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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2001
Applicants:
Johannes-jörg Rueger, Vaihingen/enz, DE;
Alexander Hock, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Johannes-Jörg Rueger, Vaihingen/enz, DE;
Alexander Hock, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention describes an apparatus and a method for charging or discharging a piezoelectric element of a system, e.g., for a fuel injection system. The method and apparatus are characterized in that the current of a system is regulated as a function of a time characteristic and an event characteristic to achieve an effective low absolute average current.