Patents by Inventor Bernhard Troedel

Bernhard Troedel 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: 6504488
    Abstract: In an electronic device having a housing containing electronic components and a front part connected to the housing and having control elements, the connections between the electronic components and the control elements are made using a first transmitter and a second receiver on the front part respectively aligned with a second receiver and a second transmitter on the housing. This arrangement obviates the need for mechanical connections which are susceptible to faults between the housing and the front part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Troedel, Wolfgang Reichel, Michael Römer
  • Publication number: 20020003471
    Abstract: In an electronic device having a housing containing electronic components and a front part connected to the housing and having control elements, the connections between the electronic components and the control elements are made using a first transmitter and a second receiver on the front part respectively aligned with a second receiver and a second transmitter on the housing. This arrangement obviates the need for mechanical connections which are susceptible to faults between the housing and the front part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Applicant: Mannesmann VDO AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Troedel, Wolfgang Reichel, Michael Romer
  • Patent number: 6308133
    Abstract: The invention relates to a navigation system for a land vehicle having a measurement arrangement for supplying position, direction and/or distance data, having a data source arrangement for supplying navigation data, having an input arrangement at least for inputting a destination point, having a control arrangement at least for determining a route, and having at least one display apparatus for outputting navigation instructions. After receiving data from an identification sensor, the control arrangement uses stored data to determine the driver who is operating the land vehicle and outputs navigation instructions, matched to the driver, in predetermined regions or on predetermined routes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Mannessmann VDO AG
    Inventors: Ralf Löffert, Bernhard Troedel
  • Patent number: 6304817
    Abstract: The invention proposes an audio and/or navigation system for a motor vehicle with increased user convenience, particularly when the vehicle is used by more than one user. The audio and/or navigation system has a memory element (2) for storing user-related system parameters, and means (4) for identifying the user as well as means (5), which are connected to the memory element (2), for selecting and setting the stored user-related system parameters for the user as current system parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AG
    Inventor: Bernhard Troedel