Patents by Inventor ANDRE GUNREBEN
ANDRE GUNREBEN 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).
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Patent number: 11384589Abstract: The invention relates to a control system for driving a motorized closure element of a motor vehicle, wherein, in order to detect operator control events, at least one sensor control means and at least one elongate distance sensor which extends along a sensor extent are provided, wherein the sensor control means drives the associated distance sensor and/or evaluates the sensor signals from said distance sensor, and wherein the distance sensor detects a distance from a user. It is proposed that, with the control system installed, a vehicle component is arranged or can be arranged in or along the sensor extent, and that the distance sensor is designed such that it has a blind section in the region of the vehicle component, said blind section having no sensitivity or a lower level of sensitivity compared to that region of the distance sensor which adjoins the blind section.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, HallstadtInventors: Andre Gunreben, Henning Moench, Holger Wuerstlein, Thorsten Kuhnen, James Troeger
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Publication number: 20210040788Abstract: The invention relates to a control system for driving a motorized closure element of a motor vehicle, wherein, in order to detect operator control events, at least one sensor control means and at least one elongate distance sensor which extends along a sensor extent are provided, wherein the sensor control means drives the associated distance sensor and/or evaluates the sensor signals from said distance sensor, and wherein the distance sensor detects a distance from a user. It is proposed that, with the control system installed, a vehicle component is arranged or can be arranged in or along the sensor extent, and that the distance sensor is designed such that it has a blind section in the region of the vehicle component, said blind section having no sensitivity or a lower level of sensitivity compared to that region of the distance sensor which adjoins the blind section.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Andre Gunreben, Henning Moench, Holger Wuerstlein, Thorsten Kuhnen, James Troeger
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Patent number: 10563447Abstract: A control system for driving a motorized closure element of a motor vehicle is provided, wherein, in order to detect operator control events, at least one sensor control means and at least one elongate distance sensor which extends along a sensor extent are provided, wherein the sensor control means drives the associated distance sensor, evaluates the sensor signals from the distance sensor or drives the associated distance sensor and evaluates the sensor signals from the distance sensor, and wherein the distance sensor detects a distance from a user. The control system can be configured such that when it is installed in a vehicle, a vehicle component can be arranged in or along the sensor extent, and that the distance sensor is designed such that it has a blind section in the region of the vehicle component, the blind section having no sensitivity or a lower level of sensitivity compared to that region of the distance sensor which adjoins the blind section.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2012Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, HallstadtInventors: Andre Gunreben, Henning Moench, Holger Wuerstlein, Thorsten Kuhnen, James Troeger
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Patent number: 10501979Abstract: The invention relates to a method for actuating a closure element arrangement in a motor vehicle, wherein the closure element arrangement has a closure element, a drive arrangement associated with the closure element, a control arrangement and a sensor arrangement having at least one sensor element that is particularly in the form of a proximity sensor, wherein operator control event monitoring involves the control arrangement being used to monitor the sensor measured values from the sensor arrangement for whether there is a predetermined operator control event, and the result of the operator control event monitoring is taken as a basis for actuating the drive arrangement, the mechanical configuration of the motor vehicle being able to be altered by an adjusting process and/or by a fitting process during use based on normal operation.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, HallstadtInventor: Andre Gunreben
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Patent number: 10443294Abstract: It is provided a method for controlling an adjusting movement of a power-operated adjustable vehicle closing element, such as e.g. a side door or a liftgate, which can automatically be adjusted in the presence of an operating event. By means of a sensor device an operating event is detected in a contactless way. For the detection of an operating event a course of measurement values detected by the sensor device in a detection time interval is evaluated. Furthermore, at least one trigger signal, in particular a trigger signal of defined signal length and/or a trigger signal that triggers an execution of an authentication process preceding the adjustment of the vehicle closing element, in which the presence of a valid identification means in a vicinity of the vehicle is checked, is generated and sent.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GMBH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Thomas Goldmann, Andre Gunreben
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Publication number: 20180313133Abstract: It is provided a method for controlling an adjusting movement of a power-operated adjustable vehicle closing element, such as e.g. a side door or a liftgate, which can automatically be adjusted in the presence of an operating event. By means of a sensor device an operating event is detected in a contactless way. For the detection of an operating event a course of measurement values detected by the sensor device in a detection time interval is evaluated. Furthermore, at least one trigger signal, in particular a trigger signal of defined signal length and/or a trigger signal that triggers an execution of an authentication process preceding the adjustment of the vehicle closing element, in which the presence of a valid identification means in a vicinity of the vehicle is checked, is generated and sent.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: Thomas GOLDMANN, Andre GUNREBEN
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Patent number: 9725942Abstract: A method for activating a closure element arrangement of a motor vehicle, wherein the closure element arrangement has a closure element, a drive arrangement assigned to the closure element, and a control arrangement. In the context of operator control event monitoring by the control arrangement, monitoring is carried out to ascertain whether a predetermined operator control event is present. An activation of the drive arrangement is performed depending on the result of the operator control event monitoring. With assumed freedom of collision of the closure element from the motor vehicle surroundings, the occurrence of various special conditions does not permit the operator control event monitoring, or permits it only to a restricted extent. The control arrangement detects the occurrence of predetermined special conditions and the activation of the closure element arrangement is deactivated depending on the respectively detected special condition.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2013Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, HallstadtInventors: Andre Gunreben, Christian Weidenbacher
