Patents by Inventor Heiko Charle
Heiko Charle 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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Publication number: 20240165400Abstract: A system for providing wireless electrical stimulation to muscles and nerves for the treatment of medical and non-medical conditions. The electrical stimulation is delivered to the stimulated object (individual) by small neuromuscular electrical stimulation devices attached to wearable supports featuring electrically conductive material rendered on the inside and acting as electrodes. The control of the electrical stimulation devices is provided by a dedicated application running on a mobile device by means of a Bluetooth Low Energy interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2022Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: NMES Group ABInventors: Vincent Tellenbach, Heiko Van Vliet, Jeffrey Fu Hsu, Mathias Jepson, Richard Charles Statham, Vedran Stankovic
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Publication number: 20190361237Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a head-up display device for a vehicle, having a projection device for projecting information onto a projection surface of the vehicle, and a control unit for switching on and off the light emission of the projection device with pulse-width modulation (PWM), at a control frequency fA. The control unit is configured to determine a excitation frequency fE and to adjust the control frequency fA according to the determined excitation frequency fE.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Peter Brandt, Holger Wolf, Heiko Charle, Andreas Kreis
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Patent number: 10054792Abstract: A windshield for a motor vehicle with a display unit is disclosed. The windshield is realized in the form of a laminated glass pane with at least an outer pane, an inner pane and an intermediate compound foil. The display unit is arranged between the outer pane and the inner pane, wherein the display unit features a flexible printed circuit and at least one display element arranged on the flexible printed circuit, as well as a secondary coil. The secondary coil is designed for making available electrical energy, which is inductively coupled into the secondary coil, in order to supply the display unit with energy. The present disclosure furthermore relates to a system, as well as a motor vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2016Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Peter Brandt, Heiko Charle, Georg Bauer, Rolf Mitschke, Peter Kahler
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Patent number: 9964761Abstract: A head-up display for a motor vehicle includes a housing, which may be integrated into an instrument panel of the motor vehicle. A combiner is configured to combine an image of the head-up display and an environment in front of the motor vehicle observable through the combiner. The combiner is movable from a position of non-use into a position of use. An image generator is configured to generate the image. A cover may be brought into a closed position, which covers the housing when not in use. The cover has an opening to enable an emission of light of a light beam of the image generator with the cover closed.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Peter Brandt, Heiko Charle, Andreas Kreis, Horst Deichmann
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Patent number: 9784970Abstract: A display device includes a translucent windscreen, particularly the windscreen of a motor vehicle, a narrow-band light source that emits light into the windscreen via an edge thereof, and a periodic structure formed in the windscreen that bends the light from the light source toward the eye of a driver.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Heiko Charle, Peter Brandt, Georg Bauer
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Publication number: 20170174082Abstract: A windshield for a motor vehicle with a display unit is disclosed. The windshield is realized in the form of a laminated glass pane with at least an outer pane, an inner pane and an intermediate compound foil. The display unit is arranged between the outer pane and the inner pane, wherein the display unit features a flexible printed circuit and at least one display element arranged on the flexible printed circuit, as well as a secondary coil. The secondary coil is designed for making available electrical energy, which is inductively coupled into the secondary coil, in order to supply the display unit with energy. The present disclosure furthermore relates to a system, as well as a motor vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Peter BRANDT, Heiko CHARLE, Georg BAUER, Rolf MITSCHKE, Peter KAHLER
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Publication number: 20170153451Abstract: A head-up display for a motor vehicle includes a housing, which may be integrated into an instrument panel of the motor vehicle. A combiner is configured to combine an image of the head-up display and an environment in front of the motor vehicle observable through the combiner. The combiner is movable from a position of non-use into a position of use. An image generator is configured to generate the image. A cover may be brought into a closed position, which covers the housing when not in use. The cover has an opening to enable an emission of light of a light beam of the image generator with the cover closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2016Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Peter BRANDT, Heiko CHARLE, Andreas KREIS, Horst DEICHMANN
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Publication number: 20160238840Abstract: A display device includes a translucent windscreen, particularly the windscreen of a motor vehicle, a narrow-band light source that emits light into the windscreen via an edge thereof, and a periodic structure formed in the windscreen that bends the light from the light source toward the eye of a driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Heiko CHARLE, Peter BRANDT, Georg BAUER
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Patent number: 8827473Abstract: A driver information system is provided for a vehicle having at least one instrument, which has a front plate and an illumination device. At least one light-transmitting area is arranged in the front plate and the illumination device is arranged behind the front plate, the illumination device being able to emit light through the at least one light-transmitting area of the front plate. A polarization filter is arranged between the front plate and the illumination device. The polarization filter is oriented opposite to a polarization direction of a windshield of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Peter Brandt, Heiko Charle, Georg Bauer
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Patent number: 8794776Abstract: An instrument is provided for a motor vehicle that includes, but is limited to a display area and a housing, which surrounds the display area. A transparent instrument covering is held spaced from the display area by the housing. The instrument covering is a transparent light conductor panel, in which a symbol display area is arranged. The light conductor panel includes, but is not limited to light-diffusing Nano particles in its volume in the symbol display area.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2012Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Peter Brandt, Heiko Charle, Dino Demma
