Patents by Inventor Stefan Kurz

Stefan Kurz 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: 20240026807
    Abstract: An exhaust system has at least one exhaust tailpipe which is led through a rear apron of the motor vehicle. The drive train of the vehicle has a rear axle. An air duct is provided in a rear region, which air duct supplies exterior air to the at least one exhaust tailpipe at least in sections. The rear axle has at least one rear axle cover at least in sections. An air inlet opening of the air duct is arranged behind the rear axle cover in a travel direction of the motor vehicle. As a result of the design of the motor vehicle, the rear apron is protected from impingement by hot exhaust gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Wolfram ENKE, Jens JUNGMANN, Sven KLUSSMANN, Stefan KURZ, Thomas MOSELER
  • Patent number: 11190121
    Abstract: The present invention provides control of a synchronous machine with non-sinusoidal current-voltage profiles. The synchronous machine is controlled in a field-oriented coordinate system. In this case, the transformation between field-oriented coordinate system and stator-oriented coordinate system is effected by specific, adapted transformations which take account of the non-sinusoidal signal profiles during the driving of the synchronous machine, such that the latter correspond to current-voltage profiles progressing in a constant fashion in the field-oriented coordinate system. What is achieved thereby is that the non-sinusoidal current-voltage profiles need not be taken into account in any way in the design of the control system in the field-oriented coordinate system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Braun, Holger Rapp, Stefan Kurz
  • Patent number: 10615729
    Abstract: The present invention provides control for synchronous machines in order to achieve an approximately constant torque irrespective of the load angle. The induced voltage of the synchronous machine rotating with a zero-current of the stator is first determined. Starting from the voltage plot of the induced voltage over the load angle, a current plot which achieves a constant torque irrespective of the load angle or any other default settings, can then be calculated. In particular, a non-sinusoidal current plot can also be calculated for non-sinusoidal plots of the induced voltage in the synchronous machine, in order to achieve desired settings that are as constant as possible irrespective of the load angle of the synchronous machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Braun, Holger Rapp, Stefan Kurz
  • Publication number: 20190207545
    Abstract: The present invention provides control for synchronous machines in order to achieve an approximately constant torque irrespective of the load angle. The induced voltage of the synchronous machine rotating with a zero-current of the stator is first determined. Starting from the voltage plot of the induced voltage over the load angle, a current plot which achieves a constant torque irrespective of the load angle or any other default settings, can then be calculated. In particular, a non-sinusoidal current plot can also be calculated for non-sinusoidal plots of the induced voltage in the synchronous machine, in order to achieve desired settings that are as constant as possible irrespective of the load angle of the synchronous machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Martin Braun, Holger Rapp, Stefan Kurz
  • Publication number: 20190207546
    Abstract: The present invention provides control of a synchronous machine with non-sinusoidal current-voltage profiles. The synchronous machine is controlled in a field-oriented coordinate system. In this case, the transformation between field-oriented coordinate system and stator-oriented coordinate system is effected by specific, adapted transformations which take account of the non-sinusoidal signal profiles during the driving of the synchronous machine, such that the latter correspond to current-voltage profiles progressing in a constant fashion in the field-oriented coordinate system. What is achieved thereby is that the non-sinusoidal current-voltage profiles need not be taken into account in any way in the design of the control system in the field-oriented coordinate system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Martin Braun, Holger Rapp, Stefan Kurz
  • Patent number: 9255965
    Abstract: A method of post-processing a plurality of electronic components in a post-processing machine after fabrication of the electronic components including providing a carrier with align fixtures, which align fixtures have a clamping mechanism, actuating the clamping mechanism to enlarge a size of receptacles, each of the receptacles is assigned to one of the align fixtures and the enlarged receptacles are larger than the electronic components to be received, positioning the electronic components in the receptacles of the align fixtures, actuating the clamping mechanism to reduce a size of the receptacles so that the electronic components are aligned within the receptacles of the carrier, placing the carrier in the post processing machine, and subjecting the electronic components to operations of the post-processing machine while the electronic components maintain in aligned positions in the receptacles of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Multitest Elektronische Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhart Richter, Andreas Nagy, Bernhard Lorenz, Max Schaule, Stefan Kurz, Thomas Hofmann, Helmut Scheibenzuber
  • Patent number: 9014841
