Patents by Inventor Bernd Schlepper

Bernd Schlepper 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).

  • Device for displaying and controlling functions in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 6519511
    Abstract: A device for displaying and controlling functions in a motor vehicle. The device includes at least one master operating panel and at least one slave operating panel, which are connected to one another bidirectionally. It is possible to represent and actuate all the existing functions via the master operating panel, and it is possible to assign functions to the slave operating panel via the master operating panel in a programmable fashion. The functions can be represented and actuated by the slave operating panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: André Oberschachtsiek, Bernd Schlepper, Susanne Dirksen