Patents by Inventor Stefan Traub
Stefan Traub 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).
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Patent number: 12595640Abstract: A method for operating an electric drivetrain of a working machine is provided wherein the drivetrain comprises a work drive with an electric work motor and a travel drive with an electric travel motor and vehicle wheels, wherein the working machine experiences a speed deceleration from the outside that may result in a braking force acting on the vehicle wheels lower than a driving force acting on the vehicle wheels due to a moment of inertia of the travel motor. The method includes supplying the travel motor with a power in a direction opposite to an operating direction of the travel motor in order to reduce a rotational speed of the travel motor, if it is detected in advance using a situation detection that the braking force acting on the vehicle wheels as a result of the speed deceleration is lower than the driving force acting on the vehicle wheels.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: April 7, 2026Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Rico Glöckner, Raphael Zohner, Migen Bebeti, Stephan Schinacher, Stefan Traub, Andreas Rothmund, Jürgen Legner
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Publication number: 20260044155Abstract: A method for inverting driving instructions of a working machine includes a first step of entering and initiating a driving instruction. In a second step, position data of the working machine are associated with the driving instruction. In a third step, a cancellation of the driving instruction is entered and the driving instruction is terminated. In a fourth step, position data of the working machine are associated with the cancellation of the driving instruction. With reference to the associated position data a corridor for the driving instruction is defined, and in a fifth step the driving instruction is inverted in such manner that the driving instruction is initiated and cancelled in the reverse sequence when the working machine travels along the corridor in the reverse direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2023Publication date: February 12, 2026Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Dieter Balz, Udo Brehmer, Raphael Gonzalez, Stefan Traub
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Patent number: 12510651Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement with a data processing device and a second vehicle (103), which comprises at least one radar sensor (107). The data processing device is designed to recognize at least one radar reflector (105) which is attached to a first vehicle (101), in a signal of the at least one radar sensor (107). The data processing device is designed to locate the at least one radar reflector (105) by means of the signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2021Date of Patent: December 30, 2025Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Steffen Biel, Stefan Traub
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Publication number: 20250340414Abstract: A method for controlling an industrial truck in a warehouse includes reading-in (S1) a point cloud of the warehouse is the surroundings of the industrial truck, wherein the point cloud read in contains point information of at least one object present in the surroundings, converting (S3) the point information into a frequency distribution of the point information, determining (S4) a statistical distribution parameter of the point information in the frequency distribution, classification (S5) of the object as a person or as a warehouse technology object on the basis of the statistical distribution parameter, and emitting (S6) a control signal to control the industrial truck in the warehouse on the basis of the result of the classification in the classification step (S5). The invention also describes a control unit for carrying out the method and an industrial truck with a control unit of that type.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2023Publication date: November 6, 2025Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Gabriela Jager, Michael Walter, Markus Birk, Stefan Traub
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Publication number: 20250100314Abstract: A method is disclosed for providing a digital emergency card, the method including a user creating (S1) the digital emergency card for a building (2) and storing (S2) the created emergency card in a storage medium (4) of the building (2). In addition, the method includes reading (S3) the stored emergency card from the storage medium (4) and transmitting (4) the emergency card, once read. Furthermore, a system is disclosed which consists of a storage medium (4), a terminal (6), and a transmission and receptions device (8), the system being designed to carry out steps of such a method.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventor: Stefan Traub
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Patent number: 12125323Abstract: Disclosed is a method for registering items of equipment (103) for a vehicle. In each case an ID code is assigned to the items of equipment (103) and wherein the items of equipment (103) comprise in each case at least one transmission means (105). The ID codes are transmitted by the transmission means (105) concerned to the recording means (101) and registered by the recording means (101).Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2023Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Stefan Traub, Alan Dittrich
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Patent number: 12093376Abstract: A safety device for detecting manipulations on a bus system of a vehicle includes a receiver configured to connect to the bus system of the vehicle and to receive a signal from the bus system, an analyzer configured to analyze a transition between signal states of the signal, and an evaluator configured to evaluate the signal as a manipulated signal or an unmanipulated signal based on analysis performed by the analyzer.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Stefan Traub, Mauro Cesar Zanella, Joao Curti
