Patents by Inventor Kristoph Toppel

Kristoph Toppel 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).

  • Service station for identifying the dirtiness of a vehicle component, and method for operating the service station
    Patent number: 12358472
    Abstract: A service station for vehicles of an autonomous vehicle fleet. The service station includes at least one service module that is designed to identify the dirtiness of at least one vehicle component of the vehicle. The service module also includes at least one mobile robot and/or a robot arm on which a tool is arranged for identifying dirtiness. The tool includes at least one optical sensor and preferably at least one light source and/or at least one vapor emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Daniel Schütz, Maik Otremba, Stephan Herold, Juan Mauricio Toro Ramos, Kristoph Toppel
  • SERVICE STATION FOR IDENTIFYING THE DIRTINESS OF A VEHICLE COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SERVICE STATION
    Publication number: 20220234549
    Abstract: A service station for vehicles of an autonomous vehicle fleet. The service station includes at least one service module that is designed to identify the dirtiness of at least one vehicle component of the vehicle. The service module also includes at least one mobile robot and/or a robot arm on which a tool is arranged for identifying dirtiness. The tool includes at least one optical sensor and preferably at least one light source and/or at least one vapor emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel Schütz, Maik Otremba, Stephan Herold, Juan Mauricio Toro Ramos, Kristoph Toppel