Patents by Inventor Thomas KONSCHAK

Thomas KONSCHAK 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).

  • Patent number: 11300685
    Abstract: To provide correction data for determining position, first position data are determined and/or made available to a vehicle depending on an incoming Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal, the vehicle having a GNSS receiver or a differential GNSS (DGNSS) receiver for receiving the incoming GNSS signal, and the first position data being determined when the vehicle is in a charging position at a predefined charging station. Second position data are also determined and/or made available, the second position data including information which is representative of a global position of the predefined charging station. Correction data is determined depending on the first position data and the second position data. The correction data is made available to at least one further device to determine the position of the at least one further device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Konschak, Josef Krammer
  • Patent number: 11005310
    Abstract: A method for determining the position of a charging station for wirelessly transferring electric energy to a vehicle, wherein the charging station comprises a ground unit with a primary coil configured to generate an electromagnetic charging field for transferring electric energy to the vehicle, and wherein the vehicle comprises a receiving unit of a satellite positioning system and a secondary coil in the vehicle underbody, comprises performing, by the receiving unit of the vehicle, a plurality of position determination operations for at least part of the duration of a charging process during which the vehicle is arranged with respect to the ground unit such that the secondary coil of the vehicle has a predefined positional relationship with respect to the primary coil of the ground unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Konschak, Josef Krammer
  • Publication number: 20190324150
    Abstract: To provide correction data for determining position, first position data are determined and/or made available to a vehicle depending on an incoming Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal, the vehicle having a GNSS receiver or a differential GNSS (DGNSS) receiver for receiving the incoming GNSS signal, and the first position data being determined when the vehicle is in a charging position at a predefined charging station. Second position data are also determined and/or made available, the second position data including information which is representative of a global position of the predefined charging station. Correction data is determined depending on the first position data and the second position data. The correction data is made available to at least one further device to determine the position of the at least one further device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas KONSCHAK, Josef KRAMMER
  • Publication number: 20190291597
    Abstract: A method for determining the position of a charging station for wirelessly transferring electric energy to a vehicle, wherein the charging station comprises a ground unit with a primary coil configured to generate an electromagnetic charging field for transferring electric energy to the vehicle, and wherein the vehicle comprises a receiving unit of a satellite positioning system and a secondary coil in the vehicle underbody, comprises performing, by the receiving unit of the vehicle, a plurality of position determination operations for at least part of the duration of a charging process during which the vehicle is arranged with respect to the ground unit such that the secondary coil of the vehicle has a predefined positional relationship with respect to the primary coil of the ground unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas KONSCHAK, Josef KRAMMER