Robert Bosch GmbH patent applications published on November 30th, 2023

Summary of the patent applications from Robert Bosch GmbH on November 30th, 2023

Robert Bosch GmbH has recently filed several patents related to various technologies. These patents cover a range of areas including network configuration, electric motor control, fuel cell systems, membrane-electrode units, catalyst support materials, inductive components, anomaly prediction in electric motors, object labeling in sensor data, and synthetic image generation.

In terms of network configuration, one patent describes a method for configuring quality-of-service quantities in a network with multiple network segments and gateways. The method involves checking if a gateway has enough available quality-of-service quantity to fulfill a request from a network subscriber and forwarding the request to the gateway in the stage below if there is enough quantity.

For electric motor control, a patent application describes a control device for an electric motor, specifically for a steering system. The device includes a primary driver unit responsible for normal operation and a secondary driver unit activated in case of a malfunction or failure in the primary driver unit. The secondary driver unit has an adjustable power source to control the switching state of circuit breakers in the power electronics.

In the field of fuel cell systems, a patent application describes a system designed to be supported on a vehicle frame or body part. The system includes fuel cell modules and a support structure with securing interfaces to ensure secure attachment to the vehicle.

Another patent application focuses on membrane-electrode units for electrochemical cells. The units consist of a frame structure holding a membrane coated with electrodes. The frame structure is made of two films bonded together in a specific region using an adhesive, with a spacing structure created on at least one of the films in the bonding region.

In the area of catalyst support materials, a patent application describes a metal material called SnWO that reacts with certain substances to form reaction products. The metal material accounts for a stable molar percentage of the reaction products.

For inductive components, a patent application describes a coil core made of multiple core parts joined together. At least one of the core parts has a through-opening designed to allow a heat-conducting medium to enter a gap between the joining surfaces, improving heat dissipation in the component.

In terms of anomaly prediction in electric motors, a patent application describes a system that uses sensor information from a knock sensor to detect vibrations in the motor. The system analyzes the sensor information to determine potential anomalies within the motor and generates an alert for timely maintenance or repair actions.

Another patent application focuses on object labeling in sensor data from vehicle target sensors. The method involves capturing camera images, generating an environment representation, recognizing objects in the environment, estimating their positions, classifying points based on the recognized objects, capturing distance data using distance sensors, and adjusting the environment representation accordingly.

In the field of synthetic image generation, a patent application describes a method for determining pixels of a synthetic image using a generator and a label map. The method involves providing a label map and a latent code as inputs to the generator, determining a first latent code based on the movement of input data points in a latent space, and generating the synthetic image based on the output of the generator.

Notable applications:

• Configuring quality-of-service quantities in a network with multiple segments and gateways.
• Control device for electric motor with primary and secondary driver units.
• Fuel cell system designed to be supported on a vehicle frame or body part.
• Membrane-electrode unit for electrochemical cells with a frame structure.
• Catalyst support material made of SnWO for electrochemical systems.
• Inductive component with a coil core made of multiple core parts.
• System for predicting anomalies in electric motors using sensor information from a knock sensor.
• Method for labeling objects and segments in sensor data from vehicle target sensors.
• Device and method for determining pixels of a synthetic image using a generator and a label map.
• Device and method for evaluating the control of a generator used to determine pixels of a synthetic image.