Patents by Inventor Dirk Vandenberg

Dirk Vandenberg 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).

  • ACTIVE LIGHT SENSORS FOR DETERMINING EXPECTED TRACTION VALUE OF A ROAD SEGMENT
    Publication number: 20170168495
    Abstract: A system and method to control a vehicle, provides for directing light onto a region of a road surface on which the vehicle is moving. A variation in a characteristic of a reflection of the directed light is determined. Accumulated precipitation is detected on at least the region of the road based on the determined variation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew Wood, Peter Rander, David McAllister Bradley, Dirk Vandenberg