Patents by Inventor Rafael Benzler

Rafael Benzler 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).

  • System, motor vehicle
    Patent number: 11555833
    Abstract: A system having a control unit, which has a housing in which at least one processing unit of the control unit is situated. The system further includes an electrical ground connection situated outside the housing; a first ground line by which the control unit and the ground connection are electrically connected; a second ground line by which the control unit and the ground connection are electrically connected; and a sensor device, which is developed to monitor an electrical first ground current flowing through the first ground line and an electrical second ground current flowing through the second ground line. The sensor device has an XMR sensor for monitoring the first and the second ground current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Fei Xie, Rafael Benzler, Volker Weeber
  • SYSTEM, MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210247423
    Abstract: A system having a control unit, which has a housing in which at least one processing unit of the control unit is situated. The system further includes an electrical ground connection situated outside the housing; a first ground line by which the control unit and the ground connection are electrically connected; a second ground line by which the control unit and the ground connection are electrically connected; and a sensor device, which is developed to monitor an electrical first ground current flowing through the first ground line and an electrical second ground current flowing through the second ground line. The sensor device has an XMR sensor for monitoring the first and the second ground current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Fei Xie, Rafael Benzler, Volker Weeber