Patents
US 12403917 B2: Calibration apparatus for offset vehicle sensor
- Granted
- 2025-09-02
- Filed
- 2021-12-14 application 17550772
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
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Abstract
A calibration apparatus and method suitable for calibration of an offset sensor of a subject vehicle. The calibration apparatus comprises a reference structure that is placed into, a reference locus using image data generated by a camera associated with the reference structure. An offset-target structure is then placed into position by coupling the offset-target structure to the reference structure, the coupling providing an appropriate locus for the offset-target structure during calibration of the offset sensor. The coupling restricts the linear and rotational displacement of the offset-target structure during calibration.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250902.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosch Automotive Service Solutions, Inc. 235 patents | US company or organization | Warren, MI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robert Bosch GmbH 16,633 patents | Foreign company or organization | Stuttgart, DE | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston Meyer | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Scott Bartkowiak | Novi, MI | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60W | Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function; control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles; road vehicle drive control systems for purposes not related to the control of a particular sub-unit | B60W50/0205 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01S | Radio direction-finding; radio navigation; determining distance or velocity by use of radio waves; locating or presence-detecting by use of the reflection or reradiation of radio waves; analogous arrangements using other waves | G01S7/40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06V | Image or video recognition or understanding | G06V10/751 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BARTKOWIAK, SCOTT signed 2019-12-19 MYER, WESTON signed 2021-12-09 | BOSCH AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE SOLUTIONS INC. WARREN, MI ROBERT BOSCH GMBH STUTTGART | 61491/897 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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