Patents by Inventor Florian Heitzmann

Florian Heitzmann 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).

  • Publication number: 20260054567
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an input device of or for a vehicle for inputting commands for triggering vehicle related functions. The input device includes a housing enclosing a cavity, a vibration generating unit arranged in the cavity and including an exciter for generating vibrations or impulses, a decoupling unit by which the vibration generating unit is fastened to the housing, an input panel for inputting commands for triggering vehicle related functions by touching the input panel, the input panel being supported in the input device such that vibrations generated by the vibration generating unit are transferred to the input panel, thereby providing haptic feedback, and at least one light guide arranged in the cavity for guiding light generated by a light source to the input panel for illuminating the same. Moreover, the present invention is drawn to a vehicle comprising such an input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Inventors: David Allouis, Florian Heitzmann, Simon Lützelschwab, Heiko Schöne, Frank Vogt