Patents by Inventor Balbir S. Grewal

Balbir S. Grewal 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).

  • Lighting assembly disposed on an interior side of a window of a vehicle and method of illuminating an area outside the vehicle
    Patent number: 10549607
    Abstract: An exemplary lighting assembly includes a first light emitting device on an interior side of a window of a vehicle, and a second light emitting device on the interior side, the first and the second light emitting devices configured to selectively illuminate respective areas through a perimeter region of the window in response to a change in an orientation of the vehicle. Another exemplary lighting assembly includes, among other things, a window of a vehicle, the window having a perimeter region, a coating covering at least a portion of the perimeter region, and a light emitting device on an interior side of the window. The coating provides an aperture to permit light from the light emitting device to move through the perimeter region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock, James J. Surman, David Brian Glickman, Balbir S. Grewal
  • Fuel port illumination device
    Patent number: 10501007
    Abstract: An indicator disposed proximate a fuel port of the vehicle is disclosed. The indicator comprises a persistent luminescent layer, a first light source, and one or more circuits. The persistent luminescent layer is configured to emit a first color of light. The first light source is configured to emit a charging emission to charge the persistent luminescent layer. The one or more circuits are configured to selectively activate one or more portions of the first light source such that the persistent luminescent layer is charged and illuminates the indicator in the first color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock, James J. Surman, Balbir S. Grewal
  • FULL WIDTH CROSS VEHICLE DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20190041222
    Abstract: A motor vehicle display includes a display screen having a first end adjacent a first A-pillar and a second end adjacent a second A-pillar of the motor vehicle. A related method of displaying information in a motor vehicle is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Balbir S. Grewal, Loren John Lohmeyer, III, Robert R. Hoveland
  • VEHICLE LIGHTING ASSEMBLY AND ILLUMINATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20180334087
    Abstract: An exemplary lighting assembly includes a first light emitting device on an interior side of a window of a vehicle, and a second light emitting device on the interior side, the first and the second light emitting devices configured to selectively illuminate respective areas through a perimeter region of the window in response to a change in an orientation of the vehicle. Another exemplary lighting assembly includes, among other things, a window of a vehicle, the window having a perimeter region, a coating covering at least a portion of the perimeter region, and a light emitting device on an interior side of the window. The coating provides an aperture to permit light from the light emitting device to move through the perimeter region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock, James J. Surman, David Brian Glickman, Balbir S. Grewal
  • FUEL PORT ILLUMINATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170361761
    Abstract: An indicator disposed proximate a fuel port of the vehicle is disclosed. The indicator comprises a persistent luminescent layer, a first light source, and one or more circuits. The persistent luminescent layer is configured to emit a first color of light. The first light source is configured to emit a charging emission to charge the persistent luminescent layer. The one or more circuits are configured to selectively activate one or more portions of the first light source such that the persistent luminescent layer is charged and illuminates the indicator in the first color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock, James J. Surman, Balbir S. Grewal