Patents by Inventor Ulrich Bock

Ulrich Bock 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 apparatus for controlling railway safety systems
    Patent number: 8870126
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus control railway safety systems, in particular train routing systems and railway crossing systems. In order to simplify the railway line infrastructure while increasing the safety level at the same time, it is provided that the vehicle emits an RFID—radio frequency identification—signal which contains vehicle data and is read and evaluated by a device on the railway line in order to generate control input variables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Bock, Bernhard Evers, Lars Schnieder
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING RAILWAY SAFETY SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20120037761
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus control railway safety systems, in particular train routing systems and railway crossing systems. In order to simplify the railway line infrastructure while increasing the safety level at the same time, it is provided that the vehicle emits an RFID—radio frequency identification—signal which contains vehicle data and is read and evaluated by a device on the railway line in order to generate control input variables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Ulrich Bock, Bernhard Evers, Lars Schnieder
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING SPEED
    Publication number: 20120029740
    Abstract: A method and a corresponding device enable monitoring the speed of rail vehicles. In order to enable a reduction and simplification of the required system components and a speed monitoring that is not only intermittent, it is provided that the rail vehicle emits a signal, the propagation time of which is evaluated on the track side with regard to the speed. The evaluated signal is transmitted back to the rail vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Ulrich Bock, Bernhard Evers, Lars Schnieder
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISTANCE MEASUREMENT
    Publication number: 20110234451
    Abstract: A method and a device provide distance measurement between two points or one point on a path and a rail vehicle. In order to achieve a high measurement accuracy, the measurement of the propagation time of a radio frequency identification (RFID) signal is provided between the points or the point on a path and the rail vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Ulrich Bock, Bernhard Evers, Lars Schnieder
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE DETECTION OF APPROACHING RAIL VEHICLES ON THE TRACKSIDE AND FOR WARNING PERSONS
    Publication number: 20110226910
    Abstract: A method for the detection of approaching rail vehicles on the track side for the purpose of warning persons or groups of persons. RFID (radio frequency identification) signals that are continuously emitted from the vehicle are received trackside and are evaluated with regard to their potential danger, and/or RFID signals are generated trackside and are received by the person to be warned via individual-bound RFID receivers in the event of danger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Ulrich Bock, Bernhard Evers, Lars Schnieder
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING THE STOPPING ACCURACY OF A MOVING OBJECT
    Publication number: 20110184621
    Abstract: A method and a device increase the stopping accuracy of a moving object, in particular a rail vehicle, at a predetermined stopping point. An RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) signal generated at the stopping point is received by the object and is used as a guidance variable for approaching the stopping point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Ulrich Bock, Bernhard Evers, Uwe Kaluscha, Jürgen Radloff, Karsten Rahn, Olaf Richter, Lars Schneider