Patents by Inventor Thorsten LANGENHAN

Thorsten LANGENHAN 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).

  • Warning device and method for warning a vehicle driver of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 9650057
    Abstract: A warning device in a motor vehicle is provided for warning a vehicle driver as a function of a triggering signal of a driver assistance system in response to a certain event requiring a driver take-over. In this case, a mobile terminal is present in the vehicle, which can be connected with the driver assistance system and has a corresponding program module, by which the unrestricted use of the mobile terminal is basically permitted, but which, interrupts the unrestricted use and outputs a warning signal, prompting the driver to take over when the triggering signal is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Thorsten Langenhan
  • Warning Device and Method for Warning a Vehicle Driver of a Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20150015386
    Abstract: A warning device in a motor vehicle is provided for warning a vehicle driver as a function of a triggering signal of a driver assistance system in response to a certain event requiring a driver take-over. In this case, a mobile terminal is present in the vehicle, which can be connected with the driver assistance system and has a corresponding program module, by which the unrestricted use of the mobile terminal is basically permitted, but which, interrupts the unrestricted use and outputs a warning signal, prompting the driver to take over when the triggering signal is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventor: Thorsten LANGENHAN