Patents by Inventor Jorg Witthaus

Jorg Witthaus 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).

  • Adaptive driver assistance alerts functionality
    Patent number: 9418547
    Abstract: A driver assistance system for a vehicle includes a plurality of lights linearly arranged substantially around an interior perimeter of the vehicle. A controller is controllably coupled to the plurality of lights, such that the controller is operable to control the plurality of lights. A hazard detection system is communicatively coupled to the controller. The controller includes a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for causing the controller to illuminate at least one of the plurality of lights corresponding to a location of a hazard detected by the hazard detection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Joseph Bolton, Jeremy Jason McClain, Tejas Bhupendra Desai, Stephan Wetzel, Jorg Witthaus
  • ADAPTIVE DRIVER ASSISTANCE ALERTS FUNCTIONALITY
    Publication number: 20140191883
    Abstract: A driver assistance system for a vehicle includes a plurality of lights linearly arranged substantially around an interior perimeter of the vehicle. A controller is controllably coupled to the plurality of lights, such that the controller is operable to control the plurality of lights. A hazard detection system is communicatively coupled to the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Joseph Bolton, Jeremy Jason McClain, Tejas Bhupendra Desai, Stephan Wetzel, Jorg Witthaus