Patents by Inventor Timo Strutz

Timo Strutz 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).

  • Parking brake system for a vehicle
    Patent number: 9873414
    Abstract: A parking brake system for a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle, includes two control units, by means of which two actuators, which are designed to actuate respective wheel brakes, can be controlled. The control units are connected to a power source via separate lines, wherein exclusively one of the control units is connected to an operating device which is designed to transmit signals to the control unit for actuation of the wheel brakes. The control unit is designed to control at least one of the actuators, dependent on the signals for actuation of the wheel brakes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Kilian Förster, Uwe Henrich, Timo Strutz, Christof Michenthaler
  • PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150203082
    Abstract: A parking brake system for a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle, includes two control units, by means of which two actuators, which are designed to actuate respective wheel brakes, can be controlled. The control units are connected to a power source via separate lines, wherein exclusively one of the control units is connected to an operating device which is designed to transmit signals to the control unit for actuation of the wheel brakes. The control unit is designed to control at least one of the actuators, dependent on the signals for actuation of the wheel brakes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Kilian Förster, Uwe Henrich, Timo Strutz, Christof Michenthaler