Patents by Inventor Boris Kubitza
Boris Kubitza 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).
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Publication number: 20240131981Abstract: A method for operating a light-based driver assistance system of a motor vehicle, wherein via at least one headlight of the motor vehicle, a light distribution is projected onto the roadway in front of the motor vehicle. The light distribution produces a lane marking, the width of which is essentially equal to the vehicle width of the motor vehicle and the course of which corresponds to a predicted lane course when the motor vehicle is driving. The method steps are carried out continuously when driving through a curve: predicting the lane course when driving through the curve, determining the point of intersection of the inner lane boundary with the light field limitation of a light field projectable onto the roadway when driving through the curve, setting a distal boundary of the lane marking, and projecting a light distribution onto the roadway in front of the motor vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Christian HUESTER, Boris KUBITZA, Jeremias SPIEGEL, Carsten WILKS
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Publication number: 20240123896Abstract: A method for controlling a headlamp of a first motor vehicle traveling on a roadway, the method including: operation of the headlamp with a high beam light distribution, wherein at least a part of the high beam light distribution covers the roadway; sensing of an environment in front of the first motor vehicle with a camera; detection of a curve in the roadway located in front of the first motor vehicle; determination of whether a second vehicle traveling on the curve can be sensed by the camera; and reduction of a width of the high beam light distribution when it has been determined that the second motor vehicle cannot be sensed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Boris KUBITZA, Carsten WILKS
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Publication number: 20240116570Abstract: A method is provided for projecting a guide line onto a road surface. An anticipated trajectory of the motor vehicle is calculated from the speed and steering angle of the motor vehicle. A guide line is projected onto a road surface in front of the motor vehicle. The guide line indicates the anticipated travel path. Whether the motor vehicle is starting a curve is detected based on the steering angle. The guide line contains the shape of a first clothoid in at least a first segment when it is detected that the motor vehicle is starting to travel in a curve.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Boris Kubitza, Jeremias Spiegel
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Patent number: 11933470Abstract: A process is provided for controlling a headlamp of a motor vehicle. The headlamp includes a first light source module and a second light source module. The light source modules each feature several light sources that emit light. The light emitted by the light sources of the light source module represents a first light distribution, and the light emitted by the light sources of the second light source module represents a second light distribution. The first light distribution and the second light distribution partially overlap. The first light distribution and the second light distribution together form an overall light distribution. A subarea of the overall light distribution is formed only by the first light distribution, and the subarea is a vertical edge area of the overall light distribution.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Florian Herold, Christian Hüster, Boris Kubitza, Martin Plümpe, Udo Venker, Carsten Wilks
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Patent number: 11904756Abstract: A method for controlling a headlamp of a motor vehicle, the headlamp comprising a plurality of light sources. A projection symbol to be projected by the headlamp and a position and a size of the projection symbol are determined. A respective first luminous intensity for the light sources for the projection of the projection symbol at the position with the size and a first indicator, which contains an indication of how greatly the individual first luminous intensities differ from one another are determined. The position and/or the size of the projection symbol is changed. A respective second luminous intensity for the light sources for the projection of the projection symbol at the changed position and/or with the changed size and a second indicator, which contains an indication of how greatly the individual second luminous intensities differ from one another are determined. The projection symbol subsequently projected.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Christian Huester, Boris Kubitza, Martin Pluempe, Udo Venker, Carsten Wilks
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Patent number: 11828429Abstract: A light source module for a motor vehicle, comprising a substrate, multiple light sources, and temperature sensors, wherein the light sources and the temperature sensors are arranged on the substrate, wherein the substrate has a central region and a peripheral region, and wherein the number of temperature sensors per unit area is greater in the central region than in the peripheral region.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Boris Kubitza, Martin Pluempe
