Patents by Inventor Herbert Hoefelsauer

Herbert Hoefelsauer 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).

  • Diagnose arrangement for a vehicle pedestrian impact sensor
    Patent number: 9517739
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle impact sensor device adapted to detect an impact between a vehicle (1) and a person. The sensor device (6) comprises a tubular enclosure (7) which encloses a gas-filled space (8). The tubular enclosure (7) has a first end (7a) and a second end (7b) and is arranged to extend along a bumper cover (5), when mounted to a vehicle (1). The sensor device (6) further comprises a pressure sensor (9, 9?, 11, 11?) arranged to detect pressure characteristics in the the tubular enclosure (7). The sensor device (6) also comprises a gas pulse device (11, 11?) which is connected to the tubular enclosure (7), the gas pulse device (11, 11?) being arranged to insert gas into, or withdraw gas from, the tubular enclosure (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignees: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Norbert Kollmer, Richard Baur, Herbert Hoefelsauer
  • DIAGNOSE ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE PEDESTRIAN IMPACT SENSOR
    Publication number: 20150033826
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle impact sensor device adapted to detect an impact between a vehicle (1) and a person. The sensor device (6) comprises a tubular enclosure (7) which encloses a gas-filled space (8). The tubular enclosure (7) has a first end (7a) and a second end (7b) and is arranged to extend along a bumper cover (5), when mounted to a vehicle (1). The sensor device (6) further comprises a pressure sensor (9, 9?, 11, 11?) arranged to detect pressure characteristics in the the tubular enclosure (7). The sensor device (6) also comprises a gas pulse device (11, 11?) which is connected to the tubular enclosure (7), the gas pulse device (11, 11?) being arranged to insert gas into, or withdraw gas from, the tubular enclosure (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicants: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: Norbert Kollmer, Richard Baur, Herbert Hoefelsauer