Patents by Inventor Robert Vretska

Robert Vretska 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).

  • Method and device for assigning a first automobile to a second automobile
    Patent number: 8346407
    Abstract: A method for assigning a first motor vehicle to a second motor vehicle by exchanging electromagnetic signals. The electromagnetic signals are transmitted from the first motor vehicle in a predetermined temporal signal pattern and received by the second motor vehicle, where they are compared as to whether the received electromagnetic signals correspond to a signal pattern stored in the second motor vehicle. The first motor vehicle then is assigned as a function of the comparison. This method is particularly suited to assigning trailers to a towing vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Schneider, Robert Tschofen, Robert Vretska
  • Method and Device for Assigning a First Automobile to a Second Automobile
    Publication number: 20090076666
    Abstract: A method for assigning a first motor vehicle to a second motor vehicle by exchanging electromagnetic signals. The electromagnetic signals are transmitted from the first motor vehicle in a predetermined temporal signal pattern and received by the second motor vehicle, where they are compared as to whether the received electromagnetic signals correspond to a signal pattern stored in the second motor vehicle. The first motor vehicle then is assigned as a function of the comparison. This method is particularly suited to assigning trailers to a towing vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Herbert Schneider, Robert Tschofen, Robert Vretska