Patents by Inventor Thorsten Bohnenberger

Thorsten Bohnenberger 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: 8991891
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for covering a storage compartment (10), in particular a glove compartment in the interior of a motor vehicle, with a cover plate (22), the inner surface (30) of which in opened state forms a storage surface. The device is characterized in that the cover plate (22) is able to be moved from its closed position by means of at least one guide (40, 42) for the formation of the storage surface into a horizontal storage position or into a stowage position, wherein the storage compartment (10) is at least partly opened in the storage position and in the stowage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH
    Inventor: Thorsten Bohnenberger
  • Patent number: 8818622
    Abstract: The vehicle system, controlled by control inputs, provides functionalities in the motor vehicle (1) and has an interface (9) for acquiring the control inputs and outputting data as well as a control device (5) for controlling the functionalities in accordance with the acquired control inputs. A storage medium (7) on which instructions explaining the functionalities and/or operation are stored is linked to the control device (5). The control device (5) is designed to retrieve instructions from the storage medium (7) and output the same as part of the instructions via the interface (9). The vehicle system (3, 3?) can be operated in an assistance mode in which the user inputs are interpreted and evaluated as control inputs for the functionalities while instructions explaining the respective activated functionality and/or other operational options are additionally output at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Ralf Bergholz, Michael Daginnus, Gabriel Schwab, Yongmei Wu, Christoph Wāller, Lennart Bendewald, Thorsten Bohnenberger, Katja Lemke, Karl Rox, Stefan Schulz, Jörg Lilienthal
  • Publication number: 20140110962
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for covering a storage compartment (10), in particular a glove compartment in the interior of a motor vehicle, with a cover plate (22), the inner surface (30) of which in opened state forms a storage surface. The device is characterized in that the cover plate (22) is able to be moved from its closed position by means of at least one guide (40, 42) for the formation of the storage surface into a horizontal storage position or into a stowage position, wherein the storage compartment (10) is at least partly opened in the storage position and in the stowage position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventor: Thorsten Bohnenberger
  • Patent number: 7969290
    Abstract: An information device, e.g., inside a motor vehicle, includes at least one output device and a processing device, to which a memory device is assigned in which all types of vehicle data, in particular data of vehicle functions and/or vehicle elements, their operation, display or manipulation, and/or data of vehicle states, are stored, and a method is for supplying information about the mentioned vehicle data. The corresponding vehicle data, in particular vehicle functions and their operation or manipulation, and/or vehicle elements and/or their function and/or manipulation, and/or vehicle states and/or their change are displayed in animated fashion on the at least one output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Christoph Waeller, Yongmei Wu, Thorsten Bohnenberger
  • Publication number: 20100286867
    Abstract: The vehicle system, controlled by control inputs, provides functionalities in the motor vehicle (1) and has an interface (9) for acquiring the control inputs and outputting data as well as a control device (5) for controlling the functionalities in accordance with the acquired control inputs. A storage medium (7) on which instructions explaining the functionalities and/or operation are stored is linked to the control device (5). The control device (5) is designed to retrieve instructions from the storage medium (7) and output the same as part of the instructions via the interface (9). The vehicle system (3, 3?) can be operated in an assistance mode in which the user inputs are interpreted and evaluated as control inputs for the functionalities while instructions explaining the respective activated functionality and/or other operational options are additionally output at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Ralf Bergholz, Michael Daginnus, Gabriel Schwar, Yongmei Wu, Christoph Wäller, Lennart Bendewald, Thorsten Bohnenberger, Katja Lemke, Karl Rox, Stefan Schulz, Jörg Lilienthal
  • Publication number: 20080278298
    Abstract: An information device, e.g., inside a motor vehicle, includes at least one output device and a processing device, to which a memory device is assigned in which all types of vehicle data, in particular data of vehicle functions and/or vehicle elements, their operation, display or manipulation, and/or data of vehicle states, are stored, and a method is for supplying information about the mentioned vehicle data. The corresponding vehicle data, in particular vehicle functions and their operation or manipulation, and/or vehicle elements and/or their function and/or manipulation, and/or vehicle states and/or their change are displayed in animated fashion on the at least one output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Christoph Waeller, Yongmei Wu, Thorsten Bohnenberger