Patents by Inventor Markus Schaper

Markus Schaper 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: 12479419
    Abstract: Technologies and techniques for automatically parking a vehicle. A user input determined, relating to a defined parking position, and a parking data set is determined, relating to the defined parking position in response to the user input. The parking data set may include the position of a starting region for an automatic guidance of the vehicle to the defined parking position. Trajectory information is obtained for an automatic guidance of the vehicle from the starting region to the defined parking position. The trajectory information may include a plurality of odometry data items relating to the lateral and longitudinal guidance of the vehicle along the trajectory and image data-based surroundings data of a driving path of the trajectory. A related vehicle and corresponding computer program is further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gregor Marek, Markus Schaper
  • Publication number: 20220274588
    Abstract: Technologies and techniques for automatically parking a vehicle. A user input determined, relating to a defined parking position, and a parking data set is determined, relating to the defined parking position in response to the user input. The parking data set may include the position of a starting region for an automatic guidance of the vehicle to the defined parking position. Trajectory information is obtained for an automatic guidance of the vehicle from the starting region to the defined parking position. The trajectory information may include a plurality of odometry data items relating to the lateral and longitudinal guidance of the vehicle along the trajectory and image data-based surroundings data of a driving path of the trajectory. A related vehicle and corresponding computer program is further disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Gregor Marek, Markus Schaper
  • Patent number: 6619016
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for filling and capping containers, preferably screw top bottles, that are closed with a cap-like closing element preferably a screw cap. The invention achieves a more secure closure and a more hygienic mouth area. The method includes the following steps a) after the filling has been completed, the liquid in the bottles is allowed to foam, with minimized overflow of the foaming liquid, b) a first cap part is applied to the mouth of the bottle to stop the foam, thus forming a sealing fit on the mouth of the bottle, c) when the mouth of the bottle has been sealed by the first cap part, any traces of liquid and/or foam that may remain on the mouth of the bottle are sprayed, off, and d) the actual main cap is applied to the mouth of the bottle, without introducing any additional oxygen into the mouth of the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: KHS Maschinen un Anlagenbau AG
    Inventors: Siegmar Sindermann, Markus Schaper