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Patent number: 11967100Abstract: A navigational system and method for guiding a boat onto a trailer, which comprises at least one marker mounted on the trailer; a camera located on the boat to assist the system with determining a longitudinal axis of the boat, and generating images of at least a front area of the boat and the at least one marker; an image processing unit for 1) receiving and processing the images to determine the at least one marker, 2) estimating the longitudinal axis of the trailer, 3) generating a desired boat trajectory for aligning the longitudinal axis of the boat with the longitudinal axis of the trailer; and 4) periodically generating guidance output commands to the user to assist the user with following the desired boat trajectory and facilitate loading of the boat on the trailer; and an image display for sequentially displaying the generated images of the camera to a user.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignees: ZF Friedrichshafen AG, ZF Marine Propulsion Systems Miramar, LLCInventors: Stefan Traub, Gabriela Jager, Lars Hoffmann, Andrew Orvieto
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Publication number: 20240012131Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement with a data processing device and a second vehicle (103), which comprises at least one radar sensor (107). The data processing device is designed to recognize at least one radar reflector (105) which is attached to a first vehicle (101), in a signal of the at least one radar sensor (107). The data processing device is designed to locate the at least one radar reflector (105) by means of the signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2021Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Steffen Biel, Stefan Traub
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Patent number: 11787325Abstract: A navigational system for guiding a boat onto a trailer comprising at least a portion of a tow vehicle which forms a natural marker for the navigation system. A camera is located on the boat to assist the navigational system with aligning a longitudinal axis of the boat with a longitudinal axis of the trailer. A central vertical (mid) axis of the camera is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the boat. An image processing unit receives and processes images from the camera. The image processing unit, based upon a determination of a position of the central vertical (mid) axis of the camera relative to a target area of the detected natural marker, generating guidance commands to assist a user with alignment of the longitudinal axis of the boat with the longitudinal axis of the trailer and thereby facilitate proper loading of the boat onto the trailer.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignees: ZF Friedrichshafen AG, ZF Marine Propulsion Systems Miramar, LLCInventors: Stefan Traub, Gabriela Jager, Lars Hoffmann, Andrew Orvieto
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Publication number: 20230306798Abstract: Disclosed is a method for registering items of equipment (103) for a vehicle. In each case an ID code is assigned to the items of equipment (103) and wherein the items of equipment (103) comprise in each case at least one transmission means (105). The ID codes are transmitted by the transmission means (105) concerned to the recording means (101) and registered by the recording means (101).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Stefan Traub, Alan Dittrich
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Publication number: 20230212838Abstract: A method for operating an electric drivetrain of a working machine is provided wherein the drivetrain comprises a work drive with an electric work motor and a travel drive with an electric travel motor and vehicle wheels, wherein the working machine experiences a speed deceleration from the outside that may result in a braking force acting on the vehicle wheels lower than a driving force acting on the vehicle wheels due to a moment of inertia of the travel motor. The method includes supplying the travel motor with a power in a direction opposite to an operating direction of the travel motor in order to reduce a rotational speed of the travel motor, if it is detected in advance using a situation detection that the braking force acting on the vehicle wheels as a result of the speed deceleration is lower than the driving force acting on the vehicle wheels.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Rico GLÖCKNER, Raphael ZOHNER, Migen BEBETI, Stephan SCHINACHER, Stefan TRAUB, Andreas ROTHMUND, Jürgen LEGNER
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Publication number: 20230211988Abstract: A handling device (103) for loads (105) includes a radar transmitter (107), a radar sensor (111) and a data-processing device. The radar transmitter (107) is configured to irradiate at least part of the handling device (103) and/or the load (105). The radar sensor (111) is configured to detect at least part of the irradiated handling device (103) and/or the irradiated load (105). The data-processing device is configured to determine the position of at least part of the handling device (103) and/or the load 105) with reference to a signal from the radar sensor (111). At least a part (405) of the handling device (103) is radar-absorbing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Gabriela Jager, Stefan Traub
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Publication number: 20220371503Abstract: A navigational system for guiding a boat onto a trailer comprising at least a portion of a tow vehicle which forms a natural marker for the navigation system. A camera is located on the boat to assist the navigational system with aligning a longitudinal axis of the boat with a longitudinal axis of the trailer. A central vertical (mid) axis of the camera is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the boat. An image processing unit receives and processes images from the camera. The image processing unit, based upon a determination of a position of the central vertical (mid) axis of the camera relative to a target area of the detected natural marker, generating guidance commands to assist a user with alignment of the longitudinal axis of the boat with the longitudinal axis of the trailer and thereby facilitate proper loading of the boat onto the trailer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2021Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Stefan TRAUB, Gabriela JAGER, Lars HOFFMANN, Andrew ORVIETO
