Patents by Inventor Holger Grunleithner

Holger Grunleithner 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 device for determining the speed of a vehicle
    Patent number: 8140214
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining a speed of a vehicle (1), whereby at least two images (A, B) of an area surrounding the vehicle are recorded in time succession using a camera on the vehicle (1), and between the images (A, B) changes (2) in a position and/or a size of at least one object (X) contained in the images (X) are determined, and from the changes, a speed of the vehicle (1) is determined relative to the object (X).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Conti Temic Microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Krökel, Thomas Fechner, Helmut Riedel, Holger Grunleithner, Robert Thiel
  • Method and Device for Determining the Speed of a Vehicle
    Publication number: 20080091315
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining a speed of a vehicle (1), whereby at least two images (A, B) of an area surrounding the vehicle are recorded in time succession using a camera on the vehicle (1), and between the images (A, B) changes (2) in a position and/or a size of at least one object (X) contained in the images (X) are determined, and from the changes, a speed of the vehicle (1) is determined relative to the object (X)
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Dieter Krokel, Thomas Fechner, Helmut Riedel, Holger Grunleithner, Robert Thiel