Patents by Inventor Holger Bartelmeß

Holger Bartelmeß 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).

  • Cargo detection system and method for detecting overhanging cargo on a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 11776407
    Abstract: A cargo detection system for detecting overhanging cargo on a motor vehicle comprises a sensor system configured to provide cargo measurement data for cargo loaded onto the motor vehicle by measuring at least one of exterior dimensions of cargo protruding over an outer edge of the motor vehicle and an opening condition of a tailgate of the motor vehicle. The system further comprises a control device configured to assess, based on the cargo measurement data of the sensor system, whether cargo is overhanging from the motor vehicle and to calculate an updated vehicle length and/or vehicle width for the motor vehicle accounting for the overhanging cargo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lukas Gaß, Frank Wolf, Martin Eschle, Michael Schreiber, Seonok Lee, Saif Mudhafar, Baris Dönmez, Holger Bartelmeß, Dirk Kuxhausen, Ingmar Langer
  • CARGO DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OVERHANGING CARGO ON A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220366792
    Abstract: A cargo detection system for detecting overhanging cargo on a motor vehicle comprises a sensor system configured to provide cargo measurement data for cargo loaded onto the motor vehicle by measuring at least one of exterior dimensions of cargo protruding over an outer edge of the motor vehicle and an opening condition of a tailgate of the motor vehicle. The system further comprises a control device configured to assess, based on the cargo measurement data of the sensor system, whether cargo is overhanging from the motor vehicle and to calculate an updated vehicle length and/or vehicle width for the motor vehicle accounting for the overhanging cargo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lukas Gaß, Frank Wolf, Martin Eschle, Michael Schreiber, Seonok Lee, Saif Mudhafar, Baris Dönmez, Holger Bartelmeß, Dirk Kuxhausen, Ingmar Langer