Patents by Inventor Patrick Speicher

Patrick Speicher 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).

  • Publication number: 20240121655
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. For example, the described techniques provide for a first device (e.g., a cellular modem or user equipment (UE)) mapping quality of service flows of a first radio access technology (e.g., cellular) to service classes of a second RAT (e.g., Wi-Fi). The first device may communicate mapping information that indicates the mapping to a second network device (e.g., a router). The first device and the second device may communicate various packets via the quality of service flows and the service classes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaolong Huang, Patrick Poon-Cheuk Chan, Sebastian Speicher, Huichun Liu, Suli Zhao, Sai Yiu Duncan Ho, John Thomas Harrsen
  • Publication number: 20050256624
    Abstract: Within the framework of the method for recognizing a downhill descent and for operating the transmission of a motor vehicle in a downhill descent mode during a downhill descent for a motor vehicle that has a continuously variable transmission (CVT), an automatic transmission or an automated manual shift transmission a downhill descent is recognized if in coasting operation there is an increase in speed, whereby in the downhill descent mode, a downhill descent signal indicating a downhill descent is formed in coasting operation and is used by the driving strategy unit for calculating a target gear ratio for the transmission control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Peter Sporl, Oliver Iden, Patrick Speicher, Andreas Rodler
  • Patent number: 6671602
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manually stipulating the transmission ratio of a continuously variable transmission (CVT) for a motor vehicle. The CVT comprises a control device, a shifting or selecting device, a starting element and a variator for adjusting the transmission ratio which is driven, in particular, by an internal combustion engine. The control device processes input signals derived from a driver-vehicle system within the framework of an operational strategy for stipulating the transmission ratio, the rotational speed of the drive motor or a variator input rotational speed. In a first automatic operation mode, the operational strategy automatically selects the transmission multiplication. In a second manual operational mode, the driver can directly intervene, via the shifting or selecting device, in the selection of the transmission multiplication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: ZF Batavia L.L.C.
    Inventors: Patrick Speicher, Ralf Vorndran, Anton Welte
  • Patent number: 6434464
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for evaluating a driving dynamic request of a driver for the driving strategy of one of an automatic or automated transmission of a motor vehicle. It is proposed to calculate an accelerator pedal stroke, from the accelerator pedal actuation, which is supplied to the driving strategy as an input parameter to the driving strategy equivalent to the driving dynamic request. To this end, a rough value of the accelerator pedal stroke is calculated, especially by subtraction of the accelerator pedal position at beginning of the accelerator pedal movement from the accelerator pedal position, from accelerator pedal values which are in fixed event-dependent ratio to each other. The accelerator pedal stroke results from an event-dependent filtering of the rough value of the accelerator pedal stroke during which a filtering function starts at the end of the accelerator pedal movement, especially when the accelerator pedal position is constant over a presettable time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Patrick Speicher, Ralf Vorndran
  • Publication number: 20020049525
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for evaluating a driving dynamic request of a driver for the driving strategy of one of an automatic or automated transmission of a motor vehicle. It is proposed to calculate an accelerator pedal stroke, from the accelerator pedal actuation, which is supplied to the driving strategy as an input parameter to the driving strategy equivalent to the driving dynamic request. To this end, a rough value of the accelerator pedal stroke is calculated, especially by subtraction of the accelerator pedal position at beginning of the accelerator pedal movement from the accelerator pedal position, from accelerator pedal values which are in fixed event-dependent ratio to each other. The accelerator pedal stroke results from an event-dependent filtering of the rough value of the accelerator pedal stroke during which a filtering function starts at the end of the accelerator pedal movement, especially when the accelerator pedal position is constant over a presettable time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Patrick Speicher, Ralf Vorndran
  • Patent number: 6370462
    Abstract: Within the scope of the process for control of vehicle acceleration for a motor vehicle having a continuously variable transmission, the vehicle acceleration is controlled by the ratio adjustment in the continuously variable automatic transmission with a pattern-based control addition using a status assessment method for assessing the output torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichschafen AG
    Inventors: Patrick Speicher, Wolfgang Danz, Andreas Piepenbrink
  • Patent number: 6350216
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manual control of the ratio of a continuously variable transmission (CVT) for a vehicle. The CVT has one control device, one shifting or selector device, one starting element and one variator for ratio adjustment and is driven by an internal combustion engine. The control device processes input signals derived from a driver-vehicle system within the scope of an operating strategy under the control of the reduction ratio, the rotational speed of the prime mover, or an input rotational speed of the variator. The operation strategy automatically selects in an automatic operating mode the transmission ratio. In a manual operating mode, the driver can engage directly in the selection of the transmission ratio via the shift or selector device. It is proposed that in the operating mode there is manually preset a signal proportional to the vehicle speed which is further processed as a theoretical guidance for the operating point of the engine-transmission unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: ZF Batavia, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Patrick Speicher, Armin Gierling
  • Patent number: 6216075
    Abstract: In the process according to the invention for predetermining the ratio of a continuously variable transmission (5), a dynamic driving range is generated. The actual, minimum and maximum acceleration (a_akt, a_min, a_max) is calculated. Further detected is the driver's wish to accelerate or to decelerate (a_fwu) and an acceleration (a_vorg) is determined. Also calculated is a change of ratio per time unit of the continuously variable transmission (iV_pkt), which is guided by the engine speed of rotation during adjustment of the continuously variable transmission (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Patrick Speicher, Ralf Vorndran, Wolfgang Danz, Udo Gillich
  • Patent number: 6173227
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of adjusting the transmission ratio of a continuously variable gear. The position of a current operating point (B_akt) in a predetermined driving range is constantly adjusted in accordance with the driving situation. The position of the operating point is also determined by range boundaries (UG, OG) which can be varied in accordance with the driving resistance and the driver's manner of driving. The method is characterized in that it simplifies development and application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Patrick Speicher, Udo Gillich, Wolfgang Danz, Ralf Vorndran
  • Patent number: 5795261
    Abstract: A method of controlling an electronically controlled, continuously variable transmission (3), according to which an electronic control device (15) determines a parameter K1 (24) on the basis of input variables, for example driving activity and topography. The parameter K1 (24) brings about a variation of an operating point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Patrick Speicher, Ralf Vorndran