Patents by Inventor Steffen Leib

Steffen Leib 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: 12326031
    Abstract: An actuating device (10) for triggering a function of a vehicle (1) by a user is provided, having a cover element (11) for a vehicle part (2) of the vehicle (1) with a cover inner side (11.1) and a cover outer side (11.2), an electronics unit (12) having a sensor unit (20) for detecting an actuation action (200) of the user for triggering the function of the vehicle (1), an electronics outer side (12.2), and an electronics inner side (12.1) facing the electronics outer side (12.2). A vehicle (1), and a method (100) are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Igor Alexander Gorenzweig, Steffen Leib, Sven Hild, Yevgen Dementyev, Andreas Gornik
  • Patent number: 12286820
    Abstract: The invention relates to an actuating device (10) for triggering a function of a vehicle (1) by a user, having an electronics unit (12) with a sensor unit (20) for detecting an actuation action (200) of the user for triggering the function of the vehicle (1), an electronics outer side (12.2) on which the actuation action (200) of the user can be detected by the sensor unit (20), and an electronics inner side (12.1) which is opposite the electronics outer side (12.2). Furthermore, the invention relates to a vehicle (1), as well as to a method (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Sven Hild, Steffen Leib, Yevgen Dementyev, Igor Alexander Gorenzweig, Andreas Gornik
  • Publication number: 20230175305
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor device (100) for actuating a movable part (101), in particular a sliding door, of a vehicle (1), comprising: a capacitive sensor unit (10) with a plurality of sensor elements (11) for motion detection, in particular gesture detection, of a user to trigger opening and/or closing of the movable part (101), an NFC antenna (30) for communicating with a vehicle-side security system (2) and/or a user-side mobile handheld device (4) in order to trigger unlocking and/or locking of the movable part (101), and a circuit board (20) for accommodating the capacitive sensor unit (10) and the NFC antenna (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Igor Alexander GORENZWEIG, Steffen LEIB, Yevgen DEMENTYEV, Sven HILD, Andreas GORNIK
  • Publication number: 20230144235
    Abstract: The invention relates to an actuating device (10) for triggering a function of a vehicle (1) by a user, having a cover element (11) for a vehicle part (2) of the vehicle (1) with a cover inner side (11.1) and a cover outer side (11.2), an electronics unit (12) having a sensor unit (20) for detecting an actuation action (200) of the user for triggering the function of the vehicle (1), an electronics outer side (12.2), and an electronics inner side (12.1) facing the electronics outer side (12.2). Furthermore, the invention relates to a vehicle (1), and to a method (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Igor Alexander Gorenzweig, Steffen Leib, Sven Hild, Yevgen Dementyev, Andreas Gornik
  • Publication number: 20230066181
    Abstract: The invention relates to an actuating device (10) for triggering a function of a vehicle (1) by a user, having an electronics unit (12) with a sensor unit (20) for detecting an actuation action (200) of the user for triggering the function of the vehicle (1), an electronics outer side (12.2) on which the actuation action (200) of the user can be detected by the sensor unit (20), and an electronics inner side (12.1) which is opposite the electronics outer side (12.2). Furthermore, the invention relates to a vehicle (1), as well as to a method (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Sven Hild, Steffen Leib, Yevgen Dementyev, Igor Alexander Gorenzweig, Andreas Gornik