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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2023
Applicant:
Aptiv Technologies Ag, Schaffhausen, CH;
Inventors:
Vikas Kumar, Gummersbach, DE;
Rainer Bunse, Morsbach, DE;
Christoph Rott, Cologne, DE;
Philipp Botschen, Cologne, DE;
Roland Menne, Olpe, DE;
Assignee:
Aptiv Technologies AG, Schaffhausen, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/006 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); G07C 5/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods for determining the location of a damage applied to a parked vehicle using an acceleration sensor and an ultrasonic sensor provided at an electronic control unit within the interior of the parked vehicle.