Patents by Inventor Mario Schwarze

Mario Schwarze 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).

  • Method for detecting a blocked state of an ultrasonic sensor of a motor vehicle, ultrasonic sensor apparatus and motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10571555
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting a blocked state of an ultrasonic sensor (3) of a motor vehicle (1), in which at least one oscillation parameter of the ultrasonic sensor (3) is recorded and an evaluation device (4) of the motor vehicle (1) carries out a detection algorithm which is used to evaluate the at least one oscillation parameter for the purpose of detecting the blocked state. An object (9) in an area surrounding the motor vehicle (1) is detected by the evaluation device (4) on the basis of sensor data from at least one sensor (3, 8) of the motor vehicle (1), in which case, when a distance (D) between the object (9) and the ultrasonic sensor (3) falls below a predefined threshold value (G), the detection algorithm is not carried out by the evaluation device (4) or a blocked state of the ultrasonic sensor (3), as detected using the detection algorithm, is ignored by the evaluation device (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Thorben Günzel, Mario Schwarze, Paul-David Rostocki, Michael Hallek, Ulrich Bressler
  • METHOD FOR DETECTING A BLOCKED STATE OF AN ULTRASONIC SENSOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, ULTRASONIC SENSOR APPARATUS AND MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170045611
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting a blocked state of an ultrasonic sensor (3) of a motor vehicle (1), in which at least one oscillation parameter of the ultrasonic sensor (3) is recorded and an evaluation device (4) of the motor vehicle (1) carries out a detection algorithm which is used to evaluate the at least one oscillation parameter for the purpose of detecting the blocked state. An object (9) in an area surrounding the motor vehicle (1) is detected by the evaluation device (4) on the basis of sensor data from at least one sensor (3, 8) of the motor vehicle (1), in which case, when a distance (D) between the object (9) and the ultrasonic sensor (3) falls below a predefined threshold value (G), the detection algorithm is not carried out by the evaluation device (4) or a blocked state of the ultrasonic sensor (3), as detected using the detection algorithm, is ignored by the evaluation device (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Thorben Günzel, Mario Schwarze, Paul-David Rostocki, Michael Hallek, Ulrich Bressler