Patents by Inventor Volker Reinhold

Volker Reinhold 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: 10988074
    Abstract: A method and a device for adjusting a light distribution of a vehicle headlight having a control unit for adjusting the light distribution. The headlight includes a number of light sources. The control unit includes an interface configured for receiving user-specified parameters for adjusting and/or modifying an illuminance distribution within the light distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Jan Boehm, Marcus Fiege, Stephan Finn, Stephan Frey, Joerg Moisel, Axel Mueller, Volker Reinhold, Katharina Wagner
  • Patent number: 10906452
    Abstract: A control device for a headlight for emitting light according to a headlight signal corresponding to an adjustable light distribution. The control device outputs the headlight signal, corresponding to the adjustable light distribution, to the headlight. The control device has an evaluation unit that determines object position data of the object when particles are detected using a detection unit and a self-illuminating object is detected, and to determine, as a function of the object position data, a region in which the object is located. The evaluation unit also generates data for the light distribution as a function of the region in such a way that a light intensity in the region is reduced or increased with respect to a light intensity outside this region, and correspondingly to determine and output the headlight signal from the data for the light distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Jan Boehm, Marcus Fiege, Joerg Moisel, Axel Mueller, Volker Reinhold, Katharina Wagner
  • Patent number: 10696208
    Abstract: A device for adjusting the light distribution of a vehicle headlight with a plurality of light sources, includes a first control unit for adjusting the light distribution. The first control unit is coupled to a second control unit, the second control unit being coupled to at least one input device for inputting user settings for adjusting the light distribution in a user -defined manner and/or includes at least one interface for coupling to at least one input device of this type, the second control unit generating control data from the user settings and transmitting the control data to the first control unit in order to adjust the light distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Joerg Moisel, Axel Mueller, Katharina Wagner, Marcus Fiege, Volker Reinhold, Jan Boehm
  • Publication number: 20200164790
    Abstract: A method and a device for adjusting a light distribution of a vehicle headlight having a control unit for adjusting the light distribution. The headlight includes a number of light sources. The control unit includes an interface configured for receiving user-specified parameters for adjusting and/or modifying an illuminance distribution within the light distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Jan BOEHM, Marcus FIEGE, Stephan FINN, Stephan FREY, Joerg MOISEL, Axel MUELLER, Volker REINHOLD, Katharina WAGNER
  • Publication number: 20200148094
    Abstract: A control device for a headlight for emitting light according to a headlight signal corresponding to an adjustable light distribution. The control device outputs the headlight signal, corresponding to the adjustable light distribution, to the headlight. The control device has an evaluation unit that determines object position data of the object when particles are detected using a detection unit and a self-illuminating object is detected, and to determine, as a function of the object position data, a region in which the object is located. The evaluation unit also generates data for the light distribution as a function of the region in such a way that a light intensity in the region is reduced or increased with respect to a light intensity outside this region, and correspondingly to determine and output the headlight signal from the data for the light distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Jan BOEHM, Marcus FIEGE, Joerg MOISEL, Axel MUELLER, Volker REINHOLD, Katharina WAGNER
  • Publication number: 20200130561
    Abstract: A device for adjusting the light distribution of a vehicle headlight with a plurality of light sources, includes a first control unit for adjusting the light distribution. The first control unit is coupled to a second control unit, the second control unit being coupled to at least one input device for inputting user settings for adjusting the light distribution in a user-defined manner and/or includes at least one interface for coupling to at least one input device of this type, the second control unit generating control data from the user settings and transmitting the control data to the first control unit in order to adjust the light distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Joerg MOISEL, Axel MUELLER, Katharina WAGNER, Marcus FIEGE, Volker REINHOLD, Jan BOEHM
  • Patent number: 9523473
    Abstract: A device for controlling a driving light of a vehicle includes a headlight with a light source, a device for pivoting a produced light distribution and an optical element that provides adjustable light distribution. The optical element includes a light passage opening pivotable into an optical axis of the light source. A beam of the light distribution is limited or deflected such that a limited light field is produced in a pre-settable region in front of the vehicle, which light field has an external form of the light passage opening. Further light passage structures provide a “high beam” or “partial high beam” light pattern and thereafter the “high beam” light pattern by turning, pivoting and/or displacing the optical element in one direction, and another further light passage structure provides a “motorway” and thereafter a “country road” light pattern by turning, pivoting and/or displacing the optical element in an opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Ralf Ackermann, Helmuth Eggers, Gerhard Kurz, Joerg Moisel, Volker Oltmann, Volker Reinhold, Bernd Woltermann
  • Publication number: 20120229028
    Abstract: A device for controlling a driving light of a vehicle includes a headlight with a light source, a device for pivoting a produced light distribution and an optical element that provides adjustable light distribution. The optical element includes a light passage opening pivotable into an optical axis of the light source. A beam of the light distribution is limited or deflected such that a limited light field is produced in a pre-settable region in front of the vehicle, which light field has an external form of the light passage opening. Further light passage structures provide a “high beam” or “partial high beam” light pattern and thereafter the “high beam” light pattern by turning, pivoting and/or displacing the optical element in one direction, and another further light passage structure provides a “motorway” and thereafter a “country road” light pattern by turning, pivoting and/or displacing the optical element in an opposite direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Ralf Ackermann, Helmuth Eggers, Gerhard Kurz, Joerg Moisel, Volker Oltmann, Volker Reinhold, Bernd Woltermann
  • Publication number: 20070109762
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for optimizing a vehicle light and to a headlight device for executing the method, light having a light distribution with a greater horizontal scattering range than that of the passing light being generated, a fog light distribution being impressed on the passing light distribution as a function of a steering angle in accordance with a switch-on characteristic. It is provided according to the invention that in accordance with prescribed switch-on characteristics an additional luminaire 5 is switched in as a turning light below a maximum speed of VmaxFRA, and as a static cornering light below a maximum speed vmax that is higher than vmaxFRA, and is switched off in accordance with prescribed switch-off characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
    Inventors: Jan Boehm, Volker Reinhold
  • Publication number: 20060038661
    Abstract: A method of transmitting data between a first and a second device (2, 3) by way of a power supply line between the first and the second device (2, 3). The power supply and the data transmission take place alternately in a power supply time window (21) and in a data transmission time window (22). As a result of this measure, a separate data transmission line is not be necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Applicant: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Volker Reinhold, Daniel Widmann