Patents by Inventor Peter Brueckner

Peter Brueckner 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: 11945715
    Abstract: A method for determining a temperature compensation parameter for compensation of temperature effects on measured values of a sensor system having a sensor unit for acquiring measured values of a sensor measuring variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Hans-Peter Brueckner
  • Patent number: 11932199
    Abstract: A transportation vehicle having a BLUETOOTH® Low Energy (BLE) system to send and receive BLE advertising signals, BLE connection request signals and BLE data signals via at least one antenna, a central locking system to lock or unlock at least one vehicle door of the transportation vehicle, and a control unit to activate the BLE system and to activate the central locking system based on the BLE data signals. Also disclosed is an electronic vehicle radio key and a system for passive access to a transportation vehicle including a transportation vehicle, an electronic vehicle radio key and a smartphone. The system allows a user passive access to the transportation vehicle, both with the aid of the electronic vehicle radio key and with the aid of the smartphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Claus-Peter Brückner
  • Publication number: 20240010168
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a sensor cleaning system that cleans one or more sensors of an autonomous vehicle. Each sensor can have one or more corresponding sensor cleaning units that are configured to clean such sensor using a fluid (e.g., a gas or a liquid). Thus, the sensor cleaning system can include both a gas cleaning system and a liquid cleaning system. According to one aspect, the sensor cleaning system can provide individualized cleaning of the autonomous vehicle sensors. According to another aspect, a liquid cleaning system can be pressurized or otherwise powered by the gas cleaning system or other gas system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Wesly Mason Rice, Nikolaus Wittenstein, Zhizhuo Jin, Paul Kevin Smith, Sean Joseph Kennelly, Peter Brueckner, David Patrick Rice
  • Patent number: 11834000
    Abstract: A method for operating a locking system of a transportation vehicle in which time-of-flight measurements are made using at least one interior transceiver situated in an interior of the transportation vehicle, and using at least one exterior transceiver situated outside the interior; the time-of-flight measurements are used to determine a position of a key device relative to the transportation vehicle; and an operating function of the locking system is performed based on the relative position determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventor: Claus-Peter Brückner
  • Patent number: 11827176
    Abstract: An electronic door locking system of a motor vehicle is disclosed, comprising at least one receiver for the transmission signals of an electronic key, at least one control device for mechanically locking and unlocking at least one motor vehicle door, at least one contact element, accessible from outside the motor vehicle, for connecting an external voltage source, wherein the at least one control device for mechanically locking and unlocking at least one motor vehicle door and/or at least one additional control device has an emergency power supply algorithm, wherein the electronic door locking system is designed to detect an emergency power supply mode and to activate the emergency power supply algorithm, wherein the emergency power supply algorithm is designed to deactivate at least one function of a normal mode and/or, in the case of a function, to access previously defined data of deactivated components or to ignore said data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Martin Wagener, Claus-Peter Brückner
  • Patent number: 11801808
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a sensor cleaning system that cleans one or more sensors of an autonomous vehicle. Each sensor can have one or more corresponding sensor cleaning units that are configured to clean such sensor using a fluid (e.g., a gas or a liquid). Thus, the sensor cleaning system can include both a gas cleaning system and a liquid cleaning system. According to one aspect, the sensor cleaning system can provide individualized cleaning of the autonomous vehicle sensors. According to another aspect, a liquid cleaning system can be pressurized or otherwise powered by the gas cleaning system or other gas system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: UATC, LLC
    Inventors: Wesly Mason Rice, Nikolaus Wittenstein, Zhizhuo Jin, Paul Kevin Smith, Sean Joseph Kennelly, Peter Brueckner, David Patrick Rice
  • Publication number: 20230219525
    Abstract: A transportation vehicle having a BLUETOOTH® Low Energy (BLE) system to send and receive BLE advertising signals, BLE connection request signals and BLE data signals via at least one antenna, a central locking system to lock or unlock at least one vehicle door of the transportation vehicle, and a control unit to activate the BLE system and to activate the central locking system based on the BLE data signals. Also disclosed is an electronic vehicle radio key and a system for passive access to a transportation vehicle including a transportation vehicle, an electronic vehicle radio key and a smartphone. The system allows a user passive access to the transportation vehicle, both with the aid of the electronic vehicle radio key and with the aid of the smartphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventor: Claus-Peter BRÜCKNER
