Patents by Inventor Raphael van Uffelen

Raphael van Uffelen 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).

  • Object determination using a radar sensor
    Patent number: 9880278
    Abstract: A method for determining an object in a surroundings of a motor vehicle includes: scanning a far range, which extends as of a predetermined minimum distance from the radar sensor, using a radar sensor for scanning the far range; detecting objects in the far range based on reflections of a radar signal emitted by the radar sensor; and determining a crossing object in a close range, which lies between the radar sensor and the far range, if a previously detected object is no longer able to be detected in the far range using the radar sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Raphael van Uffelen, Alexander Steinmetz
  • OBJECT DETERMINATION USING A RADAR SENSOR
    Publication number: 20150035694
    Abstract: A method for determining an object in a surroundings of a motor vehicle includes: scanning a far range, which extends as of a predetermined minimum distance from the radar sensor, using a radar sensor for scanning the far range; detecting objects in the far range based on reflections of a radar signal emitted by the radar sensor; and determining a crossing object in a close range, which lies between the radar sensor and the far range, if a previously detected object is no longer able to be detected in the far range using the radar sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Raphael van Uffelen, Alexander STEINMETZ