Patents by Inventor Anton Faffelberger

Anton Faffelberger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10274151
    Abstract: A light-guiding element (1) for a lighting unit, comprising a light-guiding body (5) having at least one light entry face (2) and at least one light exit face (3), wherein the at least one light entry face (2) comprises a plurality of entry sub-faces (2a) offset from one another at least in the light propagation direction (?x), wherein the entry sub-faces (2a) are oriented substantially normal to the light propagation direction (?x).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Anton Faffelberger, Bernd Eichinger
  • Patent number: 10047924
    Abstract: A motor vehicle light system (2) comprising at least two light sources (12a through 12d), at least two optical waveguides (11a through 11d), at least one downstream transparent emission element (10), and at least one controller (5) for time-offset actuation of the at least two light sources (12a through 12d), the at least two light sources (12a through 12d) being set up to couple light into one optical waveguide each (11a through 11d), the optical waveguides (11a through 11d) each having at least one light out-coupling section (14a through 14c) that is set up to couple light into a light coupling section (19) of the emission element (10), wherein the light coupling section (19) of the emission element (10) is step-shaped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: ZKW GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Anton Faffelberger, Laura Danner
  • Publication number: 20170363265
    Abstract: A motor vehicle light system (2) comprising at least two light sources (12a through 12d), at least two optical waveguides (11a through 11d), at least one downstream transparent emission element (10), and at least one controller (5) for time-offset actuation of the at least two light sources (12a through 12d), the at least two light sources (12a through 12d) being set up to couple light into one optical waveguide each (11a through 11d), the optical waveguides (11a through 11d) each having at least one light out-coupling section (14a through 14c) that is set up to couple light into a light coupling section (19) of the emission element (10), wherein the light coupling section (19) of the emission element (10) is step-shaped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Anton FAFFELBERGER, Laura DANNER
  • Publication number: 20170219178
    Abstract: A light-guiding element (1) for a lighting unit, comprising a light-guiding body (5) having at least one light entry face (2) and at least one light exit face (3), wherein the at least one light entry face (2) comprises a plurality of entry sub-faces (2a) offset from one another at least in the light propagation direction (?x), wherein the entry sub-faces (2a) are oriented substantially normal to the light propagation direction (?x).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Anton FAFFELBERGER, Bernd EICHINGER
  • Patent number: 9563010
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical wave guide structure (1) comprising at least one optical wave guide (2, 2?; 11, 12) and at least two light input positions (A . . . E), each of which is associated with a light source (3, 3?; 4, 4?, 4?; 22a . . . e), the optical wave guide being designed to guide the input light and to emit light based on irregularities (6) embodied on the optical wave guide, and the light sources (3, 3?; 4, 4?, 4?; 22a . . . e) being associated with an actuating circuit (9), which is designed to control the brightness levels of the light sources according to predefinable dimming curves as a function of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: ZKW GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Reinprecht, Thomas Graf, Anton Faffelberger
  • Patent number: 9039260
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns a lightguide element (1) for a light unit or an automotive headlight, wherein the light element (1) has at least one light input area (2) for putting in light with at least one light source and the lightguide element (1) furthermore has at least one light output area (3) for putting out the light, wherein a beam splitting area (4) is arranged next to the light input area (2), from which at least one first lightguide part (5) and at least one second lightguide part (6) travel in directions leading away from each other, and a lightguiding connection element (7) is arranged in the area spanned by the lightguide parts (5, 6), which transitions into the light output area (3) on its side facing away from the lightguide parts. The lightguide parts have optical structuring elements (8) on their side facing away from the light output area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: ZIZALA LICHTSYSTEME GMBH
    Inventor: Anton Faffelberger
  • Publication number: 20150008840
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical wave guide structure (1) comprising at least one optical wave guide (2, 2?; 11, 12) and at least two light input positions (A . . . E), each of which is associated with a light source (3, 3?; 4, 4?, 4?; 22a . . . e), the optical wave guide being designed to guide the input light and to emit light based on irregularities (6) embodied on the optical wave guide, and the light sources (3, 3?; 4, 4?, 4?; 22a . . . e) being associated with an actuating circuit (9), which is designed to control the brightness levels of the light sources according to predefinable dimming curves as a function of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Markus Reinprecht, Thomas Graf, Anton Faffelberger