Patents by Inventor Juergen Steinle

Juergen Steinle 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).

  • Publication number: 20160025511
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle-associated device with an operating unit by means of which at least alphanumerical characters and/or symbols can be selected and assembled to form a character or function group, and with a display device by means of which, using a display unit 1, selectable characters and/or symbols can be displayed in at least one selection field 2, and selected characters, symbols, a character or function group can be displayed in at least one input field 3, with a storage device with data stored therein, and with a data processing unit for selecting data from data stored in the storage device, on the basis of predeterminable criteria and taking into consideration the characters and/or symbols selected so far by a user, wherein the device is set up in order to display, on the display unit 1, a completion designation 4 in the area of the selection field 2 in the immediate vicinity of a character or symbol selected most recently by a user, to the extent that a possible completion of
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Tahar Bouaziz, Michael Betz, Emanuel Angelescu, Carolin Koeberle, Juergen Steinle
  • Publication number: 20150258895
    Abstract: A method controls a functional device of a motor vehicle by a control device. The control device has a rotary actuator which is rotationally mounted on a retaining element. The rotary actuator has at least one coding element. With the method an absolute rotational angle is detected between the rotary actuator and the retaining element based on a coding of the at least one coding element. A plurality of latch positions are defined for the rotary actuator in the rotational direction thereof. The respective latch position and the absolute rotational angle between two of the latch positions are detected, based on the coding of the at least one coding element. The functional device is controlled in accordance with the detected absolute rotational angle if the rotary actuator is between two of the latch positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Tahar Bouaziz, Werner Hamberger, Juergen Steinle, Emanuel Angelescu, Ulrich Mueller
  • Patent number: 6908135
    Abstract: A motor vehicle in which keeping and holding objects is facilitated. At least one multifunctional holder is placed or attached in the motor vehicle and at least one device, on which at least one additional function can be mounted detachably, is placed or attached over the individual multifunctional holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Stahmer, Ralf Langmeier, Benedikt Mueller, Juergen Steinle, Juergen Dippold
  • Publication number: 20040145205
    Abstract: A motor vehicle in which keeping and holding objects is facilitated. At least one multifunctional holder is placed or attached in the motor vehicle and at least one device, on which at least one additional function can be mounted detachably, is placed or attached over the individual multifunctional holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Stahmer, Ralf Langmeier, Benedikt Mueller, Juergen Steinle, Juergen Dippold