Patents by Inventor Hartmut Sinkwitz

Hartmut Sinkwitz 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 and device for the control of functions in a vehicle using gestures performed in three-dimensional space, and related computer program product
    Patent number: 9205846
    Abstract: A method to control functions in a vehicle using gestures carried out in three-dimensional space. When it is determined that a first gesture carried out in three-dimensional space is detected by an image-based detection procedure, it is determined whether the first gesture is a gesture directed towards a virtual object superimposing a real environment around the vehicle. If it is determined that the first gesture has been detected, it is determined whether a second gesture carried out in three-dimensional space is detected by the image-based detection procedure. If so, it is determined whether the detected second gesture is a gesture allocated to a manipulation of the virtual object, and the virtual object is manipulated accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Marco Cartarius, Wiebeke Eide, Philipp Fischer, Christian Lorenz, Georg Reil, Vera Schmidt, Erich Schoels, Hartmut Sinkwitz, Bernhard Straub, Simon Zeilinger
  • Method and Device for the Control of Functions in a Vehicle Using Gestures Performed in Three-Dimensional Space, and Related Computer Program Product
    Publication number: 20150025740
    Abstract: A method to control functions in a vehicle using gestures carried out in three-dimensional space. When it is determined that a first gesture carried out in three-dimensional space is detected by an image-based detection procedure, it is determined whether the first gesture is a gesture directed towards a virtual object superimposing a real environment around the vehicle. If it is determined that the first gesture has been detected, it is determined whether a second gesture carried out in three-dimensional space is detected by the image-based detection procedure. If so, it is determined whether the detected second gesture is a gesture allocated to a manipulation of the virtual object, and the virtual object is manipulated accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Marco Cartarius, Wiebeke Eide, Philipp Fischer, Christian Lorenz, Georg Reil, Vera Schmidt, Erich Schoels, Hartmut Sinkwitz, Bernhard Straub, Simon Zeilinger
  • Surface configuration of a safety cell for a vehicle
    Patent number: D555560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: smart GmbH
    Inventor: Hartmut Sinkwitz
  • Vehicle, toy, and/or other replicas
    Patent number: D559734
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: CaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventor: Hartmut Sinkwitz
  • Front fender for a vehicle
    Patent number: D563296
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: smart GmbH
    Inventor: Hartmut Sinkwitz
  • Rear fender for a vehicle
    Patent number: D563297
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: smart GmbH
    Inventor: Hartmut Sinkwitz
  • Surface configuration of a headlight for a vehicle
    Patent number: D567969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: samrt GmbH
    Inventor: Hartmut Sinkwitz
  • Surface configuration of a taillight for a vehicle
    Patent number: D568503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: smart GmbH
    Inventor: Hartmut Sinkwitz
  • Rear portion of a vehicle, toy, and/or other replicas
    Patent number: D569315
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Karlheinz Bauer, Juergen Bollmann, Martin Bremer, Santiago Duenas, Hans-Dieter Futschik, Thomas Haase, Holger Hutzenlaub, Steffen Koehl, Franz Lecher, Karl-Heinz Naegele, Peter Pfeiffer, Hartmut Sinkwitz
  • Vehicle, toy, and/or other replicas
    Patent number: D569768
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: DaimlerChrsyler AG
    Inventors: Karlheinz Bauer, Juergen Bollmann, Martin Bremer, Santiago Duenas, Hans-Dieter Futschik, Thomas Haase, Holger Hutzenlaub, Steffen Koehl, Franz Lecher, Karl-Heinz Naegele, Peter Pfeiffer, Hartmut Sinkwitz
  • Radiator grill for a vehicle
    Patent number: D585340
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventor: Hartmut Sinkwitz
  • Steering wheel
    Patent number: D630983
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Andreas Frank, Hans-Dieter Futschik, Hartmut Sinkwitz, Gorden Wagener, Hans-Peter Wunderlich
  • Steering wheel
    Patent number: D633835
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Andreas Frank, Hans-Dieter Futschik, Hartmut Sinkwitz, Gorden Wagener, Hans-Peter Wunderlich
  • Steering wheel
    Patent number: D649095
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Andreas Frank, Hans-Dieter Futschik, Hartmut Sinkwitz, Gorden Wagener, Hans-Peter Wunderlich
  • Steering wheel
    Patent number: D653179
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Andreas Frank, Hans-Dieter Futschik, Hartmut Sinkwitz, Gorden Wagener, Hans-Peter Wunderlich
  • Steering wheel
    Patent number: D653594
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Andreas Frank, Hans-Dieter Futschik, Hartmut Sinkwitz, Gorden Wagener, Hans-Peter Wunderlich
  • Portion of a vehicle interior
    Patent number: D673488
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Peter Balko, Hartmut Sinkwitz, Gorden Wagener, Hans-Peter Wunderlich, Zimo Yang
  • Steering wheel
    Patent number: D679228
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Peter Balko, Hartmut Sinkwitz, Gorden Wagener, Hans-Peter Wunderlich, Zimo Yang
  • Steering wheel
    Patent number: D688606
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Peter Balko, Hartmut Sinkwitz, Gorden Wagener, Hans-Peter Wunderlich
  • Vehicle seat
    Patent number: D693754
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Peter Balko, Hartmut Sinkwitz, Gorden Wagener, Hans-Peter Wunderlich, Zimo Yang