Patents by Inventor Michael Holzner

Michael Holzner 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 judging the seriousness of a motor vehicle crash
    Patent number: 6600984
    Abstract: Like in a conventional crash detection algorithm, a crash is detected if a threshold value of an acceleration or an integrated acceleration is exceeded. Various characteristic values for characterizing the sensor signal paths are collected and supplied to the neural network. Said neural network returns the characteristic values for the seriousness of the crash, thereby facilitating the various retention systems to reaction individually. The invention provides a method for reliably, simply and quickly making statements regarding the seriousness and the course of a motor vehicle crash and for controlling occupant protection systems according to demand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Holzner, Andreas Kuhn
  • Method for determining the severity of a vehicle collision
    Patent number: 6300866
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining the severity and pattern of a vehicle collision. A plurality of crash sensors are located in various points in the vehicle. Output signals from the crash sensors are fed to an evaluation unit. The output signals of the crash sensors are related to a system of coordinates that is invariable relative to the vehicle. Information about the movement of the sensor locations and the system of coordinates is obtained from the output signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Petra Foith, Peter Bachmaier, Michael Holzner, Martin Peller, Andreas Kuhn