This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent and 3 published patent applications. Top assignee: Preh Gmbh. Active years: 2026.
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Years Active: 2026
Title: Manfred Schneider: Inventor of an Adaptive-Capacitive Steering Wheel
Introduction
Manfred Schneider is an inventor associated with Oberthulba, Germany, and Preh GmbH. His work includes an invention for detecting a driver’s touch on a motor vehicle steering wheel.
Latest Patents
Schneider is credited with 1 patent: “Steering Wheel with Adaptive-Capacitive Touch Recognition, an Associated Assembly and Motor Vehicle.” The invention describes a steering wheel with a hub that can be detachably attached to a vehicle’s steering shaft and a rim fixed to the hub. An electrode integrated into the rim enables capacitive touch detection. An electrical connection outside the steering wheel supplies a measuring potential and detects touch, while non-volatile data storage on or in the wheel can be read by an external reading unit connected to the electronic evaluation unit.
Career Highlights
Schneider’s listed patent focuses on integrating touch-sensing technology and data storage into a steering wheel assembly. The design brings together components in the wheel and external electronics to support touch recognition.
Collaborations
Schneider is associated with Preh GmbH. Lutz Doebrich is identified as a coworker.
Conclusion
Manfred Schneider’s patent presents a steering wheel design that combines capacitive touch recognition with an externally readable data-storage unit for use in a motor vehicle.
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