Lehrte, Germany

Gerald Eckert

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent and 1 EPO patent. Top assignee: Volkswagen Ag. Active years: 2017.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Gerald Eckert. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/gerald-eckert

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

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% Patents Active = 100.0

 

Average Co-Inventor Count = 2.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 1(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 2017

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Gerald Eckert: Inventor of a Vehicle Parking Assistance Method

Introduction

Gerald Eckert is an inventor associated with Lehrte, Germany, and Volkswagen AG. His patent work includes a method and device designed to assist drivers with reverse parking.

Latest Patents

Eckert is credited with 1 patent: “Method and device for parking a vehicle.” The invention assists with reversing into a longitudinal parking space using a rear-view camera system. It displays the area behind the vehicle and overlays two three-dimensional symbols, particularly cuboids, to help determine the parking position. The distance between the symbols corresponds to one side of a minimum parking space for the vehicle.

Career Highlights

Eckert’s listed invention addresses a practical challenge in vehicle parking by combining camera imagery with visual markers that help drivers assess whether a space is large enough.

Collaborations

Eckert is associated with Volkswagen AG. His listed coworker is Georg Lambert.

Conclusion

Gerald Eckert’s patent reflects an approach to parking assistance that uses rear-view camera images and three-dimensional markers to support reverse parking in longitudinal spaces.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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