel participant; and using the navigation information transmitted from the distribution unit by the subsequent group travel participant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Maximilian Pühler, Hubert Fischer, Michael Schermann, Tobias Schlachtbauer, Sergej Truschin, Thomas Wolf, Helmut Krcmar
  • Publication number: 20130319353
    Abstract: Fan system (1) for a cooling system of an internal combustion engine, having an electric machine (2) and an impeller wheel (3), wherein the electric machine (2) comprises a pole housing (20), which is rotatably mounted by means of a bearing (21, 22), wherein the impeller wheel (3) is coupled to the pole housing (20) of the electric machine (2), wherein the impeller wheel (3) has a first engagement element (40), and the pole housing (20) has a second engagement element (50) which corresponds to the first engagement element (40), wherein the two engagement elements (40, 50) engage one in the other in such a way that they form a bearing seat (221) for the bearing (21) of the pole housing (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Harold Bitzer, Andreas Mueller, Michael Schermann