Patents by Inventor Thorsten Tronnier

Thorsten Tronnier 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).

  • Method for assisting a motor vehicle driver when driving through a narrow passage and/or for maintaining a safe distance from a vehicle in front
    Patent number: 10214143
    Abstract: A method for supporting a driver of a motor vehicle when driving the motor vehicle through a narrow passage. In order to provide a cost-effective method, the anticipated vehicle path to be covered next is displayed to the driver. The width of the vehicle path shown corresponds to the actual width of the vehicle. If the length of the vehicle path display is realized in a speed-dependent fashion, information regarding the distance from the preceding vehicle arises as a further advantage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Gresser, Manfred Geischeder, Thorsten Tronnier
  • Advanced driver assistance system having a sensor arrangement for detecting the distance of the own vehicle from a foreign object
    Patent number: 8717156
    Abstract: An advanced driver assistance system for a vehicle is provided. The advanced driver assistance system includes a sensor arrangement for measuring the distance of a foreign object from the vehicle, and an electronic control unit for activating vehicle-internal actuators as a function of information obtained from a signal of the sensor arrangement. The sensor arrangement includes at least one sensor that is arranged on a longitudinal side of the vehicle and measures the distance of the foreign object from the longitudinal vehicle side. The control unit has a program module which emits a warning message to the driver during a forward drive by a connection to at least one of the actuators when the measured distance of the foreign object from the longitudinal vehicle side is smaller than a predefined safety distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thorsten Tronnier, Klaus Gresser
  • Advanced Driver Assistance System Having a Sensor Arrangement for Detecting the Distance of the Own Vehicle from a Foreign Object
    Publication number: 20120154135
    Abstract: An advanced driver assistance system for a vehicle is provided. The advanced driver assistance system includes a sensor arrangement for measuring the distance of a foreign object from the vehicle, and an electronic control unit for activating vehicle-internal actuators as a function of information obtained from a signal of the sensor arrangement. The sensor arrangement includes at least one sensor that is arranged on a longitudinal side of the vehicle and measures the distance of the foreign object from the longitudinal vehicle side. The control unit has a program module which emits a warning message to the driver during a forward drive by a connection to at least one of the actuators when the measured distance of the foreign object from the longitudinal vehicle side is smaller than a predefined safety distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thorsten TRONNIER, Klaus Gresser
  • Method for Assisting a Motor Vehicle Driver When Driving Through a Narrow Passage and/or for Maintaining a Safe Distance from a Vehicle in Front
    Publication number: 20100094541
    Abstract: A method for supporting a driver of a motor vehicle when driving the motor vehicle through a narrow passage. In order to provide a cost-effective method, the anticipated vehicle path to be covered next is displayed to the driver. The width of the vehicle path shown corresponds to the actual width of the vehicle. If the length of the vehicle path display is realized in a speed-dependent fashion, information regarding the distance from the preceding vehicle arises as a further advantage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus GRESSER, Manfred Geischeder, Thorsten Tronnier