Patents by Inventor James Troeger

James Troeger 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).

  • Patent number: 11384589
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control system for driving a motorized closure element of a motor vehicle, wherein, in order to detect operator control events, at least one sensor control means and at least one elongate distance sensor which extends along a sensor extent are provided, wherein the sensor control means drives the associated distance sensor and/or evaluates the sensor signals from said distance sensor, and wherein the distance sensor detects a distance from a user. It is proposed that, with the control system installed, a vehicle component is arranged or can be arranged in or along the sensor extent, and that the distance sensor is designed such that it has a blind section in the region of the vehicle component, said blind section having no sensitivity or a lower level of sensitivity compared to that region of the distance sensor which adjoins the blind section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Hallstadt
    Inventors: Andre Gunreben, Henning Moench, Holger Wuerstlein, Thorsten Kuhnen, James Troeger
  • Publication number: 20210040788
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control system for driving a motorized closure element of a motor vehicle, wherein, in order to detect operator control events, at least one sensor control means and at least one elongate distance sensor which extends along a sensor extent are provided, wherein the sensor control means drives the associated distance sensor and/or evaluates the sensor signals from said distance sensor, and wherein the distance sensor detects a distance from a user. It is proposed that, with the control system installed, a vehicle component is arranged or can be arranged in or along the sensor extent, and that the distance sensor is designed such that it has a blind section in the region of the vehicle component, said blind section having no sensitivity or a lower level of sensitivity compared to that region of the distance sensor which adjoins the blind section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Andre Gunreben, Henning Moench, Holger Wuerstlein, Thorsten Kuhnen, James Troeger
  • Patent number: 10563447
    Abstract: A control system for driving a motorized closure element of a motor vehicle is provided, wherein, in order to detect operator control events, at least one sensor control means and at least one elongate distance sensor which extends along a sensor extent are provided, wherein the sensor control means drives the associated distance sensor, evaluates the sensor signals from the distance sensor or drives the associated distance sensor and evaluates the sensor signals from the distance sensor, and wherein the distance sensor detects a distance from a user. The control system can be configured such that when it is installed in a vehicle, a vehicle component can be arranged in or along the sensor extent, and that the distance sensor is designed such that it has a blind section in the region of the vehicle component, the blind section having no sensitivity or a lower level of sensitivity compared to that region of the distance sensor which adjoins the blind section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Hallstadt
    Inventors: Andre Gunreben, Henning Moench, Holger Wuerstlein, Thorsten Kuhnen, James Troeger
  • Publication number: 20140373447
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control system for driving a motorized closure element of a motor vehicle, wherein, in order to detect operator control events, at least one sensor control means and at least one elongate distance sensor which extends along a sensor extent are provided, wherein the sensor control means drives the associated distance sensor and/or evaluates the sensor signals from said distance sensor, and wherein the distance sensor detects a distance from a user. It is proposed that, with the control system installed, a vehicle component is arranged or can be arranged in or along the sensor extent, and that the distance sensor is designed such that it has a blind section in the region of the vehicle component, said blind section having no sensitivity or a lower level of sensitivity compared to that region of the distance sensor which adjoins the blind section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Andre Gunreben, Henning Moenchen, Holger Wuerstlein, Thorsten Kuhnen, James Troeger