Patents by Inventor Volker Köster

Volker Köster 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).

  • Vehicle safety device with warning zones
    Patent number: 10957202
    Abstract: A vehicle safety device for warning persons in traffic has an antenna unit having at least a first antenna, a second antenna, and a third antenna. The antennas are mounted spaced apart from each other in a predetermined spatial relationship at predetermined positions on a vehicle to be safe-guarded. Each antenna generates an electromagnetic field. The vehicle safety device also has a control unit in electrical communication with the antenna unit, which defines a warning zone for the vehicle and determines whether a warning module matched to the antenna unit is located within the warning zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Comnovo GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Lewandowski, Ron Winkler, Volker Köster, Dominik Gerstel
  • VEHICLE SAFETY DEVICE WITH WARNING ZONES
    Publication number: 20190287405
    Abstract: A vehicle safety device for warning persons in traffic has an antenna unit having at least a first antenna, a second antenna, and a third antenna. The antennas are mounted spaced apart from each other in a predetermined spatial relationship at predetermined positions on a vehicle to be safe-guarded. Each antenna generates an electromagnetic field. The vehicle safety device also has a control unit in electrical communication with the antenna unit, which defines a warning zone for the vehicle and determines whether a warning module matched to the antenna unit is located within the warning zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas Lewandowski, Ron Winkler, Volker Köster, Dominik Gerstel