Patents by Inventor Mario Janetzko

Mario Janetzko 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: 9845866
    Abstract: A system for a vehicle operable in a user-controlled driving mode and an automatic driving mode includes a hand-operated control element and a contact sensor configured to detect whether a driver of the vehicle is holding the control element. The system further includes a controller to monitor an alertness of the driver while the vehicle is in the automatic driving mode depending on whether the driver is holding the control element and/or switch operation of the vehicle between the user-controlled driving mode and the automatic driving mode depending on whether the driver is holding the control element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Leopold Kostal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Roland Drees, Mario Janetzko
  • Publication number: 20160091083
    Abstract: A system for a vehicle operable in a user-controlled driving mode and an automatic driving mode includes a hand-operated control element and a contact sensor configured to detect whether a driver of the vehicle is holding the control element. The system further includes a controller to monitor an alertness of the driver while the vehicle is in the automatic driving mode depending on whether the driver is holding the control element and/or switch operation of the vehicle between the user-controlled driving mode and the automatic driving mode depending on whether the driver is holding the control element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Roland Drees, Mario Janetzko