Patents by Inventor Roland Penner

Roland Penner 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 assisting a driver in a vehicle
    Patent number: 11661061
    Abstract: Assisting a driver in a vehicle, wherein the vehicle has an environment sensor system for acquiring environment data of an environment surrounding the vehicle and a controller for determining a current traffic status from the acquired environment data. A current overtaking maneuver status is determined, wherein each overtaking maneuver status includes one of a plurality of successive situations during an overtaking maneuver, making available at least one assistance information item on the basis of the determined current traffic status, wherein the assistance information is made available in accordance with the determined current overtaking maneuver status, and outputting the assistance information which is made available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Marius Spika, Theodor Heinze, Jan Sonnenberg, Hannes Wendland, Roland Penner, Jan Bickerdt, Carsten Semmler, Julia Drüke
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSISTING A DRIVER IN A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210163009
    Abstract: Assisting a driver in a vehicle, wherein the vehicle has an environment sensor system for acquiring environment data of an environment surrounding the vehicle and a controller for determining a current traffic status from the acquired environment data. A current overtaking maneuver status is determined, wherein each overtaking maneuver status includes one of a plurality of successive situations during an overtaking maneuver, making available at least one assistance information item on the basis of the determined current traffic status, wherein the assistance information is made available in accordance with the determined current overtaking maneuver status, and outputting the assistance information which is made available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Marius Spika, Theodor Heinze, Jan Sonnenberg, Hannes Wendland, Roland Penner, Jan Bickerdt, Carsten Semmler, Julia Drüke