Patents by Inventor Ralf Gisy

Ralf Gisy 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: 7319925
    Abstract: A device for controlling electrical systems of a means of transportation that is encapsulated within a housing provided with an external interface and that has a microcomputer for executing control programs and storage means on which control programs for actuating an electrical component and signals of the component can be stored, the signals being exchanged via an internal interface by actuation software of the electrical component. According to the invention, a test module is provided within the housing and at the internal interface of the component, which test module evaluates the signals of the component which are exchanged via the interface, in order to test the satisfactory functioning of an internal component or of the control program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Ralf Gisy, Dieter Grohmann
  • Publication number: 20040232770
    Abstract: A device for controlling electrical systems of a means of transportation that is encapsulated within a housing provided with an external interface and that has a microcomputer for executing control programs and storage means on which control programs for actuating an electrical component and signals of the component can be stored, the signals being exchanged via an internal interface by actuation software of the electrical component. According to the invention, a test module is provided within the housing and at the internal interface of the component, which test module evaluates the signals of the component which are exchanged via the interface, in order to test the satisfactory functioning of an internal component or of the control program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Ralf Gisy, Dieter Grohmann