Patents by Inventor Robert Tappe

Robert Tappe 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 arrangement for fully automatic function checking of internal combustion engines
    Patent number: 8468878
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method or an arrangement for function checking of internal combustion engines in motor vehicles, in which an external testing and measuring system is connected via a diagnostic interface to an on-board diagnostic and control system, and after the start of the testing process, the testing system triggers control signals to adjust the defined operating conditions of the internal combustion engine, and performs and documents analyses. To ensure an automatic testing process, it is proposed to launch a safety routine in the diagnostic and control system that interrupts the automatic testing process when certain signals are present from on-board control and/or operating devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Stefan Kamm, Robert Tappe, Manuel Bestle, Mike Helmchen
  • Method and Arrangment for Fully Automatic Function Checking of Internal Combustion Engines
    Publication number: 20100326177
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method or an arrangement for function checking of internal combustion engines in motor vehicles, in which an external testing and measuring system is connected via a diagnostic interface to an on-board diagnostic and control system, and after the start of the testing process, the testing system triggers control signals to adjust the defined operating conditions of the internal combustion engine, and performs and documents analyses. To ensure an automatic testing process, it is proposed to launch a safety routine in the diagnostic and control system that interrupts the automatic testing process when certain signals are present from on-board control and/or operating devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Stefan Kamm, Robert Tappe, Manuel Bestle, Mike Helmchen