Patents by Inventor Ingo la Tendresse

Ingo la Tendresse 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).

  • Patent number: 8022818
    Abstract: Warning apparatus (2) for a motor vehicle (1) having an indicator system (6) for indicating a change of lane comprising at least one signal display (7) arranged in the field of view of the driver and having a sensor system for detecting obstacles in the blind spot (4), wherein the sensor system generates a warning signal in the event of detection of an obstacle, wherein the signal display (7) of the indicator system (6) is connected to the sensor system such that the warning signal is reproduced in visual form via the signal display (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ingo la Tendresse, Holger Mueller
  • Publication number: 20100259483
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a display and operator control system in a motor vehicle, including a display panel and an operator control panel with operator control keys and function keys. The display panel is electronically coupled to the operator control panel and has roughly the same outer shape as the operator control panel. Representations of the control and function keys are displayed on the display panel in the same relative positions as the control and function keys are located on the operator control panel. Data input on the keypad of the control panel is displayed on an input panel on the display panel. The operator control panel also has an keypad for inputting of data, the data being shown in an input panel on the display panel. This provides intuitive operator control for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Stefan Becker, Holger Mueller, Ingo la Tendresse, Clemens Lango, Thorsten Steckstor, Johannes Mihm, Hans Hoffmann, Martin Scheck, Clemens Marek
  • Publication number: 20080309515
    Abstract: Warning apparatus (2) for a motor vehicle (1) having an indicator system (6) for indicating a change of lane comprising at least one signal display (7) arranged in the field of view of the driver and having a sensor system for detecting obstacles in the blind spot (4), wherein the sensor system generates a warning signal in the event of detection of an obstacle, wherein the signal display (7) of the indicator system (6) is connected to the sensor system such that the warning signal is reproduced in visual form via the signal display (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Ingo la Tendresse, Holger Mueller