Patents by Inventor Lars ELLERMANN

Lars ELLERMANN 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: 20220027949
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has a display system with a display apparatus arranged on an outer side of the motor vehicle in a manner in which it can be viewed by a user outside the motor vehicle. An item of optical information is displayed on the display apparatus having content that is determined by an electronic computing device of the display apparatus by virtue of communication with the display apparatus using a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal is used to create an interest profile which characterizes the user on the basis of use of the mobile terminal and the interest profile is transmitted to the electronic computing device, so that the optical information can be determined for the user on the basis of the interest profile of the user for display on the display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Jacques HELOT, Doreen ENGELHARDT, Lars ELLERMANN, Sven MICHAELIS, Franz FUCHS
  • Publication number: 20200188211
    Abstract: A massage system for a vehicle seat including at least one massage element, wherein the at least one massage element is arranged in the vehicle seat, wherein at least one massage element of the massage system can be controlled automatically. A method for controlling a massage system in a vehicle, including a massage system as described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Lars ELLERMANN
  • Patent number: 9789787
    Abstract: A vehicle seat, in particular rear seat or rear bench, including a seat part, a backrest pivotally articulated to the seat part, whose position is variable between an upright seating or use position and a loading position folded forwards in direction of the seat part, a locking device arresting the backrest in the seating position, an unlocking device for unlocking the locking device for folding the backrest forwards from the seating position into the loading position, and an electromotive driving device for erecting the backrest from the loading position into the seating position. The unlocking device includes a manually actuatable release element and an electrically activatable unlocking means, so that electromotive erection or a fast manual erection of the backrest of a vehicle seat from the loading position into the upright seating is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventors: Katharina Wladimirow, Andreas Sorriento, Lars Ellermann, Jochen Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20160297329
    Abstract: It is provided a vehicle seat with at least one first seat component, such as a backrest, which is pivotally mounted relative to another, second seat component of the vehicle seat, and with a flexible traction means for an actuating mechanism at the vehicle seat. Further a bearing element is provided, which defines a physical pivot axis for the first seat component and defines a channel through which a portion of the traction means extends from the first seat component to the second seat component. Alternatively, a fastening element which is arranged close to the pivot axis can form the channel for the traction means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventor: Lars ELLERMANN
  • Publication number: 20160121758
    Abstract: A vehicle seat, in particular rear seat or rear bench, comprising a seat part, a backrest pivotally articulated to the seat part, whose position is variable between an upright seating or use position and a loading position folded forwards in direction of the seat part, a locking device arresting the backrest in the seating position, an unlocking device for unlocking the locking device for folding the backrest forwards from the seating position into the loading position, and an electromotive driving device for erecting the backrest from the loading position into the seating position. The unlocking device includes a manually actuatable release element and an electrically activatable unlocking means, so that a comfortable electric or electromotive erection or a fast manual erection of the backrest of a vehicle seat from the loading position folded forwards into the upright seating or use position selectively is possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Katharina WLADIMIROW, Andreas SORRIENTO, Lars ELLERMANN, Jochen HOFMANN