Patents by Inventor Anton Lill
Anton Lill 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: 9702974Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating at least one ultrasonic sensor (4, 6) of a driver assistance system (2) in a motor vehicle (1), wherein an output sound signal (SA) of the ultrasonic sensor (4, 6) is modulated in accordance with a type of modulation and by means of this modulation, a specific codeword is impressed on the output sound signal (SA). For at least two mutually different functionalities (8 to 12) of the driver assistance system (2), different types of modulation are in each case used for the modulation of the output sound signal (SA) and/or in each case different lengths of the codeword.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2011Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbHInventors: Michael Hallek, Dietmar Gruedl, Anton Lill, Heinrich Gotzig
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Patent number: 8805549Abstract: The invention relates to an interface device (100) for an electronic sensor system (200) comprising a plurality of sensors (210, 220) and a processing unit (230) for controlling the sensors (210, 220) and/or analyzing sensor data obtained by the sensors (210, 220), where the sensors (210, 220) can be connected to the processing unit (230) via the interface device (100). According to the invention, the interface device (100) is able to accommodate simultaneously at least two sensor interface units (110, 120) for connecting to the sensors (210, 220), where each sensor interface unit (110, 120) can be selected from a plurality of sensor interface units, which differ at least by a different number of sensor channels.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2007Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbHInventors: Anton Lill, Juergen Bauer
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Publication number: 20130142011Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating at least one ultrasonic sensor (4, 6) of a driver assistance system (2) in a motor vehicle (1), wherein an output sound signal (SA) of the ultrasonic sensor (4, 6) is modulated in accordance with a type of modulation and by means of this modulation, a specific codeword is impressed on the output sound signal (SA). For at least two mutually different functionalities (8 to 12) of the driver assistance system (2), different types of modulation are in each case used for the modulation of the output sound signal (SA) and/or in each case different lengths of the codeword.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2011Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBHInventors: Michael Hallek, Dietmar Gruedl, Anton Lill, Heinrich Gotzig
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Publication number: 20090210074Abstract: The invention relates to an interface device (100) for an electronic sensor system (200) comprising a plurality of sensors (210, 220) and a processing unit (230) for controlling the sensors (210, 220) and/or analysing sensor data obtained by the sensors (210, 220), where the sensors (210, 220) can be connected to the processing unit (230) via the interface device (100). According to the invention, the interface device (100) is able to accommodate simultaneously at least two sensor interface units (110, 120) for connecting to the sensors (210, 220), where each sensor interface unit (110, 120) can be selected from a plurality of sensor interface units, which differ at least by a different number of sensor channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2007Publication date: August 20, 2009Applicant: VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBHInventors: Anton Lill, Juergen Bauer
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Patent number: 7343803Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an ultrasonic sensor used, for example, in the form of an ultrasonic vehicle parking aid provided with a sensor having an ultrasonic membrane and optionally a board provided with mounted required electronics and a coupling for an electric plug-in connection which are arranged therein, wherein said coupling is placed on a separate coupling housing and the sensor housing is combinable with different coupling housings.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2007Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbHInventors: Stefan Triebl, Anton Lill, Oliver Eidel
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Publication number: 20070277615Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an ultrasonic sensor used, for example, in the form of an ultrasonic vehicle parking aid provided with a sensor having an ultrasonic membrane and optionally a board provided with mounted required electronics and a coupling for an electric plug-in connection which are arranged therein, wherein said coupling is placed on a separate coupling housing and the sensor housing is combinable with different coupling housings.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2007Publication date: December 6, 2007Applicant: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbHInventors: Stefan Triebl, Anton Lill, Oliver Eidel
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Patent number: 7205905Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a parking assistance system for a vehicle, comprising at least one distance sensor that detects at least sections of the lateral immediate vicinity of the vehicle and at least one path sensor that detects the path travelled by the vehicle. According to the method, a control device determines the length and/or width of a parking space from the values measured by the sensors as the vehicle drives past said parking space. The invention is characterised in that the measured length and/or width of the parking space is/are corrected by a correction value and/or that depending on the speed of the vehicle as it drives past the parking space, the measurement is taken by means of the distance sensor at different time intervals.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2003Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbHInventors: Heinrich Gotzig, Miguel Hurtado, Nicolas Jecker, Anton Lill
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Publication number: 20050035879Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a parking assistance system for a vehicle, comprising at least one distance sensor that detects at least sections of the lateral immediate vicinity of the vehicle and at least one path sensor that detects the path travelled by the vehicle. According to the method, a control device determines the length and/or width of a parking space from the values measured by the sensors as the vehicle drives past said parking space. The invention is characterised in that the measured length and/or width of the parking space is/are corrected by a correction value and/or that depending on the speed of the vehicle as it drives past the parking space, the measurement is taken by means of the distance sensor at different time intervals.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2003Publication date: February 17, 2005Inventors: Heinrich Gotzig, Miguel Hurtado, Nicolas Jecker, Anton Lill
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Patent number: 6226226Abstract: The invention concerns an ultrasound parking aid system which emits warning signals when an echo signal lying within an audibility window exceeds a given threshold value. Hitherto, an audibility window or the sensitivity of the system was adapted to fixed data of the vehicle and/or the roadway. According to the invention, the sensitivity, audibility window or even the emission response is adapted as a function of varying dynamic data of the vehicle or roadway.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 1999Date of Patent: May 1, 2001Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Anton Lill, Jochen Kiemes, Joachim Mathes
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Patent number: 5734244Abstract: An appliance which, through motor-driven operation, is movable toward a closing edge, in particular, for use with window regulators and sliding roofs of automotive vehicles. For this purpose, the number of revolutions of the motor is permanently detected, with the number of revolutions of the motor being measured in successive measuring intervals. The number of revolutions is to be a measure of the force acting on the pane. Respectively the last four measured values are detected in a sliding register and are subjected to evaluation. For this purpose, first a start-up value is detected. The start-up value respectively is the third last measured value n.sub.i-3 if the difference D between the current measured value and the third last measured value does not exceed a predetermined differential threshold D.sub.max. For, in that case, the start-up value remains unchanged. Subsequently, the difference A is formed between the start-up value and the current value n.sub.i.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 1996Date of Patent: March 31, 1998Assignee: ITT Automotive Europe GmbHInventors: Anton Lill, Werner Gakenholz, Werner Philipps
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Patent number: 5077701Abstract: This invention relates to a distance measuring device, in particular for motor vehicles, in which a converter is utilized for transmission of an ultrasonic signal and also for reception of the echo signal. Thereby the echo signal received by the converter is compared at a comparator with a threshold value after having been appropriately amplified. This threshold value is at a particular changeover time changed over from a first high value, which is independent of time, to a smaller, time-dependent value. Thereby the changeover time is computed from a measured time depending on the dying-out behavior of the converter.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 1990Date of Patent: December 31, 1991Assignee: SWF Auto-Electric GmbHInventor: Anton Lill
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Patent number: 4585980Abstract: A windshield wiper assembly comprising two windshield wipers each driven by a separate motor is described in which a control provides switching signals for switching on and off the wiper motors so as to achieve relatively smooth running of the wipers. In particular wiping areas one motor is continuously switched on and only the other motor, in dependence on the difference of the angular positions of the two wipers, is controlled such that collision of the wipers is prevented when the wiping areas overlap.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1983Date of Patent: April 29, 1986Assignee: ITT Industries, Inc.Inventors: Gunther Gille, Horst Goertler, Anton Lill, Hans Prohaska, Horst Rachner, Thomas Theurer