Patents by Inventor Philipp ROECKL
Philipp ROECKL 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).
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Publication number: 20240034222Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for operating a high-resolution projection headlight for a motor vehicle. The high-resolution projection headlight has an active LED pixel matrix light source which comprises an LED matrix monolithically integrated into a semiconductor chip with a plurality of light diode-based pixels and a driver circuit for separately controlling each individual pixel within the LED matrix. A current digital image of a sequence of images is continuously rasterized by means of a graphical controller from graphical data with at least one graphical object (50) and is provided for image reproduction with the projection headlight. A value for a thermal loading of the LED pixel matrix light source is continuously determined. During the rasterizing of a current digital image, surface areas (52) of the graphical objects (50) to be projected are at least partially masked with a masking (60, 61) and modulated, provided that the value for thermal loading exceeds a limit value.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventor: Philipp ROECKL
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Patent number: 10442341Abstract: A vehicle headlamp system with at least one headlamp, wherein the headlamp is designed to emit a variable light distribution, at least one driver monitoring device for detecting the viewing direction of a driver, an environmental monitoring device for monitoring the environment of the motor vehicle and detecting at least one object in the environment of the motor vehicle, a memory connected with the environmental monitoring device for storing information about the objects, and a controller that is connected with the memory and driver monitoring device, which is set up to compare the location of the object with the viewing direction of the driver, wherein the controller is set up to alter the light distribution of the at least one headlamp so as to illuminate the object when the viewing direction of the driver is turned toward the object. Also described are a motor vehicle, a method for operating a motor vehicle headlamp system, as well as a computer program product.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Philipp Roeckl, Frank Langkabel, Rouven Haberkorn, Ingolf Schneider
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Patent number: 10429022Abstract: A headlight for a motor vehicle includes a light source, a projection lens, an optical element that corrects a chromatic aberration of the projection lens and a screen arranged between the light source and the projection lens, on which screen the corrective optical element is mounted at a distance from the projection lens.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2016Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Rouven Haberkorn, Justus Illium, Philipp Roeckl, Gregor Krieg
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Patent number: 10371338Abstract: A vehicle headlight includes an LED lamp that emits a light bundle in a first main direction of propagation. A first reflector for deflecting the light bundle from the first main direction of propagation into a second main direction of propagation. A second reflector that deflects the light bundle from the second main direction into a third direction of propagation. The first main direction of propagation and the third main direction of propagation span an acute angle that is smaller than the angle spanned by the first main direction of propagation and second main direction of propagation.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2018Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Rouven Haberkorn, Philipp Roeckl, Isabell Woelfelschneider, Ursula Deppisch, Alexander Schmidt
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Patent number: 10293740Abstract: A motor vehicle headlight and method for operating the headlight is disclosed, wherein the headlight is operated in a main beam mode or in a partial main beam node. A light distribution of the main beam of the headlight is adapted as a function of a course of a road which is being traveled along by the motor vehicle. In addition, a motor vehicle headlight is described.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Frank Langkabel, Rouven Haberkorn, Philipp Roeckl, Thomas Feid, Justus Illium, Michael Rabe, Ingolf Schneider, Isabell Woelfelschneider
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Patent number: 10285232Abstract: A headlight for a motor vehicle includes at least two light sources and a driver, which is arranged to vary the light intensities of the light sources with a phase shift to one another periodically between a minimum and a maximum and in the course of a period to set intermediate values between the maximum and the minimum. In a phase of the period, in which the first light source reaches the maximum of its light intensity, the light intensity of the second light source is situated at an intermediate value and increases.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2016Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Frank Langkabel, Rouven Haberkorn, Philipp Roeckl, Michael Bach, Ralph Schneider, Ingolf Schneider
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Patent number: 10246000Abstract: A parking assistance system for a motor vehicle includes a monitoring unit for detecting an object in the vicinity of the vehicle and a light system connected to the monitoring unit and configured to emit light into the area surrounding the motor vehicle. The monitoring unit is configured to sense the bearing of an object and to control the distribution of the light emitted from the light system as a function of the sensed bearing.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Ingolf Schneider, Philipp Roeckl, Martin Petermann, Peter Kahler, Marten Wittorf
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Publication number: 20180224081Abstract: A vehicle headlight includes an LED lamp that emits a light bundle in a first main direction of propagation. A first reflector for deflecting the light bundle from the first main direction of propagation into a second main direction of propagation. A second reflector that deflects the light bundle from the second main direction into a third direction of propagation. The first main direction of propagation and the third main direction of propagation span an acute angle that is smaller than the angle spanned by the first main direction of propagation and second main direction of propagation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Rouven Haberkorn, Philipp Roeckl, Isabell Woelfelschneider, Ursula Deppisch, Alexander Schmidt
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Publication number: 20170291529Abstract: A parking assistance system for a motor vehicle includes a monitoring unit for detecting an object in the vicinity of the vehicle and a light system connected to the monitoring unit and configured to emit light into the area surrounding the motor vehicle. The monitoring unit is configured to sense the bearing of an object and to control the distribution of the light emitted from the light system as a function of the sensed bearing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Ingolf SCHNEIDER, Philipp ROECKL, Martin PETERMANN, Peter KAHLER, Marten WITTORF
