Patents by Inventor Paul Linhoff
Paul Linhoff 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).
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Publication number: 20230271593Abstract: An electromechanical brake device has a brake caliper and a pressure piston mounted in the brake caliper such that it can move in a clamping direction, wherein the brake device has an electromechanical clamping device, wherein the clamping device is supported, on one side, on the pressure piston and is designed to apply to the pressure piston a force acting in the clamping direction. It is provided that the brake device has at least one hydraulically sealed, fluid-filled cavity, wherein the clamping device is supported, on the other side, indirectly on the brake caliper via the fluid-filled cavity, and wherein a pressure sensor is hydraulically connected to the fluid-filled cavity and is designed to calculate the fluid pressure inside the fluid-filled cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2021Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Johann Jungbecker, Andreas Kircher, Andreas Schirling, Peter Schack, Paul Linhoff, Marco Besier, Jürgen Böhm
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Patent number: 11686359Abstract: A brake disk with a friction ring or to a friction ring, which comprises a PMMC (particle metal matrix composite), at least in the region of its friction surface. The friction surface of the friction ring is provided with mechanically applied microgrooves, which extend in a radial direction with respect to a circumferential direction of rotation of the friction ring, non-tangentially angled thereto.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHGInventors: Paul Linhoff, Sven Boden, Johann Jungbecker
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Patent number: 11661048Abstract: A second electrohydraulic brake control device for a motor vehicle comprises a pressure control valve assembly, an controllable pressure source and a reservoir connection. For a group of wheel brakes, the second electrohydraulic brake control device is connected in series between the associated output pressure connections of a first or main brake control device and the vehicle wheel brakes.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2017Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHGInventors: Marco Besier, Stefan Drumm, Paul Linhoff, Christian Courth
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Patent number: 11273812Abstract: Brake system of a motor vehicle having front wheels and rear wheels having a hydraulic service brake device. The system further includes an electrically actuatable pressure-providing device, wherein the pressure-providing device is connected to the first and second wheel brakes, comprising a parking brake device having electric-motor-actuatable wheel brakes at the rear wheels, and an electronic open-loop and closed-loop control unit, wherein in a hydraulic fallback operating mode of the brake system, in the case of a brake pedal actuation by a vehicle driver, only the first wheel brakes are connected to the master brake cylinder and supplied with pressure by the driver by the master brake cylinder, while the rear wheels are braked by the electric-motor-actuatable wheel brakes.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHGInventors: Paul Linhoff, Marco Besier, Stefan Drumm, Andreas Heise
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Patent number: 10988124Abstract: A brake installation for a motor vehicle. First and second pressure provision devices build up brake pressure in the wheel brakes. The first pressure device connected to a first wheel brake of a first brake circuit and to a second wheel brake of the first brake circuit. The second pressure device connected to a third wheel brake of a second brake circuit and to a fourth wheel brake of the second brake circuit. Each pressure device is respectively activated by an open-loop/closed-loop control unit. A first hydraulic line, with a normally open isolating valve, connects the first wheel brake line of the first brake circuit to the first wheel brake line of the second brake circuit. A second hydraulic line, with a normally open isolating valve, connects the second wheel brake line of the first brake circuit to the second wheel brake line of the second brake circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2017Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Inventors: Marco Besier, Peter Stauder, Johann Jungbecker, Stefan Drumm, Georg Roll, Jürgen Böhm, Paul Linhoff
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Patent number: 10906517Abstract: A planetary gear assembly, in particular for an electromechanical service or parking brake for a motor vehicle. The planetary gear assembly can include a central sun gear, a plurality of planetary gears rotatably mounted on a planetary carrier, and a ring gear enclosing the planetary gears. The planetary gears can be mounted by the planetary carrier, such that the planetary gears roll off both the sun gear and the ring gear, whereby the sun gear, the planetary carrier or the ring gear is non-rotatably held by a holding unit with a holding torque. A force-sensing device can be arranged between the holding unit and the non-rotatably held element, or between the holding unit and an intermediate component non-rotatably connected to the held component. The force-sensing device can measure the force acting between the held component and the holding unit as a result of the holding torque.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignees: IMS Gear SE & Co. KGaA, Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Wolfram Hofschulte, Wilfried Synovzik, Johannes Stöhr, Johann Jungbecker, Paul Linhoff, Jürgen Böhm
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Patent number: 10703347Abstract: A method for operating a brake installation of a vehicle. A first electrically controllable pressure provision device provides brake pressure for actuating hydraulically actuatable brakes. A first electronic open-loop and closed-loop control unit, and a first pressure detection device, measures brake pressure provided by a primary brake system. A secondary brake system between the primary system and a part of the wheel brakes has a second electrically controllable pressure provision device provides brake pressure for actuating at least the part of the brakes. A second electronic open-loop and closed-loop control unit, and at least one second pressure detection device, the signals of which are processed in the second electronic open-loop and closed-loop control unit. The secondary system monitors the primary system based on signals from the second pressure detection device and on a predefined brake pressure demand to build up a brake pressure corresponding to the predefined brake pressure demand.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Marco Besier, Georg Roll, Sascha Gröger, Andreas Neu, Cristiano Hoffmann, Paul Linhoff
