Patents by Inventor Susanne Köhler

Susanne Köhler 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: 11858429
    Abstract: A structural unit for provision in the front end or in the tail end of a motor vehicle, wherein the structural unit comprises a support body and at least two environment sensing systems, wherein the environment sensing systems are received on the support body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Mathias Drueppel, Susanne Koehler, Werner Koesters, Christian Smarslik
  • Publication number: 20230311762
    Abstract: A headlamp system is provided for vehicles with an imaging unit and with an optical unit. The optical unit generates a light distribution that features a plurality of light patches. The light patches are each generated by mapping of at least one light pixel of the imaging unit. An actuator unit includes a corrective mechanism, by which, in event of presence of a defective light pixel that cannot be mapped by the optical unit on a light patch, at least one corrective light pixel is actuated, by means of which a light patch adjacent to the defective light patch not illuminated by the defective light pixel features a changed intensity progression in comparison to non-defective state. At least one flight patch adjacent to the defective light patch features an increased corrective intensity progression in comparison to the non-defective state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Florian Herold, Alexander Klarius, Ulrich-Christian Knaack, Susanne Koehler, Alexander Schwan
  • Patent number: 11285865
    Abstract: A method and device for controlling at least one light module of a lamp unit of a vehicle, comprising a light controller and a surroundings detection device, the front surroundings of the vehicle being illuminated with the aid of the light controller and the light module, depending on an object classified as relevant. The lamp unit has a luminance detection device for detecting the luminances of the detected object classified as relevant in the front surroundings of the vehicle and object surroundings of the front surroundings around this object, and the front surroundings of the vehicle are illuminated, depending on the luminance contrast between the object and the object surroundings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Susanne Koehler, Boris Kubitza, Carsten Wilks, Juergen Locher
  • Publication number: 20210362646
    Abstract: A structural unit for provision in the front end or in the tail end of a motor vehicle, wherein the structural unit comprises a support body and at least two environment sensing systems, wherein the environment sensing systems are received on the support body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Mathias DRUEPPEL, Susanne KOEHLER, Werner KOESTERS, Christian SMARSLIK
  • Publication number: 20200198527
    Abstract: A method and device for controlling at least one light module of a lamp unit of a vehicle, comprising a light controller and a surroundings detection device, the front surroundings of the vehicle being illuminated with the aid of the light controller and the light module, depending on an object classified as relevant. The lamp unit has a luminance detection device for detecting the luminances of the detected object classified as relevant in the front surroundings of the vehicle and object surroundings of the front surroundings around this object, and the front surroundings of the vehicle are illuminated, depending on the luminance contrast between the object and the object surroundings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & CO KGAA
    Inventors: Susanne KOEHLER, Boris KUBITZA, Carsten WILKS, Juergen LOCHER
  • Patent number: 10451259
    Abstract: A headlight featuring a laser light source and a converter for converting a short-wave laser beam generated by the laser light source into white light. The headlight also includes a light-forming element for creating a beam path using the white light of the laser light source, as well as an IR sensor for measuring the IR radiation generated by the converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Bernd Fischer, Susanne Köhler, Philip Stroop, Benjamin Willeke
  • Publication number: 20180274770
    Abstract: A headlight featuring a laser light source and a converter for converting a short-wave laser beam generated by the laser light source into white light. The headlight also includes a light-forming element for creating a beam path using the white light of the laser light source, as well as an IR sensor for measuring the IR radiation generated by the converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Bernd Fischer, Susanne Köhler, Philip Stroop, Benjamin Willeke