Patents by Inventor Thomas RINKLEFF

Thomas RINKLEFF 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: 10699843
    Abstract: A motor vehicle with at least one energizable active current line, which at least sometimes carries an active current for the operation of at least one electrical consumer. At least one attenuation line layout is coupled by way of an inductive coupling to the energizable active current line in such a way that, in a protection area spaced apart from the active current line and the attenuation line layout, a magnetic field generated by the active current and/or a perturbation superimposed on the active current and/or a leakage current produced by the active current is attenuated by current flow induced in the attenuation line layout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Thomas Rinkleff, Amir Cenanovic
  • Patent number: 10479294
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement for an onboard network of a motor vehicle, includes a line having a first inductivity and connecting a component of a power electronics of an onboard network with an element, wherein the component is adapted for being clocked during operation of the power electronics at a clock frequency; and an absorber circuit assigned to the line and having a second inductivity and a capacitance, wherein the second inductivity of the absorber circuit is coupled with the first inductivity of the line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Thomas Rinkleff, David Krause
  • Patent number: 10384551
    Abstract: A motor vehicle having a vehicle body, which is formed at least in part from an electrically conductive material. An electrical system is arranged electrically insulated from the vehicle body and has a rectifier unit. An energy coupling device is arranged electrically insulated at the vehicle body for supplying electric energy for the electrical system. The energy coupling device has a coil for wireless magnetic coupling of an energy source that is external to the motor vehicle and provides an alternating magnetic field, wherein the coil is connected to the rectifier unit of the electrical system. An antenna unit is arranged at the vehicle body and is electrically insulated with respect to the electrical system. A decoupling device electromagnetically decouples the coil from the antenna unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Thomas Rinkleff, Kai Friedrich
  • Publication number: 20180294093
    Abstract: A motor vehicle with at least one energizable active current line, which at least sometimes carries an active current for the operation of at least one electrical consumer. At least one attenuation line layout is coupled by way of an inductive coupling to the energizable active current line in such a way that, in a protection area spaced apart from the active current line and the attenuation line layout, a magnetic field generated by the active current and/or a perturbation superimposed on the active current and/or a leakage current produced by the active current is attenuated by current flow induced in the attenuation line layout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Thomas RINKLEFF, Amir CENANOVIC
  • Publication number: 20180050595
    Abstract: A motor vehicle having a vehicle body, which is formed at least in part from an electrically conductive material. An electrical system is arranged electrically insulated from the vehicle body and has a rectifier unit. An energy coupling device is arranged electrically insulated at the vehicle body for supplying electric energy for the electrical system. The energy coupling device has a coil for wireless magnetic coupling of an energy source that is external to the motor vehicle and provides an alternating magnetic field, wherein the coil is connected to the rectifier unit of the electrical system. An antenna unit is arranged at the vehicle body and is electrically insulated with respect to the electrical system. A decoupling device electromagnetically decouples the coil from the antenna unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Thomas RINKLEFF, Kai FRIEDRICH
  • Patent number: 9742312
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to an electrical assembly (1) for converting a direct voltage into an alternating voltage, comprising a first supply voltage area (10) for distributing a first DC supply voltage, and a second supply voltage area (12) for distributing a second DC supply voltage. The electrical assembly (1) comprises at least one first power semiconductor (24) having an input terminal connected to the first supply voltage area (12) and an output terminal (28) connected to an alternating voltage output (20a) of the assembly. The electrical assembly (1) further comprises at least one second power semiconductor (26) having an input terminal (32) connected to the second supply voltage area (12) and an output terminal connected to the alternating voltage output (20a) of the assembly, wherein the first supply voltage area (10) extends on the side of the first power semiconductor (24) facing the input voltage terminal of the first power semiconductor (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignees: Audi AG, Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Andre Domurat-Linde, Eckart Hoene, Tobias Enzinger, Thomas Rinkleff
  • Publication number: 20160094150
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to an electrical assembly (1) for converting a direct voltage into an alternating voltage, comprising a first supply voltage area (10) for distributing a first DC supply voltage, and a second supply voltage area (12) for distributing a second DC supply voltage. The electrical assembly (1) comprises at least one first power semiconductor (24) having an input terminal connected to the first supply voltage area (12) and an output terminal (28) connected to an alternating voltage output (20a) of the assembly. The electrical assembly (1) further comprises at least one second power semiconductor (26) having an input terminal (32) connected to the second supply voltage area (12) and an output terminal connected to the alternating voltage output (20a) of the assembly, wherein the first supply voltage area (10) extends on the side of the first power semiconductor (24) facing the input voltage terminal of the first power semiconductor (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicants: VOLKSWAGEN AG, AUDI AG
    Inventors: Andre DOMURAT-LINDE, Eckart HOENE, Tobias ENZINGER, Thomas RINKLEFF