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Publication number: 20200080607Abstract: A brake disk with a friction ring or to a friction ring, which comprises a PMMC (particle metal matrix composite), at least in the region of its friction surface. The friction surface of the friction ring is provided with mechanically applied microgrooves, which extend in a radial direction with respect to a circumferential direction of rotation of the friction ring, non-tangentially angled thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHGInventors: Paul Linhoff, Sven Boden, Johann Jungbecker
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Publication number: 20200079335Abstract: Brake system of a motor vehicle having front wheels and rear wheels having a hydraulic service brake device. The system further includes an electrically actuatable pressure-providing device, wherein the pressure-providing device is connected to the first and second wheel brakes, comprising a parking brake device having electric-motor-actuatable wheel brakes at the rear wheels, and an electronic open-loop and closed-loop control unit, wherein in a hydraulic fallback operating mode of the brake system, in the case of a brake pedal actuation by a vehicle driver, only the first wheel brakes are connected to the master brake cylinder and supplied with pressure by the driver by the master brake cylinder, while the rear wheels are braked by the electric-motor-actuatable wheel brakes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHGInventors: Paul Linhoff, Marco Besier, Stefan Drumm, Andreas Heise
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Patent number: 10391994Abstract: A brake system for vehicles, comprising hydraulically actuatable wheel brakes, a first electrohydraulic brake control device, having an associated pressure-medium. The first brake control device comprises a first pressure-providing device for supplying the wheel brakes. An inlet valve and an outlet valve for setting wheel-specific brake pressures, and a wheel-specific output pressure connection connected to the pressure-medium reservoir by the outlet valves. A second electrohydraulic brake control device, comprises a second pressure-providing device with a first pump having a suction side and a pressure side for supplying a first wheel brake of the wheel brakes. The second brake control device is connected downstream of the first brake control device and the suction side of the first pump is connected to a first of the output pressure connections of the first brake control device. A check valve is connected in parallel with the outlet valve of the first output pressure connection.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Stefan Drumm, Paul Linhoff, Marco Besier
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Patent number: 10363913Abstract: A method for operating a brake system of a motor vehicle, comprises a hydraulic operational brake device that has hydraulically-actuatable wheel brakes on at least one front axle of the motor vehicle, a parking brake device having wheel brakes on a rear axle of the motor vehicle, each of which can be actuated by means of an electromechanical actuator, and wheel speed sensors on the wheels of said front and rear axles. During braking by means of said hydraulic operational brake device while the vehicle is travelling, braking is carried out by said parking brake device.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Marco Besier, Georg Roll, Stefan Drumm, Paul Linhoff
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Patent number: 10358119Abstract: A brake system comprises a first electrohydraulic open-loop and closed-loop control unit. The first electrohydraulic control unit comprises a master brake cylinder actuatable by a brake pedal; a first electrically controllable pressure-providing device; and an electrically controllable pressure-modulating device sets wheel-specific brake pressures for the wheel brakes. The electrically controllable pressure-modulating device has at least one electrically actuatable inlet valve for each wheel brake. A first pressure-medium reservoir for supplying the first electrohydraulic control unit with pressure medium is arranged on the first electrohydraulic control unit. The brake system also comprises a second electrohydraulic open-loop and closed-loop control unit, which comprises a second electrically controllable pressure-providing device for actuating at least some of the wheel brakes and electrically actuatable valves.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Marco Besier, Stefan Drumm, Paul Linhoff
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Patent number: 10220822Abstract: A brake control device for at least four fluidically actuatable, especially hydraulically actuatable, wheel brakes of a vehicle brake system, which device includes at least one input pressure connection, a wheel-specific output pressure connection for every wheel brake, a pressure regulating valve array for setting wheel-specific brake pressures at the output pressure connections and a pressure source the brake control device having a wheel specific input pressure connection for every wheel brake.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Paul Linhoff, Andreas Heise
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Publication number: 20190039583Abstract: A method for operating a brake installation of a vehicle. A first electrically controllable pressure provision device provides brake pressure for actuating hydraulically actuatable brakes. A first electronic open-loop and closed-loop control unit, and a first pressure detection device, measures brake pressure provided by a primary brake system. A secondary brake system between the primary system and a part of the wheel brakes has a second electrically controllable pressure provision device provides brake pressure for actuating at least the part of the brakes. A second electronic open-loop and closed-loop control unit, and at least one second pressure detection device, the signals of which are processed in the second electronic open-loop and closed-loop control unit. The secondary system monitors the primary system based on signals from the second pressure detection device and on a predefined brake pressure demand to build up a brake pressure corresponding to the predefined brake pressure demand.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Marco Besier, Georg Roll, Sascha Gröger, Andreas Neu, Cristiano Hoffmann, Paul Linhoff
