Patents by Inventor Christian Friedrich Toepfer

Christian Friedrich Toepfer 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).

  • Free space monitoring system for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 7136754
    Abstract: In complex vehicle maneuvers it is often difficult for the driver of the motor vehicle to estimate along which tract the vehicle will move and how much free space is necessary in order to avoid collision. A process is provided for monitoring the environment space in the direction of travel of the own vehicle, in which image data of the environment around the vehicle in the direction of travel of the vehicle is recorded using a camera system the three-dimensional free space required for unimpeded travel is calculated in advance in a signal processing unit and the vehicle operator is informed regarding whether or not a sufficient free space is available to him for unimpeded travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Stefan Hahn, Christian Friedrich Toepfer
  • Free space monitoring system for motor vehicles
    Publication number: 20040220724
    Abstract: In complex vehicle maneuvers it is often difficult for the driver of the motor vehicle to estimate along which tract the vehicle will move and how much free space is necessary in order to avoid collision. A process is provided for monitoring the environment space in the direction of travel of the own vehicle, in which image data of the environment around the vehicle in the direction of travel of the vehicle is recorded using a camera system the three-dimensional free space required for unimpeded travel is calculated in advance in a signal processing unit and the vehicle operator is informed regarding whether or not a sufficient free space is available to him for unimpeded travel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Stefan Hahn, Christian Friedrich Toepfer