Patents by Inventor Thomas Hausmann

Thomas Hausmann 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: 11498475
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a projection device to project a light distribution for driver information in the longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle onto the ground in front of the motor vehicle. The light function of the projected light distribution is different from a low beam and a high beam light. During operation of the projection device within a predefined interval of the vehicle speed in the forward direction of the motor vehicle, an increase in the extent of the light distribution in the longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle occurs as the vehicle speed increases. The extent of the light distribution at each vehicle speed is thereby greater than or equal to the extent at lower vehicle speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes Aulbach, Marina Budanow, Thomas Hausmann, Stefan Weber
  • Publication number: 20220063480
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a projection device to project a light distribution for driver information in the longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle onto the ground in front of the motor vehicle. The light function of the projected light distribution is different from a low beam and a high beam light. During operation of the projection device within a predefined interval of the vehicle speed in the forward direction of the motor vehicle, an increase in the extent of the light distribution in the longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle occurs as the vehicle speed increases. The extent of the light distribution at each vehicle speed is thereby greater than or equal to the extent at lower vehicle speeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Johannes AULBACH, Marina BUDANOW, Thomas HAUSMANN, Stefan WEBER
  • Patent number: 11046245
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a lighting module that generates a symbol on the ground in the surroundings of the motor vehicle, a surrounding sensor system that detects sensor information in a region in the surroundings of the motor vehicle, and a controller designed to control the lighting module depending on the sensor information such that the symbol is generated automatically by the lighting module in a ground region between the motor vehicle and another road user as soon as the distance between the motor vehicle and the other road user falls below a specified threshold according to the sensor information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmut Erdl, Abdelmalek Hanafi, Thomas Hausmann, Lenja Sorokin
  • Patent number: 10920951
    Abstract: The invention relates to a headlight for a motor vehicle having a plurality of main light modules configured to produce a main light distribution for low beam and high beam. The headlight also has a laser light module comprised of one or more laser diodes configured to produce a laser light distribution in addition to the main light distribution. The headlight is configured such that, during operation, the laser light distribution is movable in a manner decoupled from the main light distribution and relative to the main light distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Hausmann, Rene Uebler
  • Patent number: 10746369
    Abstract: A headlamp for a motor vehicle has a multi-aperture projection display, which has a lighting device and a planar image generator and an array of projection lenses, wherein each projection lens is associated with a segment of the planar image generator such that, when the array is illuminated by the lighting device, at least some of the segments are projected in front of the headlamp by the associated projection lenses in order to produce at least one light distribution. Predetermined segments from the segments of the planar image generator in one or more partial areas of the planar image generator are designed and arranged in relation to each other in such a way that, when the illuminant is switched off, a symbol arrangement perceptible to an observer is presented on the planar image generator at a viewing angle of the observer in a predetermined viewing angle range toward the headlamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tina Gehb, Thomas Hausmann, Marcel Sieler
  • Publication number: 20200184567
    Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to an automated transaction-based risk assignment. A risk relationship data store may contain electronic records that represent a plurality of risk relationships between an enterprise and a plurality of entities, and each record may include a relationship identifier and attribute resource values associated with risk attributes. A back-end application computer server may receive an indication of a transaction between a first and second entity and interact with the first entity to create a definition document for the transaction. The server may also receive from the first entity an indication that a transaction-based risk relationship should be created with the enterprise in connection with the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Brandon A. Banks, Daniel L Campany, Andrew Thomas Hausmann, Christopher S. Lowell, Doug A Summerson, Albert Lee Whitley, JR.
