Patents by Inventor Sebastian STAUFF

Sebastian STAUFF 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).

  • Patent number: 11800320
    Abstract: A system for increasing the security of road users. The system includes motor vehicles, each having a security device that can be activated by an activation signal associated with a security assistance request. The system includes a mobile communication device for transmitting position-data and a selected security assistance request. The system includes a control device for receiving the security assistance request and the acquired current position-data and for transmitting activation signals associated with the security assistance request to an assisting motor vehicle. The control device is configured to specify the one assisting motor vehicle also depending on the acquired current position-data and the security assistance request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sebastian Stauff, Ronny Hause, Thomas Arndt, Sascha Haase, Arne Mueller-Grunau
  • Publication number: 20220124453
    Abstract: A system for increasing the security of road users without an own motor vehicle comprises a plurality of motor vehicles, each having at least one vehicle security device that can be activated by an activation signal associated with a security assistance request and that is connected to a wireless communication interface for receiving the associated activation signal, and comprises a mobile communication device that can be carried by a road user without an own motor vehicle and that has a wireless mobile communication interface and a position-data acquisition unit configured for acquiring its own position-data, and for transmitting the position-data and a selected security assistance request, and comprises a control device, connected to a wireless control-signal interface for receiving the security assistance request and the acquired current position-data, and for transmitting activation signals associated with the security assistance request to an assisting motor vehicle of the plurality of motor vehicles, wh
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sebastian Stauff, Ronny Hause, Thomas Arndt, Sascha Haase, Arne Mueller-Grunau
  • Patent number: 11138886
    Abstract: A system for providing an illuminated path for an object, such as a pedestrian or bicyclist. The system includes a central system unit, a number of vehicles networked with the central system unit and parked in a region. Each of the vehicles includes a detection unit designed to detect an object approaching the parked vehicle and to activate a vehicle light and illuminate a path. Each of the vehicles include a communication unit designed to transmit geo-position data of the parked vehicle. The central system unit is designed, as a result of a route query, to ascertain a route for the object from a starting location to a destination location under the criterion that a maximum number of parked vehicles networked with the central system unit are present along the route so that the best possible path illumination is ensured on the route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Tobias Ricke, Sebastian Stauff, Bruno Alves
  • Publication number: 20210287544
    Abstract: A system for providing an illuminated path for an object, such as a pedestrian or bicyclist. The system includes a central system unit, a number of vehicles networked with the central system unit and parked in a region. Each of the vehicles includes a detection unit designed to detect an object approaching the parked vehicle and to activate a vehicle light and illuminate a path. Each of the vehicles include a communication unit designed to transmit geo-position data of the parked vehicle. The central system unit is designed, as a result of a route query, to ascertain a route for the object from a starting location to a destination location under the criterion that a maximum number of parked vehicles networked with the central system unit are present along the route so that the best possible path illumination is ensured on the route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Tobias Ricke, Sebastian Stauff, Bruno Alves
  • Publication number: 20200153383
    Abstract: The invention concerns a solar cell arrangement (2, 8) for an electrically drivable motor vehicle (1, 7), having at least one flexible structure (3, 10), at least one inflatable chamber (4) which is arranged or formed on the flexible structure (3, 10), at least one solar cell unit (6) arranged on the flexible structure (3, 10), and at least one transfer device connected to the chamber (4) for transferring the flexible structure (3, 10) from a slack stowage state into a tensioned function state. In order to provide a more effective solar cell arrangement (2, 8), at least one element of a shape-memory polymer is arranged on the flexible structure (3, 10), and/or the flexible structure (3, 10) is formed at least partially from a shape-memory polymer, and/or a wall of the chamber (4) is formed at least partially from a shape-memory polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sebastian Stauff, Bruno Alves, Tobias Ricke
  • Patent number: 10604157
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus that tests a driver assistance system. In a method that tests a driver assistance system in a vehicle, the vehicle includes at least one visual sensor, and the driver assistance system initiates a vehicle reaction based on input data provided by the visual sensor. A provision of the input data is modified using at least one virtual object. In this ease, this modification is carried out by virtue of an image captured by the visual sensor, or scenery captured by the visual sensor being enriched using the at least one virtual object before being captured by the visual sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Nils Gerber, Tobias Fraatz, Franziskus Bauer, Sascha Haase, Sebastian Stauff
  • Patent number: 10598523
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a sensor carrier as a mechanical connection of a sensor to a component of a motor vehicle. The sensor carrier has a sensor section to fix the sensor to the sensor carrier, at least one component section to fix the sensor carrier to the component, and at least one intermediate section that connects the sensor section to the at least one component section. The sensor carrier is composed, at least in the intermediate section, of an inherently rigid cellular material, the cavities of cellular material are arranged regularly, at least in some sections, specifically in such a way that, starting from a defined minimum force, the material of the sensor carrier in the intermediate section is intrinsically more deformable in at least one direction than in other directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Bruno Alves, Sebastian Stauff
  • Patent number: 10512177
    Abstract: A housing that accommodates and clads electrical components includes a first housing part with a contact area that bears against a windshield of a motor vehicle. A second housing part, which is connected to the first housing part to form a cavity, where the electrical or electronic components are arranged in the cavity. The first or the second housing part has a number of conductor tracks that are conductively connected to the electrical components. In addition, the disclosure relates to a motor vehicle having a housing of this kind and an on-board electronics system, wherein at least some of the conductor tracks are connected to the on-board electronics system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sebastian Stauff, Sascha Haase
  • Publication number: 20190029128
    Abstract: A housing that accommodates and dads electrical components includes a first housing part with a contact area that bears against a windshield of a motor vehicle. A second housing part, which is connected to the first housing part to form a cavity, where the electrical or electronic components are arranged in the cavity. The first or the second housing part has a number of conductor tracks that are conductively connected to the electrical components. In addition, the disclosure relates to a motor vehicle having a housing of this kind and an on-board electronics system, wherein at least some of the conductor tracks are connected to the on-board electronics system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Sebastian STAUFF, Sascha HAASE
  • Publication number: 20180364077
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a sensor carrier as a mechanical connection of a sensor to a component of a motor vehicle. The sensor carrier has a sensor section to fix the sensor to the sensor carrier, at least one component section to fix the sensor carrier to the component, and at least one intermediate section that connects the sensor section to the at least one component section. The sensor carrier is composed, at least in the intermediate section, of an inherently rigid cellular material, the cavities of cellular material are arranged regularly, at least in some sections, specifically in such a way that, starting from a defined minimum force, the material of the sensor carrier in the intermediate section is intrinsically more deformable in at least one direction than in other directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Bruno ALVES, Sebastian STAUFF
  • Publication number: 20180093674
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus that tests a driver assistance system. In a method that tests a driver assistance system in a vehicle, the vehicle includes at least one visual sensor, and the driver assistance system initiates a vehicle reaction based on input data provided by the visual sensor. A provision of the input data is modified using at least one virtual object. In this ease, this modification is carried out by virtue of an image captured by the visual sensor, or scenery captured by the visual sensor being enriched using the at least one virtual object before being captured by the visual sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Nils GERBER, Tobias FRAATZ, Franziskus BAUER, Sascha HAASE, Sebastian STAUFF