Patents by Inventor Philip Fankhauser

Philip Fankhauser 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).

  • Method and device for operating a drive train of a hybrid vehicle
    Patent number: 10071723
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for operating a drive train (101) of a hybrid vehicle comprising an electrical system (102), the drive train (101) having at least one vehicle drive wheel (105) in addition to one first electrical machine (104) and the first electrical machine (104) being connected to the electrical system (102). According to the invention, in order to stabilize the voltage of the electrical system (102), the first electrical machine (104) is operated without being coupled to the drive wheels (105) of the hybrid vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Philip Fankhauser, Dimitrios Stavrianos, Klaus-Juergen Wald, Daniel Raichle, Torsten Heidrich, Martin Wirth
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A DRIVE TRAIN OF A HYBRID VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20130342009
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for operating a drive train (101) of a hybrid vehicle comprising an electrical system (102), the drive train (101) having at least one vehicle drive wheel (105) in addition to one first electrical machine (104) and the first electrical machine (104) being connected to the electrical system (102). According to the invention, in order to stabilise the voltage of the electrical system (102), the first electrical machine (104) is operated without being coupled to the drive wheels (105) of the hybrid vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Philip Fankhauser, Dimitrios Stavrianos, Klaus-Juergen Wald, Daniel Raichle, Torsten Heidrich, Martin Wirth