    Abstract: A device for removing tested semiconductor components from a clamping carrier having fixed stop elements and movable clamping elements, pre-tensioned by spring elements includes an actuation device arranged above the clamping carrier, which moves the clamping elements into an opening position enabling the clamping carrier to be discharged, and then moves the clamping elements into a rest position after discharge, an intermediate carrier, positioned under the clamping carrier during discharge, onto which the clamping carrier is emptied, a data memory in which data about each semiconductor component are stored, and a removal device, which removes the semiconductor components from the intermediate carrier and sorts them into at least two different categories in accordance with the data stored in the data memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Multitest Elektronishche Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Hofmann, Klaas Akkermann, Stefan Kurz, Andreas Nagy, Johann Pötzinger, Bernhard Lorenz
  • Publication number: 20140167798
    Abstract: A method of post-processing a plurality of electronic components in a post-processing machine after fabrication of the electronic components including providing a carrier with align fixtures, which align fixtures have a clamping mechanism, actuating the clamping mechanism to enlarge a size of receptacles, each of the receptacles is assigned to one of the align fixtures and the enlarged receptacles are larger than the electronic components to be received, positioning the electronic components in the receptacles of the align fixtures, actuating the clamping mechanism to reduce a size of the receptacles so that the electronic components are aligned within the receptacles of the carrier, placing the carrier in the post processing machine, and subjecting the electronic components to operations of the post-processing machine while the electronic components maintain in aligned positions in the receptacles of the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Multitest Elektronische Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhart Richter, Andreas Nagy, Bernhard Lorenz, Max Schaule, Stefan Kurz, Thomas Hofmann, Helmut Scheibenzuber
  • Patent number: 8717048
    Abstract: A method of post-processing a plurality of electronic components in a post-processing machine after fabrication of the electronic components including providing a carrier with align fixtures, which align fixtures have a clamping mechanism, actuating the clamping mechanism to enlarge a size of receptacles, each of the receptacles is assigned to one of the align fixtures and the enlarged receptacles are larger than the electronic components to be received, positioning the electronic components in the receptacles of the align fixtures, actuating the clamping mechanism to reduce a size of the receptacles so that the electronic components are aligned within the receptacles of the carrier, placing the carrier in the post processing machine, and subjecting the electronic components to operations of the post-processing machine while the electronic components maintain in aligned positions in the receptacles of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Multitest Elektronische Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhart Richter, Andreas Nagy, Bernhard Lorenz, Max Schaule, Stefan Kurz, Thomas Hofmann, Helmut Scheibenzuber
  • Publication number: 20130338818
    Abstract: A device for removing tested semiconductor components from a clamping carrier having fixed stop elements and movable clamping elements, pre-tensioned by spring elements includes an actuation device arranged above the clamping carrier, which moves the clamping elements into an opening position enabling the clamping carrier to be discharged, and then moves the clamping elements into a rest position after discharge, an intermediate carrier, positioned under the clamping carrier during discharge, onto which the clamping carrier is emptied, a data memory in which data about each semiconductor component are stored, and a removal device, which removes the semiconductor components from the intermediate carrier and sorts them into at least two different categories in accordance with the data stored in the data memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas Hofmann, Klaas Akkermann, Stefan Kurz, Andreas Nagy, Johann Pötzinger, Bernhard Lorenz
  • Patent number: 8449002
    Abstract: A closure mechanism for pressure test chambers for testing electronic components, in particular ICs, has a plurality of pivoting jaws. At least some of the pivoting jaws have at least one lifting apparatus which can be advanced to two interacting cavity elements, which surround a cavity, by means of the pivoting jaws. Furthermore, at least some of the pivoting jaws have at least one locking device in order to move spacer elements into an intermediate space between the associated pivoting jaws and the compressed cavity element, as a result of which the tightness of the cavity is maintained even when the lifting apparatuses are retracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Multitest Elektronische Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Nagy, Maximilian Schaule, Manfred Eibl, Stefan Kurz
  • Publication number: 20110043231
