Patents by Inventor Stefan Josten

Stefan Josten 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: 20040252437
    Abstract: An arrangement for protecting an electronic circuit is suggested which is mounted in a housing and is insulated relative to the housing. At least one connection is provided with which the electronic circuit is connected to a pregiven potential. A voltage-dependent resistor is introduced between the housing and the at least one connection for protecting against ESD-pulses and EMV-irradiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas Wizemann, Stefan Josten
  • Publication number: 20040231643
    Abstract: The invention relates to a throttle device to be received in the intake system of an internal combustion engine, and includes a mechanism housing for receiving an actuator that actuates a throttle valve. A lid element which can be mounted on the mechanism housing is embodied in modular form and includes an opening for receiving a sensor module, which can be positioned independently of the mounting position of the lid element on the mechanism housing relative to a bearing point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Stefan Josten, Markus Michels
  • Publication number: 20040149257
    Abstract: The invention relates to a throttle device for the intake section of an internal combustion engine, wherein the throttle device has a multi-part housing that contains a throttle valve device in movable fashion, which can be actuated by means of an actuating drive unit. A base housing, which is embodied as an injection molded component and accommodates the throttle valve device, can also accommodate first housing parts of different flange patterns as interfaces with the intake section and additional second housing parts, which are accommodated so that they can move in relation to the base housing, in order to modify the air conduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Meiwes, Stefan Josten
  • Patent number: 6763582
    Abstract: A throttle device in the intake section of an internal combustion engine; the throttle device including a housing part, which contains a flow cross section for an air flow. In the housing part, bearing points are provided for a throttle valve device, which can be actuated by means of an actuating drive. The actuating drive can be inserted into a receiving housing, which has first and second guide surfaces that permit the installation of the actuating drive. Fastening means are provided on the circumference surface of the receiving housing and can accommodate a closing and contacting element, which contacts electrical contacts of the actuating drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Kaiser, Michael Brozio, Markus Michels, Stefan Josten
  • Patent number: 6761348
    Abstract: The invention relates to a throttle device for controlling a fluid flow in an internal combustion engine, with a multi-part housing, whose first housing part and whose additional housing half rest against each other at contact surfaces and the fluid flow is controlled by means of a flat valve element, which can be adjusted in the flow conduit of the fluid flow by an actuating drive. The throttle device contains at least one sealing and compensation element, whose shaping of its inner wall defines the flow cross section of the fluid flow in the throttle device and which has a contact surface, which can seal cavities on its side oriented toward the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Michels, Stefan Josten
  • Patent number: 6745994
    Abstract: A device for restoring a rotary member into a defined normal position, with a spatially stationary fixed catch, which predetermines the normal position, and a driver catch, which is coupled to the rotary member and can be moved past the fixed catch, each of which has stop surfaces embodied on each of its opposing sides, and with a clamping spring, which encompasses the catches in a prestressed fashion with two bent spring legs, in order to prevent a rotary play between the clamping spring and the catches in the normal position, and an elastic spring element in at least one leg section of the spring legs extending across the stop surfaces of the catches, which spring element is supported against the associated stop surface with a spring force that is less powerful than the prestressing force of the clamping spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Klug, Alexander Braun, Friedrich Wendel, Claudio Pupo, Reiner Schweinfurth, Klaus Kaiser, Johannes Meiwes, Michael Brozio, Uwe Hammer, Stefan Josten
  • Publication number: 20040094137
    Abstract: In a device for restoring a rotary member to a defined basic position, having a three-dimensionally fixed fixation cam that predetermines the basic position and having a slaving cam, which is coupled with the rotary member and is movable past the fixation cam, of which cams, each has one stop face each on sides facing away from one another, and having a clamp spring, which embraces the cams with prestressing by way of two bent-away spring legs, in order to achieve a freedom of play in rotation between the spring legs and the cams in the basic position, at least one spring leg is countersunk, with at least one leg segment, in at least one of the cams so far that in the basic position, with a leg segment fitting over the other cam, it rests without play on the stop face of the other cam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Johannes Meiwes, Michael Brozio, Markus Michels, Stefan Josten, Reinhard Gallert, Klaus Kaiser
  • Publication number: 20040079331
    Abstract: An electric-motor adjusting unit for a metering system of an internal combustion engine, having an adjuster housing (13) and an adjusting shaft (12) rotatable therein that actuates a final control element, having a commutator motor (15), coupled to the adjusting shaft (12), having a sensor (27) for detecting the rotary position of the adjusting shaft (12), and having a carrier plate (38) that can be secured in the adjuster housing (13), on which plate on the one hand a brush holder (21) for the commutator motor (15) and on the other a plug electrically connected to the brush holder (21) and to the sensor (27) are disposed, in order to obtain a prefabricatable assembly unit with which installation tolerances in the adjuster housing (13) can be compensated for, the sensor (27) is disposed on a carrier (30), and on the carrier (30) and on the carrier plate (38), joining means corresponding with one another for joining the carrier (30) and the carrier plate (38) are embodied (FIG. 1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Klaus Kaiser, Michael Brozio, Markus Michels, Stefan Josten
  • Patent number: 6715806
    Abstract: A motor vehicle door lock with mechanical lock elements in a lock unit, with a lock mechanism, with several interacting elements in a control unit which is separated from the lock unit, optionally with lock electronics in the control unit , and the lock unit being arranged spatially separate from the control unit in or on a motor vehicle door or hatch, the lock unit being connected to the control unit by a remote power transmission, and the lock element in the lock unit, by the remote power transmission, is mechanically actuated from an element of the lock mechanism in the control unit. Reaching of the locked position or the main catch position of the lock latch is mechanically signaled to the control unit by the drawing function of the remote power transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Horst Arlt, Bernd Weyerstall, Stefan Josten
