Patents by Inventor Marcel OTTMANN

Marcel OTTMANN 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: 10706823
    Abstract: An instrument panel for motor vehicles includes an information device which is configured to display information visible at various locations on the instrument panel for the driver of the motor vehicle. The information device is made up of a plurality of mechanical information elements which are movable independently of one another and are distributed over the instrument panel. The information elements are movable on a surface of the instrument panel and are arranged in such a way that in a first position the information elements project beyond the surface of the instrument panel and in a second position the information elements terminate substantially flush with the surface of the instrument panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Victor Kuehn, Sebastian Kroes, Julia De Bono, Marcel Ottmann, Henri Freiherr Von Freyberg
  • Patent number: 10449858
    Abstract: A device for a motor vehicle for displaying information includes an instrument panel and an information device configured to display information at various locations on the instrument panel so as to be visible to a driver of the motor vehicle. The device also includes a control device which is configured to receive information specifications that are relevant to vehicle management and result from at least one of: a position of the vehicle, a position of the vehicle relative to a roadway, a position of the vehicle relative to a driving lane, and a position of road users in a surrounding of the vehicle. The control device also determines a display location on the instrument panel based on the information specifications, and displays an item of information on the instrument panel at the determined display location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Olivier Pitrat, Marcel Ottmann
  • Publication number: 20180293964
    Abstract: An instrument panel for motor vehicles includes an information device which is configured to display information visible at various locations on the instrument panel for the driver of the motor vehicle. The information device is made up of a plurality of mechanical information elements which are movable independently of one another and are distributed over the instrument panel. The information elements are movable on a surface of the instrument panel and are arranged in such a way that in a first position the information elements project beyond the surface of the instrument panel and in a second position the information elements terminate substantially flush with the surface of the instrument panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Victor KUEHN, Sebastian KROES, Julia DE BONO, Marcel OTTMANN, Henri Freiherr VON FREYBERG
  • Publication number: 20180290541
    Abstract: A device for a motor vehicle for displaying information includes an instrument panel and an information device configured to display information at various locations on the instrument panel so as to be visible to a driver of the motor vehicle. The device also includes a control device which is configured to receive information specifications that are relevant to vehicle management and result from at least one of: a position of the vehicle, a position of the vehicle relative to a roadway, a position of the vehicle relative to a driving lane, and a position of road users in a surrounding of the vehicle. The control device also determines a display location on the instrument panel based on the information specifications, and displays an item of information on the instrument panel at the determined display location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Olivier PITRAT, Marcel OTTMANN