Patents by Inventor Michael GUTBROD

Michael GUTBROD 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).

  • Publication number: 20250388212
    Abstract: A method for operating a lane-change assistance system of a vehicle includes capturing ambient-field data that describe an environment of the vehicle. Further road-users are detected in the environment based on the ambient-field data. A route of a lane-change maneuver from an initial lane into a destination lane is planned, wherein lateral dynamics act on the vehicle during the lane-change maneuver. A traffic density describing a number, a distribution, and/or a motion of the further road-users in the environment is determined. The planned route of the lane-change maneuver is adapted as a function of the determined traffic density to vary the lateral dynamics during the lane-change maneuver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: December 25, 2025
    Inventors: Mortiz BLASCHE, Michael GUTBROD, Patrick SAUERMANN, Kai STIENS
  • Patent number: 12427988
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for operating a lane-change assistance system of a vehicle. An operating input from a driver is registered at an operating element, which is assigned to travel direction indicators. A blinking signal is output using the travel direction indicators after the registration of the operating input. A lane-change maneuver is started after registration of the operating input. A subsequent blinking signal is output following the blinking signal if the output of the blinking signal has ended and if ending of the lane-change maneuver has not yet taken place. The subsequent blinking signal is output at most for a first period of time if a current speed of the vehicle falls below a predetermined limiting speed. The subsequent blinking signal is output at most for a second period of time if the current speed of the vehicle exceeds the predetermined limiting speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Michael Gutbrod
  • Publication number: 20240239346
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for operating a lane-change assistance system of a vehicle. An operating input from a driver is registered at an operating element, which is assigned to travel direction indicators. A blinking signal is output using the travel direction indicators after the registration of the operating input. A lane-change maneuver is started after registration of the operating input. A subsequent blinking signal is output following the blinking signal if the output of the blinking signal has ended and if ending of the lane-change maneuver has not yet taken place. The subsequent blinking signal is output at most for a first period of time if a current speed of the vehicle falls below a predetermined limiting speed. The subsequent blinking signal is output at most for a second period of time if the current speed of the vehicle exceeds the predetermined limiting speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Michael GUTBROD