  • Patent number: 10604064
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has a surroundings lighting device, where the surroundings lighting device includes a first projection module arranged adjacent to a pivotable vehicle door of the motor vehicle in an immobile vehicle bodywork component, where when the first projection module is switched on, the first projection module projects a light distribution onto the ground adjacent to the immobile vehicle bodywork component. A second projection module is arranged on the outside of the vehicle door, where when the second projection module is switched on, the second projection module projects a pictogram onto the ground. The surroundings lighting device is configured to, when an event which is triggered by a user in the surroundings of the motor vehicle is detected, switch on the first projection module and at the same time, or after a delay, switch on the second projection module such that the pictogram is projected onto the light distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Patrick Kuhl, Thomas Hausmann
  • Publication number: 20190389373
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a lighting module that generates a symbol on the ground in the surroundings of the motor vehicle, a surrounding sensor system that detects sensor information in a region in the surroundings of the motor vehicle, and a controller designed to control the lighting module depending on the sensor information such that the symbol is generated automatically by the lighting module in a ground region between the motor vehicle and another road user as soon as the distance between the motor vehicle and the other road user falls below a specified threshold according to the sensor information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Helmut ERDL, Abdelmalek HANAFI, Thomas HAUSMANN, Lenja SOROKIN
  • Publication number: 20190203901
    Abstract: The invention relates to a headlight for a motor vehicle having a plurality of main light modules configured to produce a main light distribution for low beam and high beam. The headlight also has a laser light module comprised of one or more laser diodes configured to produce a laser light distribution in addition to the main light distribution. The headlight is configured such that, during operation, the laser light distribution is movable in a manner decoupled from the main light distribution and relative to the main light distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas HAUSMANN, Rene UEBLER
  • Publication number: 20190011102
    Abstract: A headlamp for a motor vehicle has a multi-aperture projection display, which has a lighting device and a planar image generator and an array of projection lenses, wherein each projection lens is associated with a segment of the planar image generator such that, when the array is illuminated by the lighting device, at least some of the segments are projected in front of the headlamp by the associated projection lenses in order to produce at least one light distribution. Predetermined segments from the segments of the planar image generator in one or more partial areas of the planar image generator are designed and arranged in relation to each other in such a way that, when the illuminant is switched off, a symbol arrangement perceptible to an observer is presented on the planar image generator at a viewing angle of the observer in a predetermined viewing angle range toward the headlamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Tina GEHB, Thomas HAUSMANN, Marcel SIELER
  • Publication number: 20180361915
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has a surroundings lighting device, where the surroundings lighting device includes a first projection module arranged adjacent to a pivotable vehicle door of the motor vehicle in an immobile vehicle bodywork component, where when the first projection module is switched on, the first projection module projects a light distribution onto the ground adjacent to the immobile vehicle bodywork component. A second projection module is arranged on the outside of the vehicle door, where when the second projection module is switched on, the second projection module projects a pictogram onto the ground. The surroundings lighting device is configured to, when an event which is triggered by a user in the surroundings of the motor vehicle is detected, switch on the first projection module and at the same time, or after a delay, switch on the second projection module such that the pictogram is projected onto the light distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Patrick KUHL, Thomas HAUSMANN
  • Patent number: 9353780
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device to connect two parts, which is characterized by at least two needles which are connected on a base side to separate carriers, of which at least one carrier is operatively connected to the drive element for adjusting the needles, wherein in an initial position of the needles the needle tip are axially displaced with respect to one another and in a bracing position the needle tips are opposite one another in such a way that the supporting areas thereof are situated at the same axial level. The needles have in the region of their tips relative to their mutually facing areas integrated elevations and depressions in order to thereby control the spreading of the needle tips when the needles are actually displaced with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas Hausmann
  • Publication number: 20150159685
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connecting device for connecting two preferably plate-like parts, which is essentially characterized by at least two needles which are connected on the base side to separate carriers, of which at least one carrier is operatively connected to the drive element for actually adjusting the needles, wherein in an initial position of the needles the needle tip are axially displaced with respect to one another and in a bracing position the needle tips are opposite one another in such a way that the supporting areas thereof are situated at the same axial level—The needles have in the region of their tips relative to their mutually facing areas integrated elevations and depressions in order to thereby control the spreading of the needle tips when the needles are actually displaced with respect to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas Hausmann
  • Patent number: 7001403
    Abstract: A saw blade for medical, in particular surgical, applications having a recess for mounting the saw blade inside a saw which exerts an saw movement, especially an oscillating saw movement, to the saw blade. In order to improve the dynamic behavior of the saw blade, longitudinal flat areas of a surface of the saw blade are provided with a plurality of superficial impressions of a defined contour that are aligned at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the saw blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Hausmann, Christian Hendrich
  • Publication number: 20030032971
    Abstract: The invention relates to a saw blade (1) for medical, in particular, surgical applications which comprises a recess (3) for mounting the saw blade inside a saw which exerts a saw movement, especially an oscillating saw movement, onto the saw blade (1). In order to improve the dynamic behavior of the saw blade (1), the invention provides that the flat area (6) of the saw blade (1) has a number of superficial impressions (5) of a defined contour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas Hausmann, Christian Hendrich