Patents by Inventor Markus Berghahn

Markus Berghahn 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 and device for impinging on a motor vehicle door in the sense of a deceleration, in particular for avoiding collisions
    Patent number: 10968667
    Abstract: A method and to a device for impinging on a motor vehicle door in the sense of a deceleration, in particular for avoiding collisions. There is at least one sensor assigned to the motor vehicle door. Furthermore, as a function of signals from the sensor, the control unit actuates the locking device for locking the motor vehicle door. The locking device applies a preferably variable braking torque to the motor vehicle door, taking into account a braking start predetermined by the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Kiekert AG
    Inventors: Thorsten Nottebaum, Markus Berghahn
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPINGING ON A MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR IN THE SENSE OF A DECELERATION, IN PARTICULAR FOR AVOIDING COLLISIONS
    Publication number: 20190055762
    Abstract: A method and to a device for impinging on a motor vehicle door in the sense of a deceleration, in particular for avoiding collisions. There is at least one sensor assigned to the motor vehicle door. Furthermore, as a function of signals from the sensor, the control unit actuates the locking device for locking the motor vehicle door. The locking device applies a preferably variable braking torque to the motor vehicle door, taking into account a braking start predetermined by the control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Thorsten Nottebaum, Markus Berghahn