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Publication number: 20220281569Abstract: A system and method for guiding a boat onto a trailer, which comprises at least one marker mounted on the trailer; a camera located on the boat to assist the system with determining a longitudinal axis of the boat, and generating images of at least a front area of the boat and the at least one marker; an image processing unit for 1) receiving and processing the images to determine the at least one marker, 2) estimating the longitudinal axis of the trailer, 3) generating a desired boat trajectory for aligning the longitudinal axis of the boat with the longitudinal axis of the trailer; and 4) periodically generating guidance output commands to the user to assist the user with following the desired boat trajectory and facilitate loading of the boat on the trailer; and an image display for sequentially displaying the generated images of the camera to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2021Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Stefan TRAUB, Gabriela JAGER, Lars HOFFMANN, Andrew ORVIETO
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Publication number: 20220234490Abstract: A navigational system and method for guiding a boat onto a trailer, which comprises at least one marker mounted on the trailer; a camera located on the boat to assist the system with determining a longitudinal axis of the boat, and generating images of at least a front area of the boat and the at least one marker; an image processing unit for 1) receiving and processing the images to determine the at least one marker, 2) estimating the longitudinal axis of the trailer, 3) generating a desired boat trajectory for aligning the longitudinal axis of the boat with the longitudinal axis of the trailer; and 4) periodically generating guidance output commands to the user to assist the user with following the desired boat trajectory and facilitate loading of the boat on the trailer; and an image display for sequentially displaying the generated images of the camera to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2021Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Stefan TRAUB, Gabriela JAGER, Lars HOFFMANN, Andrew ORVIETO
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Patent number: 11339555Abstract: A process for determining a setpoint rotational speed of a work machine engine, having a continuously variable transmission, based on operation of power hydraulics. The setpoint rotational speed for highly productive operation is determined, without knowledge current operation of the power hydraulics, by a basic engine speed setting. With knowledge of the current operating state, the setpoint rotational speed is determined by the basic speed settings and low or high engine speed settings. The low speed setting alone determines setpoint rotational speeds that are lower than the basic speed setting or a combination of the low and basic speed settings. The high speed setting alone determines setpoint rotational speeds that are higher than the basic speed setting or a combination of the basic and high speed settings. The speed settings can comprise a setpoint rotational speed range of above a reciprocal transmission range of the variable transmission.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2018Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Jan-Frederik Kuhn, Stefan Traub, Stephan Schinacher, Marcus Hiemer, Robert Morrison, Jürgen Legner, Sven Bieber
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Publication number: 20220081872Abstract: A method for automated or automatic loading of a work tool of a work machine includes determining, as a function of operating conditions of the work machine, a probability of whether the work tool comes into or is in engagement with a material pile, and activating, in response to the determined probability being greater than a limit value, a load function for the automated or automatic loading. The method further includes ascertaining, when the load function is activated, a setpoint value for a lift position, a setpoint value for a tilt position, and a setpoint value for an accelerator pedal actuation as a function of a pressure measurement value on a hydrostat side of a power split transmission of the work machine, and ascertaining actuating signals for the automated or automatic loading as a function of a comparison of the ascertained setpoint values with corresponding actual values.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2019Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventor: Stefan Traub
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Publication number: 20220004629Abstract: A safety device for detecting manipulations on a bus system of a vehicle includes a receiver configured to connect to the bus system of the vehicle and to receive a signal from the bus system, an analyzer configured to analyze a transition between signal states of the signal, and an evaluator configured to evaluate the signal as a manipulated signal or an unmanipulated signal based on analysis performed by the analyzer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2019Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Stefan Traub, Mauro Cesar Zanella, Joao Curti
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Publication number: 20200190772Abstract: A process for determining a setpoint rotational speed of a work machine engine, having a continuously variable transmission, based on operation of power hydraulics. The setpoint rotational speed for highly productive operation is determined, without knowledge current operation of the power hydraulics, by a basic engine speed setting. With knowledge of the current operating state, the setpoint rotational speed is determined by the basic speed settings and low or high engine speed settings. The low speed setting alone determines setpoint rotational speeds that are lower than the basic speed setting or a combination of the low and basic speed settings. The high speed setting alone determines setpoint rotational speeds that are higher than the basic speed setting or a combination of the basic and high speed settings. The speed settings can comprise a setpoint rotational speed range of above a reciprocal transmission range of the variable transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2018Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Jan-Frederik KUHN, Stefan TRAUB, Stephan SCHINACHER, Marcus HIEMER, Robert MORRISON, Jürgen LEGNER, Sven BIEBER