Patents by Inventor Marc Rother

Marc Rother 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).

  • Patent number: 11972597
    Abstract: A vehicular occupant monitoring system includes a camera disposed at an interior rearview mirror of a vehicle. The camera includes an imaging array sensor and a lens. The lens is disposed at the imaging array sensor with a center axis of the lens vertically offset from a center region of the imaging array sensor. A center region of the lens is disposed at and images at a lower region of the imaging array sensor when the camera is disposed at the interior rearview mirror and an upper peripheral region of the lens images at the center region and a lower region of the imaging array sensor when the camera is disposed at the interior rearview mirror. The vehicular occupant monitoring system, responsive to processing by the image processor of image data captured by the camera, determines presence of an occupant of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Magna Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Rother, Jonathan D. Conger, Steven V. Byrne, Zhongyao Liu
  • Publication number: 20220254132
    Abstract: A vehicular occupant monitoring system includes a camera disposed at an interior rearview mirror of a vehicle. The camera includes an imaging array sensor and a lens. The lens is disposed at the imaging array sensor with a center axis of the lens vertically offset from a center region of the imaging array sensor. A center region of the lens is disposed at and images at a lower region of the imaging array sensor when the camera is disposed at the interior rearview mirror and an upper peripheral region of the lens images at the center region and a lower region of the imaging array sensor when the camera is disposed at the interior rearview mirror. The vehicular occupant monitoring system, responsive to processing by the image processor of image data captured by the camera, determines presence of an occupant of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventor: Marc Rother
  • Publication number: 20140168437
    Abstract: A camera and switch assembly for a vehicular vision system includes a housing, a circuit board, an image sensor disposed at the circuit board, a handle switch disposed at the housing and circuitry disposed at the circuit board. The circuitry includes sensor circuitry that is associated with the image sensor and switch circuitry that is associated with the handle switch. The housing is configured for attachment at a door of a vehicle. The handle switch is operable to actuate a latch of the door of the vehicle when actuated by a user. A vehicle wire is electrically connected to the sensor circuitry associated with the image sensor and to the switch circuitry associated with the handle switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Marc Rother, Joern Ihlenburg