Patents by Inventor Philipp Notheis

Philipp Notheis 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: 11193576
    Abstract: An oil guidance arrangement for a transmission housing (1) of a vehicle includes at least one annular oil slinger (2) for collecting radially outward flowing oil. A guide area (3) for generating a laminar oil flow is closed in sections and is provided on a circumferential area of the oil slinger (2). A transmission housing (1) includes the oil guidance arrangement. The oil slinger (2) of the oil guidance arrangement is attached to a transmission housing-side centering plate (10) and surrounds a clutch (6). By rotation of the clutch (6), oil is guidable radially outward to the guide area (3) of the oil slinger (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Niko Zwerger, Philipp Notheis
  • Patent number: 11126872
    Abstract: Disclosed is a training evaluation device for a vehicle having a first input interface for receiving a recording of a sign given by a road user, and a second input interface for receiving a driver control command corresponding to the sign, wherein the training evaluation device propagates an artificial neural network with the recording of the sign and the driver control command to obtain a vehicle control command in the propagation of the artificial neural network, and adjusts weighting factors such that the vehicle control command matches the driver control command, for the machine learning of a meaning of the sign. A method for training an artificial neural network, a working evaluation device for an automatically operated vehicle, a driver assistance system, and a method for recognizing a meaning of a sign and for indicating a vehicle reaction to a known meaning of this sign are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Philipp Notheis, Leschek Debernitz, Daniel Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10760620
    Abstract: A gear unit for a motor vehicle with a main input shaft and an auxiliary input shaft which is connected thereto via a constant gearwheel set step, wherein the constant gearwheel set step can further be connected to the output via a reverse gearwheel set step. At least one synchronized shifting clutch for connecting at least one idler gearwheel of the reverse gearwheel set step to the shaft carrying the idler gearwheel such that the idler gearwheel is fixed with respect to rotation relative to the shaft. The invention is further directed to a motor vehicle including such gear unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Philipp Notheis
  • Publication number: 20200072627
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for route planning for an electric vehicle, comprising: an input interface for receiving an up-to-date charge level of an energy storage of the electric vehicle and a planned route for the electric vehicle; a database interface for receiving charging station information with locations of charging stations; an energy planning unit for determining an estimated status of the charge level of the energy storage, based on the up-to-date charge level of the energy storage and the planned route; a charging planning unit for selecting a charging station based on the estimated status of the charge level, the charging station information and the planned route; a customization module for determining at least one customized route passing through the location of the selected charging station based on the planned route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Andreas Jung, Philipp Notheis
  • Publication number: 20190154136
    Abstract: An oil guidance arrangement for a transmission housing (1) of a vehicle includes at least one annular oil slinger (2) for collecting radially outward flowing oil. A guide area (3) for generating a laminar oil flow is closed in sections and is provided on a circumferential area of the oil slinger (2). A transmission housing (1) includes the oil guidance arrangement. The oil slinger (2) of the oil guidance arrangement is attached to a transmission housing-side centering plate (10) and surrounds a clutch (6). By rotation of the clutch (6), oil is guidable radially outward to the guide area (3) of the oil slinger (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Niko Zwerger, Philipp Notheis
  • Publication number: 20180023634
    Abstract: A gear unit for a motor vehicle with a main input shaft and an auxiliary input shaft which is connected thereto via a constant gearwheel set step, wherein the constant gearwheel set step can further be connected to the output via a reverse gearwheel set step. At least one synchronized shifting clutch for connecting at least one idler gearwheel of the reverse gearwheel set step to the shaft carrying the idler gearwheel such that the idler gearwheel is fixed with respect to rotation relative to the shaft. The invention is further directed to a motor vehicle including such gear unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Philipp Notheis