Patents by Inventor Hendrik FRANKE

Hendrik FRANKE 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: 20240116077
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for producing a multi-layer coating on a substrate including the steps of (i) forming a primer coat layer (P) on a substrate, (ii) forming a silver metal layer (S) onto the surface of the coating layer (P); and (iii) forming one or more clear top coat layers (T) onto the surface of the silver metal layer (S), where the primer coat layer contains one or more particulate components selected from the group consisting of matting agents and structuring agents and where the silver metal layer (S) is formed by reductive deposition from an aqueous alkaline ammoniac solution containing a soluble silver salt, by use of a reducing agent. Further disclosed herein are multi-layer coated substrates obtainable according to the above method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Hendrik Franke, Thomas Koehler
  • Patent number: 9619721
    Abstract: To monitor a degree of attentiveness for a driver of a vehicle, a period is determined on the basis of a speed of the vehicle. It is determined whether an eyelid closed time and/or an eyelid closing time of the driver exceeds the period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignees: Volkswagen AG, Audi AG
    Inventors: Nico Bogner, Gordon Groβkopf, Andreas Zachmayer, Robert Büthorn, Stefan Brosig, Hendrik Franke, Asem Eltaher
  • Publication number: 20160104050
    Abstract: To monitor a degree of attentiveness for a driver of a vehicle, a period is determined on the basis of a speed of the vehicle. It is determined whether an eyelid closed time and/or an eyelid closing time of the driver exceeds the period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Nico BOGNER, Gordon GROßKOPF, Andreas ZACHMAYER, Robert BÜTHORN, Stefan BROSIG, Hendrik FRANKE, Asem ELTAHER