Patents by Inventor Franz PITZER

Franz PITZER 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).

  • Motor vehicle steering wheel having a display unit in the steering wheel rim
    Patent number: 10053132
    Abstract: A motor vehicle steering wheel has a display unit which is provided in the steering wheel rim and gives the driver an indication on the vehicle steering angle in the manner of a scalar display. The display unit is active at least when the motor vehicle is in an autonomous or highly automated driving move in which the steering wheel does not move, not even when the vehicle negotiates curves. The display unit can operate in a slightly anticipatory manner so as to be able to give an indication on the vehicle steering angle to be set by a control system for the autonomous driving mode on a stretch of road that lies ahead and is visible to the driver. In certain boundary conditions, the display unit can display a vehicle steering angle that is too great or too small, depending on the traveling speed of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Franz Pitzer
  • Motor Vehicle Steering Wheel Having a Display Unit in the Steering Wheel Rim
    Publication number: 20170144688
    Abstract: A motor vehicle steering wheel has a display unit which is provided in the steering wheel rim and gives the driver an indication on the vehicle steering angle in the manner of a scalar display. The display unit is active at least when the motor vehicle is in an autonomous or highly automated driving move in which the steering wheel does not move, not even when the vehicle negotiates curves. The display unit can operate in a slightly anticipatory manner so as to be able to give an indication on the vehicle steering angle to be set by a control system for the autonomous driving mode on a stretch of road that lies ahead and is visible to the driver. In certain boundary conditions, the display unit can display a vehicle steering angle that is too great or too small, depending on the traveling speed of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventor: Franz PITZER