Patents by Inventor Werner Hess

Werner Hess 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).

  • Publication number: 20060185779
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a tread, a carcass with belt plies disposed below the tread, and a cap ply layer between the tread and the belt plies of the carcass. The cap ply is a leno weave tape having warp yarn in the longitudinal direction and weft yarns in the weft direction. The leno weave tape is wound in a flat helically wound around the belt plies, and cover with a tread of the tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Dany Michiels, Geert Broos, Willy Delanoy, Werner Hess, Boudewijn Snauwaert
  • Publication number: 20060185778
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a tread, a carcass with belt plies disposed below the tread, and a cap-ply layer between the tread and the belt plies of the carcass. The cap ply is a leno weave tape having warp yarn in the longitudinal direction and weft yarns in the weft direction. The leno weave tape is wound in a flat helically wound around the belt plies, and cover with a tread of the tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Dany Michiels, Geert Broos, Willy Delanoy, Werner Hess, Boudewijn Snauwaert
  • Publication number: 20050227559
    Abstract: This invention relates to an adhesive tape comprising a knitted or woven substrate having weft yarns and a layer of adhesive coated onto the substrate. The substrate is closed to substantially prevent the passage of adhesive through it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2003
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Gerard Ternon, Jenci Kurja, Werner Hess
  • Patent number: 6901910
    Abstract: A method and an arrangement for controlling the drive unit of a vehicle are suggested. A decentral torque coordination is provided. In addition to the resulting input quantity of the first coordinator, also, if required, resulting minimum quantities and/or maximum quantities are transmitted from a first coordinator to a second coordinator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Hess, Juergen Pantring, Dirk Hartmann
  • Patent number: 6901328
    Abstract: A method and an arrangement for detecting the end of a start operation in an internal combustion engine (1) of a motor vehicle make it possible to distinguish the start operation from a steady-state condition of the engine (1) even for starters having a high starter rpm. At least one operating variable of the engine is determined which is different from the rpm thereof. The at least one operating variable is compared to a pregiven threshold value. The end of the start operation is detected when the at least one operating variable reaches or exceeds the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Eckart Damson, Martin Klenk, Burkhard Hiller, Werner Hess, Uwe Kassner, Juergen Foerster
  • Patent number: 6799113
    Abstract: A method and an arrangement control the drive unit of a vehicle. In this method and arrangement, an rpm limiting to a reference rpm takes place when the demand of the driver is withdrawn. The reference rpm is determined at the start of the withdrawal of the driver command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Denz, Werner Hess, Martin Ludwig
  • Patent number: 6786197
    Abstract: A method and a device for controlling the drive unit of a vehicle are provided, in which, in addition to the selection variable for an output variable of the drive unit, another setpoint variable representing the required dynamic setting of the output variable is preselected. The manipulated variable of the drive unit to be influenced is selected on the basis of the selection variable and the additional setpoint variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ernst Wild, Lilian Matischok, Michael Nicolaou, Werner Hess, Holger Jessen, Werner Kind
  • Patent number: 6778883
    Abstract: A method and a device for controlling the drive unit of a vehicle are provided, setpoint selection variables and characteristic variables being received, which represent the way the setpoint selection variable is set. In a coordinator, setpoint selection variables and characteristic variables are coordinated independently from one another and one of the variables is selected, on which the control of the drive unit is based. In a converter, the selected setpoint selection variable and characteristic variable are converted into control signals, the control signals being selected on the basis of the setpoint selection variable and the characteristic variable, optionally considering further operating variables, for example, the operating state of the drive unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Gerhardt, Bernhard Mencher, Werner Kind, Werner Hess
  • Patent number: 6758190
    Abstract: A method and a device for controlling an output variable of a drive unit in the starting phase is described. A controller is provided, regulating the actual value of at least one output variable to a setpoint variable of this output variable which is specified as a function of time. When at least one condition marking entry into the starting phase exists, the setpoint value of the output variable is initialized with the actual value of the output variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Denz, Ruediger Weiss, Achim Guenther, Christof Thiel, Werner Hess, Martin Ludwig, Armin Hassdenteufel
  • Patent number: 6722350
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine (1), especially of a motor vehicle, is described. The engine (1) is provided with a combustion chamber (4) into which fuel can be injected in a first operating mode during a compression phase and in a second operating mode during an induction phase. The engine (1) is provided with a control apparatus (18) for switching over between the operating modes. The engine (1) includes an exhaust-gas recirculation having an exhaust-gas recirculation valve (14). The engine (1) is switched by the control apparatus (18) into the first operating mode when the exhaust-gas recirculation valve (14) is jammed in the open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Volz, Ernst Wild, Manfred Pfitz, Werner Mezger, Juergen Pantring, Michael Oder, Werner Hess, Georg Mallebrein, Christian Koehler, Kristina Eberle, Roland Herynek, Detlef Heinrich, Mirjam Steger, Gudrun Menrad, Lutz Reuschenbach
  • Patent number: 6694960
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method as well as an arrangement for determining cylinder-individual differences of a control variable in a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine. It is provided that a determination of cylinder-individual charge differences is carried out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Hess, Klaus Ries-Mueller
  • Publication number: 20030196630
