Patents by Inventor Guenter Windel

Guenter Windel 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).

  • Vehicle treatment installation and operating method
    Patent number: 6661516
    Abstract: The invention relates to an operating method and a vehicle treatment installation (1) comprising at least one portal (3) and a signaling device (7) for guiding the vehicle operator. The vehicle treatment installation (1) has a drive-in aid (19) which transmits to the vehicle operator optical direction and correcting instructions. The drive-in aid can, for example, generate optically visible guide lines (34) aligned along the direction of travel. It can also comprise a measurement device (12, 13) in the form of a sensor system or an optical detection system with cameras (24, 25), which detect and evaluate the position and alignment of the vehicle (2) when it is driven in and via a signaling device (7) transmit to the vehicle operator corresponding instructions (10) relative to the direction of travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: WashTec Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Dietsch, Walter Klos, Guenter Windel