Patents by Inventor Dennis Wasiek

Dennis Wasiek 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 assisting a driver of a motor vehicle combination, computer software product, lane departure warning system
    Patent number: 10086831
    Abstract: A method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle combination with a towing vehicle and a trailer is described. A width of the motor vehicle combination is determined and a traffic lane is detected. A space required by the motor vehicle combination when travelling is predicted. A nominal track for the towing vehicle is calculated such that the motor vehicle combination remains inside the traffic lane. A computer software product, a lane departure warning system and a towing vehicle are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Dennis Wasiek, Justus Illium, Thomas Schramm, Torsten Kanning, Carsten Neitzke
  • METHOD FOR ASSISTING A DRIVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE COMBINATION, COMPUTER SOFTWARE PRODUCT, LANE DEPARTURE WARNING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170080928
    Abstract: A method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle combination with a towing vehicle and a trailer is described. A width of the motor vehicle combination is determined and a traffic lane is detected. A space required by the motor vehicle combination when travelling is predicted. A nominal track for the towing vehicle is calculated such that the motor vehicle combination remains inside the traffic lane. A computer software product, a lane departure warning system and a towing vehicle are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Dennis WASIEK, Justus ILLIUM, Thomas SCHRAMM, Torsten KANNING, Carsten NEITZKE
  • MOTOR VEHICLE WITH MULTIFUNCTIONAL DISPLAY INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20150054933
    Abstract: A display instrument for a vehicle is arranged on a dashboard in combination with a camera configured to be directed at least temporarily to an occupant of the vehicle. The display instrument is able to be switched from a display state for one or several operating parameters of the vehicle into a reproducing state for images delivered from the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Dennis Wasiek, Torsten Kanning, Carsten Neitzke, Justus Illium, Thomas Schramm