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Publication number: 20190031165Abstract: A brake installation for a motor vehicle. First and second pressure provision devices build up brake pressure in the wheel brakes. The first pressure device connected to a first wheel brake of a first brake circuit and to a second wheel brake of the first brake circuit. The second pressure device connected to a third wheel brake of a second brake circuit and to a fourth wheel brake of the second brake circuit. Each pressure device is respectively activated by an open-loop/closed-loop control unit. A first hydraulic line, with a normally open isolating valve, connects the first wheel brake line of the first brake circuit to the first wheel brake line of the second brake circuit. A second hydraulic line, with a normally open isolating valve, connects the second wheel brake line of the first brake circuit to the second wheel brake line of the second brake circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2017Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Marco BESIER, Peter STAUDER, Johann JUNGBECKER, Stefan DRUMM, Georg ROLL, Jürgen BÖHM, Paul LINHOFF
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Patent number: 10065613Abstract: A brake system for vehicles, in particular motor vehicles, including a master brake cylinder, in particular a tandem master brake cylinder, a brake booster which is connected upstream of the master brake cylinder, in particular at least four hydraulically actuatable wheel brakes, and a first electrohydraulic brake control device which includes a first pressure regulating valve arrangement for adjusting wheel-specific brake pressures, in particular an electrically actuatable pressure source, and a wheel-specific outlet pressure connection for each wheel brake, wherein the brake booster is designed to be electrically actuatable, and a second electrohydraulic brake control device is provided which includes a second pressure regulating valve arrangement, in particular for adjusting wheel-specific brake pressures, and which is connected in series between the first brake control device and the wheel brakes.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Paul Linhoff, Alfred Eckert
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Publication number: 20180037056Abstract: A vehicle wheel system for motor vehicles includes a central wheel disc having an attachment flange for arrangement on a chassis component, and having a brake rotor which is provided coaxially with respect to a central rotational axis Ax and whose external circumference is secured to the wheel disc but is otherwise freely oriented in the radially inward direction. An aspect is a vehicle wheel system which is of lightweight construction and easy to maintain. The aspect is based on the brake rotor being secured in an exchangeable fashion by a plurality of support sections at its outer circumference with a detachable attachment and, for the purpose of conducting away heat, is secured in a thermally conductive fashion to a plurality of abutment sections on the circumference of the wheel disc, with the result that overall a modular design (MAB) is obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2016Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Johann Jungbecker, Paul Linhoff, Uwe Bach, Jens Hoffmann, Hans-Peter Metzen, Martin Semsch
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Publication number: 20170361825Abstract: A brake system for vehicles, comprising hydraulically actuatable wheel brakes, a first electrohydraulic brake control device, having an associated pressure-medium. The first brake control device comprises a first pressure-providing device for supplying the wheel brakes. An inlet valve and an outlet valve for setting wheel-specific brake pressures, and a wheel-specific output pressure connection connected to the pressure-medium reservoir by the outlet valves. A second electrohydraulic brake control device, comprises a second pressure-providing device with a first pump having a suction side and a pressure side for supplying a first wheel brake of the wheel brakes. The second brake control device is connected downstream of the first brake control device and the suction side of the first pump is connected to a first of the output pressure connections of the first brake control device. A check valve is connected in parallel with the outlet valve of the first output pressure connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Stefan Drumm, Paul Linhoff, Marco Besier
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Publication number: 20170361816Abstract: A method for operating a brake system of a motor vehicle, comprises a hydraulic operational brake device that has hydraulically-actuatable wheel brakes on at least one front axle of the motor vehicle, a parking brake device having wheel brakes on a rear axle of the motor vehicle, each of which can be actuated by means of an electromechanical actuator, and wheel speed sensors on the wheels of said front and rear axles. During braking by means of said hydraulic operational brake device while the vehicle is travelling, braking is carried out by said parking brake device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Marco Besier, Georg Roll, Stefan Drumm, Paul Linhoff
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Publication number: 20170282877Abstract: A brake system comprises a first electrohydraulic open-loop and closed-loop control unit. The first electrohydraulic control unit comprises a master brake cylinder actuatable by a brake pedal; a first electrically controllable pressure-providing device; and an electrically controllable pressure-modulating device sets wheel-specific brake pressures for the wheel brakes. The electrically controllable pressure-modulating device has at least one electrically actuatable inlet valve for each wheel brake. A first pressure-medium reservoir for supplying the first electrohydraulic control unit with pressure medium is arranged on the first electrohydraulic control unit. The brake system also comprises a second electrohydraulic open-loop and closed-loop control unit, which comprises a second electrically controllable pressure-providing device for actuating at least some of the wheel brakes and electrically actuatable valves.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Marco Besier, Stefan Drumm, Paul Linhoff