  • Patent number: 11643050
    Abstract: A transportation vehicle having a BLUETOOTH® Low Energy (BLE) system to send and receive BLE advertising signals, BLE connection request signals and BLE data signals via at least one antenna, a central locking system to lock or unlock at least one vehicle door of the transportation vehicle, and a control unit to activate the BLE system and to activate the central locking system based on the BLE data signals. Also disclosed is an electronic vehicle radio key and a system for passive access to a transportation vehicle including a transportation vehicle, an electronic vehicle radio key and a smartphone. The system allows a user passive access to the transportation vehicle, both with the aid of the electronic vehicle radio key and with the aid of the smartphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventor: Claus-Peter Brückner
  • Publication number: 20220281420
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a sensor cleaning system that cleans one or more sensors of an autonomous vehicle. Each sensor can have one or more corresponding sensor cleaning units that are configured to clean such sensor using a fluid (e.g., a gas or a liquid). Thus, the sensor cleaning system can include both a gas cleaning system and a liquid cleaning system. According to one aspect, the sensor cleaning system can provide individualized cleaning of the autonomous vehicle sensors. According to another aspect, a liquid cleaning system can be pressurized or otherwise powered by the gas cleaning system or other gas system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Wesly Mason Rice, Nikolaus Wittenstein, Zhizhuo Jin, Paul Kevin Smith, Sean Joseph Kennelly, Peter Brueckner, David Patrick Rice
  • Publication number: 20220266794
    Abstract: An electronic door locking system of a motor vehicle is disclosed, comprising at least one receiver for the transmission signals of an electronic key, at least one control device for mechanically locking and unlocking at least one motor vehicle door, at least one contact element, accessible from outside the motor vehicle, for connecting an external voltage source, wherein the at least one control device for mechanically locking and unlocking at least one motor vehicle door and/or at least one additional control device has an emergency power supply algorithm, wherein the electronic door locking system is designed to detect an emergency power supply mode and to activate the emergency power supply algorithm, wherein the emergency power supply algorithm is designed to deactivate at least one function of a normal mode and/or, in the case of a function, to access previously defined data of deactivated components or to ignore said data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Wagener, Claus-Peter Brückner
  • Publication number: 20220153229
    Abstract: A method for operating a locking system of a transportation vehicle in which time-of-flight measurements are made using at least one interior transceiver situated in an interior of the transportation vehicle, and using at least one exterior transceiver situated outside the interior; the time-of-flight measurements are used to determine a position of a key device relative to the transportation vehicle; and an operating function of the locking system is performed based on the relative position determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventor: Claus-Peter BRÜCKNER
  • Publication number: 20220153231
    Abstract: A transportation vehicle having a BLUETOOTH® Low Energy (BLE) system to send and receive BLE advertising signals, BLE connection request signals and BLE data signals via at least one antenna, a central locking system to lock or unlock at least one vehicle door of the transportation vehicle, and a control unit to activate the BLE system and to activate the central locking system based on the BLE data signals. Also disclosed is an electronic vehicle radio key and a system for passive access to a transportation vehicle including a transportation vehicle, an electronic vehicle radio key and a smartphone. The system allows a user passive access to the transportation vehicle, both with the aid of the electronic vehicle radio key and with the aid of the smartphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventor: Claus-Peter BRÜCKNER
  • Publication number: 20220075030
    Abstract: A vehicle sensor mounting system includes a tubular bridge structure that spans across the width of the vehicle roof and attaches to existing rooftop anchor points. The mounting system allows camera sensors to have full field-of-view coverage while being as close to the vehicle body as possible to reduce parallax, and not being occluded by the vehicle body or mounting system. The mounting system also allows the cameras to be co-axial with a LiDAR sensor and to minimize parallax. The mounting system has a minimum natural frequency that reduces road vibrations, allowing the sensors to remain in a stable mounting position and minimizes the motion of the sensors relative to the vehicle chassis to reduce misalignment errors in the sensor data. The mounting system includes a front and rear assembly. The rear assembly includes a cable hub assembly that provides a single ingress/egress point for a multi-conductor sensor cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Justin D'Antonio, Sean Beaudette, Dexter Stoltz, Peter Brueckner
  • Patent number: 11260753
