Patents by Inventor Matthaus ARTMANN
Matthaus ARTMANN 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).
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Patent number: 11865966Abstract: Illumination device (10) for a motor vehicle headlight for detection and targeted masking of a light-emitting object (20) present in front of the illumination device (10) in segmented light distribution, which illumination device (10) comprises the following: a light generation unit (100), having a plurality of light pixel groups (110a, 110b ,110c, 110d) a light sensor device (200) for detecting light of a light-emitting object (20) with a first light sensor (210) having several first sensor pixels (211), a control unit (300), which is connected to the light generation unit (100) and the light sensor device (200) and is designed to control the light generation unit (100) for generating the segmented light distribution, wherein one sensor pixel (211) can detect light in a detection solid angle (DRa, DRb, DRc, DRd) and is respectively associated with a light pixel group (110a, 110b, 110c, 110d), and wherein the light incident on each first sensor pixel (211) can be detected as a luminous flux value associated wType: GrantFiled: September 22, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Peter Hartmann, Matthaus Artmann, Martin Brandstetter
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Publication number: 20230406196Abstract: Illumination device (10) for a motor vehicle headlight for detection and targeted masking of a light-emitting object (20) present in front of the illumination device (10) in segmented light distribution, which illumination device (10) comprises the following: a light generation unit (100), having a plurality of light pixel groups (110a, 110b, 110c, 110d) a light sensor device (200) for detecting light of a light-emitting object (20) with a first light sensor (210) having several first sensor pixels (211), a control unit (300), which is connected to the light generation unit (100) and the light sensor device (200) and is designed to control the light generation unit (100) for generating the segmented light distribution, wherein one sensor pixel (211) can detect light in a detection solid angle (DRa, DRb, DRc, DRd) and is respectively associated with a light pixel group (110a, 110b, 110c, 110d), and wherein the light incident on each first sensor pixel (211) can be detected as a luminous flux value associateType: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2021Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Peter HARTMANN, Matthaus ARTMANN, Martin BRANDSTETTER
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Patent number: 11667231Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view exterior of the vehicle, a light source disposed at the vehicle and operable to emit light, and a control. Light emitted by the light source, when operated, illuminates a field of illumination exterior of the vehicle, with the field of view of the camera encompassing at least a portion of the field of illumination. The control, responsive to data processing by a processor of the control of image data captured by the camera, determines a change in the field of illumination provided by the light source. Responsive to the determined change in the field of illumination, the control at least one selected from the group of (i) adjusts the light source to accommodate the determined change, (ii) adjusts the camera to accommodate the determined change and (iii) generates an alert.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Inventors: Martin Solar, Stefan Graf, Julian Baker, Matthäus Artmann
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Patent number: 11530793Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device (1) for a motor vehicle headlight for generating a light pattern (LV), particularly an adaptive light pattern, e.g. an adaptive dipped headlight and main beam light pattern, or a part of a light pattern of this kind, wherein the lighting device comprises a number N of preferably identical projection modules (10, 20), where N=2, 3, 4 or greater than 4, each of the projection modules (10, 20) being designed to generate a segment light pattern (LV10, LV20). The projection modules (10, 20) are arranged with respect to one another in such a manner than, proceeding from a first projection module (10), known as the starting projection module (10), which generates what is called the starting segment light pattern (LV10), the segment light patterns (LV20; LV20, LV30) of the further projection modules (20) are displaced laterally in a, particularly in a common, horizontal direction, with the extent of the displacement.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2019Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Bettina Reisinger, Nina Brauner, Marina Fischer, Matthäus Artmann, Lukas Taudt, Stefan Miedler, Thomas Reiter
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Publication number: 20220324372Abstract: A light module for motor vehicles, having a first laser arrangement (LS), which contains at least one laser light source (L1, L2, L3, L4) which can be modulated, the laser beam(s) (b1, b2, b3, b4) of which is/are directed to a pivotable micromirror (6) controlled by a mirror control (8) and from there to a light-converting means (7), and having a lighting optics (9) for projecting the illumination pattern generated by the light-converting means (10) into the traffic space/roadway, as a lighting system, and having a second laser arrangement (VL), which contains at least one laser light source (H1, H2, H3), the laser beam/laser beams (c1, c2, c3) of which is/are sent to the pivotable micromirror (6) controlled by the mirror control (8) and from there into the traffic space/roadway via a LIDAR exit optics (21), as well as having a LIDAR entry optics (14), which sends light of the second laser arrangement reflected in the exterior space to a detector (15), as a LIDAR system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2020Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Martin Brandstetter, Johann Altmann, Matthäus Artmann, Peter Hartmann, Stefan Weissensteiner
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Publication number: 20220057065Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device (1) for a motor vehicle headlight for generating a light pattern (LV), particularly an adaptive light pattern, e.g. an adaptive dipped headlight and main beam light pattern, or a part of a light pattern of this kind, wherein the lighting device comprises a number N of preferably identical projection modules (10, 20), where N=2, 3, 4 or greater than 4, each of the projection modules (10, 20) being designed to generate a segment light pattern (LV10, LV20). The projection modules (10, 20) are arranged with respect to one another in such a manner than, proceeding from a first projection module (10), known as the starting projection module (10), which generates what is called the starting segment light pattern (LV10), the segment light patterns (LV20; LV20, LV30) of the further projection modules (20) are displaced laterally in a, particularly in a common, horizontal direction, with the extent of the displacement.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2019Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Bettina Reisinger, Nina Brauner, Marina Fischer, Matthäus Artmann, Lukas Taudt, Stefan Miedler, Thomas Reiter
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Patent number: 11104279Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view rearward of the vehicle, a light source disposed at the vehicle and operable to emit light, and a control including an image processor. The control, responsive to detection of the object present in the field of view of the camera, determines a region of the field of view of the camera at which a detected object is located. The control determines an illumination level at the detected object and, responsive to the determined illumination level at the detected object being greater than an upper threshold level or less than a lower threshold level, controls the respective individually controllable light segment of the light source for that region of the field of view of the camera at which the detected object is located to adjust intensity of light emitted by that light segment.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignees: Magna Electronics Solutions Gmbh, Magna Electronics Europe GmbH & Co. OHG, ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Martin Solar, Stefan Graf, Julian Baker, Matthäus Artmann
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Publication number: 20200164814Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view rearward of the vehicle, a light source disposed at the vehicle and operable to emit light, and a control including an image processor. The control, responsive to detection of the object present in the field of view of the camera, determines a region of the field of view of the camera at which a detected object is located. The control determines an illumination level at the detected object and, responsive to the determined illumination level at the detected object being greater than an upper threshold level or less than a lower threshold level, controls the respective individually controllable light segment of the light source for that region of the field of view of the camera at which the detected object is located to adjust intensity of light emitted by that light segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Martin Solar, Stefan Graf, Julian Baker, Matthäus Artmann
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Publication number: 20200164792Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view exterior of the vehicle, a light source disposed at the vehicle and operable to emit light, and a control. Light emitted by the light source, when operated, illuminates a field of illumination exterior of the vehicle, with the field of view of the camera encompassing at least a portion of the field of illumination. The control, responsive to data processing by a processor of the control of image data captured by the camera, determines a change in the field of illumination provided by the light source. Responsive to the determined change in the field of illumination, the control at least one selected from the group of (i) adjusts the light source to accommodate the determined change, (ii) adjusts the camera to accommodate the determined change and (iii) generates an alert.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Martin Solar, Stefan Graf, Julian Baker, Matthäus Artmann