Patents by Inventor Siegfried Eberhard

Siegfried Eberhard 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).

  • Vehicle having an automatically opening flap
    Patent number: 8228166
    Abstract: A vehicle, particularly a motor vehicle, has a flap, which automatically opens as a result of an opening command. The opening command takes place without a manual operation of an unlocking/locking mechanism. A proximity sensor and a control device coupled therewith are present, the control device being constructed such that it recognizes the presence of a valid access authorization device within a surrounding area and, if a valid access authorization device is recognized, as a function of the presence of an unlocking signal of the proximity sensor, activates the unlocking/locking mechanism for releasing the automatically opening flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Siegfried Eberhard
  • Vehicle having an automatically opening flap
    Publication number: 20070205863
    Abstract: A vehicle, particularly a motor vehicle, has a flap, which automatically opens as a result of an opening command. The opening command takes place without a manual operation of an unlocking/locking mechanism. A proximity sensor and a control device coupled therewith are present, the control device being constructed such that it recognizes the presence of a valid access authorization device within a surrounding area and, if a valid access authorization device is recognized, as a function of the presence of an unlocking signal of the proximity sensor, activates the unlocking/locking mechanism for releasing the automatically opening flap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Siegfried Eberhard