    Abstract: A method of post-processing a plurality of electronic components in a post-processing machine after fabrication of the electronic components including providing a carrier with align fixtures, which align fixtures have a clamping mechanism, actuating the clamping mechanism to enlarge a size of receptacles, each of the receptacles is assigned to one of the align fixtures and the enlarged receptacles are larger than the electronic components to be received, positioning the electronic components in the receptacles of the align fixtures, actuating the clamping mechanism to reduce a size of the receptacles so that the electronic components are aligned within the receptacles of the carrier, placing the carrier in the post processing machine, and subjecting the electronic components to operations of the post-processing machine while the electronic components maintain in aligned positions in the receptacles of the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Reinhart Richter, Andreas Nagy, Bernhard Lorenz, Max Schaule, Stefan Kurz, Thomas Hofmann, Helmut Scheibenzuber
  • Publication number: 20100193520
    Abstract: A closure mechanism for pressure test chambers for testing electronic components, in particular ICs, has a plurality of pivoting jaws. At least some of the pivoting jaws have at least one lifting apparatus which can be advanced to two interacting cavity elements, which surround a cavity, by means of the pivoting jaws. Furthermore, at least some of the pivoting jaws have at least one locking device in order to move spacer elements into an intermediate space between the associated pivoting jaws and the compressed cavity element, as a result of which the tightness of the cavity is maintained even when the lifting apparatuses are retracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: MULTITEST ELEKTRONISCHE SYSTEME GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Nagy, Maximilian Schaule, Manfred Eibl, Stefan Kurz
  • Patent number: 7741861
    Abstract: In the case of a test apparatus for testing electronic components which are present in an assembly, in particular in the form of strips, a slide-like contacting board supporting device, to which the contacting board can be fastened, is mounted on the test head. The contacting board supporting device can be moved parallel to the plane of the contacting board when the contacting nest is docked on the test head, with the result that the contacting board can be brought into different test positions which are laterally beside one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Multitest elektronische Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Maximilian Schaule, Manuel Petermann, Stefan Kurz, Andeas Nagy
  • Publication number: 20100108205
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for tempering electronic components (5) within a handler (1) for a functional test. The components (5) are initially pre-tempered in a temperature chamber (2) by convecting a gas and are then directly tempered in a conductive manner to the test temperature in a test chamber (3). The gas pressure (P1) inside the test chamber (3) is greater than the gas pressure (P2) in the temperature chamber while the gas pressure (P2) in the temperature chamber (2) is greater than the ambient pressure (Pa). The inlet (4) and outlet (29) of the temperature chamber (2) are alternately opened and closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Maximilian Schaule, Aexander Bauer, Stefan Kurz, Franz Aschl
  • Patent number: 7633304
    Abstract: A device for testing electronic components such as integrated circuit ICs, under particular pressure conditions, has a pressure test chamber with contact elements which on the one hand are connected to an electronic testing device and on the other hand extend into a cavity of the pressure test chamber. Arranged inside the cavity of the pressure test chamber, there is and air-fight sealing board which extends transversely over the contact elements and is sealed peripherally from an assigned pressure chamber half. By means of the sealing board, first contact element sections are separated air-tightly from second contact element sections but are in electrically conductive connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Multitest elektronische Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Max Schaule, Andreas Nagy, Stefan Kurz
  • Publication number: 20090015277
    Abstract: In a device for testing electronic components, in particular ICs, under particular pressure conditions, the pressure test chamber comprises contact elements (13) which on the one hand are connected to an electronic testing device and on the other hand extend into a cavity of the pressure test chamber. Arranged inside the cavity of the pressure test chamber, there is an air-tight sealing board (26) which extends transversely over the contact elements (13) and is sealed peripherally from an assigned pressure chamber half (2). By means of the sealing board (26), first contact element sections (19) are separated air-tightly from second contact element sections (20) but are in electrically conductive connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Max Schaule, Andreas Nagy, Stefan Kurz
  • Publication number: 20080231296
    Abstract: In the case of a test apparatus for testing electronic components which are present in an assembly, in particular in the form of strips, a slide-like contacting board supporting device (28), to which the contacting board (22) can be fastened, is mounted on the test head (15), wherein the contacting board supporting device (28) can be moved parallel to the plane of the contacting board when the contacting nest (24) is docked on the test head (15), with the result that the contacting board (22) can be brought into different test positions which are laterally beside one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: MULTITEST ELEKTRONISCHE SYSTEME GmbH
    Inventors: Maximilian Schaule, Manuel Petermann, Stefan Kurz, Andeas Nagy