Patents by Inventor Andreas Heindinger

Andreas Heindinger 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 for recognizing a spontaneous demand by a driver of a motor vehicle for a dynamic response
    Patent number: 6278911
    Abstract: A method for recognizing a spontaneous demand by a driver of a motor vehicle for a dynamic response, the extent of the actuation of an operating device being compared to a threshold value, and the demand for a dynamic response being recognized when the extent of actuation lies above a specific threshold value, and, when comparing the extent of actuation to the threshold value, allowance being made for the manner in which the vehicle driver normally actuates the operating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmut Gimmler, Andreas Heindinger, Klaus-Peter Kuhn