Patents by Inventor Susanne Dirksen

Susanne Dirksen 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 actively assisting a motor vehicle driver in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 6956470
    Abstract: In a method and device for actively assisting a vehicle driver in a motor vehicle by at least one control device and a data entry and display unit, the control device may access data of vehicle state-relevant sensors and of control devices and/or comfort control devices and/or internal or external databases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Gilbert Heise, Susanne Dirksen, Gerald Busse, Joerg Lilienthal
  • Display device especially for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 6756966
    Abstract: A display device, especially for a motor vehicle, includes a display unit a display controller and at least one control unit, with which the image format of the display unit can be controlled. The display unit is configured such that it can be moved to enable different display fields to be viewed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Susanne Dirksen, Roland Holz, Christof Oelrich
  • Device for displaying and controlling functions in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 6519511
    Abstract: A device for displaying and controlling functions in a motor vehicle. The device includes at least one master operating panel and at least one slave operating panel, which are connected to one another bidirectionally. It is possible to represent and actuate all the existing functions via the master operating panel, and it is possible to assign functions to the slave operating panel via the master operating panel in a programmable fashion. The functions can be represented and actuated by the slave operating panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: André Oberschachtsiek, Bernd Schlepper, Susanne Dirksen
  • Display device especially for a motor vehicle
    Publication number: 20020041273
    Abstract: A display device, especially for a motor vehicle, includes a display unit a display controller and at least one control unit, with which the image format of the display unit can be controlled. The display unit is configured such that it can be moved to enable different display fields to be viewed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Inventors: Susanne Dirksen, Roland Holz, Christof Oelrich