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DE file number : 10 2009 023 093.9 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: August 2, 2025)

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INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Pending/in force
21	DE file number	DAKZ	10 2009 023 093.9
54	Designation/title	TI	Verfahren zur Fahrlichtsteuerung eines Fahrzeugs
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	B60Q 1/14 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	B60Q 1/08 (2006.01), B60Q 1/12 (2006.01), F21S 41/657 (2018.01), G06V 20/58 (2022.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	May 28, 2009
43	Date of first publication	OT	Nov 18, 2010
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Jun 29, 2023
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Mercedes-Benz Group AG, 70372 Stuttgart, DE
72	Inventor	IN	Oltmann, Volker, Dipl.-Ing., 75365 Calw, DE; Woltermann, Bernd, Dipl.-Inform., 70736 Fellbach, DE
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102009023093A1 Searchable text: DE102009023093A1 Original document: DE102009023093B4 Searchable text: DE102009023093B4
	Address for service		Mercedes-Benz Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG, 70546 Stuttgart, DE
66 66	Domestic priority	PRN PRD	10 2009 020 870.4 May 12, 2009
	Due date	FT FG	May 31, 2026 Annual fee for the 18th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		56
57	Abstract	AB	Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Fahrlichtsteuerung eines Fahrzeugs (F) mit zumindest einem schwenkbaren Scheinwerfer (2li, 2re), bei dem als Lichtverteilungen eine Abblendlichtverteilung (AVri, AVre) und eine Fernlichtverteilung (FVri, FVre) eingestellt werden, und mit einem Sensor (1) zu einer Detektion von entgegenkommenden und/oder sich in gleicher Richtung bewegenden Objekten (O), wobei die Fernlichtverteilung (FVri, FVre) in Abhängigkeit von einer Position der detektierten Objekte (O) derart aus dem Bereich dieser geschwenkt wird, dass ein für die Objekte (O) blendfreier Raum erzeugt wird, wobei die Fernlichtverteilung (FVri, FVre) maximal bis an seitliche Kanten (K) des Objekts (O) geschwenkt wird und wobei mittels des Sensors (1) die seitlichen Kanten (K) mindestens eines vor dem Fahrzeug (F) befindlichen Objekts (O) in Form eines linken Kantenwinkels (ω↓K↓↑li↑) und eines rechten Kantenwinkels (ω↓K↓↑re↑) in Bezug auf eine Sensornullachse (Y↓S↓) des Sensors (1) ermittelt werden.$A Erfindungsgemäß wird bei einer Verkleinerung des linken Kantenwinkels (ω↓K↓↑li↑) und/oder des rechten Kantenwinkels (ω↓K↓↑re↑) die Fernlichtverteilung (FVli, FVre) auf der entsprechenden Seite mit einer vorgebbaren Schwenkgeschwindigkeit geschwenkt und bei einer Vergrößerung des linken Kantenwinkels (ω↓K↓↑li↑) und/oder des rechten Kantenwinkels (ω↓K↓↑re↑) wird die Fernlichtverteilung (FVli, FVre) auf der entsprechenden Seite mit einer maximal möglichen Schwenkgeschwindigkeit ...
56	Citations	CT	WO002009039882A1 (WO 2009/ 039 882 A1) DE102008014182A1 (DE 10 2008 014 182 A1)
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Nov 18, 2010
	Number of official communications (office actions)		2
	Number of responses		2
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	May 27, 2011
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Jun 12, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Jun 12, 2025 Due date: changed May 17, 2025 St.36: changed (technical change) Aug 6, 2024 St.36: changed (technical change) May 27, 2011 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

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1	Pre-registration procedure	The application is under preliminary examination	May 28, 2009		Details anzeigen
2	Pre-registration procedure	Pre-registration procedure has been concluded	Sep 14, 2009		Details anzeigen
3	Publications	Publication of application (Offenlegungsschrift)	Nov 18, 2010	Nov 18, 2010	Details anzeigen
4	Examination procedure	Request for examination effectively filed	Oct 24, 2012	Dec 20, 2012	Details anzeigen
5	Examination procedure	Official communication on examination	Jul 11, 2014		Details anzeigen
6	Examination procedure	Reply to official communication	Oct 29, 2014		Details anzeigen
7	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Oct 8, 2020	Nov 19, 2020	Details anzeigen
8	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Mar 31, 2022	May 12, 2022	Details anzeigen
9	Examination procedure	Official communication on examination	Jul 8, 2022		Details anzeigen
10	Examination procedure	Reply to official communication	Nov 28, 2022		Details anzeigen
11	Examination procedure	Decision to grant patent by Examining Section/Patent Division	Mar 20, 2023		Details anzeigen
12	Publications	Patent specification	Jun 29, 2023	Jun 29, 2023	Details anzeigen
13	Examination procedure	Grant of patent has become final	Apr 3, 2024	Jun 6, 2024	Details anzeigen

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Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 28, 2009

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Type of procedure	VART	Pre-registration procedure
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Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 14, 2009

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	Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication of application (Offenlegungsschrift)
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 18, 2010
	Issue number	HN	46
	Year	PJ	2010
	Publication date	VT	Nov 18, 2010
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
	Part	HT	Part 2
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102009023093A1 Searchable text: DE102009023093A1

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Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
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Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 24, 2012
Issue number	HN	51
Year	PJ	2012
Publication date	VT	Dec 20, 2012
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 2
Third party request		No
Date of receipt	AEGT	Oct 24, 2012

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Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jul 11, 2014

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Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 29, 2014

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	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 8, 2020
	Issue number	HN	47
	Year	PJ	2020
	Publication date	VT	Nov 19, 2020
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 2
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Daimler AG, Stuttgart, DE
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Daimler AG, 70327 Stuttgart, DE
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Nov 3, 2020

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	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 31, 2022
	Issue number	HN	19
	Year	PJ	2022
	Publication date	VT	May 12, 2022
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 2
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Mercedes-Benz Group AG, 70372 Stuttgart, DE
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Daimler AG, Stuttgart, DE
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	May 7, 2022

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Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jul 8, 2022
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 9, 2022

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Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 28, 2022
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Nov 30, 2022

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Legal/procedural status	VST	Decision to grant patent by Examining Section/Patent Division
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 20, 2023
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Mar 21, 2023

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	Legal/procedural status	VST	Patent specification
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 29, 2023
	Issue number	HN	26
	Year	PJ	2023
	Publication date	VT	Jun 29, 2023
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
	Part	HT	Part 3
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102009023093B4 Searchable text: DE102009023093B4
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jun 29, 2023

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Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 3, 2024
Issue number	HN	23
Year	PJ	2024
Publication date	VT	Jun 6, 2024
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jun 6, 2024