Patents by Inventor Ruben Maier

Ruben Maier 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).

  • Publication number: 20180319487
    Abstract: This invention is about a rotorcraft that possesses a configuration made up of the join of three technologies Know separately as “Jet Tip”, “Circulation Control” and “Advancing Blade Concept”. These three technologies synergizes of unusual form allowing the embodiment of a rotorcraft with advantages qualitative and quantitative in fields as flight characteristics, manufacturing, maintenance, security in flight and operational costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventor: Ruben Maier
  • Patent number: 9079487
    Abstract: A device for operating a drive unit generates setpoint values for controlling the drive unit based on, for example driver-generated input parameters. The device generates a first setpoint value for a front-axle drive and a second setpoint value for a rear-axle drive and includes a load impact damping unit which, in the event of a risk of load impacts, processes the setpoint values so as to damp the load impacts. The load impact damping unit is divided into a first load impact damping filter for processing the first setpoint value for the front axle drive and into a second load impact damping filter for processing the second setpoint value for the rear axle drive, and supplies corresponding filtered setpoint values to these drives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Ruben Maier, Alexander Kruse
  • Patent number: 8788152
    Abstract: In a method and a device (12) for actuating a door or flap (1) of a vehicle (10), the door or flap (1), if it is closed, is automatically opened or, if it is open, is automatically closed if a movement of an object with at least one change in direction is detected outside the vehicle (10) and at the same time a key (6) assigned to the vehicle (10) is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignees: Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Hella KGaA Hueck & Co.
    Inventors: Martin Reimann, Ludger Weghaus, Ruben Maier, Andreas Thiele, Bernd Ette
  • Patent number: 8738266
    Abstract: A vehicle has at least two drive wheels which can be driven in each case by single-wheel drive units which are in particular of structurally identical dimensions and which can be actuated by means of a control device, control device determines a target torque which, in a torque distribution unit, can be divided into a first target torque for the first drive unit and a second target torque for the second drive unit. The torque distribution unit is assigned an adjustment unit by means of which the first and/or the second target torque can be corrected with an adjustment factor which can be determined as a function of a torque difference, arising owing to manufacturing and/or component tolerances, between the drive units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Alexander Kruse, Ruben Maier, Michael Wein
  • Patent number: 8682519
    Abstract: A method operates a hybrid drive of a motor vehicle, which hybrid drive has an internal combustion engine and a first electric machine. The method generates, in response to a predefined setpoint torque value, a composite torque which drives the motor vehicle. In a transient operating mode which occurs during a change of the predefined setpoint torque value by a value, the composite torque is generated by summing a drive torque which is generated by the internal combustion engine and a drive torque which is generated by the first electric machine. At least one second electric machine is provided which is switched on during the transient operating mode in order to generate the composite torque of the internal combustion engine and of the first electric machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Ruben Maier, Harald Brunner, Alexander Kruse
  • Publication number: 20130211640
    Abstract: The invention relates to a propulsion device for an all-wheel-drive vehicle with a front-axle drive (5, 7) and a rear-axle drive (19; 33, 34), which propulsion device has an electronic control device which defines a drive torque (MSumme) for driving the vehicle based on a driver request. The electronic control device is associated with a torque distribution unit (25), by way of which the drive torque (MSumme) can be variably distributed to the front-axle drive (5, 7) and the rear-axle drive (19; 33, 34) as a function of input parameters generated by a driver-assistance controller (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Ruben Maier, Harald Brunner, Alexander Kruse
  • Publication number: 20130138284
    Abstract: A vehicle has at least two drive wheels which can be driven in each case by single-wheel drive units which are in particular of structurally identical dimensions and which can be actuated by means of a control device control device determines a target torque which, in a torque distribution unit, can be divided into a first target torque for the first drive unit and a second target torque for the second drive unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Alexander Kruse, Ruben Maier, Michael Wein
  • Publication number: 20130054063
