Patents by Inventor Brigitte Dorothea Nitsche

Brigitte Dorothea Nitsche 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).

  • Method for attributing equipment operation to a specific operator
    Patent number: 8704651
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method are provided for controlling equipment operable by a plurality of operators. A control state evaluation device is configured to evaluate a control state of an equipment control. A signal detection device is configured to detect if a signal associated with an operator of the equipment control is present. A process controller is configured to activate a first equipment function if the signal from the equipment control is present, and is configured to activate a second equipment function if the signal is not present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Hella KGAA Hueck & Co.
    Inventors: Axel Nix, Marc Rosenmayr, Brigitte Dorothea Nitsche, Thomas Patrick Harvey
  • Method for attributing equipment operation to a specific operator
    Publication number: 20080186282
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method are provided for controlling equipment operable by a plurality of operators. A control state evaluation device is configured to evaluate a control state of an equipment control. A signal detection device is configured to detect if a signal associated with an operator of the equipment control is present. A process controller is configured to activate a first equipment function if the signal from the equipment control is present, and is configured to activate a second equipment function if the signal is not present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Axel Nix, Marc Rosenmayr, Brigitte Dorothea Nitsche, Thomas Patrick Harvey