Patents by Inventor Achim Beutner

Achim Beutner 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 apparatus for using an automated lane keeping system to maintain lateral vehicle spacing
    Patent number: 8170788
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for piloting a vehicle is herein disclosed. The method entails first using a lane keeping system to detect objects in lanes adjacent to the lane currently occupied by the vehicle and then adjusting the position of the vehicle within the occupied lane-relative to a detected object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Volvo Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Agneta Sjögren, Achim Beutner
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING AN AUTOMATED LANE KEEPING SYSTEM TO MAINTAIN LATERAL VEHICLE SPACING
    Publication number: 20090157247
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for piloting a vehicle is herein disclosed. The method entails first using a lane keeping system to detect objects in lanes adjacent to the lane currently occupied by the vehicle and then adjusting the position of the vehicle within the occupied lane-relative to a detected object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Volvo Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Agneta Sjögren, Achim Beutner
  • Sensor device for detecting a degree of wetting and/or soiling of a vehicle pane, and a method of producing the sensor device
    Patent number: 6573995
    Abstract: A sensor device for detecting the degree of wetting and/or soiling of a pane or windshield arranged in a motor vehicle includes individual radiation guide elements integrally molded onto a wall of a housing to be separated from one another by a blocking element of the wall. This reduces the amount of ambient radiation from the environment. A radiation emitter and a radiation receiver are structured as SMD components which are arranged on a circuit board carrier. The sensor device created in this way has a simple and compact design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Hella KG Hueck & Co.
    Inventors: Achim Beutner, Christian Boehlau, Heiko Schaefer