Patents by Inventor Rainer Knicker

Rainer Knicker 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 an actuator with a capacitive element
    Patent number: 7405507
    Abstract: A positioner includes a capacitative element with which an ohmic resistance is connected in parallel. The value of the ohmic resistance is sensed at specific points in time. To enhance operating reliability during operation of the positioner, correct functioning of the ohmic resistance is monitored, and a fault signal is outputted upon detection of a malfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Knicker, Udo Schulz, Andreas Huber, Johannes-Joerg Rueger
  • Method and device for operating an actuator with a capacitive element
    Publication number: 20060112935
    Abstract: A positioner includes a capacitative element with which an ohmic resistance is connected in parallel. The value of the ohmic resistance is sensed at specific points in time. To enhance operating reliability during operation of the positioner, correct functioning of the ohmic resistance is monitored, and a fault signal is outputted upon detection of a malfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Rainer Knicker, Udo Schulz, Andreas Huber, Johannes-Joerg Rueger