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Publication number: 20230341103Abstract: A headlamp assembly for illuminating surroundings of a vehicle, including at least one headlamp, a temperature sensor, and a control device. The at least one headlamp comprising a multiplicity of light sources, the multiplicity of light sources (being divided into a first group and at least one second group. The temperature sensor being configured to detect a temperature in the at least one headlamp. The light sources of the multiplicity of light sources being thermally coupled. The control device being configured to ascertain a current temperature ascertained by the temperature sensor in the at least one headlamp and, in the case that the current temperature in the at least one headlamp exceeds a predefined temperature threshold value, to select the first group or the at least one second group for a power reduction, depending on an operating situation of the vehicle and to reduce the power of the selected group.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Christian HUESTER, Boris KUBITZA, Martin PLUEMPE, Udo VENKER, Carsten WILKS
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Patent number: 11713861Abstract: An illuminating device for vehicles, including a first light unit, which contains a first light source having a number of first light pixels for generating a first partial light distribution including a second light unit, which contains a second light source having a number of second light pixels for generating a second partial light distribution. The second light pixels are arranged in a boundary region of the second light source and are controllable as a group in such a way that a number of the second light pixels controlled as a group in the boundary region of the second light source per unit of surface area increases from a first end of the boundary region in the direction of a second end of the boundary region.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2022Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Christian Huester, Boris Kubitza, Martin Pluempe, Udo Venker, Carsten Wilks
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Publication number: 20230119988Abstract: A method for displaying a horizontal distance of a motor vehicle from a lane boundary, comprising the following steps: determining the horizontal distance of the motor vehicle from the lane boundary; and projecting a numerical value by means of a headlight of the motor vehicle, wherein the numerical value depends on the determined horizontal distance, or projecting a marking, wherein a width of the marking depends on the determined horizontal distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Christian HUESTER, Boris KUBITZA
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Publication number: 20230068957Abstract: A method is provided for controlling a headlamp of a motor vehicle. An object is detected by an object detecting device of the motor vehicle. An angle is determined between a geometrical longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle passing through the object detecting device and a geometrical connecting line between the object detecting device and the object. A glare reduction range of the headlamp is determined using the angle without taking into account a total distance between the object and the motor vehicle, the headlamp illuminating the glare reduction range with a lower brightness than areas adjacent to the glare reduction range.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Christian Hüster, Boris Kubitza, Udo Venker, Maxim Siffermann
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Publication number: 20220410800Abstract: A method for detecting whether a motor vehicle is located within a section of a roadway, comprising the following steps: detecting roadway markings of a roadway on which the motor vehicle is located, detecting whether the motor vehicle is located within a section of the roadway, wherein the section is defined by section boundaries, and then outputting a warning if the motor vehicle is not located within the section, wherein the section boundaries are defined depending on a marking distance of the roadway markings from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Christian HUESTER, Boris KUBITZA
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Publication number: 20220316675Abstract: A light source module for a motor vehicle, comprising a substrate, multiple light sources, and temperature sensors, wherein the light sources and the temperature sensors are arranged on the substrate, wherein the substrate has a central region and a peripheral region, and wherein the number of temperature sensors per unit area is greater in the central region than in the peripheral region.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Boris KUBITZA, Martin PLUEMPE
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Publication number: 20220322512Abstract: A computer-implemented method for controlling two light modules, comprising the following steps: supplying a first light module with a first electric power and a second light module with a second electric power; determining a first temperature of the first light module and a second temperature of the second light module; and adjusting the first and second electric power as a function of the first and second temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Christian HUESTER, Boris KUBITZA, Martin PLUEMPE, Udo VENKER, Carsten WILKS
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Patent number: 11408578Abstract: A method is provided for operating an illuminating device for a vehicle that features means of influencing light or a plurality of light sources for the targeted generation of pixels of a light distribution. In the event of failure of at least one pixel of the light distribution caused by a defect in one section of the means of influencing light or by malfunction of one of the light sources, at least one non-defective section of the means of influencing light or at least one non-malfunctioning light source is actuated in order to correct the light distribution. The at least one non-defective section of the means of influencing light or at least one of the non-malfunctioning light sources is actuated in such a way that at least one pixel of the light distribution adjacent to the at least one malfunctioning pixel is reduced in its brightness.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Kai Ehlert, Bernd Giepen, Pascal Janke, Dirk Kliebisch, Boris Kubitza
