Patents by Inventor Norbert May

Norbert May 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).

  • Control device having a rotating actuator
    Patent number: 7507921
    Abstract: A control device has a rotating actuator which is mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation so that control parameters can be input by rotation. The rotating actuator is mounted displaceably along a movement curve so that control parameters can be input into the device by means of a longitudinal displacement of the rotating actuator. The additional degree of operating freedom increases the information density of the exchange between user and machine in an ergonomically particularly advantageous manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Nina Anderbrügge, Norbert May, Simon Rauter, Michael Scheicht
  • Display unit
    Patent number: 7015986
    Abstract: In a display unit for a motor vehicle, a display designed as an LCD is arranged in the same plane as a dial plate of a pointer-type instrument. For this purpose, the dial plate has a cutout into which the display is bonded. This makes the display and the dial plate particularly easy to read.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AG
    Inventors: Peter Brandt, Gerd Cezanne, Norbert May, Achim Reisinger
  • Control device having a rotating actuator
    Publication number: 20050034557
    Abstract: A control device has a rotating actuator which is mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation so that control parameters can be input by rotation. The rotating actuator is mounted displaceably along a movement curve so that control parameters can be input into the device by means of a longitudinal displacement of the rotating actuator. The additional degree of operating freedom increases the information density of the exchange between user and machine in an ergonomically particularly advantageous manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Nina Anderbrugge, Norbert May, Simon Rauter, Michael Scheicht
  • Control device
    Patent number: 6348772
    Abstract: In a control device (1) having an actuator (2) which can be activated manually, an arresting element (8) is used to provide haptic feedback for a rotating sensation which is associated with the selected function. This rotating sensation, for example individual latching steps, is represented visually by means of display (9) which is arranged on a rotary actuating element (3) of the actuator (2). As a result, the user is quickly provided with an overview of the avaliable, position of the actuator (2) which it is possible to set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AG
    Inventor: Norbert May
  • DISPLAY UNIT
    Publication number: 20010001565
    Abstract: In a display unit for a motor vehicle, a display (2) designed as an LCD is arranged in the same plane as a dial plate (1) of a pointer-type instrument. For this purpose, the dial plate (1) has a cutout into which the display (2) is bonded. This makes the display (2) and the dial plate (1) particularly easy to read.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Publication date: May 24, 2001
    Inventors: PETER BRANDT, GERD CEZANNE, NORBERT MAY, ACHIM REISINGER
  • Instrument cluster
    Patent number: 5959844
    Abstract: An instrument cluster having a housing, a system support (21) to receive indicating instruments, and a circuit board (6) which is connected by fastening elements (35) to the system support (21) and mounted in floating fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: VDO Adolf Schindling AG
    Inventors: Ernst-Ulrich Simon, Stephan Zech, Norbert May