Patents by Inventor Heiko Kuebler

Heiko Kuebler 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 and evaluation system for supervising correct belt utilization
    Patent number: 9266500
    Abstract: A method and an evaluation system supervise correct belt utilization of at least one safety belt in a motor vehicle, the open and/or closed belt lock state being supervised at the respective belt lock of a vehicle seat occupied by a person and a warning signal being given and/or the safety system of the motor vehicle being influenced if an unclosed belt lock is detected. In particular, feigned belt utilization is also detected by evaluating the temporal sequence of belt lock actuations with respect to further operations and/or states determined in the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Martin Brand, Philip Rigley, Walter Settgast, Heiko Kuebler
  • METHOD AND EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR SUPERVISING CORRECT BELT UTILIZATION
    Publication number: 20150046041
    Abstract: A method and an evaluation system supervise correct belt utilization of at least one safety belt in a motor vehicle, the open and/or closed belt lock state being supervised at the respective belt lock of a vehicle seat occupied by a person and a warning signal being given and/or the safety system of the motor vehicle being influenced if an unclosed belt lock is detected. In particular, feigned belt utilization is also detected by evaluating the temporal sequence of belt lock actuations with respect to further operations and/or states determined in the motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Martin Brand, Philip Rigley, Walter Settgast, Heiko Kuebler
  • Method for actuating a function of a vehicle from a large distance
    Patent number: 8884740
    Abstract: A method for activating a function of a vehicle, which is associated with a key which wirelessly interchanges data with the vehicle, is carried out with the aid of a telecommunications device which is different from the key. However, the telecommunications device attempts to communicate with the key in order to make the method safe. During communication with the key, an item of information is obtained and is compared with an item of comparative information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Heiko Kuebler, Eckart Donner
  • METHOD FOR ACTUATING A FUNCTION OF A VEHICLE FROM A LARGE DISTANCE
    Publication number: 20140055236
    Abstract: A method for activating a function of a vehicle, which is associated with a key which wirelessly interchanges data with the vehicle, is carried out with the aid of a telecommunications device which is different from the key. However, the telecommunications device attempts to communicate with the key in order to make the method safe. During communication with the key, an item of information is obtained and is compared with an item of comparative information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Heiko Kuebler, Eckart Donner