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Publication number: 20220128210Abstract: An illuminating device for vehicles, including a first light unit, which contains a first light source having a number of first light pixels for generating a first partial light distribution including a second light unit, which contains a second light source having a number of second light pixels for generating a second partial light distribution. The second light pixels are arranged in a boundary region of the second light source and are controllable as a group in such a way that a number of the second light pixels controlled as a group in the boundary region of the second light source per unit of surface area increases from a first end of the boundary region in the direction of a second end of the boundary region.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2022Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAAInventors: Christian HUESTER, Boris KUBITZA, Martin PLUEMPE, Udo VENKER, Carsten Wilks
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Patent number: 11293618Abstract: A method for controlling two lighting modules of a headlight, including the following steps: definition of a non-dazzling region, wherein the non-dazzling region is at least within the second region; reduction of the brightness of the light emitted by the two lighting modules toward the non-dazzling region; determination as to whether an adjacent region exists that directly adjoins the non-dazzling region horizontally and that is a horizontal edge region of the first region; and reduction of the brightness of the light emitted by the first lighting module toward the adjacent region if the adjacent region has been determined.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Christian Huester, Boris Kubitza, Martin Pluempe, Udo Venker, Carsten Wilks
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Patent number: 11285865Abstract: A method and device for controlling at least one light module of a lamp unit of a vehicle, comprising a light controller and a surroundings detection device, the front surroundings of the vehicle being illuminated with the aid of the light controller and the light module, depending on an object classified as relevant. The lamp unit has a luminance detection device for detecting the luminances of the detected object classified as relevant in the front surroundings of the vehicle and object surroundings of the front surroundings around this object, and the front surroundings of the vehicle are illuminated, depending on the luminance contrast between the object and the object surroundings.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Susanne Koehler, Boris Kubitza, Carsten Wilks, Juergen Locher
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Patent number: 11273753Abstract: A procedure is provided for actuating at least one main headlamp of a vehicle. The vehicle includes a detection device, and a light control for the automatic actuation of the main headlamp. The main headlamp illuminates an outer area of the area ahead of the vehicle in a first light intensity, and a core area of the area ahead of the vehicle at least partially enclosed by the outer area with a higher second light intensity. The core area is adjusted by the light control in terms of dimension and/or position. In order to improve the visual perceptibility to a vehicle driver of the area ahead of the vehicle, the core area is adjusted in relation to the outer area, and the outer area is adjusted by the light control in such a way depending on the input signal of the light control in terms of dimension and/or position that the vehicle's road and peripheral surroundings) bordering the road in the area ahead of the vehicle are illuminated by the outer area.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Boris Kubitza, Udo Venker, Carsten Wilks
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Publication number: 20220048426Abstract: A method for controlling a headlamp of a motor vehicle, the headlamp comprising a plurality of light sources. A projection symbol to be projected by the headlamp and a position and a size of the projection symbol are determined. A respective first luminous intensity for the light sources for the projection of the projection symbol at the position with the size and a first indicator, which contains an indication of how greatly the individual first luminous intensities differ from one another are determined. The position and/or the size of the projection symbol is changed. A respective second luminous intensity for the light sources for the projection of the projection symbol at the changed position and/or with the changed size and a second indicator, which contains an indication of how greatly the individual second luminous intensities differ from one another are determined. The projection symbol subsequently projected.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Christian HUESTER, Boris KUBITZA, Martin PLUEMPE, Udo VENKER, Carsten WILKS
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Publication number: 20220034471Abstract: A process is provided for controlling a headlamp of a motor vehicle. The headlamp includes a first light source module and a second light source module. The light source modules each feature several light sources that emit light. The light emitted by the light sources of the light source module represents a first light distribution, and the light emitted by the light sources of the second light source module represents a second light distribution. The first light distribution and the second light distribution partially overlap. The first light distribution and the second light distribution together form an overall light distribution. A subarea of the overall light distribution is formed only by the first light distribution, and the subarea is a vertical edge area of the overall light distribution.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Florian Herold, Christian Hüster, Boris Kubitza, Martin Plümpe, Udo Venker, Carsten Wilks