Patents by Inventor Michael Klar

Michael Klar 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).

  • Multibeam radar sensor apparatus and method for determining a distance
    Patent number: 8803729
    Abstract: In a multibeam radar sensor apparatus having at least two transmission/reception channels, whose signal paths each include an antenna and a mixer, at least one first mixer is configured bidirectionally as a transfer mixer, and at least one second mixer is switchable from a first into a second operating state; in the first operating state, the mixer is bidirectionally configured as a transfer mixer, and in the second operating state, the mixer being configured in an at least approximately isolating manner as a receiving mixer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Klar, Thomas Binzer, Klaus-Dieter Miosga, Oliver Brueggemann, Volker Gross, Dirk Steinbuch, Goetz Kuehnle, Juergen Seiz, Elisabeth Hauk, Rahel Hauk, Manuel Hauk
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING WHEEL AND BODY MOTIONS OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20130188839
    Abstract: A method for determining wheel and body motions of a vehicle having a body and at least one wheel includes inducing a motion of the vehicle, recording an image sequence of the moving vehicle, determining the optical flow from the recorded image sequence, and determining the position of at least one wheel center, the motion of the body and/or a damping ratio of the vehicle from the optical flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Steffen Abraham, Axel Wendt, Winfrid Ziemlich, Michael Klar
  • RADAR SENSOR HAVING INTERFERENCE SIGNAL COMPENSATION
    Publication number: 20120326919
    Abstract: Radar sensor having a mixer for mixing a received signal with a reference signal and having a device for compensating interference signals which would overload the mixer, wherein the device for compensating the interference signals has an adjustable reflection point at the reference input of the mixer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Armin Himmelstoss, Michael Klar, Johann-Peter Forstner, Thomas Binzer, Thomas Walter, Klaus-Dieter Miosga, Oliver Brueggemann, Alexander Fischer, Joachim Hauk, Elisabeth Hauk, Rahel Hauk, Manuel Hauk, Dirk Steinbuch, Herbert Jaeger, Erick Kolmhofer, Juergen Seiz
  • Radar sensor having a shielded signal stabilizer
    Patent number: 8319681
    Abstract: A radar sensor having a transmission module and a signal stabilizer, which are situated on a shared circuit board, a casing, which accommodates the signal stabilizer and forms a shield against high frequency radiation of the signal stabilizer together with a conductive layer of the circuit board, and having a connection line, which crosses through the shield, to connect the signal stabilizer to the transmission module, in which the connection line is embedded in the circuit board in insulated fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Klar, Thomas Binzer, Klaus-Dieter Miosga, Oliver Brueggemann, Joachim Hauk, Elisabeth Hauk, legal representative, Rahel Hauk, legal representative, Manuel Hauk, legal representative, Dirk Steinbuch, Juergen Seiz
  • FMCW RADAR SENSOR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20120169525
    Abstract: FMCW radar sensor for motor vehicles, having at least one antenna element and a modulation device for feeding the antenna element using a frequency-modulated transmission signal, whose frequency periodically sweeps a frequency band, characterized in that the antenna element has multiple subelements, which are positioned in a vertical column and fed serially, and the modulation device is implemented for the purpose of variably setting the frequency position of the frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Klar, Thomas Binzer, Stefan Heilmann
  • MULTIBEAM RADAR SENSOR APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A DISTANCE
    Publication number: 20120105269
    Abstract: In a multibeam radar sensor apparatus having at least two transmission/reception channels, whose signal paths each include an antenna and a mixer, at least one first mixer is configured bidirectionally as a transfer mixer, and at least one second mixer is switchable from a first into a second operating state; in the first operating state, the mixer is bidirectionally configured as a transfer mixer, and in the second operating state, the mixer being configured in an at least approximately isolating manner as a receiving mixer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Klar, Thomas Binzer, Klaus-Dieter Miosga, Oliver Brueggemann, Volker Gross, Joachim Hauk, Elisabeth Hauk, Rahel Hauk, Manuel Hauk, Dirk Steinbuch, Goetz Kuehnle, Juergen Seiz
  • SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS IN MOTOR VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20120092499
    Abstract: A sensor assembly is described for driver assistance systems in motor vehicles, having a radar sensor and a video camera, in which the radar sensor and the video camera are integrated into a common housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Klar, Gerald Zeller, Bernhard Lucas
  • SENSOR DEVICE HAVING A VARIABLE AZIMUTHAL DETECTION RANGE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20110199252
    Abstract: A sensor device, in particular a radar sensor device for a motor vehicle, in whose beam path at least one antenna exciter and at least one lens are situated, in which at least one diaphragm having a variable azimuthal opening width for realizing a variable azimuthal detection range of the radar sensor device is situated in the beam path between the at least one antenna exciter and the at least one lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Klar, Thomas Binzer, Klaus-Dieter Miosga, Oliver Brueggemann, Joachim Hauk, Elisabeth Hauk, Rahel Hauk, Manuel Hauk, Juergen Seiz
  • MONOSTATIC MULTI-BEAM RADAR SENSOR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20110095937
    Abstract: A radar sensor for motor vehicles includes a plurality of transmission and receiving antennas, which differ in their azimuthal directivity characteristic and to which a separate mixer is assigned, which mixes a transmitted signal with a received signal, at least one of the mixers being a transfer mixer, and at least one other of the mixers having a lower transfer output, wherein the assignment of the transmission and receiving antennas is asymmetrical with respect to the mixers differing in their transfer output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Klar, Thomas Binzer, Dirk Steinbuch, Dirk Freundt, Bernhard Lucas
  • RADAR SENSOR HAVING A SHIELDED SIGNAL STABILIZER
    Publication number: 20100103027
    Abstract: A radar sensor having a transmission module and a signal stabilizer, which are situated on a shared circuit board, a casing, which accommodates the signal stabilizer and forms a shield against high frequency radiation of the signal stabilizer together with a conductive layer of the circuit board, and having a connection line, which crosses through the shield, to connect the signal stabilizer to the transmission module, in which the connection line is embedded in the circuit board in insulated fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Michael Klar, Thomas Binzer, Klaus-Dieter Miosga, Oliver Brueggemann, Joachim Hauk, Elisabeth Hauk, Rahel Hauk, Manuel Hauk, Dirk Steinbuch, Juergen Seiz
  • Radar sensor
    Patent number: 7202811
    Abstract: A radar sensor emits microwave radiation and receives partial radiation reflected at objects within the sensor detection range, a plurality of antennas being provided for the transmission and reception in each case, and the transmission power of the outer antennas being lower than the transmission power of the inner antennas. This is accomplished by reducing the transmission power with the aid of couplers, the couplers advantageously being implementable as Wilkinson power splitters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Miosga, Armin Himmelstoss, Juergen Hildebrandt, Joachim Hauk, Michael Klar, Thomas Binzer
  • Radar sensor
    Publication number: 20050285776
    Abstract: A radar sensor emits microwave radiation and receives partial radiation reflected at objects within the sensor detection range, a plurality of antennas being provided for the transmission and reception in each case, and the transmission power of the outer antennas being lower than the transmission power of the inner antennas. This is accomplished by reducing the transmission power with the aid of couplers, the couplers advantageously being implementable as Wilkinson power splitters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Miosga, Armin Himmelstoss, Juergen Hildebrandt, Joachim Hauk, Michael Klar, Thomas Binzer
  • Multimedia mobile personalization system
    Publication number: 20050246738
    Abstract: A multimedia mobile personalization system provides a remote control that detects a user's electronic tag, e.g. an RFID tag. The remote control notifies a multimedia device of the user's identity. The multimedia devices tailors it operations to the user's preferences stored locally. Multimedia content such as broadcast or recorded television programs, music play lists, and the like could be sorted, displayed, or restricted, depending on the user identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: TIVO INC.
    Inventors: David Lockett, Adam Feder, James Barton, Michael Klar, Andrew Goodman, David Platt, Brian Beach, David Brown