Patents by Inventor Simon Rentschler

Simon Rentschler 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).

  • Patent number: 10866207
    Abstract: An exhaust gas sensor for detecting a measurement gas component, having a ceramic sensor element fixed in a housing, and a double-walled protective pipe having outer and inner protective sleeves, the inner sleeve enclosing a gas chamber into which the sensor element extends with a segment at the measurement gas side, in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the sensor, and an annular chamber being formed between the outer and inner protective sleeves. The outer sleeve has a cladding surface having at least one opening configured as a swirling element, through which measurement gas can move into the annular chamber with rotation about a longitudinal axis of the sensor, and the inner sleeve has at least one opening that is adjusted and/or functionally optimized, as to a sensitive region of the sensor element, through which opening the measurement gas can move from the annular chamber into the gas chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Weber, Benjamin Sillmann, Christoph Gmelin, Christopher Holzknecht, Karel Vacha, Katerina Lieblova, Milan Kotynek, Rafael Gitzmann, Sebastian Schulte Am Huelse, Simon Rentschler, Stefan Buehler
  • Publication number: 20180321125
    Abstract: A gas sensor for determining at least one constituent or at least one property of a measuring gas, in particular, of an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, including a sensor element. An outer protective tube of the gas sensor includes at least one inlet opening for measuring gas to enter into an outer chamber, the at least one inlet opening includes at least one swirl element for forming a vortex about the longitudinal direction in the outer chamber. The outer chamber protrudes distally beyond a housing in the longitudinal direction by an outer chamber longitudinal extent and an inner chamber protrudes distally beyond the housing in the longitudinal direction by an inner chamber longitudinal extent, and the outer chamber longitudinal extent being at least twice as large as the inner chamber longitudinal extent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Holzknecht, Karel Vacha, Martin Buchholz, Sebastian Schulte Am Huelse, Simon Rentschler, Alan Celic
  • Publication number: 20180313780
    Abstract: An exhaust gas sensor for detecting a measurement gas component, having a ceramic sensor element fixed in a housing, and a double-walled protective pipe having outer and inner protective sleeves, the inner sleeve enclosing a gas chamber into which the sensor element extends with a segment at the measurement gas side, in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the sensor, and an annular chamber being formed between the outer and inner protective sleeves. The outer sleeve has a cladding surface having at least one opening configured as a swirling element, through which measurement gas can move into the annular chamber with rotation about a longitudinal axis of the sensor, and the inner sleeve has at least one opening that is adjusted and/or functionally optimized, as to a sensitive region of the sensor element, through which opening the measurement gas can move from the annular chamber into the gas chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Weber, Benjamin Sillmann, Christoph Gmelin, Christopher Holzknecht, Karel Vacha, Katerina Lieblova, Milan Kotynek, Rafael Gitzmann, Sebastian Schulte Am Huelse, Simon Rentschler, Stefan Buehler
  • Patent number: 9804073
    Abstract: Gas sensors are provided that are fashioned such that there is an increased flow over the sensor element. In this way, a good measurement dynamic is achieved even when these gas sensors are exposed to exhaust gases having a low flow speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Marc Brueck, Christopher Holzknecht, Martin Eckardt, Markus Linck-Lescanne, Simon Rentschler, Karsten Storbeck, Thomas Brummel, Martin Schaaf, Christian Schuppler
  • Patent number: 9581470
    Abstract: A sensor device for measuring at least one property of a fluid medium, in particular of an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine. The sensor device includes at least one protective housing for accommodating at least one sensor element; within the protective housing, at least one flow path being provided that allows flow therethrough by the fluid medium. The flow path has a number of at least three deflection points, where the fluid medium undergoes a directional change about an angle of at least 90°. The sensor device is highly resistant to thermal shock, while, at the same time, the sensor element has a high dynamic response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Simon Rentschler, Christopher Holzknecht, Marc Brueck
  • Publication number: 20160252372
    Abstract: A sensor device for measuring at least one property of a fluid medium, in particular of an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine. The sensor device includes at least one protective housing for accommodating at least one sensor element; within the protective housing, at least one flow path being provided that allows flow therethrough by the fluid medium. The flow path has a number of at least three deflection points, where the fluid medium undergoes a directional change about an angle of at least 90°. The sensor device is highly resistant to thermal shock, while, at the same time, the sensor element has a high dynamic response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Simon Rentschler, Christopher Holzknecht, Marc Brueck
  • Publication number: 20150192509
    Abstract: Gas sensors are provided that are fashioned such that there is an increased flow over the sensor element. In this way, a good measurement dynamic is achieved even when these gas sensors are exposed to exhaust gases having a low flow speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Marc Brueck, Christopher Holzknecht, Martin Eckardt, Markus Linck-lescanne, Simon Rentschler, Karsten Storbeck, Thomas Brummel, Martin Schaaf, Christian Schuppler
  • Patent number: 8878375
    Abstract: A device for starting an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle is described, which has a starter motor, an engaging relay, a starting current relay, a main current relay, a control unit and a switching module situated between the relays named and the control unit. The control unit is an engine control unit of the motor vehicle. The switching module has inputs which are connected to one output, respectively, of the engine control unit, and has outputs at which control signals for the relays named are provided. The outputs of the engine control unit are small signal outputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Simon Rentschler, Juergen Gross
  • Patent number: 8872373
    Abstract: A switching device has an electromagnetic switching element and a controller, the switching element including two coils on one core which act on a shared armature. In order to implement an operation of the armature to be activatable as rapidly and simply as possible with low power consumption, the controller is designed to have a switch in the current path of the coil in each case to activate each coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Simon Rentschler, Duraisamy Sakthivadivel, Harald Schueler, Sven Hartmann, Juergen Gross, Stefan Tumback
  • Publication number: 20130088011
    Abstract: A switching device has an electromagnetic switching element and a controller, the switching element including two coils on one core which act on a shared armature. In order to implement an operation of the armature to be activatable as rapidly and simply as possible with low power consumption, the controller is designed to have a switch in the current path of the coil in each case to activate each coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventors: Simon Rentschler, Duraisamy Sakthivadivel, Harald Schueler, Sven Hartmann, Juergen Cross, Stefan Tumback
  • Publication number: 20120186550
    Abstract: A device for starting an internal combustion engine is described. This device has a control unit, a drive pinion, a starter motor, and multiple relays, which are connected via control lines to the control unit. At least one of the control lines is connected to multiple relays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Simon Rentschler, Sven Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20120186551
    Abstract: A device for starting an internal combustion engine has a meshing module which is provided for meshing a drive pinion, a starter motor, a switching module via which a starter current is suppliable to the starter motor, and a control unit which is provided for energizing the meshing module and the switching module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Simon Rentschler, Harald Schueler, Sven Hartmann, Juergen Gross, Karl-Otto Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20120119517
    Abstract: A device for starting an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle is described, which has a starter motor, an engaging relay, a starting current relay, a main current relay, a control unit and a switching module situated between the relays named and the control unit. The control unit is an engine control unit of the motor vehicle. The switching module has inputs which are connected to one output, respectively, of the engine control unit, and has outputs at which control signals for the relays named are provided. The outputs of the engine control unit are small signal outputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Simon Rentschler, Juergen Gross