Patents by Inventor Peter Loffler

Peter Loffler 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: 9950683
    Abstract: A vehicle safety system including a detection system and a related method. The detection system is arranged to detect objects and includes at least two detectors. At least one control unit is arranged to determine that an object that is detected by an initial detector is classified as a confirmed object for the initial detector in its initial coverage area. The control unit is also arranged to determine whether at least one detection of another detector is from the same object. If so, a first preliminary detection of the other detector is classified as an intermediate low quality confirmed object for the other detector. A confirmed object is considered as a more reliable detection than a low quality confirmed object, which in turn is considered as a more reliable detection than a preliminary detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: Tinlian Abt, Peter Loffler
  • Publication number: 20170305375
    Abstract: A vehicle safety system including a detection system and a related method. The detection system is arranged to detect objects and includes at least two detectors. At least one control unit is arranged to determine that an object that is detected by an initial detector is classified as a confirmed object for the initial detector in its initial coverage area. The control unit is also arranged to determine whether at least one detection of another detector is from the same object. If so, a first preliminary detection of the other detector is classified as an intermediate low quality confirmed object for the other detector. A confirmed object is considered as a more reliable detection than a low quality confirmed object, which in turn is considered as a more reliable detection than a preliminary detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: TINLIAN ABT, PETER LOFFLER
  • Patent number: 6032233
    Abstract: A set of storage devices together with a method for storing data to the storage devices and retrieving data from the storage devices is presented. The set of storage devices provide the function of a multi-writeport cell through the use of a set of single-writeport cells. The storage devices allow for multiple write accesses. Information contained in the set of storage device is represented by all of the devices together. The stored information may be retrieved via a read operation which accesses a subset of the set of storage devices. A write operation is a staged operation: First, the contents of all of the storage devices which are not to be modified are read. Next, the values that are to be written to a subset B of the set of storage devices are calculated in a way that the contents and the values of subset B together represent the desired result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Loffler, Erwin Pfeffer, Thomas Pfluger, Hans-Werner Tast