Patents by Inventor Jan MuEnchhoff

Jan MuEnchhoff 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).

  • Device for determining the surface condition of a roadway
    Patent number: 7615750
    Abstract: A device for determination of the surface condition of a roadway includes a light-sensitive sensor to measure a light signal reflected from the surface of the roadway and an analyzer to determine the surface condition of the roadway as a function of the power of the light signal at a first wavelength in the infrared range, at a second wavelength in the infrared range and at least a third wavelength in the infrared range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Cedric Dupont, Arne Stoschek, Jan MuEnchhoff
  • Device for determining the surface condition of a roadway
    Publication number: 20060076495
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for determination of the surface condition of a roadway, in which the device includes a light-sensitive sensor to measure a light signal reflected from the surface of the roadway and an analyzer to determine the surface condition of the roadway as a function of the power of the light signal at a first wavelength in the infrared range, at a second wavelength in the infrared range and at at least a third wavelength in the infrared range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Cedric Dupont, Arne Stoschek, Jan MuEnchhoff