Patents by Inventor Phuong-Anh VU

Phuong-Anh VU 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).

  • Arrangement, vehicle and method for having an occupant of a vehicle that is in a highly automated driving mode take over a driving task
    Patent number: 10843709
    Abstract: A method for having an occupant of a vehicle that is in a highly automated driving mode take over a driving task includes the steps of determining that the occupant has taken over the driving task and, in response thereto, automatically actuating a handle element, which can change its shape, in order to affect the haptics of a rim of a steering wheel of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Sonja Ruemelin, Philipp Kerschbaum, Annemarie Scheibner, Lucas Bock, Christian Guerrero, Phuong-Anh Vu
  • Arrangement, Vehicle and Method for Having an Occupant of a Vehicle That Is in a Highly Automated Driving Mode Take over a Driving Task
    Publication number: 20180273053
    Abstract: A method for having an occupant of a vehicle that is in a highly automated driving mode take over a driving task includes the steps of determining that the occupant has taken over the driving task and, in response thereto, automatically actuating a handle element, which can change its shape, in order to affect the haptics of a rim of a steering wheel of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Sonja RUEMELIN, Philipp KERSCHBAUM, Annemarie SCHEIBNER, Lucas BOCK, Christian GUERRERO, Phuong-Anh VU