Gerald Schmidt

This inventor holds 11 USPTO granted patents and 6 published patent applications. Top assignees: Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc., Opel Automobile Gmbh. Active years: 2014-2019.

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

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

Calculating rank

USPTO Granted Patents = 11 (Patent Applications = 6)

% Patents Active = 81.8

Average Co-Inventor Count = 2.1

ph-index = 2

Forward Citations = 13(Granted Patents)

Location History:

Frankfurt-am-Main, DE (2014 - 2017)
Ruesselsheim, DE (2019)

Company Filing History:

10 out of 32,050

Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Years Active: 2014-2019

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11 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 10457277 - Driver assistance system (2019-10-29),

2. 10407082 - Method for producing a communications link between a motor vehicle and a mobile user terminal, computer program product, mobile user terminal, system and motor vehicle (2019-09-10),

3. 9792785 - Display strategy for a parking assistance for a motor vehicle (2017-10-17),

4. 9783055 - Driver assistance system (2017-10-10),

5. 9685083 - Computer program product and driver assistance system for a vehicle (2017-06-20),

6. 9566900 - Driver assistance system and operating procedure for the latter (2017-02-14),

7. 9558414 - Method for calculating a response time (2017-01-31),

8. 9428108 - Vehicle environment monitoring system (2016-08-30),

9. 9266472 - Systems and methods to indicate clearance for vehicle door (2016-02-23),

10. 9222789 - Wayfinding method and device (2015-12-29),

11. 8638204 - Driver assistance system (2014-01-28),

Title: Gerald Schmidt: Inventor in Automotive Technology

Introduction

Gerald Schmidt is an inventor based in Frankfurt, Germany. His work includes inventions related to driver assistance and communications between motor vehicles and mobile user terminals. He is associated with 11 patents.

Latest Patents

One of Schmidt’s latest patents describes a driver assistance system designed to help avoid collisions. An environmental sensor detects the vehicle’s surroundings, while a processing unit assesses potential dangers and plans a route to avoid or reduce them. The system also predicts how the driver might respond and selects a route compatible with that anticipated intervention.

Another patent concerns establishing a communications link between a motor vehicle and a mobile user terminal. The method checks whether the terminal can display a transfer indication sent by the vehicle. A link is established if the check succeeds and is withheld if it does not.

Career Highlights

Schmidt’s listed company affiliations include GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., and Opel Automobile GmbH. These affiliations connect his work with automotive technology and vehicle systems.

Collaborations

His listed coworkers include Lena Rittger and Uwe Bonne.

Conclusion

Gerald Schmidt’s patent portfolio reflects contributions to automotive safety and vehicle connectivity, including systems that account for both surrounding hazards and driver responses.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]

6 patents pending: