Patents by Inventor Guido Villino
Guido Villino 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).
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Patent number: 7597170Abstract: In a method for controlling the operation of a reversible belt retractor to release a belt extraction lock of a restraint belt in a motor vehicle, the lock can be activated by an acceleration sensor. After the belt retractor has been triggered as a consequence of a hazardous situation having been detected and after the hazardous situation has been recognized as being over, the operation of the belt retractor is controlled by a release signal at a release time in order to bring about the release of the belt extraction lock to shift it from a blocking state into a comfort-providing state. The release time is determined by a sensor model algorithm based on a model of the acceleration sensor from at least one variable characterizing the running dynamics.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2004Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Ralf Bogenrieder, Walter Eberle, Rainer Justen, Hans Roehm, Guido Villino, Alfred Wagner, Markus Woldrich
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Publication number: 20080109137Abstract: The invention relates to a method for actuating a reversible vehicle occupant protection means in a motor vehicle having a driving state sensor system and a reversible vehicle occupant protection means. The reversible vehicle occupant protection means can be triggered before the collision time and as a result moved into an effective position. For this purpose, the driving state data are monitored with respect to a state of emergency braking, and when the state of emergency braking is detected the vehicle occupant protection system is actuated. In addition, a state of oversteering and a state of understeering are determined by the data processing device. The reversible vehicle occupant protection system is actuated when the data processing device detects the state of emergency braking and/or the state of oversteering and/or the state of understeering.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: DAIMLER AGInventors: Walter EBERLE, Wolfgang HINRICHS, Rainer JUSTEN, Bernd MAMMEL, Hans ROEHM, Guido VILLINO, Markus WOLDRICH
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Patent number: 7353905Abstract: The invention relates to a method for actuating a reversible vehicle occupant protection means in a motor vehicle having a driving state sensor system and a reversible vehicle occupant protection means. The reversible vehicle occupant protection means can be triggered before the collision time and as a result moved into an effective position. For this purpose, the driving state data are monitored with respect to a state of emergency braking, and when the state of emergency braking is detected the vehicle occupant protection system is actuated. In addition, a state of oversteering and a state of understeering are determined by the data processing device. The reversible vehicle occupant protection system is actuated when the data processing device detects the state of emergency braking and/or the state of oversteering and/or the state of understeering.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2005Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AGInventors: Walter Eberle, Wolfgang Hinrichs, Rainer Justen, Bernd Mammel, Hans Roehm, Guido Villino, Markus Woldrich
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Publication number: 20070158488Abstract: In a method for controlling the operation of a reversible belt retractor to release a belt extraction lock of a restraint belt in a motor vehicle, the lock can be activated by an acceleration sensor. After the belt retractor has been triggered as a consequence of a hazardous situation having been detected and after the hazardous situation has been recognized as being over, the operation of the belt retractor is controlled by a release signal at a release time in order to bring about the release of the belt extraction lock to shift it from a blocking state into a comfort-providing state. The release time is determined by a sensor model algorithm based on a model of the acceleration sensor from at least one variable characterizing the running dynamics.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2004Publication date: July 12, 2007Applicant: DAIMLERCHRYSLER AGInventors: Ralf Bogenrieder, Walter Eberle, Rainer Justen, Hans Roehm, Guido Villino, Alfred Wagner, Markus Woldrich
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Patent number: 7178622Abstract: A method for actuating a reversible vehicle occupant protection device in a motor vehicle having a driving state sensor system and a reversible vehicle occupant protection device. The reversible vehicle occupant protection device can be triggered before the collision time and as a result moved into an effective position. For this purpose, the driving state data are monitored with respect to a state of emergency braking, and when the state of emergency braking is detected the vehicle occupant protection system is actuated. In addition, a state of oversteering and a state of understeering are determined by the data processing device. The reversible vehicle occupant protection system is actuated when the data processing device detects the state of emergency braking and/or the state of oversteering and/or the state of understeering.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2002Date of Patent: February 20, 2007Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AGInventors: Walter Eberle, Wolfgang Hinrichs, Rainer Justen, Bernd Mammel, Hans Roehm, Guido Villino, Markus Woldrich
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Publication number: 20060076178Abstract: The invention relates to a method for actuating a reversible vehicle occupant protection means in a motor vehicle having a driving state sensor system and a reversible vehicle occupant protection means. The reversible vehicle occupant protection means can be triggered before the collision time and as a result moved into an effective position. For this purpose, the driving state data are monitored with respect to a state of emergency braking, and when the state of emergency braking is detected the vehicle occupant protection system is actuated. In addition, a state of oversteering and a state of understeering are determined by the data processing device. The reversible vehicle occupant protection system is actuated when the data processing device detects the state of emergency braking and/or the state of oversteering and/or the state of understeering.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2005Publication date: April 13, 2006Inventors: Walter Eberle, Wolfgang Hinrichs, Rainer Justen, Bernd Mammel, Hans Roehm, Guido Villino, Markus Woldrich
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Patent number: 6940447Abstract: A radar device having means for generating a carrier-frequency signal, means for shaping pulses, means for generating modulated radar pulses from the carrier-frequency signal, means for emitting modulated signals as radar pulses, means for receiving radar pulses and means for processing the received radar pulses. The means for receiving the radar pulses have an array including a plurality of antennas, the means for processing the radar pulses have means for dividing the signal power over at least two different reception branches. Means are provided for generating different directional characteristics in the various reception branches.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2001Date of Patent: September 6, 2005Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Klaus Voigtlaender, Guido Villino, Christian Passmann, Thomas Meier, Dirk Schmid
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Publication number: 20050154474Abstract: A sensor element for a bus system in a motor vehicle has a first number of pins by which it can be connected to the bus lines of the bus system, having differing potentials. The first number of pins is larger than the number of bus lines. A first device measures and evaluates the potential on at least one of the pins, while a second device assigns to the sensor element a specific address coding from the measured and evaluated potentials. The invention also relates to a bus system and to a method of operating the bus system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2004Publication date: July 14, 2005Applicant: DaimlerChrysler AGInventors: Timo Kauntz, Carsten Lorenz, Guido Villino
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Publication number: 20040195030Abstract: A method for actuating a reversible vehicle occupant protection device in a motor vehicle having a driving state sensor system and a reversible vehicle occupant protection device. The reversible vehicle occupant protection device can be triggered before the collision time and as a result moved into an effective position. For this purpose, the driving state data are monitored with respect to a state of emergency braking, and when the state of emergency braking is detected the vehicle occupant protection system is actuated. In addition, a state of oversteering and a state of understeering are determined by the data processing device. The reversible vehicle occupant protection system is actuated when the data processing device detects the state of emergency braking and/or the state of oversteering and/or the state of understeering.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2004Publication date: October 7, 2004Inventors: Walter Eberle, Wolfgang Hinrichs, Rainer Justen, Bernd Mammel, Hans Roehm, Guido Villino, Markus Woldrich
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Publication number: 20040061639Abstract: The present invention relates to a radar device having means (10) for generating a carrier-frequency signal, means (12, 12a, 12b, 13, 13a, 13b) for shaping pulses, means (14, 14a, 14b, 15, 15a, 15b) for generating modulated radar pulses from the carrier-frequency signal, means (16, 18a, 18b, 18c, 18d) for emitting modulated signals as radar pulses, means (18a, 18b, 18c, 18d) for receiving radar pulses, and means (20) for processing the received radar pulses, the means for receiving the radar pulses having an array including a plurality of antennas (18a, 18b, 18c, 18d), the means (20) for processing the radar pulses having means for dividing the signal power over at least two different reception branches (24, 26), and means (28a, 28b, 28c, 28d, 30a, 30b, 30c, 30d, 42) being provided for generating different directional characteristics (32, 34) in the various reception branches (24, 26). The invention also relates to a method for operating a radar device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2003Publication date: April 1, 2004Inventors: Klaus Voigtlaender, Guido Villino, Christian Passmann, Thomas Meier, Dirk Schmid
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Patent number: 6310587Abstract: An antenna for radiating high-frequency signals in an indoor space, the radiation cone being defined by a dielectric lens around the primary radiator. The dielectric lens includes an inner shell which is tailored to the indoor space and a hemispherical outer shell.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2000Date of Patent: October 30, 2001Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Guido Villino, Friedrich Landstorfer, Marcus Maier, Hans-Oliver Ruoss