Patents by Inventor Michel Wetterau

Michel Wetterau 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: 11424956
    Abstract: A control bus (165) permits the transmission of a message (205) of a predetermined message length. A method (300) for transmitting pieces of information on the control bus (165) includes transmitting a message (205). The message includes a first field (210) and a second field (215). The first field (210) contains a variable reference to a type of information, and the second field (215) contains a piece of information of the type of information referred to in the first field (210).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Michel Wetterau, Ingo Lippenberger, Andreas Wildbrett
  • Patent number: 11377052
    Abstract: A method (200) for operating an electrical vehicle circuit (115) of a motor vehicle (105) includes determining that a voltage of the vehicle circuit (115) drops below a predetermined threshold value while electric current from the vehicle circuit (115) flows through a consumer (130) on board the motor vehicle (105), lowering a voltage present at the consumer (130) in order to reduce the current flowing through the consumer (130), and successively raising the voltage present at the consumer (130).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventor: Michel Wetterau
  • Publication number: 20210044448
    Abstract: A control bus (165) permits the transmission of a message (205) of a predetermined message length. A method (300) for transmitting pieces of information on the control bus (165) includes transmitting a message (205). The message includes a first field (210) and a second field (215). The first field (210) contains a variable reference to a type of information, and the second field (215) contains a piece of information of the type of information referred to in the first field (210).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Michel Wetterau, Ingo Lippenberger, Andreas Wildbrett
  • Publication number: 20200156572
    Abstract: A method (200) for operating an electrical vehicle circuit (115) of a motor vehicle (105) includes determining that a voltage of the vehicle circuit (115) drops below a predetermined threshold value while electric current from the vehicle circuit (115) flows through a consumer (130) on board the motor vehicle (105), lowering a voltage present at the consumer (130) in order to reduce the current flowing through the consumer (130), and successively raising the voltage present at the consumer (130).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventor: Michel Wetterau
  • Publication number: 20200149534
    Abstract: An electric drive unit (E) may include an electric motor (EM) and an electronic control unit (EE) for the open-loop control of the electric motor (EM). The electric motor (EM) has a stator unit (S) and a rotor (R). The electronic control unit (EE) is mounted on an electrically insulating carrier element (ET), where the carrier element (ET) is attached to the stator unit (S). Additionally, the stator unit (S) includes a stator core (SP), where the stator core (SP) is electrically conductively connected to a ground connection (EEG) of the electronic control unit (EE).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Michel Wetterau