Patents by Inventor Thorsten Sonntag

Thorsten Sonntag 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).

  • Protection system, driver assistance system and vehicle component
    Patent number: 11565662
    Abstract: Protection system for an optical sensor in a motor vehicle and for detecting an environment of the motor vehicle is provided, wherein the protection system comprises at least one cover for the optical sensor, which can be brought into a cover position in which the optical sensor is protected from environmental influences by the at least one cover. The protection system comprises a storage device for a plurality of covers, from which at least one cover can be moved into the cover position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventor: Thorsten Sonntag
  • CONTROL UNIT FOR A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND DRIVER ASISSTANCE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230028289
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control device for a driver assistance system, wherein the control device comprises a sensor interface via which the control device can be connected to at least one sensor module to receive data from the at least one sensor module, a power processor which is adapted to detect objects and to provide object data based on the data from the at least one sensor module, and a system interface via which the control device can be connected to a higher-level control device of the driver assistance system for forwarding object data provided by the power processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Ega TSCHISKALE, Thorsten SONNTAG, Michael EWERT, Michael KRESPACH, Benjamin SCHULLCKE, Armin KEMPTER, Michael STUETZ
  • PROTECTION SYSTEM, DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND VEHICLE COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20210162957
    Abstract: Protection system for an optical sensor in a motor vehicle and for detecting an environment of the motor vehicle is provided, wherein the protection system comprises at least one cover for the optical sensor, which can be brought into a cover position in which the optical sensor is protected from environmental influences by the at least one cover. The protection system comprises a storage device for a plurality of covers, from which at least one cover can be moved into the cover position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventor: Thorsten Sonntag