Patents by Inventor Steffen Swoboda

Steffen Swoboda 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 for operating a motor vehicle with a headlight for the fast and safe setting of a leaving-home position, headlight, and motor vehicle
    Patent number: 11614214
    Abstract: A method is provided for operating a motor vehicle (100) having a headlight (1) with a projection module (2). The projection module (2) is moved into a projection position by a motor (3) to regulate a beam width of the headlight (1). The motor (3) is controlled to move the projection module (2) into the projection position and to reach a motor setpoint value. The motor setpoint value is stored in a non-volatile memory (4) of the headlight (1) and, when a voltage supply to the headlight (1) is activated following deactivation of the voltage supply, the projection module (2) is moved, starting from the stored motor setpoint value, into a leaving-home position so as to illuminate an environment adjacent to the motor vehicle (100). A headlight (1) and a motor vehicle (100) also are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Dominik Walter, Benjamin Hummel, Marinko Tuka, Steffen Swoboda, Maximilian Bossler
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A HEADLIGHT FOR THE FAST AND SAFE SETTING OF A LEAVING-HOME POSITION, HEADLIGHT, AND MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220146070
    Abstract: A method is provided for operating a motor vehicle (100) having a headlight (1) with a projection module (2). The projection module (2) is moved into a projection position by a motor (3) to regulate a beam width of the headlight (1). The motor (3) is controlled to move the projection module (2) into the projection position and to reach a motor setpoint value. The motor setpoint value is stored in a non-volatile memory (4) of the headlight (1) and, when a voltage supply to the headlight (1) is activated following deactivation of the voltage supply, the projection module (2) is moved, starting from the stored motor setpoint value, into a leaving-home position so as to illuminate an environment adjacent to the motor vehicle (100). A headlight (1) and a motor vehicle (100) also are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Dominik Walter, Benjamin Hummel, Marinko Tuka, Steffen Swoboda, Maximilian Bossler