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Publication number: 20170074022Abstract: The invention relates to a method for actuating a closure element arrangement in a motor vehicle, wherein the closure element arrangement has a closure element, a drive arrangement associated with the closure element, a control arrangement and a sensor arrangement having at least one sensor element that is particularly in the form of a proximity sensor, wherein operator control event monitoring involves the control arrangement being used to monitor the sensor measured values from the sensor arrangement for whether there is a predetermined operator control event, and the result of the operator control event monitoring is taken as a basis for actuating the drive arrangement, the mechanical configuration of the motor vehicle being able to be altered by an adjusting process and/or by a fitting process during use based on normal operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventor: Andre Gunreben
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Patent number: 9463776Abstract: The invention relates to a method for actuating a closure element arrangement in a motor vehicle, wherein the closure element arrangement has a closure element, a drive arrangement associated with the closure element, a control arrangement and a sensor arrangement having at least one sensor element that is particularly in the form of a proximity sensor, wherein operator control event monitoring involves the control arrangement being used to monitor the sensor measured values from the sensor arrangement for whether there is a predetermined operator control event, and the result of the operator control event monitoring is taken as a basis for actuating the drive arrangement, the mechanical configuration of the motor vehicle being able to be altered by an adjusting process and/or by a fitting process during use based on normal operation.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2013Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, HallstadtInventor: Andre Gunreben
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Publication number: 20150345205Abstract: A method for activating a closure element arrangement of a motor vehicle, wherein the closure element arrangement has a closure element, a drive arrangement assigned to the closure element, and a control arrangement. In the context of operator control event monitoring by the control arrangement, monitoring is carried out to ascertain whether a predetermined operator control event is present. An activation of the drive arrangement is performed depending on the result of the operator control event monitoring. With assumed freedom of collision of the closure element from the motor vehicle surroundings, the occurrence of various special conditions does not permit the operator control event monitoring, or permits it only to a restricted extent The control arrangement detects the occurrence of predetermined special conditions and the activation of the closure element arrangement is deactivated depending on the respectively detected special condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2013Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventors: Andre Gunreben, Christian Weidenbacher
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Publication number: 20150134208Abstract: The invention relates to a method for actuating a closure element arrangement (1) in a motor vehicle, wherein the closure element arrangement (1) has a closure element (2), a drive arrangement (3) associated with the closure element (2), a control arrangement (4) and a sensor arrangement (5) having at least one sensor element (6, 7) that is particularly in the form of a proximity sensor, wherein operator control event monitoring involves the control arrangement (4) being used to monitor the sensor measured values (8, 9) from the sensor arrangement (5) for whether there is a predetermined operator control event, and the result of the operator control event monitoring is taken as a basis for actuating the drive arrangement (3), the mechanical configuration of the motor vehicle being able to be altered by an adjusting process and/or by a fitting process during use based on normal operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventor: Andre Gunreben
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Publication number: 20140373447Abstract: The invention relates to a control system for driving a motorized closure element of a motor vehicle, wherein, in order to detect operator control events, at least one sensor control means and at least one elongate distance sensor which extends along a sensor extent are provided, wherein the sensor control means drives the associated distance sensor and/or evaluates the sensor signals from said distance sensor, and wherein the distance sensor detects a distance from a user. It is proposed that, with the control system installed, a vehicle component is arranged or can be arranged in or along the sensor extent, and that the distance sensor is designed such that it has a blind section in the region of the vehicle component, said blind section having no sensitivity or a lower level of sensitivity compared to that region of the distance sensor which adjoins the blind section.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2012Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Andre Gunreben, Henning Moenchen, Holger Wuerstlein, Thorsten Kuhnen, James Troeger
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Publication number: 20130291439Abstract: A capacitive sensor unit is disposed for contactlessly actuating a vehicle door. The sensor unit has an electrode assembly with at least three electrodes that are disposed in a spaced relationship. The electrodes include a first transmitting electrode, a second transmitting electrode, and a receiving electrode arranged between the two transmitting electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: HOLGER WUERSTLEIN, ANDRE GUNREBEN
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Publication number: 20130293245Abstract: A capacitive sensor unit is not susceptible to failure and remotely actuates a door of a vehicle. The sensor unit contains an electrode assembly having an elongated sensor electrode and a supply line for electrically connecting the sensor electrode to an evaluation unit. The supply line is surrounded by a shield. An additional ground conductor, which is electrically conductively connected to the shield over the entire length of the supply line, is connected in parallel to the supply line.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: THORSTEN KUHNEN, ANDRE GUNREBEN, HOLGER WUERSTLEIN