Patents by Inventor Nils KOETTER

Nils KOETTER 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).

  • Interactive sliding touchbar for automotive display
    Patent number: 10996841
    Abstract: A console includes a console surface, an interactive touch bar disposed within the console, the touch bar configured to move from a position recessed within the console surface to a position raised above the console surface and the touch bar being configured to receive user touch input, and a proximity sensor disposed on the console surface, the proximity sensor configured to detect a user gesture. The touch bar is configured to rise above the console surface when the proximity sensor detects the user gesture. The interactive surface comprising a capacitive surface zone configured to detect user touch input. The interactive touch surface is configured to receive sliding user input across the interactive touch surface to navigate through content options and is configured to receive pressing user input for selecting the content options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignees: Volkswagen AG, Audi AG
    Inventors: Matthew Jolda, Nils Koetter, William Lathrop
  • INTERACTIVE SLIDING TOUCHBAR FOR AUTOMOTIVE DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20140282251
    Abstract: A console includes a console surface, an interactive touch bar disposed within the console, the touch bar configured to move from a position recessed within the console surface to a position raised above the console surface and the touch bar being configured to receive user touch input, and a proximity sensor disposed on the console surface, the proximity sensor configured to detect a user gesture. The touch bar is configured to rise above the console surface when the proximity sensor detects the user gesture. The interactive surface comprising a capacitive surface zone configured to detect user touch input. The interactive touch surface is configured to receive sliding user input across the interactive touch surface to navigate through content options and is configured to receive pressing user input for selecting the content options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicants: Audi AG, Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Matthew JOLDA, Nils KOETTER, William LATHROP