Patents by Inventor Patrick Freytag

Patrick Freytag 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).

  • Systems and methods for automatically disengaging a braking function of a vehicle
    Patent number: 10275797
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to an autonomous vehicle or self-driving vehicle with a vehicle control system. The vehicle control system can determine, prior to and/or during a collision, whether an escape path exits. If an escape path exists, the brakes are disengaged such that at least some of the energy and/or momentum from a colliding vehicle is transferred and a jolt or shock experienced by an occupant is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: NIO USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick Freytag
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGING A BRAKING FUNCTION OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20180141545
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to an autonomous vehicle or self-driving vehicle with a vehicle control system. The vehicle control system can determine, prior to and/or during a collision, whether an escape path exits. If an escape path exists, the brakes are disengaged such that at least some of the energy and/or momentum from a colliding vehicle is transferred and a jolt or shock experienced by an occupant is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventor: Patrick Freytag