Patents by Inventor Thomas DESERNO

Thomas DESERNO 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).

  • Systems and method for estimating and monitoring occupant injury level in real time in vehicle crashes
    Patent number: 12509014
    Abstract: The invention refers to a crash monitoring system (10) for a vehicle (50) equipped with an airbag (52). The system (10) comprises an occupant monitoring system (12) configured for providing a mass value corresponding to a mass of the head (42) of an occupant (40) of the vehicle (50); an airbag pressure sensor (14) configured for providing a pressure value corresponding to a gas pressure within the airbag (52) of the vehicle (50); an airbag contact sensor (16) configured for providing a contact area value corresponding to a contact area at which the head (42) of the occupant (40) of the vehicle (50) contacts the airbag (52) of the vehicle (50); and a processing unit (18) configured for providing an acceleration value corresponding to an acceleration of the head (42) of the occupant (40) of the vehicle (50) based on the mass value, the pressure value and the contact area value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE INGOLSTADT
    Inventors: Naveen Shirur, Christian Birkner, Roman Henze, Thomas Deserno
  • SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING AND MONITORING OCCUPANT INJURY LEVEL IN REAL TIME IN VEHICLE CRASHES
    Publication number: 20240227714
    Abstract: The invention refers to a crash monitoring system (10) for a vehicle (50) equipped with an airbag (52). The system (10) comprises an occupant monitoring system (12) configured for providing a mass value corresponding to a mass of the head (42) of an occupant (40) of the vehicle (50); an airbag pressure sensor (14) configured for providing a pressure value corresponding to a gas pressure within the airbag (52) of the vehicle (50); an airbag contact sensor (16) configured for providing a contact area value corresponding to a contact area at which the head (42) of the occupant (40) of the vehicle (50) contacts the airbag (52) of the vehicle (50); and a processing unit (18) configured for providing an acceleration value corresponding to an acceleration of the head (42) of the occupant (40) of the vehicle (50) based on the mass value, the pressure value and the contact area value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Naveen SHIRUR, Christian BIRKNER, Roman HENZE, Thomas DESERNO