Patents by Inventor Mike Vogel

Mike Vogel 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: 10819107
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electronic unit with a circuit board having at least one component arranged on a main surface of the circuit board and a casing element, which incorporates the at least one component, as well as with an ESD protection arrangement for the circuit board. According to the disclosure, open areas on the circuit board, which are not covered by the casing element, are covered with a gold layer directly mounted on a copper surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: ZF Freidrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Thomas Maier, Mike Vogel, Josef Loibl
  • Publication number: 20170294776
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electronic unit with a circuit board having at least one component arranged on a main surface of the circuit board and a casing element, which incorporates the at least one component, as well as with an ESD protection arrangement for the circuit board. According to the disclosure, open areas on the circuit board, which are not covered by the casing element, are covered with a gold layer directly mounted on a copper surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Thomas MAIER, Mike VOGEL, Josef LOIBL
  • Patent number: 8004849
    Abstract: A control unit for a vehicle component, such as a transmission, is constructed by transferring electronic components from a rigid circuit board to a flexible circuit board. The flexible circuit board is guided through a housing that accommodates the rigid circuit board and a portion of the flexible circuit board. Some electronic components are disposed on the rigid circuit board and some electronic components are disposed on the flexible circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens VDO Automotive AG
    Inventors: Gerald Hauer, Josef Loibl, Thomas Röhrl, Mike Vogel
  • Patent number: 7596442
    Abstract: In a motor vehicle control unit having a digital control circuit for controlling the electric current, in a way which is robust with respect to the voltage ripple of a vehicle on-board power system, of a control magnet valve for a motor vehicle hydraulic device with simultaneously improved dynamic behavior in response to jumps in a setpoint value current as a reference variable of the control circuit, at least one adaptive correction filter whose filter time can be adjusted dynamically on the basis of the change in level of the setpoint value current is provided in the feedback branch of the digital control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Aigner, Oliver Lehner, Mike Vogel
  • Publication number: 20090138130
    Abstract: In a motor vehicle control unit having a digital control circuit for controlling the electric current, in a way which is robust with respect to the voltage ripple of a vehicle on-board power system, of a control magnet valve for a motor vehicle hydraulic device with simultaneously improved dynamic behavior in response to jumps in a setpoint value current as a reference variable of the control circuit, at least one adaptive correction filter whose filter time can be adjusted dynamically on the basis of the change in level of the setpoint value current is provided in the feedback branch of the digital control circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Aigner, Oliver Lehner, Mike Vogel
  • Publication number: 20080156511
    Abstract: A control unit for a vehicle component such as a transmission ideally has a reduced production cost. The aim is achieved by transferring parts from a rigid circuit board to a flexible circuit board. The flexible circuit board is guided through a housing that accommodates the rigid circuit board and a portion of the flexible circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE AG
    Inventors: Gerald Hauer, Josef Loibl, Thomas Rohrl, Mike Vogel
  • Patent number: 6128356
    Abstract: Data transmission through data paths is synchronized using a symmetrical clock signal. In order to avoid dynamic hazards, which arise due to different delay times during data transmission in the data paths, an intermediate storage element is respectively arranged in each data path. It does not forward the received data signals into the subsequent circuit blocks until towards the end of the clock signal impulse used for the synchronization of the data transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Kleine, Mike Vogel
  • Patent number: 6124703
    Abstract: A voltage stabilizer configuration includes a voltage stabilizer having an in-phase-regulated actuator driven by a stabilized control voltage, a first network producing the control voltage and a second network. A stabilized output voltage is generated from a variable input voltage and is fed to a voltage regulator having a regulated output voltage supplying an electronic circuit and a reset circuit with voltage. A voltage signal of the electronic circuit and the input voltage are fed to the second network of the voltage stabilizer, so that a voltage is produced which is linked to the first network through an impedance. The voltage of the second network is approximately twice as large as the input voltage and interacts with the control voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dieter Krause, Mike Vogel