Patents by Inventor Thomas Keiner

Thomas Keiner 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 and control device for detecting the direction of rotation of a drive shaft of an internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 8589053
    Abstract: In a method for determining the direction of rotation of a drive shaft (13) of an internal combustion engine (1) without using a sensor specifically provided therefor, an operating variable of the internal combustion engine (1) is measured using a sensor in a gas line (40, 16), which connects a combustion chamber (30) of the internal combustion engine (1) to the surrounding area. The operating variable is calculated using a model. A forward direction of rotation of the drive shaft (13) is detected if the difference between the measured value of the operating variable and the model value of the operating variable lies within a specified tolerance range. Otherwise, a reverse direction of rotation of the drive shaft (13) is detected, which is opposite of the forward direction of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Keiner, Christoph Schnurrer
  • METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF A DRIVE SHAFT OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20110144890
    Abstract: In a method for determining the direction of rotation of a drive shaft (13) of an internal combustion engine (1) without using a sensor specifically provided therefor, an operating variable of the internal combustion engine (1) is measured using a sensor in a gas line (40, 16), which connects a combustion chamber (30) of the internal combustion engine (1) to the surrounding area. The operating variable is calculated using a model. A forward direction of rotation of the drive shaft (13) is detected if the difference between the measured value of the operating variable and the model value of the operating variable lies within a specified tolerance range. Otherwise, a reverse direction of rotation of the drive shaft (13) is detected, which is opposite of the forward direction of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Thomas Keiner, Christoph Schnurrer