Patents by Inventor Thomas Ruping

Thomas Ruping 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 device for monitoring sensor functions
    Patent number: 5617337
    Abstract: A method and a device for monitoring the functions of a sensor, in particular of a sensor for detecting a measurable value in a motor vehicle. If specified operating states exist, a measurable value is detected and compared to a reference value. Faults are detected when a measured value, held by the sensor, deviates by more than a tolerance value from a reference value. A measured value which had been detected and stored at an earlier instant when a corresponding operating state existed is used as the reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Eidler, Werner Zimmermann, Thomas Ruping