Patents by Inventor Sebastian Zuther

Sebastian Zuther 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 locating a vehicle in a surrounding area
    Patent number: 12214805
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for locating a vehicle (1) in a surrounding area, comprising the following steps: providing a primary sensor system (2, 34, 41, 52); providing a secondary sensor system (4, 35, 44, 56), the secondary system being configured in such a manner as to provide a backup to the primary system, the primary sensor system and the secondary sensor system being configured in such a manner as to completely control the vehicle; detecting environment data by means of the primary sensor system and the secondary sensor system; creating maps of the surroundings from the environment data from the primary sensor system and the secondary sensor system by means of a computer system; transferring the maps of the surroundings created from the primary sensor system and the maps of the surroundings created from the secondary sensor system to the computer system; generating at least one plausibility-checked primary sensor system sub-map and at least one plausibility-checked secondary sensor system sub-m
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH
    Inventors: Sebastian Zuther, Rolf Dubitzky
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LOCATING A VEHICLE IN A SURROUNDING AREA
    Publication number: 20220266864
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for locating a vehicle (1) in a surrounding area, comprising the following steps: providing a primary sensor system (2, 34, 41, 52); providing a secondary sensor system (4, 35, 44, 56), the secondary system being configured in such a manner as to provide a backup to the primary system, the primary sensor system and the secondary sensor system being configured in such a manner as to completely control the vehicle; detecting environment data by means of the primary sensor system and the secondary sensor system; creating maps of the surroundings from the environment data from the primary sensor system and the secondary sensor system by means of a computer system; transferring the maps of the surroundings created from the primary sensor system and the maps of the surroundings created from the secondary sensor system to the computer system; generating at least one plausibility-checked primary sensor system sub-map and at least one plausibility-checked secondary sensor system sub-m
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Zuther, Rolf Dubitzky