Patents by Inventor Thomas Ohl

Thomas Ohl 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: 9409579
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a door contact switch of a driver's door of a motor vehicle locked in an idle state includes detecting an unlocking of the driver's door of the motor vehicle, and detecting whether a change in a door contact signal of the door contact switch takes place after the unlocking of the driver's door. If a change in the door contact signal has been detected, a plausibility counter is initialized, otherwise the method includes detecting whether a drive unit of the motor vehicle is activated. A “door contact implausible” state is established and the plausibility counter (P) is incremented if the activation of the drive unit has been detected in step d).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Matthias Eichin, Thomas Ohl, Bastian Luther
  • Publication number: 20150210289
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a door contact switch of a driver's door of a motor vehicle locked in an idle state includes detecting an unlocking of the driver's door of the motor vehicle, and detecting whether a change in a door contact signal of the door contact switch takes place after the unlocking of the driver's door. If a change in the door contact signal has been detected, a plausibility counter is initialized, otherwise the method includes detecting whether a drive unit of the motor vehicle is activated. A “door contact implausible” state is established and the plausibility counter (P) is incremented if the activation of the drive unit has been detected in step d).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Matthias Eichin, Thomas Ohl, Bastian Luther
  • Patent number: 8362718
    Abstract: A device for operating a closing part, driven by a drive, on a device of transportation contains a control apparatus which is assigned to the drive and is configured to actuate the drive in order to initiate a measure which is opposed to the movement of the closing part. The drive is embodied as an electric or electromechanical drive. The drive can be actuated by the control apparatus in such a way that the drive becomes active in a braking fashion with respect to the movement of the closing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Hubmann, Thomas Ohl
  • Publication number: 20110010993
    Abstract: A device for operating a closing part, driven by a drive, on a device of transportation contains a control apparatus which is assigned to the drive and is configured to actuate the drive in order to initiate a measure which is opposed to the movement of the closing part. The drive is embodied as an electric or electromechanical drive. The drive can be actuated by the control apparatus in such a way that the drive becomes active in a braking fashion with respect to the movement of the closing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Michael Hubmann, Thomas Ohl
  • Patent number: 6373220
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device (10) for forming a plurality of accumulators (14) that are combined to form a group (12) and positioned on a supporting element (60). The poles (16) of the accumulators (14) are arranged on the upper wall (20) of a housing. The device comprises a flat component (22) in the form of a plate, frame, grid or the like. A plurality of pole contacts (24,26) corresponding to the poles (16) of the accumulators (14) are arranged on said component. The pole contacts (24,26) are joined to a central electrical supply connection (32) by means of electro-conductive elements (28,30) that are fastened to the component (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: CMW Automation GmbH
    Inventors: Walter Wipperfurth, Markus Rompel, Thomas Ohl, Frank Rompel, Horst Lampert, Eduard Wala