Patents by Inventor Thomas Ferstl

Thomas Ferstl 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).

  • Arrangement for heat exchange
    Patent number: 11533803
    Abstract: An arrangement for exchanging heat between two bodies comprises a circuit board, having at least one first via and at least one second via, wherein at least one heat exchange structure is integrated in the circuit board, wherein the at least one heat exchange structure comprises two heat exchange layers and an intermediate layer arranged between the two heat exchange layers, wherein the two heat exchange layers are thermally joined to each other and electrically separated from each other by the intermediate layer, wherein a first heat exchange layer is associated with the first body and can be brought into thermal contact with it and a second heat exchange layer is associated with the second body and can be brought into thermal contact with it, wherein the at least one first via and the at least one second via are each led through the two heat exchange layers and the intermediate layer arranged between the two heat exchange layers, wherein the at least one first via is in contact only with the first heat exch
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventor: Thomas Ferstl
  • ARRANGEMENT FOR HEAT EXCHANGE
    Publication number: 20220141947
    Abstract: An arrangement for exchanging heat between two bodies comprises a circuit board, having at least one first via and at least one second via, wherein at least one heat exchange structure is integrated in the circuit board, wherein the at least one heat exchange structure comprises two heat exchange layers and an intermediate layer arranged between the two heat exchange layers, wherein the two heat exchange layers are thermally joined to each other and electrically separated from each other by the intermediate layer, wherein a first heat exchange layer is associated with the first body and can be brought into thermal contact with it and a second heat exchange layer is associated with the second body and can be brought into thermal contact with it, wherein the at least one first via and the at least one second via are each led through the two heat exchange layers and the intermediate layer arranged between the two heat exchange layers, wherein the at least one first via is in contact only with the first heat exch
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas FERSTL
  • Electrically actuatable module of a motor vehicle and method for identifying an electrically actuatable module of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 9449434
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrically actuatable assembly of a motor vehicle having at least one component comprising a non-volatile memory. The component has base functionality characteristic for the component and required for the operation of the assembly. The memory comprises a memory region not utilized for realizing the base functionality of the component, in said memory region is stored a characteristic value that identifies the assembly with a predetermined probability. Furthermore, the characteristic value can be read out from the memory region of the component. Finally, the invention describes a method for identifying such an electrically actuatable assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Magna Powertrain AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Gerhard Mullner, Karl Reisinger, Ralf Schwarz, Tim-Christopher Meissner, Maik Hofmann, Thomas Ferstl
  • Electrically Actuatable Module of a Motor Vehicle and Method for Identifying an Electrically Actuatable Module of a Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20140114543
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrically actuatable assembly of a motor vehicle having at least one component comprising a non-volatile memory. The component has base functionality characteristic for the component and required for the operation of the assembly. The memory comprises a memory region not utilized for realizing the base functionality of the component, in said memory region is stored a characteristic value that identifies the assembly with a predetermined probability. Furthermore, the characteristic value can be read out from the memory region of the component. Finally, the invention describes a method for identifying such an electrically actuatable assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Magna Power Train AG & CO
    Inventors: Gerhard Mullner, Karl Reissinger, Ralf Schwarz, Tim-Christopher Meissner, Maik Hoffman, Thomas FERSTL
  • ELECTRICALLY ACTUATABLE MODULE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AN ELECTRICALLY ACTUATABLE MODULE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20110301820
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrically actuatable assembly of a motor vehicle having at least one component comprising a non-volatile memory. The component has base functionality characteristic for the component and required for the operation of the assembly. The memory comprises a memory region not utilized for realizing the base functionality of the component, in said memory region is stored a characteristic value that identifies the assembly with a predetermined probability. Furthermore, the characteristic value can be read out from the memory region of the component. Finally, the invention describes a method for identifying such an electrically actuatable assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicants: AUDI AG, Magna Powertrain AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerhard Müllner, Karl Reisinger, Ralf Schwarz, Tim Christopher Meissner, Maik Hofmann, Thomas Ferstl