Patents by Inventor Tim Kayser

Tim Kayser 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).

  • Wind tunnel for a motor vehicle with optical vehicle configuration determination and method for operating a wind tunnel with optical vehicle configuration determination
    Patent number: 11761849
    Abstract: A wind tunnel for a motor vehicle, with a fan, a test section, through which an air stream generated by the fan can flow, a recording device for recording different motor vehicles within the test section, and a testing device for determining aerodynamic characteristics of the motor vehicle. The wind tunnel also includes an optical sensing device for sensing an outer contour of the motor vehicle recorded by the recording device, an evaluating unit and a linking unit. The evaluating unit determines a vehicle configuration from the outer contour of the motor vehicle sensed by the optical sensing device. The linking unit links the vehicle configuration of the motor vehicle determined by the evaluating unit with the test results determined by the testing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventors: Tim Kayser, Marcel Straub, Jan-Niklas Helbach, Matthias Braun, Jin Gong
  • WIND TUNNEL FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A WIND TUNNEL
    Publication number: 20220196516
    Abstract: A wind tunnel for a motor vehicle, with a fan, a test section, through which an air stream generated by the fan can flow, a recording device for recording different motor vehicles within the test section, and a testing device for determining aerodynamic characteristics of the motor vehicle. The wind tunnel also includes an optical sensing device for sensing an outer contour of the motor vehicle recorded by the recording device, an evaluating unit and a linking unit. The evaluating unit determines a vehicle configuration from the outer contour of the motor vehicle sensed by the optical sensing device. The linking unit links the vehicle configuration of the motor vehicle determined by the evaluating unit with the test results determined by the testing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tim Kayser, Marcel Straub, Jan-Niklas Helbach, Matthias Braun, Jin Gong