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Patent number: 9707885Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a headlamp configured to project an adjustable light beam; a plurality of cameras positioned at different locations in the motor vehicle and oriented to capture a head of a driver; a controller in data communication with the cameras to determine at least one region of attention of the driver from data captured by the cameras, and adaptively control the light beam of the headlamp based on the region of attention of the driver.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Frank Langkabel, Philipp Roeckl, Ingolf Schneider
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Publication number: 20170152999Abstract: A headlight for a motor vehicle includes a light source, a projection lens, an optical element that corrects a chromatic aberration of the projection lens and a screen arranged between the light source and the projection lens, on which screen the corrective optical element is mounted at a distance from the projection lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2016Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Rouven HABERKORN, Justus ILLIUM, Philipp ROECKL, Grego KRIEG
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Patent number: 9663024Abstract: A method is disclosed for controlling a headlight in a motor vehicle. The method includes providing a headlight configured to emit a light distribution in a selectively controlled manner, and controlling the headlight to generate a dynamic wave effect in at least one sub-region in front of the vehicle within the illuminated light distribution.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Philipp Roeckl, Thomas Feid, Frank Langkabel, Ingolf Schneider
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Patent number: 9616804Abstract: A method for adjusting the lighting range of a headlamp in a motor vehicle, is performed with the following steps. A first coordinateis acquired that corresponds to a position of the motor vehicle. At least one image of a camera connected with the motor vehicle is evaluated so as to acquire a second coordinate that corresponds to the position of an object on a roadway in the zone ahead of the motor vehicle. A reference angle is calculated for the motor vehicle from the first coordinate, the second coordinate and a height of the camera over the roadway. The lighting range of the headlamp is adjusted based on the reference angle.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Philipp Roeckl, Frank Langkabel, Ingolf Schneider, Thomas Feid
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Publication number: 20170088036Abstract: A headlamp device for a vehicle is provided to generate a light beam having a directed spotlight having an illumination direction and a spotlight distribution, and an orientation light having a broader orientation light distribution than the spotlight. The illumination direction of the spotlight is adjustable horizontally and vertically and the spotlight distribution may be at least partly suppressed to avoid dazzling other road users.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Philipp ROECKL, Ingolf SCHNEIDER, Rouven HABERKORN, Frank LANGKABEL
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Patent number: 9566898Abstract: A lighting device of a vehicle is provided. The lighting device comprises a light fitting, which comprises a first and a second light source with different color locations. Furthermore, the lighting device has a first sensing module, which senses the actual value of the color location of the light fitting. In addition, the lighting device comprises a set value generator module which presets a set value for the color location of the light fitting, and a control module which reduces the difference between set value and actual value by means of an actuator module. Here, the set value of the color location of the light fitting is dependent on a driving situation of the vehicle or a personalized driving setting.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2012Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Frank Langkabel, Philipp Roeckl, Ingolf Schneider
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Publication number: 20170008445Abstract: A motor vehicle headlamp of a motor vehicle includes a first motor vehicle headlamp and a second motor vehicle headlamp. The first and second motor vehicle headlamp include an illuminant for a low-beam light, a high-beam light and an ambient light above a propagation direction of a light distribution of the high-beam light. The ambient light can be emitted each combined with low-beam light and/or high-beam light and is separately adjustable for each headlamp.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Philipp ROECKL, Lothar TESKE
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Patent number: 9514372Abstract: The present invention relates to a lane-tracking assistance system for a motor vehicle including a surroundings detection device for determining at least one roadway marking and at least one vehicle headlight which, depending on the detected roadway marking and a position of the motor vehicle that is able to be detected from the roadway marking, is designed to generate light of a differing spectral composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2013Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Thomas Feid, Ingolf Schneider, Philipp Roeckl, Frank Langkabel
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Patent number: 9505341Abstract: A method for changing at least one light emission parameter of a headlamp system or a vehicle headlamp of a motor vehicle based on changing ambient light conditions. The light emission parameters of the headlamp system are stored in a memory of a computer at the factory. The ambient light conditions in the driving direction of the motor vehicle are detected by a sensor and forwarded to the computer. Actual light emission parameters of the headlamp system and the ambient light condition are compared and a change of at least one of the light emission parameters of the headlamp system or the vehicle headlamp in accordance with the ambient light conditions forwarded is determined that a predefined or predefinable threshold value or limiting value of the current actual light emission parameters is exceeded.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2014Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Ingolf Schneider, Philipp Roeckl, Rouven Haberkorn
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Publication number: 20160243979Abstract: A headlight for a motor vehicle includes at least two light sources and a driver, which is arranged to vary the light intensities of the light sources with a phase shift to one another periodically between a minimum and a maximum and in the course of a period to set intermediate values between the maximum and the minimum. In a phase of the period, in which the first light source reaches the maximum of its light intensity, the light intensity of the second light source is situated at an intermediate value and increases.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Frank LANGKABEL, Rouven HABERKORN, Philipp ROECKL, Michael BACH, Ralph SCHNEIDER, Ingolf SCHNEIDER
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Publication number: 20160176333Abstract: A motor vehicle headlight and method for operating the headlight is disclosed, wherein the headlight is operated in a main beam mode or in a partial main beam node. A light distribution of the main beam of the headlight is adapted as a function of a course of a road which is being travelled along by the motor vehicle. In addition, a motor vehicle headlight is described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2015Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Frank LANGKABEL, Rouven HABERKORN, Philipp ROECKL, Thomas FEID, Justus ILLIUM, Michael RABE, Ingolf SCHNEIDER, Isabell WOELFELSCHNEIDER