Patents by Inventor Nico KAEMPCHEN

Nico KAEMPCHEN 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: 12252068
    Abstract: A system for sensing at least one object in the surroundings of a motor vehicle, includes at least one first sensor for classifying the at least one object, the ability of the at least one first sensor to carry out classification depending on the brightness of the at least one object; at least one second sensor for detecting the at least one object; and at least one actuator for increasing the brightness of the at least one object. The system is designed to increase the brightness of the at least one object by the at least one actuator when the at least one second sensor detects the at least one object and the at least one first sensor cannot classify the at least one object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernhard Dehlink, Mehdi Farid, Gunter Hannig, Nico Kaempchen, Christian Unger
  • Patent number: 11235764
    Abstract: A driver assistance system is provided in a motor vehicle, which driver assistance system executes at least active transverse guidance interventions. The driver assistance system can be activated while decoupled from the activation of a longitudinal control system but can also be active both, with and without longitudinal control, and includes both a traffic jam assistance sub-function and a track guiding assistant sub-function. The two sub-functions can be jointly activated and deactivated by a single on-/off-button. The driver assistance system is characterized by a special combination of the sub-functions track guiding assistance and traffic jam assistance. They each take turns depending on the presence of conditions, which are defined differently for each sub-function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Bogner, Andreas Mueller, Daniel Simmermacher, Hans-Peter Hank, Manfred Paul, Martin Froehlich, Mehdi Farid, Nico Kaempchen, Norman Hauke, Thomas Barmeyer
  • Publication number: 20220009405
    Abstract: A system for sensing at least one object in the surroundings of a motor vehicle, includes at least one first sensor for classifying the at least one object, the ability of the at least one first sensor to carry out classification depending on the brightness of the at least one object; at least one second sensor for detecting the at least one object; and at least one actuator for increasing the brightness of the at least one object. The system is designed to increase the brightness of the at least one object by the at least one actuator when the at least one second sensor detects the at least one object and the at least one first sensor cannot classify the at least one object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Bernhard DEHLINK, Mehdi FARID, Gunter HANNIG, Nico KAEMPCHEN, Christian UNGER
  • Publication number: 20180037224
    Abstract: A driver assistance system is provided in a motor vehicle, which driver assistance system executes at least active transverse guidance interventions. The driver assistance system can be activated while decoupled from the activation of a longitudinal control system but can also be active both, with and without longitudinal control, and includes both a traffic jam assistance sub-function and a track guiding assistant sub-function. The two sub-functions can be jointly activated and deactivated by a single on-/off-button. The driver assistance system is characterized by a special combination of the sub-functions track guiding assistance and traffic jam assistance. They each take turns depending on the presence of conditions, which are defined differently for each sub-function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Andreas BOGNER, Andreas MUELLER, Daniel SIMMERMACHER, Hans-Peter HANK, Manfred PAUL, Martin FROEHLICH, Mehdi FARID, Nico KAEMPCHEN, Norman HAUKE, Thomas BARMEYER