    Abstract: A method operates a hybrid drive of a motor vehicle, which hybrid drive has an internal combustion engine and a first electric machine. The method generates, in response to a predefined setpoint torque value, a composite torque which drives the motor vehicle. In a transient operating mode which occurs during a change of the predefined setpoint torque value by a value, the composite torque is generated by summing a drive torque which is generated by the internal combustion engine and a drive torque which is generated by the first electric machine. At least one second electric machine is provided which is switched on during the transient operating mode in order to generate the composite torque of the internal combustion engine and of the first electric machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Ruben Maier, Harald Brunner, Alexander Kruse
  • Publication number: 20130035838
    Abstract: A device for operating a drive unit generates setpoint values for controlling the drive unit based on, for example driver-generated input parameters. The device generates a first setpoint value for a front-axle drive and a second setpoint value for a rear-axle drive and includes a load impact damping unit which, in the event of a risk of load impacts, processes the setpoint values so as to damp the load impacts. The load impact damping unit is divided into a first load impact damping filter for processing the first setpoint value for the front axle drive and into a second load impact damping filter for processing the second setpoint value for the rear axle drive, and supplies corresponding filtered setpoint values to these drives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Ruben Maier, Alexander Kruse
  • Patent number: 8217774
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a locking system of a motor vehicle wherein, as the states of the locking system, there is an unlocked state, a locked state from which it is possible to switch to the unlocked state via at least a first operating element inside the vehicle, and a security state in which by simply activating a first operating element it is not possible to switch to the unlocked state. The aim of the invention is to propose a method that allows a person inside the motor vehicle to still leave the motor vehicle despite user activation of the security state without substantially easing the opening of the motor vehicle from the outside by an unauthorized third party. Four concepts are proposed that can all be implemented in combination to great benefit. They enable a person still inside the vehicle to leave the motor vehicle upon activation of the security state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignees: Audi AG, Audi Electronics Venture GmbH
    Inventors: Björn Elias, Ruben Maier, Roland Haberl, Ingo Ledendecker, Martin Deinhard, Andreas Stüber
  • Publication number: 20110248844
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a locking system of a motor vehicle wherein, as the states of the locking system, there is an unlocked state, a locked state from which it is possible to switch to the unlocked state via at least a first operating element inside the vehicle, and a security state in which by simply activating a first operating element it is not possible to switch to the unlocked state. The aim of the invention is to propose a method that allows a person inside the motor vehicle to still leave the motor vehicle despite user activation of the security state without substantially easing the opening of the motor vehicle from the outside by an unauthorized third party. Four concepts are proposed that can all be implemented in combination to great benefit. They enable a person still inside the vehicle to leave the motor vehicle upon activation of the security state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicants: AUDI ELECTRONICS VENTURE GMBH, AUDI AG
    Inventors: Björn Elias, Ruben Maier, Roland Haberl, Ingo Ledendecker, Martin Deinhard, Andreas Stüber
  • Publication number: 20110118946
    Abstract: In a method and a device (12) for actuating a door or flap (1) of a vehicle (10), the door or flap (1), if it is closed, is automatically opened or, if it is open, is automatically closed if a movement of an object with at least one change in direction is detected outside the vehicle (10) and at the same time a key (6) assigned to the vehicle (10) is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Martin Reimann, Ludger Weghaus, Ruben Maier, Andreas Thiele, Bernd Ette
  • Patent number: 5034002
    Abstract: Auto-non-reusable syringe-needle system for injections, for a single use, composed of a barrel (1) to contain the liquid to be injected, a piston (2) impelled by a plunger (3) to make it slide through the inside of the barrel (1), an internal rib or emergence (5) in the form of a ring and which emerges from the syringe-needle body between the front side of the completely introduced piston (2) and the tip of the canula (4) opposite to the bevel, which forms two fixed seats (6 and 7) on both of the valve for a moving body (8) located in the interior and coaxially movable and which has an elastic flexible circular emergence (9) which can act on the two seats (6 and 7) and which can go from a position whereby it allows movement in the direction of suction of the liquid, to a direction of injection, said moving body (8) having emergences (10) which serve as guides and which have channels (10) for the passage of the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Assignee: Fabersanitas S.A.
    Inventors: Ricardo A. Duranzampa, Ruben Maier