Patents by Inventor Thorsten Treffon

Thorsten Treffon 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 processing device for operating a control unit for an exhaust gas probe
    Patent number: 12134992
    Abstract: A method for operating a control unit for an exhaust gas probe, in particular a broadband Lambda probe for an internal combustion engine, in particular of a motor vehicle. The control unit is designed for the electrical actuation of the exhaust gas probe, and the control unit in particular being implemented in the form of an application-specific integrated circuit, ASIC. The method includes: specifying control data for an operation of the control unit and/or the exhaust gas probe with the aid of a processing device; receiving operating data which characterizes the operation of the control unit and/or the exhaust gas probe with the aid of a processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Thorsten Treffon, Tobias-Gerhard Zobel, Bernhard Ledermann, Florian Mezger, Axel Aue, Andreas Kneer, Yannick Chauvet
  • METHOD AND PROCESSING DEVICE FOR OPERATING A CONTROL UNIT FOR AN EXHAUST GAS PROBE
    Publication number: 20220290626
    Abstract: A method for operating a control unit for an exhaust gas probe, in particular a broadband Lambda probe for an internal combustion engine, in particular of a motor vehicle. The control unit is designed for the electrical actuation of the exhaust gas probe, and the control unit in particular being implemented in the form of an application-specific integrated circuit, ASIC. The method includes: specifying control data for an operation of the control unit and/or the exhaust gas probe with the aid of a processing device; receiving operating data which characterizes the operation of the control unit and/or the exhaust gas probe with the aid of a processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Thorsten Treffon, Tobias-Gerhard Zobel, Bernhard Ledermann, Florian Mezger, Axel Aue, Andreas Kneer, Yannick Chauvet