Patents by Inventor Daniel Thomanek

Daniel Thomanek 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).

  • Method of determining a parking position for a motor vehicle, driver assistance system for performing such method, and motor vehicle with a driver assistance system
    Patent number: 11634119
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining a parking position for a motor vehicle, wherein a perpendicular parking space is detected by means of a sensor system of the motor vehicle, and a parking space data set characterizing the perpendicular parking space is provided to a control unit of the motor vehicle, and the parking position is determined by the control unit by using the parking space data set, as well as by using an access parameter of the motor vehicle that characterizes a possible opening of at least one folding element of the motor vehicle. The invention provides that the parking position is established using an additional access parameter of an additional motor vehicle that is parked adjacent to the parking position. Moreover the invention relates to a driver assistance system and a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Philipp Hüger, Sebastian Busch, Daniel Thomanek
  • Method Of Determining A Parking Position For A Motor Vehicle, Driver Assistance System For Performing Such Method, And Motor Vehicle With A Driver Assistance System
    Publication number: 20220073056
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining a parking position for a motor vehicle, wherein a perpendicular parking space is detected by means of a sensor system of the motor vehicle, and a parking space data set characterizing the perpendicular parking space is provided to a control unit of the motor vehicle, and the parking position is determined by the control unit by using the parking space data set, as well as by using an access parameter of the motor vehicle that characterizes a possible opening of at least one folding element of the motor vehicle. The invention provides that the parking position is established using an additional access parameter of an additional motor vehicle that is parked adjacent to the parking position. Moreover the invention relates to a driver assistance system and a motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Philipp Hüger, Sebastian Busch, Daniel Thomanek