Patents by Inventor Dominik Pahlke

Dominik Pahlke 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).

  • Patent number: 10766532
    Abstract: A method is described for assisting a driver when operating a vehicle on a road having a road surface and lane markings. The method includes the steps of ascertaining position of lane markings using an ascertaining apparatus, determining at least one lane delimiting line on the ascertained position of the lane markings, specifying a trajectory of the vehicle, in the event of the trajectory that is specified intersecting a lane delimiting line that is determined, outputting an instruction to the driver of the vehicle using at least one light beam that is projected onto the road surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dominik Pahlke, Michael Koherr
  • Publication number: 20190241086
    Abstract: A method for displaying charging stations for vehicles, wherein the vehicle comprises a navigation system for determining the current position of the vehicle, the location of the charging stations with which a vehicle battery of the vehicle may be charged being stored in said navigation system, and at least one headlight, comprises determining the current position of the vehicle and comparing the current position of the vehicle to the location of at least one of the stored charging stations by the navigation system and if the current position of the vehicle is within a selectable distance from the location of a charging station, activating the headlight with a pattern that may be selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Manuel Bojahr, Heiko Maas, Michael Koherr, Dominik Pahlke
  • Publication number: 20190092391
    Abstract: A method is described for assisting a driver when operating a vehicle on a road having a road surface and lane markings. The method includes the steps of ascertaining position of lane markings using an ascertaining apparatus, determining at least one lane delimiting line on the ascertained position of the lane markings, specifying a trajectory of the vehicle, in the event of the trajectory that is specified intersecting a lane delimiting line that is determined, outputting an instruction to the driver of the vehicle using at least one light beam that is projected onto the road surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dominik Pahlke, Michael Koherr