Patents by Inventor Ulrich Goennenwein

Ulrich Goennenwein 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 for detecting the clutch condition
    Patent number: 8972133
    Abstract: A method for detecting the clutch condition in engine-powered vehicles. To ensure a reliable detection of the clutch condition even in extreme driving situations, the engine torque of at least one vehicle engine is increased or reduced automatically by pulses and the response of the engine to the torque pulse is evaluated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Goennenwein, Muhammad Rauf Hameed, Ruediger Poggenburg
  • METHOD FOR DETECTING THE CLUTCH CONDITION
    Publication number: 20120041657
    Abstract: A method for detecting the clutch condition in engine-powered vehicles. To ensure a reliable detection of the clutch condition even in extreme driving situations, the engine torque of at least one vehicle engine is increased or reduced automatically by pulses and the response of the engine to the torque pulse is evaluated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Ulrich Goennenwein, Muhammad Rauf Hameed, Ruediger Poggenburg
  • Method and apparatus for controlling the brake system of a vehicle
    Patent number: 5826954
    Abstract: When it is desired to transmit the maximum possible amount of braking force, the braking force at the rear wheels of the vehicle is built up beyond the value predetermined by the braking force distribution and the driver's command, whereas no increase occurs at the front wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Schmitt, Ulrich Goennenwein