Patents by Inventor Reinhard Herr

Reinhard Herr 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).

  • Interface for interchanging data between redundant programs for controlling a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10214189
    Abstract: An electronic control unit for controlling and/or regulating at least one motor vehicle includes at least one integrated microcontroller system for executing software and at least two microcontroller units that each executes at least one independent operating system. The at least one interface is provided for the purpose of interchanging information between the microcontroller units. The electronic control unit includes a first microcontroller unit configured to control and/or regulate of a first motor vehicle system, and a second microcontroller unit configured to use the interface of the first microcontroller unit to provide defaults for the control and/or regulation of the first motor vehicle system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG
    Inventors: Andreas Heise, Kai Schade, Marco Sänger, Reinhard Herr, Michael Zydek, Ralf Hartman, Houman Amjadi
  • INTERFACE FOR INTERCHANGING DATA BETWEEN REDUNDANT PROGRAMS FOR CONTROLLING A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20160046265
    Abstract: An electronic control unit for controlling and/or regulating at least one motor vehicle includes at least one integrated microcontroller system for executing software and at least two microcontroller units that each executes at least one independent operating system. The at least one interface is provided for the purpose of interchanging information between the microcontroller units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Andreas Heise, Kai Schade, Marco Sänger, Reinhard Herr, Michael Zydek, Ralf HARTMANN, Houman AMJADI