Patents by Inventor Marco SCHEFFLER

Marco SCHEFFLER 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: 11511710
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a braking device for a vehicle. It is the purpose of the present invention to enable automatic braking upon detection of a braking action of a preceding vehicle which is concealed by an obstacle. The braking device for a vehicle according to the invention, comprises a brake pedal, a brake actuator, a control unit which is adapted to activate the brake actuator in dependence on the position of the brake pedal; wherein the brake actuator is activatable in dependence on a first signal, and wherein the first signal contains information about a first characteristic of a preceding vehicle covered by an obstacle, characterized in that the braking device is adapted to receive the first signal from a stationary transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Inventor: Marco Scheffler
  • Patent number: 11169692
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device with a touch screen and a user interface. One object of the present disclosure is to provide a device with a touch screen and a user interface for adjusting the screen brightness, which has an increased ease of use. For this purpose, an electrical device (100) with a touch screen (120) is disclosed which, in a first mode, adjusts the brightness (B) of the screen (120) between a first brightness value (Bmax) and a second brightness value (Bmin1) depending on an input from a user via the touch-sensitive screen (120), and in a second mode, in which the ambient brightness (U) is above the first threshold value (U1), adjusts the brightness (B) of the screen (120) between the first brightness value (Bmax) and a third brightness value (Bmin2) in dependence on an input from a user via the touch screen (120).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventor: Marco Scheffler
  • Publication number: 20210103372
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device with a touch screen and a user interface. One object of the present disclosure is to provide a device with a touch screen and a user interface for adjusting the screen brightness, which has an increased ease of use. For this purpose, an electrical device (100) with a touch screen (120) is disclosed which, in a first mode, adjusts the brightness (B) of the screen (120) between a first brightness value (Bmax) and a second brightness value (Bmin1) depending on an input from a user via the touch-sensitive screen (120), and in a second mode, in which the ambient brightness (U) is above the first threshold value (U1), adjusts the brightness (B) of the screen (120) between the first brightness value (Bmax) and a third brightness value (Bmin2) in dependence on an input from a user via the touch screen (120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventor: Marco SCHEFFLER
  • Publication number: 20200406871
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a braking device for a vehicle. It is the purpose of the present invention to enable automatic braking upon detection of a braking action of a preceding vehicle which is concealed by an obstacle. The braking device for a vehicle according to the invention, comprises a brake pedal, a brake actuator, a control unit which is adapted to activate the brake actuator in dependence on the position of the brake pedal; wherein the brake actuator is activatable in dependence on a first signal, and wherein the first signal contains information about a first characteristic of a preceding vehicle covered by an obstacle, characterized in that the braking device is adapted to receive the first signal from a stationary transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Marco SCHEFFLER