Patents by Inventor Simon Casey

Simon Casey 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 device for monitoring an engagement process of an engaging pinion of a starter motor
    Patent number: 9500173
    Abstract: A method for monitoring an engagement process of an engaging pinion of a starter motor for a vehicle drive, in which an armature of the starter motor is moved, includes detecting a magnetic coil signal while current is applied to the magnetic coil of the magnet, in order to obtain a signal profile, particularly a current profile; generating a frequency profile by transforming the signal profile using a time-frequency transform; comparing the frequency profile to at least one reference frequency profile; and monitoring the engagement process based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Simon Casey, Tony Rocco
  • Method and device for monitoring a meshing process of a meshing pinion of a starter motor
    Patent number: 9309855
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a meshing process of a meshing pinion of a starter motor for a vehicle drive, in which an armature of the starter motor is moved by a magnet, has the following steps: detecting a solenoid signal when a solenoid of the magnet is energized in order to obtain a signal profile, in particular a current profile; generating a differential profile by differentiating the signal profile; determining zero crossings in the differential profile; and monitoring the meshing process on the basis of the determined zero crossings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Simon Casey, Tony Rocco
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING A MESHING PROCESS OF A MESHING PINION OF A STARTER MOTOR
    Publication number: 20140298896
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a meshing process of a meshing pinion of a starter motor for a vehicle drive, in which an armature of the starter motor is moved by a magnet, has the following steps: detecting a solenoid signal when a solenoid of the magnet is energized in order to obtain a signal profile, in particular a current profile; generating a differential profile by differentiating the signal profile; determining zero crossings in the differential profile; and monitoring the meshing process on the basis of the determined zero crossings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Simon Casey, Tony Rocco
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING AN ENGAGEMENT PROCESS OF AN ENGAGING PINION OF A STARTER MOTOR
    Publication number: 20140236453
    Abstract: A method for monitoring an engagement process of an engaging pinion of a starter motor for a vehicle drive, in which an armature of the starter motor is moved, includes detecting a magnetic coil signal while current is applied to the magnetic coil of the magnet, in order to obtain a signal profile, particularly a current profile; generating a frequency profile by transforming the signal profile using a time-frequency transform; comparing the frequency profile to at least one reference frequency profile; and monitoring the engagement process based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Simon Casey, Tony Rocco