Patents by Inventor Martin Freese

Martin Freese 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 controlling a headlamp system for a vehicle, and headlamp system
    Patent number: 9371031
    Abstract: In a method for controlling a headlamp system for a vehicle, the headlamp system having two headlamps, set apart from each other, road users are detected in front of the vehicle in the driving direction, and a first total light pattern is able to be produced, in which the illumination range on a first side of a center axis is greater than on the other, second side of this center axis, and a second total light pattern is able to be produced, in which the total light pattern is controllable such that it has an illumination range in the direction of at least one detected road user that is less than the distance to the detected road user, and which has an illumination range in another direction that is greater than the distance to the detected road user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Karsten Dierks, Martin Freese, Bernd Jahrsau
  • Method for Controlling a Headlamp System for a Vehicle, and Headlamp System
    Publication number: 20160009217
    Abstract: In a method for controlling a headlamp system for a vehicle, the headlamp system having two headlamps, set apart from each other, road users are detected in front of the vehicle in the driving direction, and a first total light pattern is able to be produced, in which the illumination range on a first side of a center axis is greater than on the other, second side of this center axis, and a second total light pattern is able to be produced, in which the total light pattern is controllable such that it has an illumination range in the direction of at least one detected road user that is less than the distance to the detected road user, and which has an illumination range in another direction that is greater than the distance to the detected road user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Karsten Dierks, Martin Freese, Bernd Jahrsau
  • Method for controlling a headlamp system for a vehicle, and headlamp system
    Patent number: 9168861
    Abstract: In a method for controlling a headlamp system for a vehicle, the headlamp system having two headlamps, set apart from each other, road users are detected in front of the vehicle in the driving direction, and a first total light pattern is able to be produced, in which the illumination range on a first side of a center axis is greater than on the other, second side of this center axis, and a second total light pattern is able to be produced, in which the total light pattern is controllable such that it has an illumination range in the direction of at least one detected road user that is less than the distance to the detected road user, and which has an illumination range in another direction that is greater than the distance to the detected road user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Karsten Dierks, Martin Freese, Bernd Jahrsau
  • Method for Controlling a Headlamp System for a Vehicle, and Headlamp System
    Publication number: 20140313752
    Abstract: In a method for controlling a headlamp system for a vehicle, the headlamp system having two headlamps, set apart from each other, road users are detected in front of the vehicle in the driving direction, and a first total light pattern is able to be produced, in which the illumination range on a first side of a center axis is greater than on the other, second side of this center axis, and a second total light pattern is able to be produced, in which the total light pattern is controllable such that it has an illumination range in the direction of at least one detected road user that is less than the distance to the detected road user, and which has an illumination range in another direction that is greater than the distance to the detected road user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Karsten Dierks, Martin Freese, Bernd Jahrsau
  • Method for controlling a headlamp system for a vehicle, and headlamp system
    Patent number: 8862336
    Abstract: In a method for controlling a headlamp system of a vehicle, road users are detected in front of the vehicle in the driving direction, and a total light pattern produced by the headlamp system is controlled such that it provides an illumination range in the direction of at least one detected road user that is less than the distance to the detected road user, and which provides an illumination range in another direction that is greater than the distance to the detected road user. The illumination range in the other direction is controlled as a function of the horizontal angle between the driving direction of the vehicle and the connecting line from the vehicle to the detected road user or to another detected road user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Karsten Dierks, Martin Freese, Bernd Jahrsau
  • Method for controlling a headlamp system for a vehicle, and headlamp system
    Patent number: 8811668
    Abstract: In a method for controlling a headlamp system for a vehicle, the headlamp system having two headlamps, set apart from each other, road users are detected in front of the vehicle in the driving direction, and a first total light pattern is able to be produced, in which the illumination range on a first side of a center axis is greater than on the other, second side of this center axis, and a second total light pattern is able to be produced, in which the total light pattern is controllable such that it has an illumination range in the direction of at least one detected road user that is less than the distance to the detected road user, and which has an illumination range in another direction that is greater than the distance to the detected road user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Karsten Dierks, Martin Freese, Bernd Jahrsau
  • Method for controlling a headlamp system for a vehicle, and headlamp system
    Patent number: 8768008
    Abstract: In a method for controlling a headlamp system for a vehicle, the headlamp system having two headlamps, set apart from each other, road users are detected in front of the vehicle in the driving direction, and a first total light pattern is able to be produced, in which the illumination range on a first side of a center axis is greater than on the other, second side of this center axis, and a second total light pattern is able to be produced, in which the total light pattern is controllable such that it has an illumination range in the direction of at least one detected road user that is less than the distance to the detected road user, and which has an illumination range in another direction that is greater than the distance to the detected road user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Karsten Dierks, Martin Freese, Bernd Jahrsau
  • Method for Controlling a Headlamp System for a Vehicle, and Headlamp System
    Publication number: 20130177202
    Abstract: In a method for controlling a headlamp system for a vehicle, the headlamp system having two headlamps, set apart from each other, road users are detected in front of the vehicle in the driving direction, and a first total light pattern is able to be produced, in which the illumination range on a first side of a center axis is greater than on the other, second side of this center axis, and a second total light pattern is able to be produced, in which the total light pattern is controllable such that it has an illumination range in the direction of at least one detected road user that is less than the distance to the detected road user, and which has an illumination range in another direction that is greater than the distance to the detected road user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Karsten Dierks, Martin Freese, Bernd Jahrsau
  • Method for Controlling a Headlamp System for a Vehicle, and Headlamp System
    Publication number: 20120271511
    Abstract: In a method for controlling a headlamp system of a vehicle, road users are detected in front of the vehicle in the driving direction, and a total light pattern produced by the headlamp system is controlled such that it provides an illumination range in the direction of at least one detected road user that is less than the distance to the detected road user, and which provides an illumination range in another direction that is greater than the distance to the detected road user. The illumination range in the other direction is controlled as a function of the horizontal angle between the driving direction of the vehicle and the connecting line from the vehicle to the detected road user or to another detected road user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Karsten Dierks, Martin Freese, Bernd Jahrsau