Patents by Inventor Fabian Thunert

Fabian Thunert 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 for supporting a driver during a manual parking procedure of a motor vehicle, wherein a first and a second indicator are acquired, parking assistance system, and motor-vehicle
    Patent number: 11840249
    Abstract: A method for supporting a driver of a motor vehicle in a manual parking procedure of the motor vehicle in a surroundings of the motor vehicle, is disclosed. At least one indicator characterizing the parking procedure is acquired and, depending on an evaluation of the indicator, a performance of a parking procedure is recognized and, depending thereon, at least one parking-procedure-specific function of the motor vehicle is activated to support the driver during the parking procedure, wherein a performance of the parking procedure is recognized when at least a first indicator that characterizes the parking procedure in a surroundings-specific manner is acquired and if, after the acquisition of the first indicator, at least one second indicator that characterizes the parking procedure in a motor-vehicle-specific manner is acquired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe Mischke, Fabian Thunert
  • METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A DRIVER DURING A MANUAL PARKING PROCEDURE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, WHEREIN A FIRST AND A SECOND INDICATOR ARE ACQUIRED, PARKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND MOTOR-VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200346660
    Abstract: Method for supporting a driver of a motor vehicle (1) in a manual parking procedure of the motor vehicle (1) in a surroundings (7) of the motor vehicle (1), wherein at least one indicator characterizing the parking procedure is acquired and, depending on an evaluation of the indicator, a performance of a parking procedure is recognized and, depending thereon, at least one parking-procedure-specific function of the motor vehicle (1) is activated to support the driver during the parking procedure, wherein a performance of the parking procedure is recognized when at least a first indicator that characterizes the parking procedure in a surroundings-specific manner is acquired and if, after the acquisition of the first indicator, at least one second indicator that characterizes the parking procedure in a motor-vehicle-specific manner is acquired. The invention further relates to a parking assistance system (2) and a motor vehicle (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Mischke, Fabian Thunert