Patents by Inventor Thomas Oxle

Thomas Oxle 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: 8219288
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for positioning a mobile unit in a motor vehicle. The mobile unit is driven by an external force and equipped with an electronic jamming protection device. A tactile input unit is provided for positioning the mobile unit. An occupied position of the mobile unit is stored under certain conditions, whereby said stored position is automatically approached when the tactile unit is correspondingly operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Coni Temic Microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schulter, Thomas Öxle
  • Patent number: 8022653
    Abstract: Disclosed is a circuit arrangement for electrically controlling and/or regulating the movement of an electrically driven unit (2), especially a window lifter or sliding roof of a motor vehicle, and to a method for operating said circuit arrangement. According to the invention, a jamming protection System is characterized in that a correlation variable (K) for the adjusting force of the unit (2) is measured and the adjusting movement is stopped or reversed in order to prevent jamming if the correlation variable (K) for the adjusting force exceeds a threshold value that corresponding to a predetermined jamming force. A filter (140) is used for temporally filtering the correlation variable (K) for the adjusting force of the unit. The invention is characterized in that the filter parameters (142, 143), especially the cutoff frequency (fg) and/or the order of the filter (140), can be controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Conti Temic Microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Öxle, Wolfgang Schulter
  • Publication number: 20100228446
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for positioning a mobile unit in a motor vehicle. The mobile unit is driven by an external force and equipped with an electronic jamming protection device. A tactile input unit is provided for positioning the mobile unit. An occupied position of the mobile unit is stored under certain conditions, whereby said stored position is automatically approached when the tactile unit is correspondingly operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schulter, Thomas Oxle
  • Patent number: 7612515
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for identifying pinching situations in a motor-driven displacing device. During a displacing process along an actuating direction, values (W(n) to (W(n?m)) of a quantity (1), which characterizes the currently occurring displacing force, or a quantity derived therefrom are determined and stored, and a quantity (8) that characterizes the pinching force of the displacing device is determined on the basis of at least two stored values (W(n) to (W(n?m)).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Conti Temic Microelectronic GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Öxle
  • Publication number: 20080303460
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for identifying pinching situations in a motor-driven displacing device. During a displacing process along an actuating direction, values (W(n) to (W(n?m)) of a quantity (1), which characterizes the currently occurring displacing force, or a quantity derived therefrom are determined and stored, and a quantity (8) that characterizes the pinching force of the displacing device is determined on the basis of at least two stored values (W(n) to (W(n?m)).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventor: Thomas Oxle
  • Publication number: 20070214722
    Abstract: Disclosed is a circuit arrangement for electrically controlling and/or regulating the movement of an electrically driven unit (2), especially a window lifter or sliding roof of a motor vehicle, and to a method for operating said circuit arrangement. According to the invention, a jamming protection System is characterized in that a correlation variable (K) for the adjusting force of the unit (2) is measured and the adjusting movement is stopped or reversed in order to prevent jamming if the correlation variable (K) for the adjusting force exceeds a threshold value that corresponding to a predetermined jamming force. A filter (140) is used for temporally filtering the correlation variable (K) for the adjusting force of the unit. The invention is characterized in that the filter parameters (142, 143), especially the cutoff frequency (fg) and/or the order of the filter (140), can be controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Oxle, Wolfgang Schulter
  • Publication number: 20070182352
    Abstract: A method for electrical control and/or regulation of the movement of an electrically-driven unit, in particular, a window winder for a sunroof of a motor vehicle, is disclosed. A correlation parameter for the operating force of the unit is measured for trapping protection and a switching off or reversing of an operating movement is carried out as trapping protection, when the correlation parameter for the operating force exceeds a threshold value which corresponds to a given trapping force. A filter for temporal filtering of the correlation parameter for the operating force of the unit is provided, whereby the filter is deactivated in the presence of given operating conditions. According to the invention, the decision on the activation and deactivation of the filter is achieved, depending on an alternating signal fraction of the measured correlation parameter, or another parameter proportional thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2005
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Oxle, Wolfgang Schulter