Patents by Inventor Sebastian Baier

Sebastian Baier 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).

  • Publication number: 20240035508
    Abstract: A screw nut with a screw cage made of metal sheet, which includes a holding section securing the screw nut and a clamping section supporting the holding section. The holding section is configured with a circumferentially closed opening in which the screw nut is arranged in a rotationally fixed manner. The opening comprises multiple lugs configured as metal sheet passages which are in contact with the lateral torque transmissions surfaces of the screw nut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Sebastian BAIER
  • Publication number: 20230286341
    Abstract: A link for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle, and a corresponding wheel suspension for a wheel of a front axle of a motor vehicle. The link includes a link base with a bearing point on the vehicle body side. The bearing point on the vehicle body side is designed in the form of a bearing eye. The bearing eye is designed as a frangible member which breaks when a specified misuse load is exceeded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Sebastian BAIER
  • Patent number: 11420626
    Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle. When an autonomous cruise control is in the activated state, a switch is made to an accelerator-pedal-controlled distance controller in response to an acceleration command indicated by an override of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Lucas, Sebastian Baier, Thorsten Schori
  • Patent number: 11300154
    Abstract: Method for producing a ball stud with a joint ball and a shank, wherein the shank includes at least a neck region adjoining the joint ball and a fastening section opposite the joint ball, characterized by the steps: a) plastically shaping a semi-finished ball stud product; b) mechanically machining the semi-finished ball stud product; c) rolling the surface of the joint ball; d) thermochemically hardening the surface of the semi-finished ball stud product; e) removing the surface-hardened layer at least in the neck region and/or the fastening section; f) oxidizing the semi-finished ball stud product; g) polishing the joint ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Baier, Guido Fessel
  • Patent number: 11186280
    Abstract: A method for controlling a distance of a vehicle to a preceding vehicle, characterized in that, in a step of limiting, the distance is limited to a preselected distance target value and, in a step of setting, the distance target value is set using a change of an accelerator pedal angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Baier, Thorsten Schori
  • Patent number: 11097744
    Abstract: A method for operating a driver assistance system of a vehicle, in which interventions activated by the driver assistance system in a travel mode of the vehicle are at least partially suspended for a predetermined time window when an override intent of a driver of the vehicle is recognized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Baier, Thorsten Schori
  • Publication number: 20210162999
    Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle. When an autonomous cruise control is in the activated state, a switch is made to an accelerator-pedal-controlled distance controller in response to an acceleration command indicated by an override of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Bernhard Lucas, Sebastian Baier, Thorsten Schori
  • Publication number: 20200124085
    Abstract: Method for producing a ball stud with a joint ball and a shank, wherein the shank includes at least a neck region adjoining the joint ball and a fastening section opposite the joint ball, characterized by the steps: a) plastically shaping a semi-finished ball stud product; b) mechanically machining the semi-finished ball stud product; c) rolling the surface of the joint ball; d) thermochemically hardening the surface of the semi-finished ball stud product; e) removing the surface-hardened layer at least in the neck region and/or the fastening section; f) oxidizing the semi-finished ball stud product; g) polishing the joint ball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Sebastian BAIER, Guido FESSEL
  • Publication number: 20200017121
    Abstract: A method for operating a driver assistance system of a vehicle, in which interventions activated by the driver assistance system in a travel mode of the vehicle are at least partially suspended for a predetermined time window when an override intent of a driver of the vehicle is recognized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Sebastian Baier, Thorsten Schori
  • Publication number: 20190232961
    Abstract: A method for controlling a distance of a vehicle to a preceding vehicle, characterized in that, in a step of limiting, the distance is limited to a preselected distance target value and, in a step of setting, the distance target value is set using a change of an accelerator pedal angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Sebastian Baier, Thorsten Schori