Patents by Inventor Joerg Hillenbrand

Joerg Hillenbrand 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 apparatus for avoiding or mitigating vehicle collisions
    Patent number: 8150583
    Abstract: In a method and apparatus for collision avoidance or collision mitigation for a vehicle, an existing driving space between the vehicle and a potential collision object is detected. A first warning function and/or an information function is activated when a first threshold value is reached. A system intervention with autonomous partial braking combined with at least one further safety measure is activated when a second threshold value is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Bernd Danner, Thomas Dohmke, Joerg Hillenbrand, Volker Schmid, Andreas Spieker
  • Method and Apparatus for Avoiding or Mitigating Vehicle Collisions
    Publication number: 20090037055
    Abstract: In a method and apparatus for collision avoidance or collision mitigation for a vehicle, an existing driving space between the vehicle and a potential collision object is detected. A first warning function and/or an information function is activated when a first threshold value is reached. A system intervention with autonomous partial braking combined with at least one further safety measure is activated when a second threshold value is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Bernd Danner, Thomas Dohmke, Joerg Hillenbrand, Volker Schmid, Andreas Spieker