Patents by Inventor Andreas Puetz

Andreas Puetz 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).

  • Publication number: 20240123816
    Abstract: An air guidance control unit having a frame, which surrounds at least one air opening for air flowing along an air flow direction to flow through, a closing device including adjustable flaps, which closing device can be adjusted by means of an adjusting element between an open position in which the air opening is exposed and a closed position in which the air opening is at least partly closed. The invention devises various solutions for especially compact and reliable flap arrangements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Andreas PÜTZ, Andreas EWERT, Sebastian SCHWEGMANN, Johannes MÜLLER, Frank MIKA
  • Publication number: 20230406092
    Abstract: Air flow control insertable into an air opening for controlling air flowing along an air flow direction, with a closure device including a cloth or fabric adjustable between an opening position releasing the air opening and a closing position at least partially closing the air opening by means of an adjustment device for selectively releasing and closing the air opening to change the air resistance and/or for thermal management of a downstream unit in the air flow direction. Various solutions are proposed to integrate the air control system in or behind an air grille, especially in very limited installation space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Andreas PÜTZ, Andreas EWERT, Sebastian SCHWEGMANN, Johannes MÜLLER, Frank MIKA
  • Patent number: 11433896
    Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to move a vehicle within a roadway lane according to an emergency lane procedure to form an emergency lane when a longitudinal speed of the vehicle is below a specified speed and end the emergency lane procedure when the longitudinal speed is at least a second specified speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Andreas Puetz, Guido Weitkus, Andreas Meyer, Mohamed Benmimoun
  • Publication number: 20220169289
    Abstract: Practicing a takeover of vehicle control of a vehicle 100 from an autonomous mode includes generating a takeover command for performing the takeover of the vehicle control without the existence of a reason for a takeover, and outputting the takeover command to a driver of the vehicle, wherein information about the non-existence of a reason for takeover is not output to the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Bauer, Peter W. A. Zegelaar, Guido Weitkus, Andreas Puetz, Patrick Piastowski, Benjamin Maus
  • Publication number: 20200001876
    Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to move a vehicle within a roadway lane according to an emergency lane procedure to form an emergency lane when a longitudinal speed of the vehicle is below a specified speed and end the emergency lane procedure when the longitudinal speed is at least a second specified speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andreas Puetz, Guido Weitkus, Andreas Meyer, Mohamed Benmimoun
  • Patent number: 5897598
    Abstract: A portable transponder, such as key, first sends invalid data to a lock, whereupon a challenge signal with a memory address is transmitted back to the transponder. A code word stored in memory at the memory address in the transponder is read out and transmitted to the lock. There, the code word is compared with a desired code word. If they correspond, an immobilizer is released. Next, the address and/or code word is recalculated in the lock and adjusted in the transponder for the next release cycle. An alternating code is thus created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Andreas Puetz