Patents by Inventor Ingo Schwetz

Ingo Schwetz 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).

  • Alignment apparatus for vehicle authentication system
    Patent number: 11468710
    Abstract: An authentication apparatus includes a scanning apparatus and an alignment apparatus. The scanning apparatus includes a sensor configured to capture identifying information of the user in a field of view. The alignment apparatus includes a housing forming an interior region comprising a viewing aperture positioned proximate to the scanning apparatus. The viewing aperture defines an alignment region intersecting the field of view in an exterior region. A first indicator is positioned in the interior region aligned with the alignment region along an alignment axis of the viewing aperture. The first indicator is configured to emit a first light into the alignment region through the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ingo Schwetz
  • ALIGNMENT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200193132
    Abstract: An authentication apparatus comprises a scanning apparatus and an alignment apparatus. The scanning apparatus comprises a sensor configured to capture identifying information of the user in a field of view. The alignment apparatus comprises a housing forming an interior region comprising a viewing aperture positioned proximate to the scanning apparatus. The viewing aperture defines an alignment region intersecting the field of view in an exterior region. A first indicator is positioned in the interior region aligned with the alignment region along an alignment axis of the viewing aperture. The first indicator is configured to emit a first light into the alignment region through the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Gentex Corporation
    Inventor: Ingo Schwetz