Patents by Inventor Markus Erlacher

Markus Erlacher 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).

  • Motor vehicle with driving safety feature
    Patent number: 9527407
    Abstract: A motor vehicle including at least one driving safety system which provides a safety feature during travel, and a control device, wherein the control device is configured to determine a first information commensurate with the proper functioning of the at least one driving safety system and to actuate at least a driver side device for adjusting the seat position and/or at least a driver side belt tensioner when the at least one driving safety system malfunctions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Markus Erlacher, Christian Berger, Torsten Krüger
  • Method for controlling a reversible belt tensioner of a safety belt in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 9150194
    Abstract: A method for controlling a reversible belt tensioner of a safety belt in a motor vehicle includes detecting a time profile of at least one state variable and/or at least one variable relating to the surroundings of the motor vehicle, identifying a predetermined driving maneuver and/or a value characterizing the attentiveness of a driver from the time profile of the at least one detected state variable and/or variable relating to the surroundings, and controlling the reversible belt tensioner based on the identified driving maneuver or on the basis of the value characterizing the attentiveness of the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignees: AUDI AG, AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Erlacher, Michael Botsch, Christian Berger, Torsten Krüger
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A REVERSIBLE BELT TENSIONER OF A SAFETY BELT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20140263800
    Abstract: A method for controlling a reversible belt tensioner of a safety belt in a motor vehicle includes detecting a time profile of at least one state variable and/or at least one variable relating to the surroundings of the motor vehicle, identifying a predetermined driving maneuver and/or a value characterizing the attentiveness of a driver from the time profile of the at least one detected state variable and/or variable relating to the surroundings, and controlling the reversible belt tensioner based on the identified driving maneuver or on the basis of the value characterizing the attentiveness of the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Markus Erlacher, Michael Botsch, Christian Berger, Torsten Krüger
  • MOTOR VEHICLE WITH DRIVING SAFETY FEATURE
    Publication number: 20130096779
    Abstract: A motor vehicle including at least one driving safety system which provides a safety feature during travel, and a control device, wherein the control device is configured to determine a first information commensurate with the proper functioning of the at least one driving safety system and to actuate at least a driver side device for adjusting the seat position and/or at least a driver side belt tensioner when the at least one driving safety system malfunctions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Markus Erlacher, Christian Berger, Torsten Strelle