    Abstract: A method and an arrangement for detecting the end of a start operation in an internal combustion engine (1) of a motor vehicle make it possible to distinguish the start operation from a steady-state condition of the engine (1) even for starters having a high starter rpm. At least one operating variable of the engine is determined which is different from the rpm thereof. The at least one operating variable is compared to a pregiven threshold value. The end of the start operation is detected when the at least one operating variable reaches or exceeds the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Eckart Damson, Martin Klenk, Burkhard Hiller, Werner Hess, Uwe Kassner, Juergen Foerster
  • Publication number: 20030187566
    Abstract: A method and an arrangement for controlling the drive unit of a vehicle are suggested. A decentral torque coordination is provided. In addition to the resulting input quantity of the first coordinator, also, if required, resulting minimum quantities and/or maximum quantities are transmitted from a first coordinator to a second coordinator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Werner Hess, Juergen Pantring, Dirk Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20030144785
    Abstract: A system for monitoring the properties of at least one tire (12) on a vehicle (36) is described, means being provided on the tire to store information representing properties of the tire (12) and sensors (20, 22) being provided for acquiring the information. A method for monitoring properties of at least one tire is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Jost Brachert, Ulrich Hessmert, Norbert Polzin, Thomas Sauter, Helmut Wandel, Werner Hess, Klaus Ries-Mueller
  • Publication number: 20030139855
    Abstract: A system for monitoring a motor vehicle subsystem (42) whereby the vehicle velocity may be influenced includes an evaluation device (14) which determines an actual operating variable of the subsystem (42) according to at least one operating parameter of the vehicle (36) and evaluates the functionality of the subsystem to be monitored (42) on the basis of the determined actual operating variable. It also includes at least one wheel-force sensor device (10) associated with a wheel (12), which detects at least one wheel-force component of the particular wheel (12) acting essentially between the driving surface and the tire contact area as the at least one operating parameter and outputs a signal (Si, Sa) representing the wheel-force component; the evaluation device (14) determines the actual operating variable from the processing of the signal (Si, Sa) which represents the wheel-force component. A corresponding monitoring method is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Werner Hess, Klaus Ries-Mueller
  • Patent number: 6591811
    Abstract: A device for controlling an internal combustion engine having an arrangement for recording operating parameters of the internal combustion engine, such as engine speed, load, and coolant temperature; an arrangement for providing a signal related to a desired drive torque of the internal combustion engine (engine torque) as a function of the recorded performance quantities; and an arrangement for converting the engine torque into control signals for at least one of the variables air supply or fuel supply to the internal combustion engine, as a function of the coolant temperature toot and of a pre definable maximum allowable coolant temperature limit tom-tom, a torque control value being determined which ultimately determines the allowable engine torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Kaltenbrunn, Werner Hess
  • Patent number: 6588261
    Abstract: A device for determining air entering cylinders of an internal combustion engine having a supercharger. The air is determined as a function of such quantities as rpm, air throughput in the intake manifold, throttle valve position values and temperature, characterized in that at least the following physical relationships are included in the determination: suction equation of the engine balancing equation for a filling in an intake manifold flow rate equation at a throttle valve balancing equation in a volume between the throttle valve and the supercharger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ernst Wild, Lutz Reuschenbach, Nikolaus Benninger, Werner Hess, Hong Zhang, Georg Mallebrein, Harald Von Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20030098012
    Abstract: A method and a device for controlling the drive unit of a vehicle are described, wherein in addition to the selection variable for an output variable of the drive unit, another setpoint variable representing the required dynamic setting of the output variable is preselected. The manipulated variable of the drive unit to be influenced is selected on the basis of the selection variable and the additional setpoint variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventors: Ernst Wild, Lilian Matischok, Michael Nicolaou, Werner Hess, Holger Jessen, Werner Kind
  • Patent number: 6539915
    Abstract: Method and arrangement for operating an internal combustion engine (10) which can be operated in several modes of operation, especially an internal combustion engine (10) having direct injection (DE) or intake manifold injection (SRE) and with a control apparatus (11). The control apparatus (11) or its software has a plurality of functions (12) and a scheduler (13) for activating the functions (12). Operating modes are assigned to the functions (12) and the functions (12) are activated by the scheduler (13) in dependence upon the assigned modes of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ernst Wild, Roland Herynek, Miriam Steger, Gudrun Menrad, Lutz Reuschenbach, Michael Oder, Werner Hess, Hans Hillner, Georg Mallebrein, Christian Koehler
  • Publication number: 20030051701
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine (1), especially of a motor vehicle, is described. The engine (1) is provided with a combustion chamber (4) into which fuel can be injected in a first operating mode during a compression phase and in a second operating mode during an induction phase. The engine (1) is provided with a control apparatus (18) for switching over between the operating modes. The engine (1) includes an exhaust-gas recirculation having an exhaust-gas recirculation valve (14). The engine (1) is switched by the control apparatus (18) into the first operating mode when the exhaust-gas recirculation valve (14) is jammed in the open state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Dieter Volz, Ernst Wild, Manfred Pfitz, werner Mezger, Juergen Pantring, Michael Oder, Werner Hess, Georg Mallebrein, Christian Koehler, Kristina Eberle, Roland Herynek, Detlef Heinrich, Miriam Steger, Gudrun Menrad, Lutz Reuschenbach