Patents by Inventor Daniel Esslinger

Daniel Esslinger 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).

  • Position-determining device for determining a position of a vehicle seat inside a vehicle, system, vehicle having a vehicle seat arranged inside the vehicle, and method for determining a position of a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 10479228
    Abstract: The invention relates to a position-determining device for determining a position of a vehicle seat inside a vehicle, wherein the position of the vehicle seat in the vehicle can be adjusted along an adjustment direction between a first and at least one second location, comprising a vehicle component and a vehicle seat component, wherein the vehicle component can be arranged in the vehicle as part of a vehicle electronics system, and the vehicle seat component can be arranged in the vehicle seat as part of a vehicle seat electronics system, said vehicle seat component having at least one vehicle seat transmitting/receiving device and said vehicle component having at least two vehicle transmitting/receiving devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Daniel Esslinger, Jörg Winkler, Simon Bork
  • POSITION-DETERMINING DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF A VEHICLE SEAT INSIDE A VEHICLE, SYSTEM, VEHICLE HAVING A VEHICLE SEAT ARRANGED INSIDE THE VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF A VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20180222349
    Abstract: The invention relates to a position-determining device for determining a position of a vehicle seat inside a vehicle, wherein the position of the vehicle seat in the vehicle can be adjusted along an adjustment direction between a first and at least one second location, comprising a vehicle component and a vehicle seat component, wherein the vehicle component can be arranged in the vehicle as part of a vehicle electronics system, and the vehicle seat component can be arranged in the vehicle seat as part of a vehicle seat electronics system, said vehicle seat component having at least one vehicle seat transmitting/receiving device and said vehicle component having at least two vehicle transmitting/receiving devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Daniel Esslinger, Jörg Winkler, Simon Bork