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Patent number: 8775021Abstract: A method for calibrating an adaptive chassis system of a motor vehicle within the production process of the vehicle is provided. The vehicle has a sensor for determining the compression or rebound state of an element of the chassis system. Sensor signals of the sensor are supplied to a control unit in which a generic sensor characteristic is stored. The method includes, after the installation of the element and the sensor, detecting the sensor signals as a function of the compression and rebound state of the element during the production process and supplying the sensor signals as raw data to the control unit. A dependence of the values of the sensor signals of the sensor on a measurement value defining the compression and rebound state of the element is determined from the raw data and from the generic sensor characteristic by an algorithm deposited in the control unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Frank Bonarens, Heiko Charle
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Publication number: 20140185268Abstract: An instrument is provided with dial for a motor vehicle and a method for producing the same. The dial includes, but is not limited to a support disc, a display area on the support disc and a transparent chromatographically colored ring element, which surrounds the display area. The support disc includes, but is not limited to a transparent light conductor plate, in which the chromatographically colored ring element is arranged. The light conductor plate comprises light-scattering nanoparticles in its volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Heiko CHARLE, Peter BRANDT, Wilfred SCHULZ
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Patent number: 8351008Abstract: A liquid crystal display is provided with several drive segments, between which at least one intermediate surface without drive segments is situated. Such liquid crystal displays are used, in particular, for displaying information contents of low information density, for example, as numerical display elements. This realizes, among other things, a simple and cost-efficient improvement of the electrostatic properties and the legibility, namely also under unfavorable light conditions. For this purpose, the intermediate surface is largely provided with at least one conductive auxiliary layer and a high-frequency connection between the auxiliary layer and a shielding potential is produced.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2010Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Peter Brandt, Heiko Charle, Wilfried Schulz
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Publication number: 20120323437Abstract: A method for calibrating an adaptive chassis system of a motor vehicle within the production process of the vehicle is provided. The vehicle has a sensor for determining the compression or rebound state of an element of the chassis system. Sensor signals of the sensor are supplied to a control unit in which a generic sensor characteristic is stored. The method includes, after the installation of the element and the sensor, detecting the sensor signals as a function of the compression and rebound state of the element during the production process and supplying the sensor signals as raw data to the control unit. A dependence of the values of the sensor signals of the sensor on a measurement value defining the compression and rebound state of the element is determined from the raw data and from the generic sensor characteristic by an algorithm deposited in the control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Frank BONARENS, Heiko CHARLE
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Publication number: 20120257373Abstract: An instrument is provided for a motor vehicle that includes, but is limited to a display area and a housing, which surrounds the display area. A transparent instrument covering is held spaced from the display area by the housing. The instrument covering is a transparent light conductor panel, in which a symbol display area is arranged. The light conductor panel includes, but is not limited to light-diffusing Nano particles in its volume in the symbol display area.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Peter BRANDT, Heiko CHARLE, Dino DEMMA
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Publication number: 20120162961Abstract: A driver information system is provided for a vehicle having at least one instrument, which has a front plate and an illumination device. At least one light-transmitting area is arranged in the front plate and the illumination device is arranged behind the front plate, the illumination device being able to emit light through the at least one light-transmitting area of the front plate. A polarization filter is arranged between the front plate and the illumination device. The polarization filter is oriented opposite to a polarization direction of a windshield of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2011Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Peter BRANDT, Heiko CHARLE, Georg BAUER
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Publication number: 20120113667Abstract: A third brake light for a motor vehicle includes, but is not limited to a light source, a light-guiding element with a decoupling structure defining a decoupling side of the light-guiding element, and an LCD-shutter. The LCD-shutter is arranged on a side of the light-guiding element facing away from the decoupling side.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Peter BRANDT, Heiko CHARLE, Georg BAUER
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Publication number: 20120002442Abstract: A display apparatus is provided for a vehicle and a method for manufacturing the display apparatus. The display apparatus includes, but is not limited to a display screen and a background lighting. Illuminated characters are disposed, imaged, or activated on the display screen. The background lighting of the display screen includes, but is not limited to illuminants which emit light into a light guide body. The light guide body is disposed on a rear side of the display screen. The light guide body includes, but is not limited to a light guide plate made of an optically transparent plastic compound, in which optically non-transparent partitions for light guide zones of the light guide body, which are optically shielded from one another, are introduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2010Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Peter Brandt, Heiko Charle, Wilfried Schulz
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Patent number: 7936489Abstract: In a holographic heads-up display, a first set of data and a second set of data are provided. A three-dimensional image or scenery displaying the first set of data in a first layer and the second set of data in a second layer are created. The first layer is separated from the second layer by a specified distance. A hologram is determined, which corresponds to a recording of the scenery via a reference beam. A plurality of controllable phase delay elements are set according to the determined hologram. The hologram is reconstructed by illuminating the plurality of phase delay elements using a coherent light source. The light of the reconstructed hologram is directed into the visual field of a driver via a wind screen of a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2007Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Peter Brandt, Heiko Charle, Daniel Sahlbom, Steven Stringfellow
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Publication number: 20100328597Abstract: A liquid crystal display is provided with several drive segments, between which at least one intermediate surface without drive segments is situated. Such liquid crystal displays are used, in particular, for displaying information contents of low information density, for example, as numerical display elements. This realizes, among other things, a simple and cost-efficient improvement of the electrostatic properties and the legibility, namely also under unfavorable light conditions. For this purpose, the intermediate surface is largely provided with at least one conductive auxiliary layer and a high-frequency connection between the auxiliary layer and a shielding potential is produced.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Peter Brandt, Heiko Charle, Wilfried Schulz