Patents by Inventor Marc Amann

Marc Amann 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).

  • Display device for a vehicle for displaying information relating to the operation of the vehicle and method for displaying this information
    Patent number: 8674820
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle for the display of information relating to the operation of the vehicle includes a display, at least one round instrument which is readable to a viewer in the area of the display, and a control device which controls the reading on the display and of the round instrument. The display device can be controlled by the control device such that the display device has a first display mode in which the at least one round instrument is displayed to the viewer and the display has a display area within the round instrument and a display area outside the round instrument, and the display device has a second display mode in which the at least one round instrument is not displayed to the viewer, the information which can be displayed by the round instrument is represented by a digital reading of the display, and the information displayed by the display in the first display mode within the round instrument is displayed in another display area of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Robert Hofmann, Gustav Hofmann, Sun Kyoung Han, Mathias Kuhn, Marc Amann, Rainer Dehmann
  • DISPLAY DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING THIS INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20100321176
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle for the display of information relating to the operation of the vehicle includes a display, at least one round instrument which is readable to a viewer in the area of the display, and a control device which controls the reading on the display and of the round instrument. The display device can be controlled by the control device such that the display device has a first display mode in which the at least one round instrument is displayed to the viewer and the display has a display area within the round instrument and a display area outside the round instrument, and the display device has a second display mode in which the at least one round instrument is not displayed to the viewer, the information which can be displayed by the round instrument is represented by a digital reading of the display, and the information displayed by the display in the first display mode within the round instrument is displayed in another display area of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Hofmann, Gustav Hofmann, Sun Kyoung Han, Mathias Kuhn, Marc Amann, Rainer Dehmann