Patents by Inventor Manfred Kuom

Manfred Kuom 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 device for automatically switching to main beam
    Patent number: 7973484
    Abstract: A main beam switching arrangement for a road vehicle has a lighting device switchable over main beam and dipped headlamps. A sensor device determines at least one ambient parameter, and a control unit with an activatable and deactivatable automatic function automatically switches over the lighting device as a function of the ambient parameter. An operator control unit generates switchover signals by an operator to manually bring about switching over the lighting device with priority. In each case, at least one change of state of the automatic function can be brought about by a first switchover signal for switching on continuous operation of the main beam that is not occurring at the time of signal generation. By way of a second switchover signal, continuous operation of the main beam, which is occurring at the time of signal generation, is switched off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Thomas Albrecht, Eberhard App, Markus Hess, Manfred Kuom, Markus Neusiedl, Joerg Russow, Michael Schwarzinger, Christoph Steglich, Bernd Woltermann
  • Method and Device for Automatically Switching to Main Beam
    Publication number: 20090015164
    Abstract: A main beam switching arrangement for a road vehicle has a lighting device switchable over main beam and dipped headlamps. A sensor device determines at least one ambient parameter, and a control unit with an activatable and deactivatable automatic function automatically switches over the lighting device as a function of the ambient parameter. An operator control unit generates switchover signals by an operator to manually bring about switching over the lighting device with priority. In each case, at least one change of state of the automatic function can be brought about by a first switchover signal for switching on continuous operation of the main beam that is not occurring at the time of signal generation. By way of a second switchover signal, continuous operation of the main beam, which is occurring at the time of signal generation, is switched off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Thomas Albrecht, Eberhard App, Markus Hess, Manfred Kuom, Markus Neusiedl, Joerg Russow, Michael Schwarzinger, Christoph Steglich, Bernd Woltermann