Patents by Inventor Alexandra Seifert

Alexandra Seifert 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: 11496873
    Abstract: A system for connecting a mobile device to a motor vehicle via a Bluetooth connection is proposed. The system comprises a processing unit for detecting a signal strength of a signal transmitted between the mobile device and the motor vehicle and for determining the position of the mobile device with respect to the motor vehicle based on the signal strength, and a connecting unit for coupling the mobile device and the motor vehicle via a Bluetooth Low Energy connection, for establishing a Bluetooth connection between the mobile device and the motor vehicle, and for coupling the mobile device to the motor vehicle via the Bluetooth connection based on the position of the mobile device and the Bluetooth Low Energy connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Burgner, Alexandra Seifert, Walter Bronzi
  • Publication number: 20210392481
    Abstract: A system for connecting a mobile device to a motor vehicle via a Bluetooth connection is proposed. The system comprises a processing unit for detecting a signal strength of a signal transmitted between the mobile device and the motor vehicle and for determining the position of the mobile device with respect to the motor vehicle based on the signal strength, and a connecting unit for coupling the mobile device and the motor vehicle via a Bluetooth Low Energy connection, for establishing a Bluetooth connection between the mobile device and the motor vehicle, and for coupling the mobile device to the motor vehicle via the Bluetooth connection based on the position of the mobile device and the Bluetooth Low Energy connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Peter BURGNER, Alexandra SEIFERT, Walter BRONZI
  • Patent number: 11091326
    Abstract: A luggage conveyor device for efficiently supplying a plurality of inspection objects to be inspected or individual items in general to an inspection device (4) is provided. The conveyor device (1, 2, 3) is particularly efficiently designed such that an inspection object inspection is carried out quickly and smoothly. A correspondingly designed method for operating the conveyor device (1, 2, 3), and to a computer program product including control commands for implementing the method or operating the conveyor device (1, 2, 3) are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Smiths Detection Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Alexandra Seifert, Andreas Busch
  • Publication number: 20200148483
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a luggage conveyor device (1, 2, 3) for efficiently supplying a plurality of inspection objects to be inspected or individual items in general to an inspection device (4). According to the disclosure, the conveyor device (1, 2, 3) is particularly efficiently designed such that an inspection object inspection is carried out quickly and smoothly. The disclosure also relates to a correspondingly designed method for operating said conveyor device (1, 2, 3), and to a computer programme product including control commands for implementing the method or operating the conveyor device (1, 2, 3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Alexandra Seifert, Andreas Busch