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a motor vehicle that is equipped with an electrical door closing mechanism, a radio-based signal receiver and a control unit, wherein the door closing mechanism can be actuated after receiving and verifying an access authorization code by electrical signals that are generated by a control unit. The motor vehicle possesses an electrical charging apparatus accessible from the outside so that a signal generator that is provided to generate the access code can be charged from the electrical system of the motor vehicle in the event of an insufficient charge. Furthermore, the invention describes a method for charging a signal generator that can be executed using the device according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Kord H. Lühr, Gerd Penshorn, Claus-Peter Brückner, Per Ulrich, Andreas Ortner, Hannes Haupt, Bastian Bartels
  • Publication number: 20210231766
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting a relative position of a mobile terminal device with respect to a vehicle. It is provided for the method to include the following steps: Providing several evaluation signals which are changeable by a change of position of the mobile terminal device, determining an event at the vehicle and evaluating the several provided evaluation signals for detecting the relative position of the mobile terminal device with respect to the vehicle in response to determining the event at the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Claus-Peter BRUECKNER, Bernd ETTE, Ludger WEGHAUS, Roman CURKIN
  • Patent number: 11052873
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an anti-theft system of a motor vehicle, comprising a communication system for near field communication and a storage device within a transmission and reception zone of the communication system. The mobile terminal is deposited in a control area in the interior compartment of the motor vehicle, the control area being located outside the transmission and reception zone. The deposited mobile terminal is connected to the communication system by a connecting device, which may, e.g., take the form of a cable, and a wired data communication connection is established. A control unit detects whether the data communication connection has been established with the mobile terminal by the connecting device and detects whether the mobile terminal is authorised to operate the anti-theft system, and depending on whether the authorisation has been detected, activates and/or deactivates a function of the anti-theft system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Claus-Peter Brückner
  • Publication number: 20210139318
    Abstract: A method for determining a temperature compensation parameter for compensation of temperature effects on measured values of a sensor system having a sensor unit for acquiring measured values of a sensor measuring variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Hans-Peter Brueckner
  • Patent number: 10857980
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a sensor cleaning system that cleans one or more sensors of an autonomous vehicle. Each sensor can have one or more corresponding sensor cleaning units that are configured to clean such sensor using a fluid (e.g., a gas or a liquid). Thus, the sensor cleaning system can include both a gas cleaning system and a liquid cleaning system. According to one aspect, the sensor cleaning system can provide individualized cleaning of the autonomous vehicle sensors. According to another aspect, a liquid cleaning system can be pressurized or otherwise powered by the gas cleaning system or other gas system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: UATC, LLC
    Inventors: Wesly Mason Rice, Nikolaus Wittenstein, Zhizhuo Jin, Paul Kevin Smith, Sean Joseph Kennelly, Peter Brueckner, David Patrick Rice
  • Publication number: 20200139940
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a sensor cleaning system that cleans one or more sensors of an autonomous vehicle. Each sensor can have one or more corresponding sensor cleaning units that are configured to clean such sensor using a fluid (e.g., a gas or a liquid). Thus, the sensor cleaning system can include both a gas cleaning system and a liquid cleaning system. According to one aspect, the sensor cleaning system can provide individualized cleaning of the autonomous vehicle sensors. According to another aspect, a liquid cleaning system can be pressurized or otherwise powered by the gas cleaning system or other gas system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Wesly Mason Rice, Nikolaus Wittenstein, Zhizhuo Jin, Paul Kevin Smith, Sean Joseph Kennelly, Peter Brueckner, David Patrick Rice
  • Publication number: 20200122685
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an anti-theft system of a motor vehicle, comprising a communication system for near field communication and a storage device within a transmission and reception zone of the communication system. The mobile terminal is deposited in a control area in the interior compartment of the motor vehicle, the control area being located outside the transmission and reception zone. The deposited mobile terminal is connected to the communication system by a connecting device, which may, e.g., take the form of a cable, and a wired data communication connection is established. A control unit detects whether the data communication connection has been established with the mobile terminal by the connecting device and detects whether the mobile terminal is authorised to operate the anti-theft system, and depending on whether the authorisation has been detected, activates and/or deactivates a function of the anti-theft system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Claus-Peter Brückner