Patents by Inventor Oliver LION

Oliver LION 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).

  • ROBUST 'HANDS ON STEERING WHEEL' CLASSIFICATION BASED ON A RELATIVE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230403007
    Abstract: A method of operating a capacitive sensing device that includes a capacitive sensor having at least one sense electrode, a measurement signal source for providing an alternating electric measurement signal with at least three fixed predefined signal frequencies to the at least one sense electrode, and an impedance measurement circuit for determining an unknown complex impedance of the at least one sense electrode from a response to the provided electric measurement signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas FABER, Frank ALTHAUS, Thomas MEYERS, Oliver LION, Laurent LAMESCH, Michael PÜTZ, Alan KOEHLER
  • Capacitive vehicle seat occupancy detection system with detection of vehicle seat heater member interruption
    Patent number: 10173626
    Abstract: A capacitive detection system for detecting occupancy of a vehicle seat includes a signal generating unit and a signal evaluation unit. The vehicle seat has a seat heater member configured for receiving time-varying output signals of the signal generating unit. The signal evaluation unit is configured to generate an output signal that is indicative of the seat heater member to be defective, if the sensed capacitance of the seat heater member is less than a second predetermined threshold value for the sensed capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: IEE International Electronics & Engineering S.A.
    Inventors: Michael Pütz, Oliver Lion
  • CAPACITIVE VEHICLE SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTION SYSTEM WITH DETECTION OF VEHICLE SEAT HEATER MEMBER INTERRUPTION
    Publication number: 20180345834
    Abstract: A capacitive detection system for detecting occupancy of a vehicle seat includes a signal generating unit and a signal evaluation unit. The vehicle seat has a seat heater member configured for receiving pulse-width modulated electrical heater power of a pulse-width modulation frequency and time-varying output signals of the signal generating unit. The signal evaluation unit is configured to monitor a voltage difference between the electrical connection ends of the seat heater member, and is further configured to generate an output signal that is indicative of the seat heater member to be defective, on the basis of a fulfillment of at least one predetermined condition concerning the monitored voltage difference and a phase of the pulse-width modulated electrical heater power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Oliver LION, Christian URIG
  • CAPACITIVE VEHICLE SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTION SYSTEM WITH DETECTION OF VEHICLE SEAT HEATER MEMBER INTERRUPTION
    Publication number: 20170247004
    Abstract: A capacitive detection system for detecting occupancy of a vehicle seat includes a signal generating unit and a signal evaluation unit. The vehicle seat has a seat heater member configured for receiving time-varying output signals of the signal generating unit. The signal evaluation unit is configured to generate an output signal that is indicative of the seat heater member to be defective, if the sensed capacitance of the seat heater member is less than a second predetermined threshold value for the sensed capacitance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Michael PÜTZ, Oliver LION