Patents by Inventor Stefan Kersten Weber

Stefan Kersten Weber 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 for monitoring a steering system
    Patent number: 11873040
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for monitoring a steering system, in particular during an operation in a vehicle, in which method a load characteristic of at least one steering component of the steering system is determined and is evaluated in order to determine a stress and/or a state of the steering component. According to the disclosure, the load characteristic comprises at least one load on the steering component caused by an external application of force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas John, Michael Friedel, Stefan Kersten Weber, Susanne Meyer
  • Steering device
    Patent number: 11565745
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a steering device, more particularly to the provision of electrical steering assistance, having at least one main control unit, which is provided to control, in at least one normal operating state, operation of at least one electric motor, and having at least one auxiliary control unit, which is provided to control, in at least one faulty operating state in which a fault in and/or failure of the main control unit has occurred, operation of the electric motor. According to the disclosure, the main control unit can be operated independently of the auxiliary control unit and the auxiliary control unit is set in the normal operating state to a passive operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Kuehnhoefer, Markus Weber, Stefan Kersten Weber
  • Method for Monitoring a Steering System
    Publication number: 20220135121
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for monitoring a steering system, in particular during an operation in a vehicle, in which method a load characteristic of at least one steering component of the steering system is determined and is evaluated in order to determine a stress and/or a state of the steering component. According to the disclosure, the load characteristic comprises at least one load on the steering component caused by an external application of force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas John, Michael Friedel, Stefan Kersten Weber, Susanne Meyer
  • Steering Device
    Publication number: 20210086827
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a steering device, more particularly to the provision of electrical steering assistance, having at least one main control unit, which is provided to control, in at least one normal operating state, operation of at least one electric motor, and having at least one auxiliary control unit, which is provided to control, in at least one faulty operating state in which a fault in and/or failure of the main control unit has occurred, operation of the electric motor. According to the disclosure, the main control unit can be operated independently of the auxiliary control unit and the auxiliary control unit is set in the normal operating state to a passive operating mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Kuehnhoefer, Markus Weber, Stefan Kersten Weber