Patents by Inventor Bjoern Frank

Bjoern Frank 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 estimating the alertness of a driver
    Patent number: 9858489
    Abstract: A system and method for estimating the alertness of the driver in a moving vehicle is disclosed. A display instrument is switched over in order to display a message relating to the movement of the vehicle. An eye movement of the driver in reaction to the switch-over is detected. The driver's alertness is assessed on the basis of the detected eye movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Stefan Poppe, Bjoern Frank
  • DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING THE ALERTNESS OF A DRIVER
    Publication number: 20150085124
    Abstract: A system and method for estimating the alertness of the driver in a moving vehicle is disclosed. A display instrument is switched over in order to display a message relating to the movement of the vehicle. An eye movement of the driver in reaction to the switch-over is detected. The driver's alertness is assessed on the basis of the detected eye movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Poppe, Bjoern Frank
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT PARKING FEES IN METERED CAR PARKS
    Publication number: 20140344027
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for providing information about parking fees in a metered car park. The method includes on-board detection as to whether a motor vehicle is in a metered car park, on-board detection as to whether the motor vehicle is parked, in case the motor vehicle is in a metered car park, and establishing a wireless link to a car park fee center associated with the car park and receiving information about the parking fees via a wireless link, in case the motor vehicle is parked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Bjoern Frank, Harald Dick
  • 3-D design element for hardware
    Patent number: D825569
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Stacy L. Wolff, Keith J. Kuehn, Brooks Vaughan, Stephen Spencer, Bjoern Frank, Nick Ross
  • 3-D design element for hardware
    Patent number: D840403
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Stacy L. Wolff, Keith J. Kuehn, Brooks Vaughan, Stephen Spencer, Bjoern Frank, Nick Ross
  • 3-D design element for hardware
    Patent number: D956758
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Stacy L. Wolff, Keith J. Kuehn, Brooks Vaughan, Stephen Spencer, Bjoern Frank, Nick Ross