Patents by Inventor Robert Gerd Grütze

Robert Gerd Grütze 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 and method for detecting non-approved parts in a vehicle
    Patent number: 11373457
    Abstract: A method for detecting non-approved parts in a vehicle includes generating a plurality of component identifiers (IDs) for a plurality of components, wherein each component ID identifies a unique component of the plurality of components. The component IDs are stored to a decentralized database. A vehicle identifier (ID) that uniquely identifies a vehicle is generated and stored to the decentralized database. Component IDs associated with components of the vehicle that are stored in the decentralized data base are associated with the vehicle ID. The method includes subsequently, determining that a component of the vehicle has been replaced with a replacement component and searching the decentralized database for a component ID associated with the replacement component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignees: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, KELSEY-HAYES-COMPANY
    Inventors: Jens Hoffmann, Rene Seidemann, Shuvo Bhattacharjee, Robert Gerd Grütze
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING NON-APPROVED PARTS IN A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200143606
    Abstract: A method for detecting non-approved parts in a vehicle includes generating a plurality of component identifiers (IDs) for a plurality of components, wherein each component ID identifies a unique component of the plurality of components. The component IDs are stored to a decentralized database. A vehicle identifier (ID) that uniquely identifies a vehicle is generated and stored to the decentralized database. Component IDs associated with components of the vehicle that are stored in the decentralized data base are associated with the vehicle ID. The method includes subsequently, determining that a component of the vehicle has been replaced with a replacement component and searching the decentralized database for a component ID associated with the replacement component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicants: ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Kelsey-Hayes Company
    Inventors: Jens Hoffmann, Rene Seidemann, Shuvo Bhattacharjee, Robert Gerd Grütze