  • Publication number: 20040004358
    Abstract: A motor vehicle door lock or hatch lock with a housing with an entry slot for the striker, with latching elements, such as a latch and ratchet located in the housing, with at least one Bowden cable (3) which emerges on a narrow side of the housing for mechanical actuation of the latching elements, and optionally, with an electric drive for the latching elements which is located in the housing, especially the ratchet, the housing being made essentially symmetrical to its center plane and the entry slot being open on both flat sides of the housing, parallel to the center plane, thus allowing selective installation of the motor vehicle lock for left entry, right entry or middle entry of the striker. The Bowden cable (3) is pivotally mounted on the housing (1) in a rotary mount (8) and the Bowden cable (3) is guided away from the housing (1) via the rotary mount (8) in an arc by means of an arc-shaped guide (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Horst Arlt, Bernd Weyerstall, Stefan Josten
  • Publication number: 20040004357
    Abstract: A motor vehicle door lock with mechanical lock elements in a lock unit, with a lock mechanism, with several interacting elements in a control unit which is separated from the lock unit, optionally with lock electronics in the control unit, and the lock unit being arranged spatially separate from the control unit in or on a motor vehicle door or hatch, the lock unit being connected to the control unit by a remote power transmission, and the lock element in the lock unit, by the remote power transmission, is mechanically actuated from an element of the lock mechanism in the control unit. Reaching of the locked position or the main catch position of the lock latch is mechanically signaled to the control unit by the drawing function of the remote power transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Horst Arlt, Bernd Weyerstall, Stefan Josten
  • Publication number: 20030145827
    Abstract: In a device for restoring a rotary member into a defined normal position, with a spatially stationary fixed catch (13), which predetermines the normal position, and a driver catch (14), which is coupled to the rotary member and can be moved past the fixed catch (13), each of which has stop surfaces (131, 132, 141, 142) embodied on each of its opposing sides, and with a clamping spring (18), which encompasses the catches (13, 14) in a prestressed fashion with two bent spring legs (181, 182), in order to prevent a rotary play between the clamping spring (18) and the catches (13, 14) in the normal position, in at least one leg section of the spring legs (181) extending across the stop surfaces (141) of the catches (14), an elastic spring element (19) is provided, which is supported against the associated stop surface (141) with a spring force that is less powerful than the prestressing force of the clamping spring (18) (FIG. 1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Harald Klug, Alexander Braun, Friedrich Wendel, Claudio Pupo, Reiner Schweinfurth, Klaus Kaiser, Johannes Meiwes, Michael Brozio, Uwe Hammer, Stefan Josten
  • Publication number: 20030111863
    Abstract: A motor vehicle door locking system which includes locking units that are spaced apart from a control unit. The control unit includes a locking mechanism which actuates each locking unit via a Bowden cable attached from the control unit to each locking unit. The control unit can optionally be provided with lock electronics, and the locking elements can be placed within either or both the vehicle door/hatch or the cutout frame of the vehicle that receives the door/hatch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Weyerstall, Stefan Josten
  • Publication number: 20030030022
    Abstract: The invention relates to a throttle device for controlling a fluid flow in an internal combustion engine, with a multi-part housing, whose first housing part and whose additional housing half rest against each other at contact surfaces and the fluid flow is controlled by means of a flat valve element, which can be adjusted in the flow conduit of the fluid flow by an actuating drive. The throttle device contains at least one sealing and compensation element, whose shaping of its inner wall defines the flow cross section of the fluid flow in the throttle device and which has a contact surface, which can seal cavities on its side oriented toward the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Markus Michels, Stefan Josten
  • Publication number: 20030024576
    Abstract: A method for producing a throttle valve unit, which is contained in a throttle device comprised of two housing halves. A receptacle housing for an adjusting drive mechanism that actuates the throttle valve unit is formed onto the throttle device. The throttle valve unit is produced in one piece in a single operation using an injection molding process in which a frame structure is produced, which encompasses a valve surface on both sides of a valve shaft that has bearing elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schaefer, Markus Michels, Stefan Josten
  • Publication number: 20030024119
    Abstract: A throttle device in the intake section of an internal combustion engine; the throttle device including a housing part, which contains a flow cross section for an air flow. In the housing part, bearing points are provided for a throttle valve device, which can be actuated by means of an actuating drive. The actuating drive can be inserted into a receiving housing, which has first and second guide surfaces that permit the installation of the actuating drive. Fastening means are provided on the circumference surface of the receiving housing and can accommodate a closing and contacting element, which contacts electrical contacts of the actuating drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Klaus Kaiser, Michael Brozio, Markus Michels, Stefan Josten
  • Publication number: 20020151200
    Abstract: The proposal relates to a device for protecting an electrical and/or electronic component, arranged on a carrier substrate, from electrostatic discharges, an overvoltage occurring in the case of discharge at a carrier-substrate contact element connected to the component being diverted to a ground connection, bypassing the component. It is proposed that the protective device include a first electroconductive structure conductively connected to the jeopardized contact element, and a second electroconductive structure arranged adjacent to the first structure on the carrier substrate and conductively connected to the ground connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Edwin Fauser, Herman Roozenbeek, Wolfgang Schilling, Hans Seitel, Thomas Wizemann, Reinhard Pfendtner, Werner Butschkau, Wolfgang Hiller, Stefan Josten