Patents by Inventor Wouter Kets

Wouter Kets 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).

  • Control device for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 8960361
    Abstract: A control device for a motor vehicle has a manually controllable drive position selector element and a control element for controlling secondary functions of the motor vehicle. The drive position selector element and the control element for the secondary functions are attached to a common base body which is movable relative to an interior lining part of the motor vehicle. The drive position selector element is designed such that it can be used as a hand rest for the control element for the secondary functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Jacques Helot, Ulrich Beierlein, Wouter Kets, Imanuel Merk
  • Apparatus for displaying information in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 8730128
    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying information in a motor vehicle, has a first display device which has a display area which is arranged in a dashboard of the motor vehicle. The apparatus also has a second display device for displaying the information on a windshield of the motor vehicle, which has a projection device. The second display device is arranged with respect to the first display device, and the two display devices are connected to a common control device, in such a way that coherent information, which continues from the first display device to the second display device, can be displayed on the two display devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Jacques Helot, Wouter Kets, Ulrich Beierlein, Imanuel Merk
  • CONTROL DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20130091971
    Abstract: A control device for a motor vehicle has a manually controllable drive position selector element and a control element for controlling secondary functions of the motor vehicle. The drive position selector element and the control element for the secondary functions are attached to a common base body which is movable relative to an interior lining part of the motor vehicle. The drive position selector element is designed such that it can be used as a hand rest for the control element for the secondary functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Jacques Helot, Ulrich Beierlein, Wouter Kets, Imanuel Merk
  • APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION IN A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20130088412
    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying information in a motor vehicle, has a first display device which has a display area which is arranged in a dashboard of the motor vehicle. The apparatus also has a second display device for displaying the information on a windshield of the motor vehicle, which has a projection device. The second display device is arranged with respect to the first display device, and the two display devices are connected to a common control device, in such a way that coherent information, which continues from the first display device to the second display device, can be displayed on the two display devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Jacques Helot, Wouter Kets, Ulrich Beierlein, Imanuel Merk