Patents by Inventor Mark ZELLERHOFF

Mark ZELLERHOFF 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).

  • System and method for cleaning sensors of a vehicle
    Patent number: 12291175
    Abstract: A system for cleaning sensors of a vehicle includes at least one cleaning apparatus which is configured to clean a number of sensors of a vehicle and a control apparatus which is configured to control the at least one cleaning apparatus. The control apparatus is also configured so as, on the basis of at least one situation parameter, to select a plurality of sensors which are intended to be cleaned from the number of sensors and to determine the order in which the selected plurality of sensors are intended to be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Lawrence Louis, Luca Parolini, Mathias Pinsel, Mark Zellerhoff
  • System and Method for Cleaning Sensors of a Vehicle
    Publication number: 20220289147
    Abstract: A system for cleaning sensors of a vehicle includes at least one cleaning apparatus which is configured to clean a number of sensors of a vehicle and a control apparatus which is configured to control the at least one cleaning apparatus. The control apparatus is also configured so as, on the basis of at least one situation parameter, to select a plurality of sensors which are intended to be cleaned from the number of sensors and to determine the order in which the selected plurality of sensors are intended to be cleaned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Lawrence LOUIS, Luca PAROLINI, Mathias PINSEL, Mark ZELLERHOFF