Patents by Inventor Volker Hofacker

Volker Hofacker 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 operating a pump
    Patent number: 12516664
    Abstract: A method for operating a fluid conveying device (4), in particular a pump, a fan, a compressor or a valve, by way of a control unit (14), wherein the fluid conveying device with a deactivated emergency running mode is switched on at least in the case of initial application of an operating power of the fluid conveying device, a setpoint rotational speed specification or a setpoint actuating value specification is transmitted to the fluid conveying device, and the emergency miming mode of the fluid conveying device is activated when the setpoint rotational speed specification or the setpoint actuating value specification exceeds a triggering value or the fluid conveying device is operated for longer than an activation duration with an invalid rotational speed or an invalid actuating value. Furthermore, the invention relates to a pump arrangement, a control unit, a computer program, and a machine-readable storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Eckert, Volker Hofacker
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING A PUMP
    Publication number: 20230036511
    Abstract: A method for operating a fluid conveying device (4), in particular a pump, a fan, a compressor or a valve, by way of a control unit (14), wherein the fluid conveying device with a deactivated emergency running mode is switched on at least in the case of initial application of an operating power of the fluid conveying device, a setpoint rotational speed specification or a setpoint actuating value specification is transmitted to the fluid conveying device, and the emergency miming mode of the fluid conveying device is activated when the setpoint rotational speed specification or the setpoint actuating value specification exceeds a triggering value or the fluid conveying device is operated for longer than an activation duration with an invalid rotational speed or an invalid actuating value. Furthermore, the invention relates to a pump arrangement, a control unit, a computer program, and a machine-readable storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Eckert, Volker Hofacker