Patents by Inventor Tim GOCKE

Tim GOCKE 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: 11578526
    Abstract: A control device relates to a vehicle having an automatically opening and/or automatically closing lid with at least one control switch in the vicinity of the lid and with a programmable electronic control unit. The control switch may be operated arbitrarily contactlessly in the form of a proximity sensor and when operated generates an operation request signal which is an input signal to the control unit. The control unit is configured in such a manner that defined environmental conditions may be evaluated for the detection of a risk of salinity and humidity and that, given the presence of a risk of salt and water, an appropriate adaptation may be made to the evaluation of the operation request signal. Preferably, at least one outside temperature below a predefined threshold and information indicating the presence of moisture are defined as the environmental conditions to be evaluated for detecting the risk of salt and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tim Gocke, Lisa Rottner, Michael Thomas
  • Patent number: 10569694
    Abstract: A headlamp for a motor vehicle, in particular a front headlamp, includes a first illumination device and a second illumination device for jointly generating a light distribution in front of the headlamp. The first illumination device is provided for generating a static portion of the light distribution and the second illumination device is provided for generating a dynamic portion of the light distribution. The second illumination device has a multi-aperture projection display having an illuminant and a planar digital image generator and also an array of projection lenses. The digital image generator has segments having a variable division of the respective segment into transmissive and light-non-transmissive regions. Each projection lens is assigned to a segment of the digital image generator, such that upon illumination of the array by the illuminant at least some of the segments are projected in front of the headlamp by the assigned projection lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Tim Gocke
  • Publication number: 20190360257
    Abstract: A control device relates to a vehicle having an automatically opening and/or automatically closing lid with at least one control switch in the vicinity of the lid and with a programmable electronic control unit. The control switch may be operated arbitrarily contactlessly in the form of a proximity sensor and when operated generates an operation request signal which is an input signal to the control unit. The control unit is configured in such a manner that defined environmental conditions may be evaluated for the detection of a risk of salinity and humidity and that, given the presence of a risk of salt and water, an appropriate adaptation may be made to the evaluation of the operation request signal. Preferably, at least one outside temperature below a predefined threshold and information indicating the presence of moisture are defined as the environmental conditions to be evaluated for detecting the risk of salt and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Tim GOCKE, Lisa ROTTNER, Michael THOMAS
  • Patent number: 10434932
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle comprising a device for illuminating the surroundings for generating a light distribution on the ground in an area surrounding the motor vehicle. The device includes a projection module, which comprises a light-emitting means having a number of light sources and an array of projection optical units, wherein a respective projection optical unit comprises an object structure and an associated projection lens, such that, upon illumination of the array with the light-emitting means, the object structures are projected onto the ground by the associated projection lenses and the light distribution is thus generated. The array of projection optical units comprises a plurality of subarrays, which are illuminable separately with at least one light source of the light-emitting means that is associated with the respective subarray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tim Gocke, Marcel Sieler
  • Publication number: 20190009706
    Abstract: A headlamp for a motor vehicle, in particular a front headlamp, includes a first illumination device and a second illumination device for jointly generating a light distribution in front of the headlamp. The first illumination device is provided for generating a static portion of the light distribution and the second illumination device is provided for generating a dynamic portion of the light distribution. The second illumination device has a multi-aperture projection display having an illuminant and a planar digital image generator and also an array of projection lenses. The digital image generator has segments having a variable division of the respective segment into transmissive and light-non-transmissive regions. Each projection lens is assigned to a segment of the digital image generator, such that upon illumination of the array by the illuminant at least some of the segments are projected in front of the headlamp by the assigned projection lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventor: Tim GOCKE
  • Publication number: 20180236929
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle comprising a device for illuminating the surroundings for generating a light distribution on the ground in an area surrounding the motor vehicle. The device includes a projection module, which comprises a light-emitting means having a number of light sources and an array of projection optical units, wherein a respective projection optical unit comprises an object structure and an associated projection lens, such that, upon illumination of the array with the light-emitting means, the object structures are projected onto the ground by the associated projection lenses and the light distribution is thus generated. The array of projection optical units comprises a plurality of subarrays, which are illuminable separately with at least one light source of the light-emitting means that is associated with the respective subarray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Tim GOCKE, Marcel Sieler
  • Patent number: 9731649
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device for a motor vehicle, comprising a light guide for the totally reflecting guidance of light from two light sources along a light propagation axis, wherein the light from one light source can be coupled in at an in-coupling face on one end face of the light guide and the light from the other light source can be coupled in at another in-coupling face on another end face of the light guide. The light guide also has an out-coupling face arranged along the light propagation axis for coupling the light out, which light exits from the light guide at an exit face arranged along the light propagation axis where the total reflection condition is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Weke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Tim Gocke
  • Publication number: 20170190285
    Abstract: An illumination device of a motor vehicle includes one or more multi-aperture projection displays, where a respective multi-aperture projection display contain a luminous means for illuminating a plurality of object structures and an array of projection lenses. Each projection lens is assigned to an object structure which is projected by the respective projection lens into at least one projection plane extending perpendicularly or obliquely with respect to the ground in an area surrounding the motor vehicle. The one or more multi-aperture projection displays are configured such that an overall image containing symbols perceivable by a driver of the motor vehicle is produced in the at least one projection plane by the projected object structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Tim Gocke, Marcel Sieler
  • Publication number: 20150274071
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device for a motor vehicle, comprising a light guide for the totally reflecting guidance of light from two light sources along a light propagation axis, wherein the light from one light source can be coupled in at an in-coupling face on one end face of the light guide and the light from the other light source can be coupled in at another in-coupling face on another end face of the light guide. The light guide also has an out-coupling face arranged along the light propagation axis for coupling the light out, which light exits from the light guide at an exit face arranged along the light propagation axis where the total reflection condition is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: Tim GOCKE