Patents by Inventor Thorb Baumgarten

Thorb Baumgarten 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).

  • Publication number: 20230391354
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a device for blocking display and/or operating contexts comprising at least one operating apparatus for detecting user interactions, and an evaluation apparatus, configured to determine a current involvement value at least on the basis of the detected user interactions. The evaluation apparatus is configured to compare the current involvement value with at least one interruption threshold value and to establish a blocking state if the current involvement value reaches the interruption threshold value. The evaluation apparatus blocks or at least restricts at least one operating context of the at least one operating apparatus. The current involvement value is increased for each detected haptic user interaction, insofar as the current involvement value has not reached or exceeded the at least one interruption threshold value and the evaluation apparatus is configured to lower, continuously or in increments of time, the current involvement value by a recovery value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thorb Baumgarten, Alice Gross, Thomas Werner, Eric Haller, Julia Kohl
  • Patent number: 9889794
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an illumination system (1) for an interior (31) of a vehicle (30), the illumination system (1) having a control unit (2) and an ambient illumination (10) with at least one lamp (11), which is designed to emit light in at least one ambient color (40). Furthermore, the invention relates to an illumination system (1) for illuminating an interior (31) of a vehicle (30), having an ambient illumination (10) with at least one lamp (11), which is designed to emit light in at least one ambient color (40), wherein furthermore at least one functional element (20) is arranged in the interior (31) of the vehicle (30), which has an element color (50) for displaying the functional element (20), as well as a vehicle (30) with an illumination system (1) for illuminating an interior (31) of the vehicle (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Heino Wengelnik, Michael Scheible, Markus Neumann, Christian Burghoff, Thorb Baumgarten
  • Publication number: 20170313245
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an illumination system (1) for an interior (31) of a vehicle (30), the illumination system (1) having a control unit (2) and an ambient illumination (10) with at least one lamp (11), which is designed to emit light in at least one ambient color (40). Furthermore, the invention relates to an illumination system (1) for illuminating an interior (31) of a vehicle (30), having an ambient illumination (10) with at least one lamp (11), which is designed to emit light in at least one ambient color (40), wherein furthermore at least one functional element (20) is arranged in the interior (31) of the vehicle (30), which has an element color (50) for displaying the functional element (20), as well as a vehicle (30) with an illumination system (1) for illuminating an interior (31) of the vehicle (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Heino Wengelnik, Michael Scheible, Markus Neumann, Christian Burghoff, Thorb Baumgarten
  • Patent number: 9346399
    Abstract: A method and device for setting at least one parameter of at least one light source, wherein the light source is disposed in a vehicle, wherein the at least one parameter of the at least one light source and at least one parameter of at least one audio source are set by means of activation of a first functional profile, wherein the at least one audio source is disposed in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignees: VOLKSWAGEN AG, AUDI AG
    Inventors: Julia Ahlers, Imke Gaus, Stefanie Wald, Oliver Hengstenberg, Jian Lou, Thorb Baumgarten, Frank Althoff, Werner Hamberger
  • Publication number: 20130046443
    Abstract: A method and device for setting at least one parameter of at least one light source, wherein the light source is disposed in a vehicle, wherein the at least one parameter of the at least one light source and at least one parameter of at least one audio source are set by means of activation of a first functional profile, wherein the at least one audio source is disposed in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Julia Ahlers, Imke Gaus, Stefanie Wald, Oliver Hengstenberg, Jian Lou, Thorb Baumgarten, Frank Althoff, Werner Hamberger