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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karl Naab, Woerth, DE;
Wolfgang Hahn, Schwabhausen, DE;
Assignee:
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Munich, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q / ; G08G / ; G01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359896 ; 340435 ; 340903 ; 2502061 ;
Abstract
In the case of a laser beam device for motor vehicles, including at least one transmitter, at least one receiver and a resolving lens system for laser beams by which an area situated in front of the motor vehicle can be scanned while being divided into several explored areas, a central area is adjoined on both sides by marginal areas whose explored areas overlap with that of the central area.